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Plant Guide‘Star of the East’ crocosmia
Crocosmia 'Star of the East'
To put it in perspective, ‘Star of the East’ crocosmia is as far removed from the well-known ‘Lucifer’ crocosmia as Lady Gaga is from an Appalachian clogger.
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Plant Guide‘Lochinch’ Butterfly bush
Buddleia 'Lochinch'Butterfly bushes are carefree deciduous shrubs that are reliably fragrant and easy to grow.
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Plant Guide‘Moonshine’ yarrow
Achillea 'Moonshine'This popular gray-leaved yarrow has 18-inch-tall yellow flower heads that last for several weeks in late summer.
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Plant Guide
Deinanthe
Deinanthe bifidaThis small perennial blooms in summer with cup-shaped, waxy flowers that have numerous yellow stamens.
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Plant GuideMeadow clary
Salvia pratensisThis woody-stemmed perennial produces sticky spikes of deep violet or, rarely, white to pink flowers.
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Plant GuideVolcanic sorrel
Oxalis vulcanicola 'Zinfandel'
The old-fashioned shamrock houseplant is now high fashion.
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Plant GuideCeratostigma plumbaginoides
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
This lovely herbaceous species is versatile and undemanding.
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Plant GuideEast Indies aster
Aster tongolensisThis is a mat-forming aster with thick, almost leafless stems that support solitary, violet-blue ray florets and orange-yellow disk florets.
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Plant GuideFleabane
Erigeron karvinskianus'Profusion' fleabane is a carpeting, rhizomatous, woody-based perennial with lax, branching stems and abundant yellow-centered white flowers in summer.
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Plant GuideViola ‘Etain’
Viola ‘Etain’A hardworking, compact perennial, ‘Etain’ violet forms well-behaved clumps and blooms from time to time from spring through fall.
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