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Plant GuideAnise hyssop
Agastache foeniculumA classic plant for both herb gardens and borders, anise hyssop is composed of erect branches of mint-and-licorice-scented, medium green leaves ending in fuzzy spikes of small lavender flowers.
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Plant Guide
‘Pink Spire’ summersweet
Clethra alnifolia 'Pink Spire'Very fragrant, light pink bottlebrush flowers grace this native shrub in late summer and early fall, attracting butterflies and other insects and perfuming the garden for weeks.
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Plant GuideDahlia ‘Myrtle’s Folly’
Dahlia 'Myrtle's Folly'If you like the combination of peach and pink, you'll love 'Myrtle's Folly', whose narrow, twisted petals of deep pink and light orange mature to reveal a yellow center.
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Plant Guide‘Orange Peel’ cestrum
Cestrum ‘Orange Peel’A wonderful hybrid derived from Cestrum diurnum and C.
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Plant GuideBlue porter weed
Stachytarpheta urticifoliaThis pest-free perennial blooms best during warm months.
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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.
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Plant GuideAutumn moor grass
Sesleria autumnalisThis cool-season grass begins the season with bright green blades.
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Plant GuideSouthern bush honeysuckle
Diervilla sessilifolia 'Butterfly'
Southern bush honeysuckle has an attractive thicket-forming habit.
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Plant GuideBlue pimpernel
Anagallis monellii
In summer, this colorful groundcover makes a 9-inch mound of saucer-shaped, deep blue flowers on long stalks.
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Plant Guide‘Sunset’ coneflower
Echinacea ‘Sunset’This is one of the exceptional Big Sky™ series ( E.
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