Twilight Scented Perennial Collection
The only thing more beautiful to plant in your garden than colorful perennials are fragrant colorful perennials. Plan to spend many evenings sitting outside enjoying the sights and scents of this collection. It includes eight hardy, easy-to-grow perennials, care guide and a planting diagram.
Phlox paniculata ‘David’ - Grows to 4-5’ tall with bright white clusters of deliciously fragrant flowers in the summer. Mildew Resistant. 2002 Perennial of the Year
Hesperis matrionalis (Dame's Rocket) - An old-fashioned garden plant for the early summer border. Blooms in spring and then again in the fall.
Cimicifuga racemosa 'Fairy Candles' - This plant will grow 4-6’ bottlebrush-like white flowers in July and August. Handsome broad leaves; very unusual and attractive plant. (Recently renamed as Actaea racemosa; common name - Black Cohosh or Snake Root.)
Dictamnus Purpureus (Gas Plant) - This plant will grow 24-30” spikes of rosepink flowers in June and July.
Nepeta ‘Blue Wonder’ - This Catnip has 15-18” stems that are loaded with bright green, serrated foliage and a profusion of spiky lavender blue flowers.
Monarda didyma ‘Goldmelisse’ - Wonderfully aromatic foliage topped with fragrant, scarlet red flowers in June through September. Very tough Beebalm.
Geranium macrorrhizum (Crane's Bill) - A popular, low growing (8-10” ) spreading groundcover with magenta-pink flowers in late spring.
Dianthus ‘Dad’s Favorite’ - Fringed, double white flowers with red petal edges and red centers bloom on compact stems typically rising to 10-12” tall in late spring to early summer.
These plants are all available individually on the website under the Genus name, in alphabetical order in the Perennials section.
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