Read on below for more of?by Nick McCullough’s choice of late summer flowering plants that can take the heat and even last into fall.
Photo by: Marianne Majerus.
3. RUSTY FOXGLOVE (Digitalis ferruginea)
This elegant foxglove, redolent with tall, golden spires of tubular flowers, is often used as a free-seeding biennial in prairie style gardens. It makes a big statement in the early summer by gracefully towering over its neighbors. I love pairing it with the native Sporobolus heterolepis (prairie dropseed), Amsonia tabernaemontana (bluestar), and Iris sibirica (Siberian iris). An added bonus: the rusty foxglove is as beautiful in a vase as it is in the garden. It performs best in a partly sunny location in soil that does not go bone dry.
Bloom: Creamy yellow (May-June) | Height/Spread: 36-54?/12-18? | Zones: 4-10
Photo by: Marianne Majerus.
4. GERMAN GARLIC (Allium senescens ssp. montanum var. glaucum)
This compact perennial sports a profusion (up to 30 per plant) of globe-shaped lavender flower heads perched on slender stems. Unfazed by intense heat, it adds a welcome splash of color to the front of the summer border. The narrow, slightly twisted, blue-green leaf blades are also attractive, creating swirling evergreen mounds. Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds adore the blossoms. As with all Allium, this plant has a faint onion scent, so it?s deer resistant. It will thrive for years if planted in an area with good drainage and full sun.
Bloom: Lavender-pink (July to early fall) | Height/Spread: 6-12?/12? | Zones: 4-8
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Soooo beautiful!!!