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Agapanthus or Lily of the Nile 'Silver Moon'
This is a fantastic, long lasting, pale-blue flower that blooms for almost 60 days. Makes a terrific cut flower. Agapanthus is border line hardy here but can easily be grown in pots and protected during the winter. 24 in tall and needs moist rich soil.
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Alstromeria - or Peruvian Lily is another lovely, fragrant cut flower that has apricot- pink and creamy yellow blooms in mid-late summer. Sun and good drainage. |
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Columbine – ‘Winky Double Blue & White Mix’- Upward facing blue & white flowers on compact 12-18 in plant. Best in part shade with good drainage. |
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Gaillardia 'Arizona Apricot'- Large 3 inch, apricot flowers with soft yellow tips, compact form and blooms all summer. 10-12 inches.
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Gaillardia 'Mesa Bright Bicolor'- Bicolor flowers of bright red and yellow, heat and drought tolerant, blooms all summer. 16-18 inches |
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Gaillardia 'Moxie' - Fluted yellow petals with bright orange centers, blooms throughout our hot humid summers. 18- 24 inches |
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Heucherella orFoamy Bells
‘Redstone Falls’ and ‘Yellowstone Falls’- The first ever trailing heucherella. Related to coral bells, these foamy bells thrive in our heat and humidity. Redstone has vibrant coppery colored leaves with one foot trailing stems. Yellowstone has bright chartreuse leaves with red centers and stems that trail as much as 3 feet! Fun in containers or even a hanging basket.
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Coneflower ‘Tomato Soup’ - Warm tomato red flowers as large as 6 inches on a 32 inch plant.
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Coneflower ‘Hot Papaya’ – Deep orange double flowers on a 32 inch plant.
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Coneflower ‘Marmalade’ – Tangerine-orange double flowers resemble large colorful pompoms. 26-30 inches tall.
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Coneflower ‘ Green Jewel’ – Green petals surround a large green cone. Fragrant flowers on a compact, 20 inch plant.
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Coreopsis ‘Star Cluster’ – Creamy white flowers with gold centers. In the cooler weather of spring and fall, the flowers have a deep purple eye. 18- 24 inches.
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Daylily- ‘Early Bird Cardinal-I know most folks think “oh no not another so called fabulous new daylily”…But since lots of us are Cardinal Fans this new daylily sports loads of watermelon red flowers early in the season and can rebloom as many as 4 times . At only 21 in tall, it would be great even in a pot because the foliage is evergreen!
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Gypsophilia or Baby’s Breath ‘Festival Star’- Improved vigor, compact and longer blooming than your grandmother’s baby’s breath. Dense sprays of fluffy white flowers on short stems over a long period of time.
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Hardy Hibiscus ‘Cranberry Crush’- Short compact 3-4 foot shrub with huge 7-8 inch scarlet red flowers and leathery, maple-leaf like leaves.
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Hibiscus ‘Summer Storm’- Deep wine purple foliage, huge 8-10 inch pink flowers on a compact 4-5 ft. plant. Blooms profusely for nearly 12 weeks, twice as long as most Hibiscus.
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Helenium ‘Tie Dye’- Tons of daisy type flowers late in the season when color is sparse. A native cultivar with fluted petals and two tone colors of yellow and purple/pink.
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Heliopsis ‘Tuscan Sun’ – Not so new but underused. This native cultivar boasts loads of golden yellow daisy flowers from mid through late summer. Compact habit and 2-3 ft. Great late color!
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Heucherella or Foamy Bells ‘Redstone Falls’ and ‘Yellowstone Falls’
Related to heuchera or coral bells, these are the first ever trailing heucherella. Foamy bells thrive in our heat and humidity. Redstone has vibrant coppery colored leaves with one foot trailing stems. Yellowstone has bright chartreuse leaves with red centers and stems that trail as much as 3 feet! Fun in containers or even a hanging basket.
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Hosta ‘Empress Wu’- The largest known hosta to date at 4 ft. tall and wide. Huge, thick leaves make a massive upright clump. Pale violet flowers.
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Hosta ‘Hudson Bay’ – Bright blue-green leave margins with creamy white centers. Leaves have heavy substance and white flowers. 2 ft |
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Hosta ‘Orange Marmalade’ – Puckered leaves emerge yellow with blue-green margins. Centers lighten later in the season. Lavender flowers. Only 16 in tall.
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Hosta ‘Stained Glass’ – Huge 10 inch bright gold leaves with dark green margins. Fragrant pale lavender flowers. 15 inches.
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Nepeta ‘Little Trudy’- It’s true! I just had to have this catmint partly because of the name…But, I have been told by several good gardeners that they love this dwarf ,long blooming, silvery foliage plant with nonstop lavender blooms. Likes it hot and sunny.
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Phlox- Belly up to the bar and check out the new Top Shelf® Cocktail series from Ball Seed®. With better mildew resistance and stronger flowers you can stir or shake!
- ‘Grenadine Dream’ - Rich red-purple flowers on a 20 in plant
- ‘Peppermint Twist’- Very distinct pink flowers with white spoke and patterned flower on a compact, 16 in strong plant.
- ‘Pina Colada’-Pure white petals on a robust 15 in plan.
- ‘Red Caribbean’-Pink petals with bright red centers on a 15 in plant.
- ‘Tequila Sunrise’-Orange yes, ORANGE flowers on a 15 in plant!
- ‘Twister’-the reverse of ‘Peppermint Twist’ with pure white flowers and red-pink spokes
- ‘Watermelon Punch’- salmon pink petals with white centers, 16 in
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Shasta Daisy ‘Banana Cream’-large 4-5 in flowers bloom lemon yellow and slowly fade to a light butter yellow and finish creamy white. Compact and heavy blooming. Only 15-18 inches.
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Shasta Daisy ‘Daisy May’-Super compact, and loaded with pure white sturdy daisies. This shasta blooms all season long unless extremely hot. 20-24 inches tall.
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Tradescantia or Spiderwort ‘Sunshine Charm’- an improvement over ‘Sweet Kate’ – this glowing gold foliage holds up to our heat, has a more compact habit and plenty of bright purple flowers in early-mid summer.
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Viola ‘Rebecca’- Vanilla scented white flowers with soft lemon yellow centers. When not in bloom, foliage is evergreen. A nice addition to the shade garden.
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