Late Summer - Page 10 of 42 - Fine Gardening

  • Plant Guide

    ‘Indigo Spires’ sage

    Salvia ‘Indigo Spires’

    'Indigo Spires' sage is a vigorous hybrid prized for its 12- to 15-inch-long, twisting spikes of dark violet flowers.

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    ‘John Fanick’ garden phlox

    Phlox paniculata 'John Fanick'

    This garden phlox has striking, bicolor lavender-and-pink flowers beginning in early summer and displays a pleasing compact form.

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    ‘Ruby Ribbons’ switch grass

    Panicum virgatum 'Ruby Ribbons'

    Panicum Ruby Ribbons’ soft blue-green foliage emerges in the spring on upright, clumping plants.

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    Apache plume

    Fallugia paradoxa

    A member of the rose family (Rosaceae), Apache plume has single, white, rose-like flowers in a fine-textured shrub up to 5 feet tall and 8 feet wide.

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    King Tut® papyrus

    Cyperus papyrus King Tut®

    This exotic-looking beauty has a fantastic bold form and strong appeal.

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    Hibiscus ‘Kopper King’

    Hibiscus 'Kopper King'

    A hardy hibiscus, 'Kopper King' has leaves that are a coppery red on top and orange-red underneath.

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    Stachys byzantina

    Stachys byzantina 'Silky Fleece'

    This new cultivar of a treasured favorite is as cute as a button.

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    ‘Gibson’s Scarlet’ shrubby cinquefoil

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Gibson's Scarlet'

    This clumping, bushy perennial bears clusters of single, extremely vibrant red flowers all summer.

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    Rose vervain

    Verbena canadensis ‘Apple Blossom’

    This low-growing perennial produces long-lasting light pink blossoms with dark pink centers.

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    Silver sage

    Salvia argentea

    This biennial or short-lived perennial is grown for its massive, downy-silver rosettes of foliage.