(Bellflower)

Glossy leaves and arching stems with rosy pink bellflowers that are edged in white and have red spots in early summer describes the ornamental strengths of of the Elizabeth Korean bellflower. Vigorously spreading into large groundcover-like colonies through its rhizomes (underground stems) and seeds, it is an herbaceous perennial native to Korea, making it quite cold and summer heat tolerant compared to other Campanula.

The rounded, heart-shaped leaves are glossy dark green and grow...

(Nettle-leaved Bellflower)

Tall stems are topped with upright, blue-violet or white, cup-shaped flowers with starry petals in summer on the nettle-leaved bellflower. A native to the lands around the Mediterranean, this perennial can develop woody, shrub-like stems in regions with mild winters.

Its foliage is dark green, and stems are lightly hairy and a lighter yellow-green. Each leaf blade is oval but tapering to a point, with jagged edges and bulging veins on the undersides. In midsummer, the flowers, which can be blue-violet...

(Bernice Bellflower, Nettle-leaved Bellflower)

The tall stems of ‘Bernice’ are topped with flaring, double- to triple-layered, bowl-shaped flowers of rich, violet-blue. One of the prettiest of tall bellflowers, it is derived from a species native to the Mediterranean region, and rivals the beauty of delphiniums when in flower. This woody-based perennial produces dark green, oval, toothed foliage which is prickly to the touch. In midsummer, the distinctive flowers open loosely on branched stems, attracting bees and butterflies.

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(Chinese Trumpet Creeper, Chinese Trumpet Vine)

Chinese trumpet creeper is a vigorous deciduous woody vine with trumpet-shaped flowers in late summer. This China native has attractive glossy dark green leaves. The large dark orange to red flowers form on stem tips and dangle, attracting hummingbirds.

Chinese trumpet creeper is not too difficult to grow. It will succeed in average garden soils that are freely draining but stay moist, and will adapt and grow even in fairly poor soil and in compacted or small pockets of ground. For maximum flowering,...

(Chinese Trumpet Creeper, Chinese Trumpet Vine, Morning Calm Trumpet Vine)

'Morning Calm' is a fantastic deciduous woody vine with very pretty trumpet-shaped flowers in summer. This China native has attractive glossy dark green leaves. The large peach-colored blossoms with a yellow throat form in clusters on stem tips and dangle, attracting hummingbirds for a good portion of the summer.

Chinese trumpet creeper is not too difficult to grow. It will succeed in average garden soils that are freely draining but stay moist, and will adapt and grow even in fairly poor soil...

(Trumpet Creeper)

Hybrid trumpet creeper combines the qualities of both its parents, Campsis radicans and C. grandiflora. It is a vigorous deciduous climbing vine with bright green compound leaves and big, fiery-colored trumpet flowers in late summer and fall.

Grow hybrid trumpet creeper in any average garden soil that is moist and well-drained. It is quite tolerant of poor and drier soils and in restricted root spaces. Full sun ensures the finest flowering displays. A few culitvars of note...

(Indian Summer™ Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Trumpet Vine)

Indian Summer trumpet vine (cultivar 'Kudian') is a strong-growing and abundant-flowering hybrid deciduous climbing vine. It has light and medium green compound leaves and flowers at a younger age than other trumpet vines. At the tip of the stem, a panicle (or branched cluster) of 6-12 tubular or trumpet-shaped yellowish orange flowers open, attracting hummingbirds. The inside of the flowers are orange-red. This selection grows to about half the size of other trumpet vines.

Grow Indian Summer...

(Madame Galen Trumpet Vine, Trumpet Creeper, Trumpet Vine)

Madame Galen trumpet vine is a vigorous deciduous climbing vine with light and medium green compound leaves and big, fiery-colored flowers in late summer and fall. At the tip of the stem, a panicle (or branched cluster) of 6-12 tubular or trumpet-shaped orange-red flowers open attracting hummingbirds.

Grow trumpet vine in any average garden soil that is moist and well-drained. 'Madame Galen' is quite tolerant of poor and drier soils and in restricted root spaces. Full sun ensures the finest flowering...

(Canna, Canna Lily)

Cannas are easy-to-grow, tropical to sub-tropical herbaceous plants that originate from tropical North, Central and South America. There are approximately 50 species and hundreds of hybrid cultivars.

Grown as perennials or tender perennials, these ornamentals offer bold, often colorful, foliage and showy lily-like flowers that come in shades of red, yellow, orange, salmon, pink or rose. The flowers appear in clusters atop stiff upright stems and attract hummingbirds. Selections like the wonderfully...

(Aida Canna, Canna, Canna Lily)

Aida canna is an easy-to-grow, tropical to subtropical herbaceous plant that may be grown as a perennial in tropical regions or tender perennial in temperate regions. Developed in the 1920’s by Howard and Smith, ‘Aida’ is part of the premier group of cannas and has large, showy, lily-like flowers of salmon pink to peach and bold fresh green leaves.

Its thick fleshy rhizomes transplant and divide easily, and in temperate zones it may be dug and brought into a cool, dry garage or basement to...