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Plant Guide‘Bright Star’ purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea ‘Bright Star’This native meadow derivative with daisy-like flowers blooms from early summer into early autumn.
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Plant GuideBlack dalea
Dalea frutescensThis low, mounding, Southwest native shrub up to 4 feet tall and 6 feet wide has feathery foliage that contributes fine texture to a garden.
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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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Plant GuideWestern bleeding heart
Dicentra formosa
Don't let its delicate appearance fool you: Western bleeding heart is hardy and tenacious.
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Plant GuideSalvia pachyphylla
Salvia pachyphylla
Giant-flowered purple sage has been winning over gardeners the past few years for its remarkable summer blooms and tough-as-nails demeanor.
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Plant GuideAmerican elder
Sambucus canadensis
A familiar native shrub, American elderberry is commonly seen along streambanks and roadsides and in moist woodlands and thickets throughout eastern North America.
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Plant Guide
Blue-stemmed goldenrod
Solidago caesiaIn early autumn, this species produces elegant, wand-shaped flowerheads atop wiry stems with blue-green, linear leaves.
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Plant Guide
Royal catchfly
Silene regiaThis North American prairie native produces 2-inch-wide, brilliant cardinal-red flowers that stand out in the summer garden.
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Plant GuideTexas sage
Salvia coccineaThis upright tender perennial provides rich color for annual bedding schemes where it is not hardy.
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Plant GuidePrairie dropseed
Sporobolus heterolepsis
The finely textured, green leaves of this slow-growing, clump-forming perennial turn golden yellow in autumn.
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