(Chorisia, Floss Silk Tree, Silk Floss Tree)

This medium to large deciduous tree is distinguished by its swollen, prickly trunk and its large colorful late-season flowers. It is native to semi-arid forests of Brazil and Argentina.

The leaves of floss silk floss tree are palmately compound, with five to seven leaflets arranged like fingers. In autumn and early winter, large, pink or reddish-purple flowers open, usually after the leaves fall. Each flower has five wide-flaring petals and a pale yellow, purple-flecked throat. Pear-shaped seedpods...

(Damianita)

A cheerful mound of bright yellow flowers in spring and summer, damianita is a heat and drought-tolerant wonder native from northern Mexico to western Texas and southern New Mexico in the United States. The small, needle-like leaves are dark green, giving this evergreen shrub an attractive look even when not in bloom. They are aromatic if crushed. Damianita blooms most heavily from mid-spring to late summer, but flowers in flushes year round when grown in full sun and frost-free regions. Butterflies...

(Hardy Chrysanthemum)

This spreading perennial chrysanthemum produces charming single apricot daisies with yellow centers. It is a late season mum that begins flowering in early fall. Though clump-forming, ‘Apricot’ spreads fast so only plant it where there is plenty of space. Otherwise it will take over! When not in bloom, plants offer dark green deeply lobed foliage that is pungently aromatic when crushed.

Grow this hardy perennial in full sun and well-draining garden loam. 'Apricot' will adopt a neater habit and...

A member of the Autumn Crescendo™ Series of hardy chrysanthemums, 'Bolero' produces numerous golden-yellow blooms with apricot undertones. The 3.5-inch (9 cm), daisy-like blooms appear from late summer to fall above dense spreading clumps of deeply lobed, pungently scented leaves. Cultivars in the Autumn Crescendo™ Series were selected by Rika Bronsther of Hempstead, New York, from seedlings of the variety 'Apricot' (aka 'Sheffield Pink').

Grow this herbaceous perennial in full sun and well-drained...

(Celo Pink Chrysanthemum, Hardy Chrysanthemum)

This hardy perennial chrysanthemum is grown for its fall display of purple-pink, yellow-eyed "daisies". The blooms are held on branching stems above large spreading clumps of deeply lobed, pungently scented leaves. This cultivar is also sold as 'Cleo's Pink'.

Grow 'Celo Pink' in full sun and well-drained garden loam. Unlike the commonly available "florists' mums," hardy chrysanthemum cultivars such as 'Celo Pink' are reliable, long-lived garden perennials. Cut them back heavily in late spring...

(Hardy Chrysanthemum)

This spreading perennial chrysanthemum produces delicate single pale pink daisies with yellow centers. It is a late season mum that begins flowering in mid to late fall. Though clump-forming, ‘Clara Curtis’ spreads fast, so only plant it where there is plenty of space. Otherwise it will take over! When not in bloom, plants offer dark green deeply lobed foliage that is pungently aromatic when crushed. This cultivar is sometimes listed as 'Country Girl'.

Grow this hardy perennial in full sun...

(Gethsemane Moonlight Chrysanthemum, Hardy Chrysanthemum)

This hardy perennial chrysanthemum is grown for its mid- to late-autumn display of pale yellow, golden-eyed "daisies". The 3-inch-wide blooms are held on branching stems above large spreading clumps of deeply lobed, pungently scented leaves.

Grow this hardy perennial in full sun and well-drained garden loam. Unlike "florists' mums," hardy chrysanthemum cultivars such as 'Gethsemane Moonlight' are reliable, long-lived garden perennials. Cut them back heavily in late spring to encourage a bushier,...

(Hardy Chrysanthemum)

A member of the Autumn Crescendo™ Series of hardy chrysanthemums, 'Harmony' produces numerous bright yellow, daisy-like blooms that fade to cream and pale pink. The 2.5-inch (7 cm) blooms appear from late summer to fall above dense spreading clumps of deeply lobed, pungently scented leaves. Cultivars in this series were selected by Rika Bronsther of Hempstead, New York, from seedlings of the variety 'Apricot' (aka 'Sheffield Pink').

Grow this herbaceous perennial in full sun and well-drained...

A member of the Autumn Crescendo™ Series of hardy chrysanthemums, 'Rhumba' produces numerous peach-pink, golden-eyed blooms that open from rose-red buds. The 2-inch (5 cm), daisy-like blooms appear from late summer to fall above dense spreading clumps of deeply lobed, pungently scented leaves. Cultivars in the Autumn Crescendo™ Series were selected by Rika Bronsther of Hempstead, New York, from seedlings of the variety 'Apricot' (aka 'Sheffield Pink').

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A member of the Autumn Crescendo™ Series of hardy chrysanthemums, 'Samba' produces numerous purplish-pink, golden-eyed blooms that open from rose-pink buds. The 2-inch (5 cm), daisy-like blooms appear from late summer to fall above dense spreading clumps of deeply lobed, pungently scented leaves. Cultivars in the Autumn Crescendo™ Series were selected by Rika Bronsther of Hempstead, New York, from seedlings of the variety 'Apricot' (aka 'Sheffield Pink').

Grow this herbaceous perennial in full...