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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 GuideBlack elder
Sambucus nigraBlack elder forms an upright and bushy, but somewhat coarse, shrub with toothed green leaves.
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Plant GuideMeadow clary
Salvia pratensisThis woody-stemmed perennial produces sticky spikes of deep violet or, rarely, white to pink flowers.
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Plant Guide
Colorful Flowering Sage
Salvia nemorosaThis drought-tolerant perennial produces flower spikes in shades of violet, purple, or white to pink, with purple bracts.
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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 GuideCanary Island sage
Salvia canariensisThis short-lived, tender perennial shrub native to the Canary Islands off the African coast sends up 6-foot white-furred stems cloaked with long, felted, arrow-shaped leaves and topped, summer to frost,…
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Plant Guide‘Sensation’ lilac
Syringa vulgaris ‘Sensation’In midseason this unique cultivar bears slightly fragrant, single purple blossoms with distinct white margins.
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Plant Guide‘Primrose’ lilac
Syringa vulgaris ‘Primrose’This unique cultivar bears slightly fragrant, creamy yellowish blossoms in midseason.
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Plant Guide‘Superba’ littleleaf lilac
Syringa pubescens ssp. microphylla 'Superba'This fragrant cultivar bears single rose-pink flowers in midseason, which often rebloom in late summer or autumn.
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Plant GuideGiant feather grass
Stipa giganteaThis semi-evergreen species makes a stately, stand-alone specimen with narrow, arching foliage and shimmering gold panicles that reach 8 feet tall.
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