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Plant Guide
English wild thyme
Thymus praecox subsp. britannicusThis thyme grows to 6 inches tall, with fuzzy stems and tiny, rounded, fuzzy blue-green leaves.
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Plant GuideBee balm
Monarda didymaBee balm, a clump-forming perennial, bears minty-scented scarlet, pink, or purple flowers in midsummer on branching, square stems.
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Plant GuideSunshine blue bluebeard
Caryopteris incana 'Jason''Jason' has bright yellow-green foliage with rich amethyst blue flowers in late summer and fall.
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Plant GuideChaix mullein
Verbascum chaixiiThis is one of the few truly perennial species of mullein.
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Plant GuideHarvest Moon™ coneflower
Echinacea ‘Matthew Saul’This is one of the exceptional Big Sky™ series ( E.
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Plant GuideCardoon
Cynara cardunculusCardoon is an architectural splendor with bold texture, thanks to its large, prickly, almost dagger-shaped gray-green arching leaves and a statuesque, vase-shaped frame.
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Plant Guide‘Purple Dome’ New England aster
Aster novae-angliae ‘Purple Dome'Growing to less than 2 feet tall and wide, 'Purple Dome' covers itself with semi-double, deep purple, daisy-like flowers from late summer to midfall.
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Plant Guide
Hardy hummingbird trumpet
Zauschneria arizonicaThis heat-loving native Southwestern species has gray-green leaves and grows to 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide.
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Plant GuideTwinspur
Diascia barberaeThis softly textured tender perennial (or annual) produces delicate, loose spires in summer and fall.
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Plant GuideSweet autumn clematis
Clematis ternifloraThis deciduous, late-flowering twining vine with deep green leaves and profuse, fragrant white flowers is easy to grow and will thrive and bloom in shade.
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