Early Fall
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Plant Guide‘Strawberry Fields’ gomphrena
Gomphrena haageana ‘Strawberry Fields’An upright, bushy annual with flowers (actually bracts) that resemble bright red strawberries with tiny yellow "seeds.
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Plant Guide‘Sea Shells’ cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Sea Shells’This unique annual produces quilled blossoms of hollow, tube-shaped petals that radiate from the center in shades of white, pink, or carmine red.
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Plant GuideFirecracker vine
Ipomoea lobataThis unusual annual vine can add vertical interest to the garden.
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Plant Guide
Colorful Flowering Sage
Salvia nemorosaThis drought-tolerant perennial produces flower spikes in shades of violet, purple, or white to pink, with purple bracts.
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Plant GuideIceplant
Carpobrotus edulisThis ground-hugging succulent perennial roots at the nodes, has a creeping habit, and often forms deep mats covering large areas.
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Plant Guide‘Happy Returns’ daylily
Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’This pale-yellow-flowered daylily distinguishes itself with its profuse bloom and compact size (only 16 inches tall), making it good for containers and the borders.
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Plant Guide
‘Peach Melba’ nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus ‘Peach Melba’This old-fashioned cultivar of the species has a mounding habit and grows 9-12 inches tall and wide.
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Plant Guide
Bitter switchgrass
Panicum amarum 'Dewey Blue'A stunning, native dune grass, 'Dewey Blue' is perfect for coastal areas as well as inland gardens.
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Plant GuideLigularia dentata ‘Britt Marie Crawford’
Ligularia dentata 'Britt Marie Crawford'In early spring, fleshy stems unfurl and are topped by rounded burgundy leaves.
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Plant Guide
‘Pink Spire’ summersweet
Clethra alnifolia 'Pink Spire'Very fragrant, light pink bottlebrush flowers grace this native shrub in late summer and early fall, attracting butterflies and other insects and perfuming the garden for weeks.
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