Late Summer Favorites

SUBSHRUBS

» Buddleia, also known as butterfly bush, produces flowers in white, purple, blue, and pink.

» Russian sage (Pervoskia atriplicifolia) is a gray-leafed plant with pale blue flowers.

SUN GARDENS

» Sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) is one Zone 5 plant worth the risk.

» Culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum ‘Alba’) is tall and beautiful, with elegant white racemes.

» Hybrid goldenrod produces golden, feathery flower plumes.

» Joe Pye weed is a reliable standby that attracts butterflies and bees.

» Rudbeckia ‘Herbstsonne’ is ubiquitous, but lovely.

» Sedums include the indispensable ‘Autumn Joy’ that turns from lime green to rosy red to rust.

» Aster ‘Purple Dome’ is a foolproof choice.


SHADE LOVERS

» Monkshood (Aconitum) showcases delphinium-like spikes of blue or purple flowers.

» Toad lily (Trycyrtis hirta) easily passes for an orchid.

» Turtlehead (Chelone obliqua) has pink or white flowers.

» Obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana) has a particularly nice noninvasive cultivar called ‘Miss Manners’.

» Ligularia includes ‘The Rocket’, which has tall, yellow flower spikes.

» Autumn and black snakeroot, also known as bugbane, produce plumelike flowers on long stems.

» Hostas ‘Royal Standard’ and ‘Grandiflora’ send up tall, white flower spikes.


— Bonnie Blodgett

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