Summer
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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‘Angelina’ sedum
Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’This vigorous, mat-forming, evergreen species has electric golden-yellow foliage that holds its color through the heat of summer.
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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 Guide‘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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Plant Guide‘Sun Mouse’ hosta
Hosta ‘Sun Mouse’Hosta 'Sun Mouse' is a perfect gem to add to the miniature garden.
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Sponsored ContentNova™ ‘Dragonfire’ crocosmia
Crocosmia × crocosmiifloraThe short, compact habit of this variety allows it to stay upright throughout the growing season.
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Sponsored ContentQueen of the prairie
Filipendula rubraA show-stopping best-seller with cotton candy–pink plumes, queen of the prairie is a highlight in the summer prairie garden.
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Sponsored ContentIronweed
Vernonia fasciculataThe flowers of Ironweed are like crimson torches in the late summer prairie.
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Sponsored ContentClimbing prairie rose
Rosa 'Setigura'Climbing prairie rose has fragrant deep pink flowers 2 inches in diameter.
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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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