A native of dry plains and open mountain woodlands at medium elevations from Colorado to Arizona and Texas, broadleaf paintbrush is a colorful short-lived perennial that brightens the garden for…
The name “oregano” may conjure up visions of pizza or Greek salad but after you grow this ornamental form you will find a whole new place in your life for…
Blue spikes in the garden are always welcome and ‘Goodness Grows’ is one of the best. The deep blue flowers clothe erect stems to form a bushy clump about 12”…
This is one of those “WOW” plants mainly because of its unique and striking foliage. The coarse leaves are greenish white with green veins and add as much to the…
If you like ‘Purple Dome’ aster try ‘Vibrant Dome’ aster, a sport of ‘Purple Dome”. At 19” tall it is a great plant for the middle of border with its…
With its long bloom time and heat tolerance, ‘Rozanne’ is one of the best cranesbill for the middle of the border, Its violet-blue flowers with their white centers appear in…
Lance-leaved coreopsis is one of those great plants that looks good in the border as well as in a meadow. It is long blooming and tough and spreads into vigorous…
Sedums tend to be easy to grow, good looking plants that are attractive all season and ‘Thundercloud’ is no exception. It forms a compact mound of blue-green scalloped leaves early…
Growing from a tuft of basal leaves, a slender shoot bears clusters of nodding magenta flowers with reflexed petals around a dark column of stamens and style. A native of…
The large plumes of ‘Red Head’ fountain grass are 8-10” long and 3” wide. Pink when they first appear, the plumes mature to smoky purple. They appear in mid- to…
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