FESTUCA Elijah's Blue:

Festuca, also known as Blue Fescue, is attractive all year as a foliage plant. It retains a neat mounded form, unless planted too closely. Trim dried foliage before new growth begins in the spring. Combines well with pennisetum, sedum and rudbeckia.

Height: 10"
Color: Silvery-blue foliage
Soil: Well drained to dry soil
Season of Interest: Summer, Fall
Heat Zone: 8-1

 

 

 

 


GALLARDIA Goblin:

Also known as blanketflowers. Gallardia thrives under adverse conditions such as heat, drought, and salt-spray. Blooms throughout summer until frost. Deadhead flowers for a nicer show.

Height: 30"
Color: Dark red bordered in yellow
Soil: Sandy soil, light, well drained
Season of Interest: Summer, Fall
Heat Zone: 8-1

 

 

 

 


HELIOPSIS Summer Sun:

These tall bushy perennials provide bright color from June through September. Their yellow daisy-like flowers are borne on 3 to 6 foot stalks. Combines well with hibiscus, veronica, and ornamental grasses. Semi double flowerheads.

Height: 3'
Color: Golden yellow
Soil: Almost any soil as long as well drained
Season of Interest: Summer, Fall
Heat Zone: 9-1

 

 

 

 

 

HEUCHERA Bressingham Hybrids:

Compact, mounding, plants produce new leaves that display a coppery bronze color maturing to deep green. Varieties offer a range of foliage color and patterns. They are North American plants that are usually grown for their ornamental foliage alone. Great in woodland gardens as well as border, or accent plants. Divide every 3-4 years as needed in fall. Good cut flower, attracts hummingbirds.

Height: 18-20"
Color: Mixture of Red, Pink, White flowers on wirey stems
Soil: Moist but well drained, humus rich
Season of Interest: Spring, Summer
Heat Zone: 8-2

   

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