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Plant GuideFalse sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoidesThis clump-forming perennial bears striking, sunflower-like yellow blooms on long stalks from midsummer to early autumn.
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Plant Guidegiant snowdrop
Galanthus elwesiiThe giant snowdrop has larger flowers and broader leaves than the more common G.
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Plant Guide‘Diamond Frost’ euphorbia
Euphorbia ‘Diamond Frost’This hybrid produces masses of pure white bracts above finely textured, apple green foliage.
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Plant GuideSpotted Joe Pye weed
Eutrochium maculatumLarge, flat-topped flowerheads in shades of purple add soft color and texture to the summer and fall garden.
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Plant GuideMrs. Robb’s bonnet
Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiaeThis variety has dark, glossy evergreen leaves arranged in tight rosettes, and it produces yellow-green bracts in mid-spring and early summer.
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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 GuideWright’s dropseed
Sporobolus wrightiiLargely untried in the northern states, Wright's dropseed is a great new grass that is becoming a substitute in southern gardens for unwieldy pampas grass ( Cortaderia selloana ).
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Plant GuideThumbelina lilac
Syringa 'Bailina'From the Fairytail series of dwarf lilacs, this petite cultivar bears single, light pink flowers in mid- to late season.
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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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