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Plant GuideAmerican beautyberry
Callicarpa americanaAlthough it produces small, lavender-pink flowers in spring, this plant is known mainly for its violet to magenta berries, which start appearing in October.
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Plant GuideTexas hummingbird mint
Agastache canaThis is a 36-inch-tall hyssop with showy rose-pink flower spikes in late summer and fall and licorice-mint scented foliage.
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Plant Guide‘Phantom’ Joe Pye weed
Eutrochium 'Phantom''Phantom' Joe Pye weed is an excellent 3-foot-tall perennial that was bred especially for smaller gardens and mixed containers.
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Plant Guide‘Henry Eilers’ sweet coneflower
Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers'
The unique, finely quilled, 2-inch-wide flowers are what make 'Henry Eilers' stand out from the rest of the coneflowers.
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Plant Guide
Alberta beardtongue
Penstemon albertinusDeep blue, delicate spires to 16 inches tall appear late spring and early summer above thick, sturdy leaves.
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Plant GuideCarolina allspice
Calycanthus floridus
This deciduous shrub has a dense, rounded habit, growing 6 to 9 feet tall and as wide.
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Plant GuideAnemonella thalictroides
Anemonella thalictroidesThese plants are noted for their lovely, 1/2- to 1- inch-diameter crystalline white flowers.
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Plant Guide‘Fragrant Angel’ purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea 'Fragrant Angel'Coneflowers have much to offer the garden, and now they have fragrance, too.
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Plant GuideDesert mallow
Sphaeralcea ambiguaThis shrubby, woolly perennial is native to the warmest, dry regions of the US and Mexico.
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Plant Guide‘Prairie Fire’ red switchgrass
Panicum virgatum ‘Prairie Fire’'Prairie Fire' is a distinctly red form of switchgrass.
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