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AnnualMay-NovAnnual Vinca
Glossy-leaved heat champion (botanically unrelated to true Vinca minor) that blooms through humidity that wilts everything else.
Z3-11
PerennialAug-NovAster
The grand finale of the garden season. Essential for fall pollinators.
Z3-8
PerennialAug-OctAutumn Joy Sedum
Broccoli-like heads open pink and age to copper-bronze. Four-season interest, zero maintenance.
Z3-9
BulbJul-OctCafe au Lait Dahlia
Dinner plate blooms up to 10 inches across in a creamy blush-beige tone florists have built entire wedding industries around.
Z3-10
AnnualJun-OctCelosia
Flame-shaped or crested flowers in electric colors that dry beautifully. Heat lovers that thrive in summer.
Z2-11
AnnualJun-OctCosmos
Airy, dancing flowers on thread-thin stems. Effortless cottage garden charm.
Z3-10
BulbJul-OctDahlia
Endless forms from dinner-plate to pompom. The obsession of flower farmers.
Z3-10
ShrubJul-OctFire Light Hydrangea
Upright cones open pure white and transform to deep pomegranate red as the season ages. Strong stems that never need staking.
Z3-8
AnnualJun-OctGomphrena
Papery clover-shaped pom-poms on wiry stems. Drought-proof, deer-proof, and dries perfectly for winter arrangements.
Z3-10
AnnualMay-OctImpatiens
The shade annual champion. Flowers prolifically where nothing else will.
Z3-10
AnnualJun-OctLisianthus
Rose-like ruffled blooms with the vase life of a chrysanthemum. The flower farmer's secret weapon for high-end arrangements.
Z2-11
AnnualJun-OctMorning Glory
Fast-climbing vine with trumpets that open fresh every morning.
Z3-10
BulbJul-OctPenhill Watermelon Dahlia
Cactus-form dinner plate blooms in swirled peach, coral, and yellow with twisting petals. Each flower looks like a sunset in motion.
Z3-10
AnnualMay-NovPentas
Star-shaped flower clusters that hummingbirds and butterflies hit on every pass. Blooms nonstop in heat that stops impatiens cold.
Z3-11
AnnualMay-OctPetunia
Cascading color for containers and beds. Blooms nonstop until frost.
Z3-10
AnnualMay-OctPortulaca
Succulent-leaved sun lover with silky rose-like blooms that thrives where pavement, rock, or sand defeats everything else.
Z3-10
PerennialMay-OctRose
The queen of the garden. Modern varieties are surprisingly low-maintenance.
Z3-10
PerennialMay-OctRosy Returns Daylily
Soft rose-pink blooms with a cream throat that keep coming from late spring to frost, absolutely tireless.
Z3-9
AnnualJun-OctScabiosa
Pincushion blooms on long wiry stems dance over fine foliage. Pollinator magnet that keeps producing if you keep cutting.
Z3-11
PerennialAug-NovSedum
Succulent leaves, tough as nails. Ages to deep crimson in autumn.
Z3-10
AnnualJun-OctStrawflower
Papery petals that already look like dried flowers when fresh. The original everlasting, hanging on long after every other bloom fades.
Z2-11
AnnualApr-OctSweet Alyssum
Honey-scented carpet of tiny flowers. The best living edging plant.
Z3-10
BulbJul-OctSweet Nathalie Dahlia
Soft peachy-pink ball dahlia with perfect rounded form. A cut-flower farmer favorite for the way it holds up in arrangements for days.
Z3-10
GrassAug-OctSwitchgrass
Upright native grass with airy seed heads. Gold and red fall color.
Z3-10
PerennialAug-OctTurtlehead
Snapdragon-like flowers shaped exactly like a turtle's head. Loves wet feet.
Z3-8
ShrubJul-OctVanilla Strawberry Hydrangea
Cone blooms open creamy white, age to soft pink, then deepen to strawberry red while new white cones keep emerging above them.
Z3-8
VineMay-OctWilliam Baffin Rose
Bulletproof Canadian Explorer climber that survives zone 3 winters without protection. Strawberry-pink semi-double blooms in massive clusters.
Z3-9
AnnualJun-OctZinnia
Easy-grow annual with electric colors. Cut-and-come-again champion.
Z3-10