Early Summer - Page 32 of 45 - Fine Gardening

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    ‘Indian Summer’ black-eyed Susan

    Rudbeckia hirta ‘Indian Summer’

    ‘Indian Summer’ is a standout among a sea of black-eyed Susans because of its extra-large, golden yellow flower heads.

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    ‘John Proffit’ ice plant

    Delosperma 'John Proffit'

    Covering itself with glowing fuchsia daisy-like flowers with many narrow petals, 'John Proffit' makes a beautiful groundcover or container plant.

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    ‘Variegata’ iris

    Iris pallida ‘Variegata’

    An iris with foliage as showy as its flowers, 'Variegata' has bright green leaves striped with yellow and beautiful soft blue flowers with yellow beards.

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    Wild four o’clock

    Mirabilis multiflora

    Native to the southwestern U.

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    Blackfoot daisy

    Melampodium leucanthum

    A native perennial shrub that grows to about 2 feet tall and wide and covers itself the whole season with honey-scented, white and yellow daisy flowers.

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    Iris brevicaulis

    Iris brevicaulis

    This pretty little blue-violet iris with yellow and white falls is native to the central U.

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    Cape fuchsia

    Phygelius × rectus 'Devil's Tears'

    This evergreen shrub is often grown as a tender perennial where not hardy.

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    ‘Rocky Top’ Tennessee coneflower

    Echinacea tennesseensis 'Rocky Top'

    The 'Rocky Top' hybrid offers the garden an abundance of pastel pink coneflowers with greenish-black cones on plants 2 to 3 feet tall and 1 foot wide.

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    Mexican petunia

    Ruellia brittoniana ‘Purple Showers’

    This 3-foot-tall evergreen shrub bears many tubular, blue or purple, petunia-like flowers on dark stems over a long period.

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    Blue porter weed

    Stachytarpheta urticifolia

    This pest-free perennial blooms best during warm months.