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Blanket Flower, Gaillardia aristata
Takes heat and drought-spectacular!
Blanket Flower, Gaillardia aristataBlanket Flower is naturalized throughout the U.S. A native of the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains, it is able to produce an abundance of flowers through the heat of a dry summer. A good choice for cut flowers, the tall slender stems carry brilliant 2 - 4" / 5-10 cm. diameter blossoms.

Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberose
Striking, attracts butterflies
Butterfly Weed, Asclepias tuberoseButterfly Weed is a hardy perennial, native to the United States, and found in 40 states from Florida to North Dakota, from Massachusetts to Arizona. So called because it attracts butterflies, it is best used in borders and meadows. It does not transplant well.
Columbine, Mckana's Mix
The perennial for hummingbirds
Columbine, Mckana's MixAn easy to grow perennial and a good choice for a Hummingbird garden, columbine establishes itself the first year and begins blooming the second. McKana's Mix is a large flowered cultivar of the popular species producing graceful, spurred flowers in a variety of colors.

Coreopsis, Double Sunburst
Perennial for cutting, tolerates heat
Coreopsis, Double SunburstCoreopsis' bright golden blossoms are carried on graceful, long stems throughout the season. Coreopsis will provide superb cut flowers through summer's heat.
Digitalis, Excelsior Mix
Tall, stately flower spikes
Digitalis, Excelsior MixFoxglove's easy-to-grow plants bear several stately flower spikes atop leafy stems to add an outstanding vertical effect in mixed flower borders. The speckle-throated flowers come in an array of soft colors.

False Rock Cress, Cascade Mix
Evergreen perennial groundcover
False Rock Cress, Cascade MixFalse Rock Cress which grows easily from seed sown directly in the garden and forms an excellent ground cover in various shades of blue and purple.
False Sunflower, Summer Sun
Hardy perennial, blooms all summer
False Sunflower, Summer SunThe sturdy three-foot plant puts on a brilliant show of yellow, daisy-like flowers 2 - 4" in diameter. When sown from seed, Summer Sun blooms late in its first year, the plant's habit and blooming are much better the second year and thereafter.
Forget-Me-Not
Easy to grow biennial
Forget-Me-NotThese easy-to-grow, hardy plants bear a profusion of dainty, bright blue flowers in late spring. Excellent interplanted among bulbs and annuals, this old favorite does well planted on the edge of a lawn where it can bloom in spring and be mowed in summer.

Four O' Clocks, Tall Mix
Blooms open about 4 pm.
Four O' Clocks, Tall MixThis old-fashioned flower is easy to grow and produces an abundance of blossoms on bushy plants from summer to fall. The fragrant flowers open in mid to late afternoon.
Lupine, Russell Mix
Graceful flower spikes for bouquets
Lupine, Russell MixLupine's handsome plants bear tall graceful spikes of flowers in a wide range of colors. Outstanding mixed beds, when massed by themselves or fo backgrounds. Excellent for cutting.