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Narrowed By:Type: Annuals+ Zone: 11+ Characteristics: Attracts Butterflies+ Height: 1 - 3 ft.
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Gaillardia pulchella Gaillardia pulchella
(Blanket flower, Indian blanket)
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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Blanket flower is a bushy annual that produces red or yellow (or red and yellow) flowers over a long season. The blooms are daisy-shaped with a dark purple central disk. Growing to about 18 inches tall, this native of central and southern U.S. and Mexico is nice in a meadow, cut flower garden, border, or rock garden.

Gomphrena globosa 'Purple' Gomphrena globosa 'Purple'
(Globe amaranth)
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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

A bushy, hairy-leaved annual, globe amaranth bears round purple flower bracts on thick stems in summer and early fall. This plant is useful as summer bedding or in a border or cutting garden. It is fairly drought tolerant and very heat tolerant. It grows to about 2 feet tall.

Gomphrena haageana 'Strawberry Fields' Gomphrena haageana 'Strawberry Fields'
(Gomphrena)
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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

An upright, bushy annual with flowers (actually bracts) that resemble bright red strawberries with tiny yellow "seeds." Flowers are produced from summer to early fall and are great for cutting and drying. Leaves are hairy. Gomphrena is fairly drought tolerant and very heat tolerant. Use as bedding, in a border, or in a cut flower garden.

Heliotropium arborescens cvs. Heliotropium arborescens cvs.
(Heliotrope, Cherry pie)
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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Heliotrope has a compact form with broadly oval to lance-shaped, wrinkled leaves tinged with purple. In summer, it bears a profusion of deep violet-blue or lavender-blue flowerheads up to 6 inches across. Cultivars vary in height as well as bloom fragrance and color.

Osteospermum Crescendo™ Primrose Osteospermum Crescendo™ Primrose
(Crescendo™ Primrose African daisy)
(1 user review)
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

This African daisy blooms nonstop from early June through October, even in extreme heat. It has an attractive mounding form and is an ideal candidate for pots and baskets. Its daisy flowers are pale yellow with maroon centers.

Verbena speciosa 'Imagination' Verbena speciosa 'Imagination'
(Verbena)
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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

This outstanding hybrid blooms from spring until frost and has beautifully dissected foliage. Innumerable clusters of purple blossoms cover this plant and look fantastic cascading over the edges of a hanging basket. Verbenas are excellent for annual borders, containers—especially hanging baskets—and for the mixed herbaceous border.


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