old-fashioned flowering tobacco
Nicotiana sylvestris
Tall, old-fasioned nicotiana features 3-4′ tall stalks topped with many trumpet-shaped, fragrant white blooms throughout summer. … Continued
browsing: fall
Dara Ornamental Carrot
Daucus carota 'Dara'
Closely related to the biennial Queen Anne’s Lace, this showy relative does not take over … Continued
lemon beebalm, horsemint
Monarda citriodora 'Lambada'
Horsemint foliage has a strong citrus scent when rubbed or crushed. It is very easy … Continued
balsam, touch-me-not, spotted snapweed
Impatiens balsamina
Bushy plants bloom in shades of pink, white, red, and salmon throughout the summer and … Continued
zinnia ‘Red Spider’
Zinnia tenuifolia
One of the original zinnia species, ‘Red Spider’ has small blooms with rich red narrow … Continued
amaranth
Amaranthus cruentus 'Oeschberg'
Purple-tinged foliage and eggplant plurple flower spikes make a striking back of border show. A … Continued
rocky mountain bee plant
Cleome serrulata
This colorful long-blooming native annual has large showy flowers in shades of pink and rose … Continued
love-lies-bleeding
Amaranthus caudatus
A staple grain for Mayans, Aztecs, and the Incas, Victorian English gardens took up this … Continued
Mexican petunia
Ruellia simplex 'Purple Showers'
Mexican petunias are happiest when grown in medium to wet soils in full sun to … Continued
Mexican bush marigold, Lemmon’s marigold
Tagetes lemmonii
Narrow, green, fine foliage has a strong citrus-like aroma. The sunny yellow blooms attract bees … Continued
sweet Joe-pye weed
Eutrochium {Eupatorium} purpureum
Shade tolerant and showy, this easy-to-grow native stays in place in the garden and invites … Continued
snapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
These heirloom garden flowers flourish in cool spring growing conditions and can be kept going … Continued