Late Summer - Page 9 of 42 - Fine Gardening
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Plant GuideHibiscus ‘Kopper King’
Hibiscus 'Kopper King'
A hardy hibiscus, 'Kopper King' has leaves that are a coppery red on top and orange-red underneath.
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Plant GuideStachys byzantina
Stachys byzantina 'Silky Fleece'This new cultivar of a treasured favorite is as cute as a button.
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Plant Guide‘Gibson’s Scarlet’ shrubby cinquefoil
Potentilla fruticosa 'Gibson's Scarlet'This clumping, bushy perennial bears clusters of single, extremely vibrant red flowers all summer.
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Plant Guide
Rose vervain
Verbena canadensis ‘Apple Blossom’This low-growing perennial produces long-lasting light pink blossoms with dark pink centers.
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Plant GuideSilver sage
Salvia argenteaThis biennial or short-lived perennial is grown for its massive, downy-silver rosettes of foliage.
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Plant Guide‘Sixteen Candles’ sweet pepperbush
Clethra alnifolia ‘Sixteen Candles’‘Sixteen Candles’ sweet pepperbush is a newer cultivar of a popular native shrub.
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Plant Guide
Dicentra scandens ‘Athens Yellow’
Dicentra scandens 'Athens Yellow'Bright yellow heart-shaped flowers bloom in April or May; bloom continues off and on throughout the season.
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Plant Guide‘Dwarf Cherry Rose’ nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus ‘Dwarf Cherry Rose’This old-fashioned cultivar of the species has a mounding habit and grows 12 inches tall and about as wide.
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Plant GuideCalifornia poppy
Eschscholzia californicaCalifornia poppies grow to about 12 inches tall, and their pretty foliage is ferny, like carrot tops.
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Plant GuideMilky bellflower
Campanula lactifloraThis upright bellflower grows to 4 or 5 feet with rounded leaves and conical spires of bell-shaped flowers in shades of blue, violet, or white.
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