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A profuse bloom of bright, golden-yellow ray flowers with fluted petals and jagged edges make a tidy mound. Cut back in mid or late summer for rebloom. Appreciated by butterflies. PP18,789 Mature size: 1 – 1.5 ft T & W (Pictured with Erigeron 'W.R.', pale lavender blooms, and Erigeron 'Darkest of All', deep lavender blooms.)...

In late summer, terminal spikes of white, orchid-like blooms flecked with dark purple. Dark, arching stems with medium-green, slightly mottled leaves. Vigorous if planted in woodland soil with regular water & light shade. clumping perennial 2-4 ft T Minimum temperature: -10° F

Description coming soon Mature size: 15-20 ft T x 4-6 ft W Minimum temperature: -30° F

A smallish tall tree with light green leaves heavily speckled with pink and white. It makes, indeed, a floating cloud! Position in partial shade to avoid leaf scorch. Not a fast grower so works well in a small spot or a pot as the loveliest focal point. Plant black Ophiopogon beneath it for exquisite contrast....

An herbaceous, upright, deciduous perennial that can reach 2-5 feet tall. In mid-summer, showy display of 2-inch diameter yellow flowers that form pyramid-shaped clusters at branch ends. Easily grown in moist, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade but will tolerate some drought. Forms rhizomatous clumps rather than spreading...

A chance seedling that appeared here at Dancing Oaks Gardens near a statue of a lion. A dense mound of foliage with bright red new growth and deep pink blooms. Mature size: 24 to 30 in. tall, 12 to 15 in. wide Minimum temperature: 0° F

Up to 14 feet tall, clumping, and slowly spreading, 'Bengal Tiger' comes from the Northeastern Himalaya—Sikkim and surrounding regions. It's dark leaves are variegated with dark red-purple and the reverse emerges a noticeable solid red. The fruit is inconsequential even if it does develop, but who needs it with leaves like...

Small, spidery white flowers in late spring are wonderfully honey-scented. Not suspecting the grevillea, one will look about for the culprit only to be happily surprised. Narrow, ever-olive-green, needle-like leaves are slightly prickly. A nice, dense form with foliage to the ground. Prefers lean soil and full sun. An excellent landscaping...

A double with whorled, pink petals nested tightly, the flowers of 'April Kiss' are so geometrically arranged as to remind one of hens and chicks succulents...but prettier. Dark evergreen foliage is glossy and handsome. (April Series Camellias were developed in part for improved winter hardiness.) Mature size: 8–12 feet tall x 4–5...

A narrow, upright, dense focal point for the small garden! Spring leaves are bright green turning darker in the summer heat. Then brilliant red in fall. Columnar, deciduous tree; mature size: 10-18 ft T x 4-5 ft W Minimum temperature: -20° F

A large deciduous shrub with ovate to three-lobed leaves margined irregularly with creamy-white. Set amongst the variegated leaves are black cherry-red buds that, interestingly, do not entirely open. It's a late summer bloomer, and like most late bloomers, so worthwhile. (Most gardens are in need of late bloomers.) Happy with a wide range...

Silvery green leaves and tall slender stems support abundant white flowers brushed on the outside with soft flamingo-pink. They can be tucked into rock crevices, pots of low-water plants, or next to stones or walkways. Midday the blooms will open wide and flat making a starry white display, closing later in...

'Squiggly' does as it says with its wiry, mahogany-red stems and evergreen tiny leaves. Small, round-petaled, white summer flowers that are very high on the cuteness scale will cover this shrub during the blooming season. Mature size: 3 ft tall x 5 ft wide Minimum temperature: 5° F

Exhilarating pendent orange flowers bloom profusely on wiry stems all summer long among maple-like leaves! In the Pacific NW (and colder climes) it would love to reside in a movable pot; cut it back to bush it out. Tender shrub; needs summer water; semi-evergreen. Adaptable as a houseplant. Mature size: 4 ft T x W (Responds...

Open suckering shrub with pinnate bright green holly-like leaves. Easy care: it makes a great evergreen addition to a hedge or screen. Clusters of sulfur-yellow flowers in spring turn to blue-gray fruit by fall. The bloom clusters are an essential early-bloomer for pollinators. The birds love the berries and we're told they...

It might be impossible to find another summer perennial with such electric, scarlet-red flowers on 3-4 ft spikes. And excellent beet-red foliage in late spring, too. Wowser! Queen Vic can single-handedly enliven a garden! Wet to moist soil. Minimum temperature: -40° F