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The bottlebrush-like flowers of Sanguisorba obtusa in the pink bed.
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Sanguisorba obtusa
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Monarda 'Marshall's Delight'
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Lavender Bee Balm, also know as Bergamot-- Monarda 'Marshall's Delight.' The genus is named after Nicolas Monardes, the Spanish physician and botanist who first described the South American genus Nasturtium.
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Red leaved Cannas, Chenopodium gigantea on the right and the fluffy flowers of Amaranthus erythrostachys on the left.
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A Trio of Deep Reds
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Red Leaved Cannas Again!
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I warned you that you would be seeing a lot of the red leaved Cannas!
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In the back we have red leaved Cannas with the greyish-purple leaves of Rosa glauca on the left and in front it is the velvety purple tinged leaves of the greenhouse resident visiting for the summer, the Brazilian native, Solanum atropurpureum.
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Reds and Purples
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Red Leaved Canna in Bloom
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Red leaved Cannas with smallish orange flowers on tall spikes.
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In the old rose bed, the fluffy pink mounds of the North American native, Eupatorium purpureum--Joe Pye Weed--are seen with a delicate grass in the front--Molinia caerulea--and a much taller and coarser grass in the back.
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Eupatorium purpureum and Grasses
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Brilliantly Lit Leaves and Flowers
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Brilliant small orange flowers on a back-lit green leaved Canna.
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The nearly flat light lavender flower clusters of Hydrangea aspera subsp. robusta.
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Hydrangea aspera subsp. robusta
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Phlox and Nepeta
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Lavender Phlox and Nepeta siberica share a spot in the purple and magenta bed .
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The very blue flowers of the low growing annual, Convolvulus tricolor 'Blue Ensign.'
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Convolvulus tricolor 'Blue Ensign'
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Convolvulus tricolor 'Blue Ensign'
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Convolvulus tricolor 'Blue Ensign'--I will assume that "tricolor" refers to the yellow, white, and blue.
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