Mailbox Garden

A Thread Leaf Tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata ‘Zagreb’) (5)
Zones 3-9. Tiny yellow daisies, ferny foliage. 15" tall.

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Goblin Blanket Flower (Gaillardia x grandiflora ‘Goblin’)
Zones 3-9. Cheerful red-and-yellow flowers in summer, compact habit.
12" tall.

B Dwarf Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea ‘Kim’s
Knee High’) (3)
Zones 3-9. Rose-red flowers with domed centers. Blooms in summer.
24" tall.

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Clara Curtis Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema zawadskii or
Chrysanthemum x rubellum ‘Clara Curtis’)
Zones 4-8. Long-lasting pink daisies in late summer. 18"-24" tall.

C Cushion Spurge (Euphorbia epithymoides or E.
polychroma) (3)
Zones 4-9. Chrome-yellow spring flowers, red fall color. 15" tall.

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Palace Purple Coralbells (Heuchera ‘Palace Purple’)
Zones 4-9. A tidy mound of burgundy foliage. 20" tall.

D Creeping Baby’s Breath (Gypsophila repens ‘Rosea’) (2)
Zones 3-7. Sprays of hundreds of tiny pink flowers in summer. 8" tall.

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Hybrid Speedwell (Veronica ‘Goodness Grows’)
Zones 3-8. Deep blue spikes, May-October. 12"-14" tall.

E Dwarf Iris (Iris ‘Little Showoff’ or a comparable variety) (1)
Zones 3-9. Icy blue flowers in spring, sometimes reblooming in fall.
12" tall.

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Dwarf Siberian Iris (Iris sibirica ‘Baby Sister’ or a
comparable variety)
Zones 3-9. Light blue flowers in June, linear foliage. 14" tall.

F Candy Stripe Creeping Phlox (Phlox subulata ‘Candy Stripe’) (2)
Zones 2-9. Pink-and-white flowers in early spring. Spreading habit. 6" tall.

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Pink Sundrop (Oenothera berlandieri ‘Siskiyou’)
Zones 5-8. Abundant 2" pink flowers in summer. 8" tall.

G Purple Rain Salvia (Salvia verticillata ‘Purple Rain’) (3)
Zones 5-8. Spikes of smoky purple flowers, midsummer to fall. Fuzzy
foliage. 24" tall.

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Six Hills Giant Catmint (Nepeta x faassenii ‘Six Hills Giant’)
Zones 4-7. Spires of tiny violet blossoms over a long blooming season.
36" tall.

H Giant Lambs’ Ears (Stachys byzantina ‘Helene von Stein’ or ‘Big Ears’) (2)
Zones 4-8. Gray, woolly foliage. 12" tall.

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Vera Jameson Sedum (Sedum ‘Vera Jameson’)
Zones 3-8. Purple-bronze foliage, pink flowers in late summer. 12" tall.

I Morning Light Fountain Grass (Miscanthus sinensis ‘Morning Light’) (1)
Zones 5-9. A clumping, fountain-shaped ornamental grass. Narrow leaf
blades, silvery plumes in fall. 4’ tall.

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Culver’s Root (Veronicastrum virginicum)
Zones 4-8. Tall, slender spires of near-white flowers in late summer.
4’-6’ tall.

J Ageratum (Ageratum houstonianum) (12)
All zones. A low-growing annual with fuzzy blue blossoms over a long
blooming season. Replant every spring. 6" tall.

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Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)
All zones. Tiny, white, honey-scented flowers carpet the ground all
summer long. An annual flower; replant every spring. 4" tall.

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