Pink Spike Cimicifuga agastache Gentiana cruciata 'Blue Cross'

Gentiana cruciata 'Blue Cross'

Each flower shows off an aubergine purple eye

A great apricot for mild winter areas

and its much cleaner foliage makes it especially disease resistant

This Clematis grows quickly

Pink Spike Cimicifuga agastache Gentiana cruciata 'Blue Cross'First off, you'll love this Cimicifuga for its dark, rich foliage. Such an unusual color is sure to stick out amid the green leaves you've got plenty of in the mixed border. Then, in late summer, when all the other showy garden perennials are starting to wind down, raspberrycolored buds will burst into fluffy blush plumes. With the plumes comes a surprising, whimsy perfume that's kind of like grape soda. The plumes and the foliage carry enough of