(Flatsedge, Hardy Papyrus)

Though some argue flat sedge looks a bit like nut sedge on steroids, this fast-growing sedge can make a pleasing garden statement if planted in a moist container or enclosed garden space among colorful garden flowers. Native populations are found in southeastern Europe, along the Caucasus Mountains and down into Syria, Israel and Pakistan. Flat sedge grows best in moist soils but will tolerate those with average moisture.

The bright green, grassy foliage of hardy papyrus has a distinct triangular...

(Miniature Papyrus)

African in origin, miniature papyrus is a super compact sedge adapted to moist ground and riversides. This evergreen tender perennial is best suited to containers and lowland gardens, and even though it's only hardy to zone 9 it can be grown as an annual in areas with cold winters.

This compact papyrus forms bunches of pinwheel-like floral heads and foliage. The arching stems are topped with fine green bracts. When weather is warm and accommodating, green and reddish brown spikelets of flowers...

(Broom, Zeelandia Broom)

Broom is a semi-evergreen shrub valued for its profusion of large, fragrant, pea flowers and named for its numerous, bright green, upright branches and long, rod-like, arching stems that crowd together and resemble a sweeping broom. This selection, ‘Zeelandia,’ produces sprays of creamy, lilac-peach flowers from mid-spring through midsummer that are highly attractive to bees. The flowers turn to hairy-edged green pods in fall that mature to black in winter.

Like most brooms, ‘Zeelandia’ is very...

(Aitara Majesty Dahlia, Dahlia, Semi-cactus Dahlia)

Nothing beats dahlias as everblooming bedding plants and cutflowers. Cultivar 'Aitara Majesty' is a herbaceous, warm season, tender perennial with bulbous underground tubers. Its green foliage is made of single, oval and pointed leaflets with toothed margins. The large to sometimes giant, doubled, semi-cactus flowers are bright yellow and long-lasting. It is good to remove the old buds from spent flowers to encourage continued flowering.

Dahlias prefer well-drained, fertile soil and full to...

(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...

(Alva's Doris Dahlia, Dahlia, Semi-cactus Dahlia)

Nothing beats dahlias as everblooming bedding plants and cut flowers. Cultivar 'Alva's Doris' is a herbaceous, warm season, tender perennial with bulbous underground tubers. Its sparse, green, compound foliage is made of single, oval and pointed leaflets along sturdy burgundy stems. The small, doubled, semi-cactus flowers are brilliant rich red and long-lasting. It is good to remove the old buds from spent flowers to encourage continued flowering.

Dahlias prefer well-drained, fertile soil...

(Amy K Dahlia, Dahlia, Semi-cactus Dahlia)

Nothing beats dahlias as everblooming bedding plants and cutflowers. Cultivar 'Amy K' is a herbaceous, warm season, tender perennial with bulbous underground tubers. Its green compound foliage is made of single, oval and pointed leaflets with toothed margins. The medium-sized, doubled, semi-cactus flowers are long-lasting, a blend of pale pink, violet-pink and nearly white. The center may have petals with bases colored a greenish yellow. It is good to remove the old buds from spent flowers to encourage...

(Apache Dahlia, Dahlia, Laciniated Dahlia)

Few garden plants rival dahlias as everblooming bedding plants and cutflowers. The spectacular flowering 'Apache' is a herbaceous, warm-season, tender perennial with bulbous underground tubers. Its compound green foliage is made of oval and pointed leaflets with toothed margins. The 6- to 8-inch (15 to 20 cm), double-form, laciniated-type (or "cactus") flowers are blood red and long-lasting. The petals look thin and toothed at their slender tips. It is good to remove the spent flowers to encourage...

(Apricot Brandy Dahlia, Dahlia, Semi-cactus Dahlia)

Nothing beats dahlias as everblooming bedding plants and cutflowers. Cultivar 'Brandy' is a herbaceous, warm season, tender perennial with bulbous underground tubers. Its green foliage is made of single, oval and pointed leaflets with toothed margins. The medium-sized, doubled, formal decorative flowers are deep, rich red and long-lasting. It is good to remove the old buds from spent flowers to encourage continued flowering.

Dahlias prefer well-drained, fertile soil and full to partial sun....

(Arabian Night Dahlia, Dahlia, Formal Decorative Dahlia)

Few garden plants rival dahlias as everblooming bedding plants and cutflowers. The breathtaking 'Arabian Night' is a herbaceous, warm-season, tender perennial with bulbous underground tubers. Its compound green foliage is made of oval and pointed leaflets with toothed margins. The 3- to 4-inch (8 to 10 cm), formal decorative flowers are dark red-crimson and long-lasting. The oval petals overlap each other in multiple rows to form a full (double form), perfect flower head. It is good to remove the...