Impatiens ‘Fusion’.
Helenium ‘Double Trouble’. Much delight Much delight New! Helenium ‘Double Trouble’. If
you love sneezeweed, that pretty yellow charmer, you’ll love this new variety that has very large double flowers. Helenium blooms all throughout July and August, just when you need that extra punch of colour. (Cana- dian grown at Vanstone Nurseries). Seashell impatiens. A few seasons ago,
yellow impatiens were wowing readers, but now this shell-shaped variety comes in ev- erything from peach to coral as well as yel- low. Peach Frost, Heat Coral and Infrared Apricot are a few of your choices. Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium). Now being
pushed as Eupatorium (its botanical name), this old native Canadian favourite has new prominence in the garden, especially in Eu- rope. It is large and structural and puts out heavenly flowers that attract bees and but- terflies. There are all kinds of new varieties in colours ranging from the traditional pink
Osteospermum ecklonis. Ninebark ‘Amber Jubilee’.
to rusty red to mauve and white. There’s a dwarf variety called ‘Baby Joe’ that grows to just 30 inches tall. All varieties attract but- terflies and bees. Kniphofia ‘Redhot Popsicle’. This amazing bulb (also called torch lily) just keeps blooming and blooming and bloom- ing, though you seldom see it in the local garden. Treat it like an annual or a gladi- ola (unless you are in Zone 6 or higher) and take it inside over the winter. It forms nicely sized clumps. It really is a showstopper in the garden. Mukdenia ‘Crimson Far’. Very hardy to
Zone 4, this is a relative of heuchera from China, it has large maple-like leaves, which emerge green then age (after flowering) to mid-green splashed with bright red. Foli- age remains red all summer. Perfect for the shade garden. It has white bell-like flowers that are not remarkable.
Kniphofia ‘Redhot Popsicle’.
Ninebark ‘Amber Jubilee’ is a stunning addition to the shrub garden with varie- gated green and yellow and orange bronzed foliage in summer. Named for Queen Eliza- beth’s Diamond Jubilee, this is a “must have” to complement the dark leafed nine- barks ‘Diablo’ and the chartreuse ‘Dart’s Gold’. (Canadian introduction from Jeffries Nurseries). Osteospermum ecklonis. Another double!
If you like osteospermum, you’ll love this variety with its fluffy centers, although you may miss the distinctive blue stamens of tra- ditional varieties. They come in pink, dark pink and “silver”, which is white with a pur- plish eruption of little trumpet-shaped flo- rets at its center. This variety does not close up at night and does best in cooler weather, so enjoy it in spring and set it aside until it’s time to make a comeback as the tempera- tures cool in late August.
Mukdenia ‘Crimson Far’.
Joe Pye Weed now comes as a dwarf.
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