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KALIMERIS,
Double
Japanese Aster: (sometimes referred to as
ASTEROMOEA). Sun to partial shade. Valued for
their long blooming period and profuse flowers June through September.
Tolerates damp soil. Beautiful plants for the perennial border.
incisa 'Alba.' Small white daisies cover plants all summer.
Easy to grow in full sun to part shade. Grows to 2'.
i.
‘Blue Star.’ This plant is loved in Europe and
for good reason. It thrives in heat and humidity and breezes through a
drought like a champ. Single one inch, pale blue daisy-like flowers on a
compact mound of green all summer. Resembles Felicia or Brachycomb - but
it's hardy! It is very easy to grow with hardly any maintenance. Prefers
well-drained areas in full sun. A native perennial of eastern North
America. Grows to 18".
i. 'Charlotte.' An aster look alike with pale blue, almost
white daisies. Plants begin blooming in early summer and continue into fall.
Tough plant that is easy to grow. Sun, grows to 2-3'.
integrifolia ‘Daisy Mae.’ Single one inch daisy
like flowers top compact mounds of green all summer. It loves heat and
humidity and breezes through drought like a champ. 2’.
pinnatifida ‘Hortensis.’ 2-3'; semi-double white
daisies with pale yellow stamens are produced all summer; airy, light green
leaves form an upright, bushy plant.
‘Variegata.’ Beautiful creamy gold and white
variegated foliage is a great addition to any sun garden. Between July and
September lavenders daisy like flowers bloom. Height 2’, spread 3’.
KIRENGESHOMA,
Yellow
Waxbells. Shrub like plants with erect purple
stems. Maple like leaves, up to 4” in diameter. Flowers are funnel shaped,
1-2” long of a waxy yellow color.
koreana. Up facing yellow flowers open in late
summer and fall. 30”.
palmata.
2-3'; shrub like plant; bell-shaped pale yellow l
l/2" flowers; large maple-like hairy leaves; interesting fruit in fall;
rarity for the connoisseur; Japanese native.
KNAUTIA
‘Thunder and Lightning,’
Field
Scabiosa. Cream white and green
variegated leaves. Deep violet blooms in mid to late summer. Height 12-18”. Sun, great naturalizing
perennial for warm, sunny
dry sites including slopes.
KNIPHOFIA,
Red Hot Poker. Sun blooms in summer; needs a
protected site and good well-drained humusy soil; stately plants.
rooperi. Boasts broad, squatty exquisitely
patterned flower heads. Starts yellow at the bottom fading to a bright
orange at the top. Blooms late summer into fall. Height 48”.
'Elvira.' Single bright orange narrow spikes on thick stems
above the foliage. Forms clumps of evergreen, narrow strap-shaped leaves.
Flowers June into early autumn. Grows 30". Attracts hummingbirds and
butterflies. Sun perennial.
‘Fire Dance.’ Coral red and yellow flower spikes
are produced from early through late summer. The foliage is a low-growing
thick clumps of narrow arching blue-green leaves. Great for container
gardening and smaller gardens. Height 20”, spread 20”.
‘Flamenco’. Mixed colors of white, yellow,
orange, red, or shades of all four colors. Grows to 30”.
KRASCHENINNIKOVIA lanata,
Winter
Fat. This 2’ hardy Western native shrub has a
striking appearance with many stems and abundant 1 1/2” leaves. The leaves
are covered with soft whitish wool even in winter.
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