Multicolored

Plant Guide
Red-hot poker
Kniphofia uvaria
These tall spikes top off the perennial border with a burst of tropical-red racemes.
Plant Guide
‘Sensation’ lilac
Syringa vulgaris ‘Sensation’
In midseason this unique cultivar bears slightly fragrant, single purple blossoms with distinct white margins.
Plant Guide
Johnny-jump-up
Viola tricolor
This annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial is grown for its long season of pansy flowers in shades of purple, blue, yellow, and white.

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