(False Heather, Mexican Heather, Pink False Heather)

The small, but numerous, rosy pink flowers of this Mexican heather are produced mainly in warm months but will bloom sporadically throughout the year. They appear above neat, bushy plants with dense, glossy foliage and are self-cleaning, so deadheading is not necessary.

Commonly known as Mexican heather, elfin herb, or Hawaiian heather, this tropical plant is a small, bushy, evergreen subshrub with shiny, dark green leaves borne in horizontal sprays that create a fine-textured appearance. Its...

(Cardoon)

What a bold, architectural perennial for the garden! Cardoon is a handsome herbaceous plant that produces huge rosettes of spiny, silvery arching leaves. In the second year this close relative of the artichoke produces tall, multi-branched stems topped with enormous thistle-like blooms of violet-blue. These appear from early to midsummer. Bees and butterflies love the blossoms of this native of the Azore Islands and Mediterranean.

Cardoon may also be enjoyed as a vegetable, though its use is...

(Alabama Dahlia, Dahlia)

A tuberous perennial from the Dahlinova® series of dahlias, 'Alabama Yellow' develops into a compact, freely branching, upright mounding plant. It's prized for its semi-double (extra petal) lemon yellow flowers. The pointed petals radiate outward from a small central tuft of yellow stamens. This hybrid was developed for commercial greenhouse production to sell as a potted plant.

Few plants rival dahlias as everblooming bedding plants and cut flowers. These herbaceous, warm-season, tender perennials...

(Carolina Burgundy Dahlia, Dahlia)

A tuberous perennial from the Dahlinova® series of dahlias, 'Carolina Burgundy' develops into a compact, freely branching, upright mounding plant. It's prized for its semi-double (extra petal) flowers with violet-magenta petals surrounding a central yellow tuft of stamens. This hybrid was developed by plant breeders in The Netherlands in 1997, as a random mutation off of another dahlia cultivar named 'Ruicaro'.

Few plants rival dahlias as everblooming bedding plants and cut flowers. These herbaceous,...

(Carolina Orange Dahlia, Dahlia)

A tuberous perennial from the Dahlinova® series of dahlias, 'Carolina Orange' develops into a compact, freely branching, upright mounding plant. It's prized for its semi-double (extra petal) flowers with red-orange petals surrounding a central yellow tuft of stamens. This hybrid was developed by plant breeders in The Netherlands in 1997, as a random mutation off of another dahlia cultivar named 'Ruicaro'.

Few plants rival dahlias as everblooming bedding plants and cut flowers. These herbaceous,...

(Chic Dahlia, Dahlia)

Dahlias are nearly unrivaled as everblooming bedding plants or cut flowers. The dark foliage and the light yellow blooms of 'Chic' illustrate this point. This hybrid - a member of the Chic Series - produces semi-double, light yellow flowers with a golden brown center. Multiple rows of oval petals create the augmented daisy-like flower head that lasts a long time. Remove the spent flowers to encourage continued flower production up until frost. The dahlia is a herbaceous, warm-season, tender perennial...

(Colorado Dahlia, Dahlia)

A tuberous perennial from the Dahlinova® series of dahlias, 'Colorado' develops into a compact, freely branching, upright mounding plant. It's prized for its nearly fully double (extra petal) flowers with with palest buttery yellow petals. The petals overlap and when the flower head finally opens its widest, it reveals the tiny central tuft of yellow stamens. This hybrid was developed by plant breeders for commercial production as a potted plant.

Few plants rival dahlias as everblooming bedding...

(Dahlia, Dracula Dahlia)

The hybrid Dracula dahlia in the Dark Angel® Series produces lots of brightly colored single flowers that shine against its dark purple foliage. The compact, uniform plant is vigorous and high-performing. The 3-inch (9 cm) flowers have eight magenta-fuchsia petals surrounding a dark brown-purple center that displays yellow stamens.

These warm-season, herbaceous tender perennials grow from bulbous underground tubers. Their dark leaves are compound and have toothed edges. Single-form daisies appear...

(Dahlia, Dahlinova® California Dahlia)

A tuberous perennial from the Dahlinova® series of dahlias, 'Fidahcali' is better know as the Dahlinova® California dahlia. It develops into a compact, much-branched, mounding plant. This hybrid was developed by plant breeders in The Netherlands, with the intention for use as a potted plant. Dahlinova® California produces semi-double flowers (extra petal rows) with bicolored magenta-red and yellow petals. Wide-opened flower heads finally reveal a small central yellow tuft of stamens.

Nothing beats...

(Dahlia, Decorative Dahlia, Figaro Orange Shades Dahlia)

The Dahlia mix ‘Figaro Orange Shades’ has a suite of orange-flowered dahlias that are dwarf, uniform and heavy-flowering. They have shiny green foliage and bushy branching habits.

Nothing beats dahlias as everblooming warm season bedding plants and cut flowers. These herbaceous warm season tender perennials have bulbous underground tubers. Their green foliage is compound and lush. The rounded double to semi-double blooms are long-lasting, appear all season and come in various shades of orange....