(Fall-flowering Anemone, Hybrid Anemone, Robust Anemone)

This outstanding fall-flowering anemone is a powerhouse for the late-season perennial border. It bears tall, airy stems covered with numerous large buttercup-like flowers of pale mauve-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 spread vigorously, so it is best to divide them every two to three...

(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, 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...

(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....

(Bush Dance Kangaroo Paws, Kangaroo Paws)

One of several kangaroo paws in the Bush series, Bush Dance ('Rambudan') is a long-blooming evergreen perennial hybridized from parents native to extreme southwestern Western Australia. In mid-spring through summer, it freely produces flowers on tall, well-branched stems above a clump of upright, strap-like leaves. The flowers are tube-shaped and red with green interiors. They appear in fan-like clusters.

This cultivar should be planted in a moist but well-drained soil that is kept drier in summer...

(Bush Elegance Kangaroo Paws, Kangaroo Paws)

A free-flowering evergreen perennial, Bush Elegance kangaroo paw was hybridized from parents native to extreme southwestern Western Australia. In mid-spring through summer, and year-round in ideal conditions, it flowers on tall, well-branched stems above a clump of upright, strap-like leaves. The flowers appear in fan-like clusters and are tube-shaped, reddish-purple on the outside and green on the inside.

This cultivar, also known as 'Rambueleg,' should be planted in a moist but well-drained...

(Bush Dawn Kangaroo Paws, Kangaroo Paws)

The Bush Dawn kangaroo paw is a long-blooming hybrid perennial with eye-catching flowers for warm climates or containers. From late-spring into fall, even year-round in favorable conditions, it blooms on upright, fuzzy stems above its base of evergreen strap-like leaves. Appearing in fan-like clusters, the flowers are slightly curved tubes colored yellow

Descended from parents native to extreme southwestern Western Australia, 'Bush Dawn' should be planted in a moist but well-drained soil that...

(Bush Pearl Kangaroo Paws, Kangaroo Paws)

The Bush Pearl kangaroo paw is a long-blooming hybrid perennial with eye-catching flowers for warm climates or containers. From late-spring into fall, even year-round in favorable conditions, it blooms on upright, fuzzy stems above its base of evergreen strap-like leaves. Appearing in fan-like clusters, the flowers are slightly curved tubes colored a sweet pink with occasional highlights of a deeper violet-pink.

Descended from parents native to extreme southwestern Western Australia, 'Bush Pearl'...

(Mangles' Kangaroo Paw, Red and Green Kangaroo Paw)

This dainty strap-leaf perennial from the Australian bush offers a truly exotic flower for small gardens. The red and green kangaroo paw is the floral emblem of Western Australia where it grows on the floor of eucalyptus forests. Demanding extremely well-drained, moist sandy soils, it may be grown at slightly elevated locations with heavier soils. Do not group it with desert plants as it cannot withstand extreme low desert heat.

The long, grayish green, iris-like leaves produce clumps that...

(Hybrid Cape Mallow, Slightly Strawberry™ Cape Mallow )

A hybrid developed as part of a breeding program in Cobbitty, New South Wales, Australia, in 2004, the Slightly Strawberry™ cape mallow freely produces bicolored lavender-pink and red blossoms. Its parentage stems from species native to South Africa. Cape mallow is an evergreen shrub or woody-stemmed perennial with an informal habit. It bears a profusion of pretty flowers from spring until frost or year round in warm climates. Deadheading isn't necessary and plants are drought-tolerant once established.

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