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Plant Guide
Delphinium ‘Delft Blue’
Delphinium 'Delft Blue'Belonging to the Belladonna Group hybrids, this delphinium bears loose, branched spikes of intense blue flowers with soft white edges.
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Plant GuideAlpine pink
Dianthus alpinusClusters of serrated single blooms in pink to dark crimson sit just off the ground in summer.
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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 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 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 GuideTotally Tempted™ cuphea
Cuphea llavea Totally Tempted™
Totally Tempted™ cuphea has nonstop, bright red summer flowers that don't need deadheading.
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Plant Guide‘Sunray’ coreopsis
Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Sunray’'Sunray' coreopsis has double to semi-double yellow flowers that begin blooming in late spring and continue throughout the summer.
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Plant Guide‘Velvet Cloak’ smoke tree
Cotinus coggygria ‘Velvet Cloak'This shrub or small tree has stunning deep purple foliage that turns orange-red in autumn.
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Plant GuideCotinus coggygria ‘Ancot’
Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot'This specimen is grown for its stunning golden leaves, which turn to brilliant shades of orange and red in autumn.
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Plant Guide
Pampas grass
Cortaderia selloanaThis stunning grass has 1- to 3-foot-long, densely tufted plumes atop tall, upright stalks and arching mid-green leaves.
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