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Japanese Anemone 'Honorine Jobert'
Great for late season color and makes lovely cut flowers. Long arching stems loaded with saucer shaped pure white flowers. 3 ft tall. Prefers some afternoon shade and ample moisture.
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Bellflower 'Blue Waterfall'
Bell shaped flowers on a low compact mounding plant bloom from spring until frost. One of the best continuously blooming purple-blue perennials. 8-10 in mound. Best with a little afternoon shade and consistent moisture.
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Plumbago
This underused hardy ground cover sports true blue late summer flowers that bloom through October. It greens up very late in the spring but is vigorous once growth begins. The glossy green foliage turns bright red in fall. 8 to 10 inches. One of our favorite ground covers. Sun or part shade.
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Coreopsis 'Moonbeam'
A popular long blooming, lemon yellow perennial. Blloms all summer if dead headed occasionally. Forms an airy clump of fine foliage on a 18-24 inch plant. Full sun and regular moisture is best.
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Dianthus 'Firewitch'
Often called pinks, dianthus Firewitch' is another reliable, easy to grow, all summer bloomer. Pretty blue-green foliage topped by bright pink sweetly scented small flowers. Forms a compact dense tidy mound at 10-12 inches Full sun, good drainage and regular waterings. Perennial of the Year 2006
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Wand Flower 'Crimson Butterflies'
A real hummingbird magnet with loads of hot pink flowers held on bright red stems. Blooms all summer. Easy to grow and great in a patio pot. Nicknamed wand flower because flowers are held upon wispy wands that dance in the breeze. Full sun, regular water, but good drainage especially during the winter months. 20-24 in tall. Very nice!
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Coral Bells 'Caramel'
'Caramel' is a robust coral bell with yellow-orange leaves and purple-red undersides. 'Caramel' can handle our hot, humid summers. Prized for its colorful non-fading bold foliage that is great mixed with astilbe, hostas and ferns. Morning sun, afternoon shade is ideal. 10-12 in tall.
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Gaillardia 'Mesa Yellow'
An improved yellow non-fading gaillardia with large bloosoms on compact uniform plants. Strong upright growth habit. Drought and heat tolerant. 16-18 inch mounds.
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Gaillardia 'Arizona Sun'
A petite gaillardia at only 8-10 inches tall. Loads of fiery red-orange flowers with yellow margins. Blooms all summer. Heat and drought tolerant.
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Garden Phlox 'David'
A staple of the summer perennial garden. Tall phlox 'David' is sturdy, disease resistant and sweet smelling. Pure white large flowers bloom from July thru September. Full sun and consistent moisture with good drainage is ideal. 36 to 42 inches tall.
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Purple Coneflower 'Magnus'
An old fashion favorite that provides cheerful pink daisy type flowers from mid summer until frost. A long lasting cut flower too. Prefers full sun and grows 2-3 ft. tall. Seed heads , that follow the flowers, provide winter interest and food for finches and other birds.
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Coneflower 'Pica Bella'
The variety of coneflowers available today can be overwhelning. But 'Pica Bella' has earned its keep at Effingers with bright pink flowers atop sturdy compact foliage. Non-stop, non-fading flowers with horizontal petals around an orangy bronze cone. 24-30 inches atll. Picca Bela is truly nbeen tried and is true
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Hardy Geranium 'Rozanne'
Blooms from spring until frost if old flowers are trimmed back occasionally. Lovely mounds of bright purple flowers are robust and easy to grow. Perennial of the year 2008. Sun or light shade, 18-20 inches.
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Hardy Salvia 'Cardonna'
Another great perennial for all season color. Will bloom from May thru September if occasionally cut back. Bright purple spiky flowers tolerate our heat and humidity. Vigorous and upright, sun, 24 to 30 inches. Pretty mixed with yellow coreopsis or Stella de Oro daylilies.
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Hardy Salvia 'Marcus'
Bright purple flowers bloom all season on a compact, short plant- only 8-12 inches. Tolerates our heat and humidity. Sun, good drainage and regular weekly waterings. Cut back occasionally for a fresh flush of flowers.
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Shasta Daisy 'Becky'
A great cut flower. Becky provides tons of single white blooms on strong sturdy stems during May and June. Tolerates our hot humid summers without fading. Sun or some afternoon shade is ok. 36 to 42 inches.
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Shasta Daisy 'Snowcap'
A short compact shasta daisy with white daisy flowers in May and June. Only 12- 15 inches and blooms heavily. Sun, good drainage, regular weekly waterings.
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Veronica 'Royal Candles'
Also called Speedwell. Heavy blooming, upright and vigorous habit. Royal Candles blooms for most of the summer and unlike some other veronicas, has clean healthy foliage all season. 18-24 inches, prefers sun and regular waterings.
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