Flowers
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Blanket Flower (Gaillardia Aristata)
Size: 24-30” tall, 20“ wide
Growing: Full sun, requires moisture during extended hot/dry conditions.
Benefits: Great for beds and rock gardens, butterfly gardens, and prairies and meadows.
Perennial
Butterfly Weed (Asclepias Tuberosa)
Size: 24-36” tall, 12-24” wide
Growing: Needs full sun; well-drained and/or gritty soil.
Benefits: Magnet for butterflies; drought tolerant once established.
Perennial
Carnation (Chabaud Giant, Red)
Size: 18-24” tall
Growing: Best to plant in garden during spring or fall, remove spent flowers for new to bloom.
Benefits: Long bloom season, can be potted
Perennial
Coleus Kong Giant Red
Size: Up to 20” tall, 18” wide
Growing: Prefers partial shade; moist/well drained soil.
Benefits: Bright color is great for landscaping/edging; indoor/outdoor.
Tropical Perennial/Usually Annual
Cone Flower (Purpurea Purple)
Size: 24-60” tall, 18-24” wide
Growing: Prefers full to partial sun.
Benefits: Drought resistant, attracts beneficial insects (bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies);
many medicinal uses.
Perennial
Cosmos (Bright Lights/Mixed Colors)
Size: 36” tall, 14-16” wide
Growing: Full sun. Tolerates poor soil, heat, and humidity. Easy to grow.
Benefits: Provides an airy touch to the garden; good for cutting; attracts butterflies.
Annual
Marigold (Whopper Orange)
Size: 18” tall, 12” wide, 4” bloom size
Growing: Full sun; moist/well-drained soil; blooms start mid-summer.
Benefits: Biggest bloom of all marigolds; long blooming; drought & heat tolerant.
Annual
Morning Glory (Celestial Mixed Colors)
Size: Can vine up to 10” long
Growing: Blooms in summer and fall; prefers full sun; sensitive to cold weather and frost; self-seeding
Benefits: Attracts birds and butterflies
Annual
Nasturtium (Empress of India)
Size: 6-12” tall and wide
Growing: Full to partial sun; moist/well drained soil; summer and fall blooming.
Benefits: Deters caterpillars and squash bugs; attracts predatory insects that prey on pests.
Annual
