(Fall Anemone, Hybrid Anemone, September Charm Anemone)

Talk about a cloud of airy pink for the late season perennial border! A hybrid of the two species Anemone hupehensis var. japonica and Anemone vitifolia, ‘September Charm’ bears tall, loose stems covered with numerous buttercup-like flowers of silvery pink above spreading mounds of dark green, lobed foliage. Blooms appear from late summer to fall and are attractive to bees.

Grow fall-flowering anemones in sites with part sun and average to moist, humus-rich soil. If left undisturbed they will...

(Fall Anemone, Hybrid Anemone, Serenade Windflower)

The semi-double rich rose-pink blooms of ‘Serenade’ shine in the late season border. The hybrid perennial anemone is derived from two parent species, Anemone hupehensis var. japonica and Anemone vitifolia, which originate from China and Japan. It is a vigorous hardy clump-forming plant that spreads over time to form colonies.

The leaves are medium green, lobed and maple-shaped. In late summer to fall it puts forth tall, airy stems covered with numerous semi-double...

(Fall Anemone, Hybrid Anemone, Whirlwind Anemone)

The tall stems and nodding flowers of ‘Whirlwind’ put on their long-running aerial display in autumn. This anemone cultivar is descended from hybrids of species native to China. It is a vigorous, hardy, clump-forming perennial that spreads over time to form colonies.

The leaves are medium green, lobed and maple-shaped, and grow in a dense clump from spring through autumn. From late summer to fall and longer, tall stems rise high above the plant, bearing clusters of buds that open in succession...

(Rue Anemone)

Rue anemone or windflower is a woodland perennial and wildflower native to the eastern United States. This wildflower is delicate and relatively small and best seen close up to admire. From early spring until summer it bears small, white or pale pink flowers above three-lobed, dark blue-green foliage.

Rue anemone will thrive in part shade to full shade. Plant in a rock garden, on a hillside or in a woodland area next to a path or large feature such as a fallen log or rockery. It will slowly...

(Korean Angelica, Purple Angelica)

The stately purple angelica is both an ornamental and herbal garden biennial or short-lived perennial that originates from the meadows and river valleys of China, Korea and Japan. It's a towering majestic garden plant that produces huge umbels of purplish flowers in summer. These are supported by equally appealing tall, branched, purple stems.

The coarsely divided, compound leaves of this large, clump-forming herb are purplish green. Conspicuous purple leaf sheaths surround the base of each...

(Angraecum Orchid, Orchid)

Intrigue, murder and thievery have followed the orchid; world explorations have been launched and fortunes won all in the pursuit of these exotic flowers. Since the 19th century, when tropical orchids were first introduced to Europe, orchids have inspired human desire and greed because of their rarity, collectability and indescribable beauty.

Measured in geologic time Orchidaceae was once thought to be a newer family but recent research has shown it is much older. One of the largest plant families,...

(Kangaroo Paws)

Talk about fuzzy, funky flowers! Anigozanthos has 11 species that exist across the southwestern reaches of Australia in many habitats from sandy and dry to cool and wet. In recent years these have become horticultural superstars, grown as ornamental plants and cut flowers, so there are many new cultivars hitting the market each year.

These tender perennial herbs grow directly from iris-like thickened rhizomes (underground lateral stems). They spread slowly to form neat clumps. The...

(Kangaroo Paws)

The tall kangaroo paw is an evergreen clump-forming perennial native to the far southwestern region of Western Australia. In late spring and summer clumps of strap-like green foliage give rise to tall, leafless, broadly branched stems topped with clusters of unusual flowers. These tubular blooms are slightly fuzzy and range in color from yellow-green to maroon and brown. Some cultivars even have orange or pink blooms.

Kangaroo paw should be planted in full to partial sun and evenly moist soil...

(Bush Spark Kangaroo Paws, Kangaroo Paws)

Showy and long-blooming, 'Bush Spark' is an evergreen perennial hybridized from parents native to extreme southwestern Australia. It grows as a low fountain of tapering leaves from which emerge tall branched stems topped with clusters of tube-shaped red flowers that open at their tips, revealing that the inside of the tube is chartreuse. Flowering begins in spring and can continue into fall, or year round in ideal conditions.

Like other selections in the Bush series, 'Bush Spark' should be planted...

(Bush Bonanza Kangaroo Paws, Kangaroo Paws)

The Bush Bonanza kangaroo paw, 'Rambubona,'is a tightly clumping, long-blooming evergreen perennial, hybridized from parents native to extreme southwestern Western Australia. In mid-spring through summer, and even year round in ideal conditions, it freely produces flowers on well-branched stems above its upright, strap-like leaves. These floral tubes are a cheerfully bright yellow.

This selection,'Rambubona,' should be planted in a moist but well-drained soil that is kept drier in summer and fall....