Late Summer - Page 11 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.
-
Plant Guide‘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.
-
Plant Guide‘Ruby Ribbons’ switch grass
Panicum virgatum 'Ruby Ribbons'Panicum Ruby Ribbons’ soft blue-green foliage emerges in the spring on upright, clumping plants.
-
Plant GuideApache 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.
-
Plant GuideKing Tut® papyrus
Cyperus papyrus King Tut®This exotic-looking beauty has a fantastic bold form and strong appeal.
-
Plant GuideDiabolo® ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Monlo’With its upright, arching branches and dark chocolate to purple foliage, Diabolo® ninebark offers a color contrast with silver-leaved plants and makes a fine backdrop hedge.
-
Plant Guide‘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.
-
Plant GuideSouth African foxglove
Ceratotheca triloba
A rare and graceful beauty, this plant is not a true foxglove, but its flowers are similarly shaped and hang in clusters.
-
Plant Guide
Montgomery palm
Veitchia montgomeryanaThis tropical palm grows to 35 feet tall and has stiff, feathery-textured fronds.
-
Plant GuideRavenna grass
Saccharum ravennae
This large, clump-forming grass has linear leaves with central white stripes.
Fine Gardening Magazine
