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Coneflower
Yellow Coneflowers
Names: Coneflower (Echinacea)
Type: Perennial
Growth habit: Coneflowers are hardy, low growing plants with spade shaped leaves that send up stems topped with daisy-like flowers in mid summer. The blossoms can rise as high as four feet tall and come in various shades of yellow, orange, pink, purple and white. The [...]
Foxglove
Pink Foxglove – Photo by Madlantern Design
Name: Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
Type: Biennial (sometimes considered a perennial)
Growth habit: Also known as Dead Man’s Bells, Fairy Gloves, Finger Flower, and Fairy Thimbles (among many other variations,) the foxglove is an upright plant with fuzzy leaves. Blossoms appear (mid-late spring) on a tall spike [...]
Lavender
Lavender – Photo by Madlantern Design
Name: Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia)
Type: Perennial
Growth habit: Medium-sized woody shub (up to 6 feet tall) with narrow, fragrant, evergreen leaves and spikes of light purple flowers.
Light Level: Prefers full sun, tolerates small amount of shade.
Water: Moderately to conservatively. Drought tolerant.
Fertilization: Any water-soluble fertilizer formulated for garden [...]
Basil
Basil – Photo by Madlantern Design
Name: Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum)
Type: Annual
Growth habit: Upright plant (up to 2 feet tall) with a sweet scent and flavor.
Light Level: Prefers full sun, tolerates small amount of shade.
Water: Generously. Water at ground level and keep leaves dry for best results.
Fertilization: Any water-soluble fertilizer formulated [...]
Cornflower
Blue Cornflowers – Photo by Madlantern Design
Name: Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
Type: Annual
Growth habit: Upright plant with long sparse foliage and bright tufted flowers. Grows in many places as a wildflower in sunny fields.
Light Level: Prefers full sun.
Water: Little to moderate. Drought tolerant.
Fertilization: Fertilizer often not needed, but if you so choose, [...]
Rose
Red Rose – Photo by Madlantern Design
Name: Rose (Rosa)
Type: Perennial
Growth habit: Dependent on species and cultivar. Some grow like a shrub while others grow more like a vine.
Light Level: Prefers full sun, tolerates small amount of shade
Water: Generously at ground level (soaker hoses best to keep foliage dry)
Fertilization: Composted manure [...]
