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Plant GuideHarlequin glorybower
Clerodendrum trichotomumThis large shrub offers a late-summer display of jasmine-like white flowers encased in red tepals and scent.
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Plant Guide‘Royal Purple’ smoketree
Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’This shrub or small tree has stunning dark red-purple foliage that turns scarlet in autumn.
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Plant GuideButterfly weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly weed is a native perennial with flat-topped, orange or yellow flower clusters at the ends of its stems or in its leaf axils.
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Plant GuideVerbascum ‘Sugar Plum’
Verbascum 'Sugar Plum'This dwarf mullein is just 15 inches tall but it packs a big floral punch.
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Plant GuideCheddar pink
Dianthus gratianopolitanus
This compact species forms broad mats of blue-gray linear leaves and is perfect for a rock garden setting.
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Plant GuideFairies’ thimbles
Campanula cochleariifoliaDiminutive (to 2 inches tall) spikes bear lavender-blue nodding flowers that sway in the breeze.
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Plant GuideCarpet bugleweed
Ajuga reptans
This fast spreader has dark green leaves with deep blue flowers spring to summer.
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Plant GuideBlack dalea
Dalea frutescensThis low, mounding, Southwest native shrub up to 4 feet tall and 6 feet wide has feathery foliage that contributes fine texture to a garden.
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Plant Guide
Royal catchfly
Silene regiaThis North American prairie native produces 2-inch-wide, brilliant cardinal-red flowers that stand out in the summer garden.
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Plant GuideSticky Jerusalem sage
Phlomis russeliana
An unusual looking perennial from Turkey and Syria with hooded, pale yellow flowers encircling hairy stems.
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