Moderate
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‘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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Red-hot poker
Kniphofia uvariaThese tall spikes top off the perennial border with a burst of tropical-red racemes.
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‘Moses’ Fire’ daylily
Hemerocallis 'Moses' Fire'This double-flowered daylily has robust red blooms edged in gold. It is a heavy bloomer and will rebloom in late summer.
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‘Chocolate Shogun’ astilbe
Astilbe 'Chocolate Shogun'Chocolate Shogun Astilbe offers a hot, new leaf color.
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Cinnamon Girl™ distylium
Distylium ‘PIIDIST-V’This variety has shown greater cold tolerance than the species, so it might survive in Zone 6 with some protection.
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Jazz 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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The Princess™ Spanish lavender
Lavandula stoechas 'IBPR901-2'This Spanish lavender features the most intense pink blossoms in the species
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Crimson 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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Baby Pete agapanthus
Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis 'Benfran'Masses of blue flowers just above clusters of short, wide evergreen foliage. Rarely sets seed pods, resulting in a longer bloom period.
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Lacey Blue Russian sage
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Lisslitt'Hardy and heat tolerant with a sturdy, compact form that does not flop over. Lavender-blue floral sprays enhance the scented foliage.