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'Neon' lends itself to some dazzling late summer vignettes because of its bright and glowing pink-lavender flowers and light green leaves. Great with dark purple and lime-green. Clump-forming. Loved by bees and butterflies! Mature size: 15 in T x W Minimum temperature: -40° F

Such a valuable addition to the woodland garden and even in areas of drier shade, this native Brit has lively silk-crepe blooms in shades of yellow or orange, floating on 1-foot stems. Self-sows...thankfully! Creates a light and lovely atmosphere in the shade garden. Minimum temperature: -30° F

From each tuber, a single leaf of 7+ leaflets arises followed in spring by a flower stalk from near the leaf base. The pitcher-like spathe surrounding the spadix is purple with white stripes and berries ripen to a bright red, visible after the spathe falls away. Paradioecious, so may not produce female flowers...

Constellations of buttery yellow blossoms with hearts flushed crimson burst forth from the barren ground in late winter. A member of Hans Hansens Honeymoon series, 'Spanish Flare' is easy to grow and very hardy. Naturalize beautifully in a woodland, but if you want to prevent the spread of seedlings, simply remove spent...

Fragrant blush-pink trumpets broadcast their scent from twining green stems. New leaf growth in spring is flushed with white! Periodically cut the vine back hard to the ground to rejuvenate. Might be semi-evergreen or evergreen depending upon conditions. Mature size: up to 15 feet long/tall. Minimum temperature: 0° F

'Lilliput' grows in a small mound 8 inches tall with deep green, crinkly, dense foliage which emerges a dark red-bronze. Stout, upright pink plumes bloom spring through summer. Small but tough! Long-lived; will tolerate sun with plenty of water, but are happiest in shade. Mature size: 8 inches T x 6 inches W Minimum temperature: -30° F

Deeply divided leaves, reminiscent of delphinium foliage. set off the spires of tightly clustered deep indigo flowers. Blooms begin in early summer and may be prolonged into fall if deadheaded. Perfect for the cottage garden! Appreciates protection from hot afternoon sun and soil amended with organic matter. Deer avoid the...

Different from the Veronica your neighbors have; this one has green-crested blue flower spikes that will bring butterflies. (Take a close look at the top of the spike in the photo.) Cut some for a vase to stimulate plant interest even in the least sensitive. Minimum temperature: -30° F

This compact charmer sports very short, medium green needles and showy, light-brown buds. Evergreen conifer; 1 x 1 feet in 10 yrs Minimum temperature: -40° F

The finest of grasses, these pretty, light green, silky tufts catch the light and sway in the breeze. Seedheads appear in summer as feathery pinkish tufts. Mexican Feather Grass is good in containers, as the foreground in a grass garden, or a dense slope cover. (Some self-sowing.) Drought-tolerant; beautiful and flowing! Especially...

Bred and introduced in 1968 by Dr. Robert Basye, this rose is a lovely cross of R. rugosa and R. foliolosa. The single flowers are a rich, velvety, purple-crimson-wine, and bloom in sequence on arching stems of dark plum-purple throughout the season! (For the romantic with a renaissance bent.) This large shrub grows...

Leathery, distinctly round-tipped leaflets (pinnae) create a striking, geometric pattern that makes it look like the subtropical plant it is. Left to its devices, it will slowly create a dense, 8–10" tall thicket. Minimum temperature: 10° F

Clouds of fragrant pink flower clusters on red stems grace this deciduous shrub from late spring to mid-summer. Unlike many Ceanothus, this semi-evergreen hybrid appreciates some summer water and will appreciate afternoon shade in hot summer climates. Can be winter pruned to reduce the size. Deadheading will prolong the floral...

A large climbing rose, 'Antique' has cabbage-type, fragrant, pink, non-stop blooms and glossy, disease-resistant foliage. Minimum temperature: -15° F

A Southern Oregon and Northern California native: Unbelievable, glossy, crimson firecracker blooms with recurving light green tips hang in open pendent clusters May to July. Grassy stems are long and mingle with the flowers, and developing buds are erect at the same time that mature flowers hang down. The complex tips...

Find a place for this open vase-shaped small tree with exquisite down-facing white flowers bejeweled with pinkish-red centers. Appreciates protection from the hot afternoon sun. Deciduous. Mature size: 12-14 ft tall and wide Minimum temperature: -20° F