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Plant GuideGold angel’s trumpet
Brugmansia 'Charles Grimaldi'Foot-long blossoms are nocturnally fragrant, and pour out from narrow calyces of light yellow, to terminate in fluted, reflexed openings the hues of golden summer squash.
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Plant GuideMullein
Verbascum bombyciferumThis biennial or short-lived perennial has evergreen woolly leaves like silvery flannel that make sensuous-looking rosettes in the first year.
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Plant Guide
Plume grass
Saccharum arundinaceumIn late summer, this large, clump-forming species bears huge plumes of delicate pink flower clusters, which eventually fade to silver.
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Plant GuideIndian shot
Canna × generalisCannas bear broad, smooth, paddle-like leaves reminiscent of banana plants.
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Plant Guide‘Gold Band’ pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana 'Gold Band'This clumping, drought-tolerant grass is one of the best pampas grasses you could grow.
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Plant Guide‘Strawberries and Cream’ nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus ‘Strawberries and Cream’This old-fashioned cultivar of the species has a mounding habit and grows to 12 inches tall and wide.
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Plant Guide‘Sweet Dreams’ coreopsis
Coreopsis rosea 'Sweet Dreams'The bicolored, white-tipped and raspberry-centered blooms are large (1 to 1.
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Plant Guide‘September Charm’ Japanese anemone
Anemone × hybrida 'September Charm'Anemones thrive in light to partial shade but will tolerate full sun, as long as there is sufficient moisture.
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Plant Guide‘Arizona Sun’ Blanket flower
Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun'This 2005 All-America Selections® winner is a cultivar of our native blanket flower.
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Plant GuideTrailing indigo bush
Dalea greggiiDespite a soft, delicate appearance, trailing indigo bush is one of the toughest groundcovers around.
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