3 to 6 feet
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Plant GuideRed-hot poker
Kniphofia uvariaThese tall spikes top off the perennial border with a burst of tropical-red racemes.
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Plant GuideDwarf purple willow
Salix purpurea ‘Nana’This willow has a lovely matte finish with slender blue-green leaves.
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Plant GuideJazz Hands® variegated Chinese fringe-flower
Loropetalum chinense ‘Irodori’Jazz Hands Variegated Chinese Fringeflower is draped in stunning fragrant hot pink strap-like flowers along the branches in early spring.
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Sponsored ContentMeadow blazingstar
Liatris ligulistylisKnown as the Monarch magnet, this liatris should be top-of-the-list as a Monarch nectar source for any medium-soil site.
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Sponsored ContentSullivant’s milkweed
Asclepias sullivantiiSullivant's milkweed is a long-lived perennial and a well-behaved relative of the common milkweed.
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Sponsored ContentRed milkweed
Asclepias incarnataA member of the Asclepias (milkweed) genus, Red milkweed is a host plant for the caterpillar stage of the Monarch butterfly.
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Plant GuideCrimson Kisses weigela
Weigela 'Slingco 1'A new, more compact reblooming weigela with a tidy, rounded shape covered with bright, lipstick-red flowers kissed with a white eye.
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Sponsored ContentBlue Enchantress® hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Monmar’This is a superb rebloomer for summer-long color. Large, blue mopheads age to a vintage cream-splashed green color. Blooms will turn pink with less acidity.
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Plant Guide‘Empress Wu’ hosta
Hosta ‘Empress Wu’Over four feet at maturity with gigantic, deeply veined, 2-foot leaves. Pale lavender blooms appear just above the foliage in early to midsummer.
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Sponsored ContentBoulevard Parisienne Clematis
Clematis 'Evipo019' P.P.# 16069A stunning flowering vine for a prolific, long season of color. Flowers on new spring growth and continues through summer. Its compact, sturdy stems require little tying for support. Ideal…
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