Late Summer - Page 29 of 42 - Fine Gardening

  • Plant Guide

    Pale Indian plantain

    Cacalia atriplicifolia

    The heart-shaped leaves of this perennial may stretch to 12 inches across.

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    Canna ‘Erebus’

    Canna 'Erebus'

    Each of this plant's stunning lance-shaped leaves is the softest gray-green, edged subtly with a cream-colored pinstripe.

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    Bigleaf aster

    Aster macrophyllus

    This striking, richly-textured, deciduous ground cover has heart-shaped leaves that turn mauve in autumn.

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    Sensation Series cosmos

    Cosmos bipinnatus Sensation Series

    This series of annuals produces extra large, cup-shaped blossoms to 3-1/2 inches across in shades of white or pink all summer long.

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    Angelonia angustifolia

    Angelonia angustifolia

    Upright, low perennial with deep mauve to violet two-lipped flowers blooming all summer.

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    Culver’s root

    Veronicastrum virginicum

    This species has multiple tapering, soft spikes of white to pale pink or bluish purple flowers that look like elegant, living candelabras.

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    Totally Tempted™ cuphea

    Cuphea llavea Totally Tempted™

    Totally Tempted™ cuphea  has nonstop, bright red summer flowers that don't need deadheading.

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    Boltonia asteroides

    Boltonia asteroides

    Boltonias are vigorous perennials grown for their sprays of aster-like flowers, which appear above clean, gray-green foliage.

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    Variegated glossy abelia

    Abelia  × grandiflora 'Confetti'

    'Confetti' offers finely textured medium green foliage variegated with creamy white and pink.

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    Dahlia ‘Figaro’

    Dahlia ‘Figaro’

    'Figaro' is a dwarf "landscape" dahlia with semi-double flowers in shades of red, pink, orange, yellow, and white.