Planning A Flower Garden - Knowledgebase Question

Dover, TN
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Question by Myandu
January 12, 1998
I want to put plants in an area which is partly shaded, to have taller plants behind, shorter ones in front. I prefer all pink colors if I can get them. Can you suggest some plants that would accomplish this? Perennials would be better but I would go with annuals.


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Answer from NGA
January 12, 1998
Here is a list of pink flowering perennials and some annuals. Some are tall in height, some are short: Armeria (Sea Pink), Aster, Dianthus (Pinks), Dicentra (Bleeding Heart), Digitalis (Foxglove), Geraniums, Gypsophilia (Baby's Breath, there are pink varieties), Heuchera (Coralbells, there are pink varieties), Malva, Veronica (Speedwell), Liatris (Blazing Star), Monarda (Beebalm), Echinacea (Coneflower), Paeonia (Peony), Phlox Paniculata, Poppy, Lychnis (Angel Blush), Helichrysum (Rose Icicle), Hollyhocks, Sweet Pea, Celosia, Cosmos, Astilbe, Chrysanthemum, Filipendula (Queen of the Prairie), Impatiens, Iris (pink varieties), Hemerocallis (Daylily, pink varieties), Oenothera (Ozark Sundrops), Penstemon (Beardtongue), Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower), Achillea, Cleome (Spider Flower), Salvia, Xeranthemum (Immortelle), Petunia, and Snapdragon.

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