Late Summer - Page 34 of 42 - Fine Gardening
-
Plant GuideRed banana
Ensete ventricosum ‘Maurelii’This banana-like perennial has large paddle-shaped leaves, which range in color from deep claret brown to red-purple to pale green, produced from the center of the plant, with thick, bright…
-
Plant GuideBlue throatwort
Trachelium caeruleumThis species bears dome-shaped flower heads several inches across that are crowded with tiny, tubular amethyst or white flowers that look somewhat like the blooms of an allium.
-
Plant Guide‘Purple Rain’ sage
Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain'Throughout the summer, this cultivar produces multiple flower spikes in irresistible shades of smoky purple.
-
Plant Guide
‘Walker’s Low’ catmint
Nepeta × faassenii 'Walker's Low'This mound of lavender-blue flowers and aromatic, grayish green leaves up to 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide is great as edging or in a border, herb, or rock garden.
-
Plant GuideBig bluestem, turkeyfoot
Andropogon gerardii 'Pawnee''Pawnee' has an upright habit and warm fall colors that persist into winter.
-
Plant Guide‘Mango Lassi’ geum
Geum 'Mango Lassi'
This evergreen perenial grows to 4 to 16 inches tall and 12 to 24 inches wide and blooms from late spring to fall (with deadheading) with double flowers in shades…
-
-
Plant Guide‘Orange Peel’ cestrum
Cestrum ‘Orange Peel’A wonderful hybrid derived from Cestrum diurnum and C.
-
Plant GuideBlue porter weed
Stachytarpheta urticifoliaThis pest-free perennial blooms best during warm months.
-
Plant GuideMexican sunflower
Tithonia rotundifolia 'Torch''Torch' is a quick-growing annual that produces vivid red or orange-red dahlia-like flowers from mid-summer on.
Fine Gardening Magazine
