Pink Spike Cimicifuga agastache and its much cleaner foliage

and its much cleaner foliage makes it especially disease resistant

A great apricot for mild winter areas

highly-fragranced double flowers open in spring

Each flower shows off an aubergine purple eye

Gentiana cruciata 'Blue Cross'

Pink Spike Cimicifuga agastache and its much cleaner foliageFirst 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