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Late-Blooming Perennials |
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Late-Blooming
Perennials to Get to Know |
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Japanese
anemones (Anemone hupehensis, A. tomentosa and hybrids)
are elegant fall bloomers that prefer a moist and semi-shady
spot. (These spread, so site them carefully.) From a mound of
grape-like leaves rise tall stems topped with fresh and delicate
single or semi-double blooms in pinks, purples and whites.
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Beautiful
and elegant Japanese anemones add vibrance to the garden.
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One
of my favorite plants is Cimicifuga (various species
and cultivars), whose common names include black snakeroot,
black cohosh and bugbane. Though most are quite tall, they are
not space hogs, nor do they require trussing up like a delphinium.
Rich, moisture-retentive soil and part shade will encourage
the best showing from their finely-cut leaves and fragrant white
flower spikes. Especially attractive cultivars include 'Hillside
Black Beauty', 'Brunette' and 'Black Negligee', all of which
feature maroon foliage.
In moist soil, Chelone, or turtlehead, grows into a 3
ft. (0.9m) glossy clump with pink or white flowers that resemble
a snapdragon or, as its name suggests, a turtle's head. It's
not quite the visual knockout that Cimicifuga is, but
it is strong and upright (even stiff) when so much of the garden
has finished or flopped. |
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