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The old British folkloric common name for the Sempervivum is rather unusual. It is "Welcome home husband though never so drunk".

Crambe Cordifolia is a magnificent statement plant in the garden. It is well-used in Britain, but rather uncommon in the US. I hope this changes, as this is such a wonderful, fragrant and beautiful specimen plant.

It has a very long tap root and takes a few years to establish, if it is happy where planted.
Give this one alot of room and stand back for a show!
It can get to be 5-6 ft tall and wide and resembles a tree of Babys Breath-like, fragrant flowers.

It never fails to get positive attention. Once you grow this, you will always want it.

This is an interesting, unusual and striking, but potentially invasive plant. It has huge leaves and produces its flowers in early spring.
The leaves have a tropical look. The baseball-shaped flowers really are unique and I would look forward to them every spring.
The plants spread quickly, so correct placement is crucial to your appreciation of this plant.
Petasites looks beautiful at the edge of a wooded area, where it can be free to roam. Never plant this in the garden proper.
It is one of those plants that is quite memorable.

These classic Cottage Garden flowers are beautiful in the garden, as well as in bouquets. They grow 3-4 feet tall, and can be directly sown in the garden in Fall or very early Spring.

Lespedeza is a wonderful fall-blooming shrub.
It's a very tough plant as well. I have moved it around quite easily, even while in bloom, and it came back nicely.
It has a cascading growth habit, which makes it very graceful in appearance.
I get many favorable comments on it from visitors because its color and form are unusual in a fall bloomer. It can be challenging, however, to place properly.
It also provides an important structural and architectural element in the fall garden.
I would not want to be without it.

Muscari armeniacum is a wonderful, early-spring-blooming bulb. It is planted in fall along with the Tulips and Daffodils. I love this plant because it naturalizes nicely when it is in a happy situation. It complements any other plants near it.
I also appreciate the way this bulb produces its leaves in the fall.
The species name denotes its country of origin, Armenia.

Great photos! Such a beautiful and hardy plant. The leaves are eyecatching, too!

This is the first late bloom on a new plant, so expecting it will look different next summer. Came from Maryott. Bill said it came directly from the hybridizer, so he is sure it is correct. Photos of it on the AHS website look entirely different.

This is one of my very favorite plants. It is beautiful in flower and then in leaf, all throughout the year. The wonderfully scented leaves, which have a scent described as pine-like or like sweetbriar, are irresistible to pick as you walk by. My garden visitors always love to take a leaf home, for the scent. It is also easy to divide. The Bigroot Geranium will happily transplant anywhere. It is very easy to divide and you will only need to purchase this plant once.

Love this Daylily. It is a reliable, long bloomer for me both here in NC and in Mass. Everyone remarks on it and wants a division. A star!

This is one tough plant. It has been moved three times in my garden, and it came back strong. It blooms very late in the gardening year and is much appreciated at that time. It can easily be divided and this very long lived perennial will give you a reliable performance every fall. I have had this in my garden for over 5 years now and feel it is an underused plant.

This is a great plant in so many ways, but it must be given plenty of room. The Fall interest it provides is important and the feathery heads are graceful and billowy. In summer the striped leaves are pretty and interesting. This is a perfect 'back of the border' plant. It does take a few years to mature into the clump you see in the photo, which is 4 years old in my garden.This is one plant I would not want to be without.
I am in Zone 7A.

I know Lysimachia is said to be very invasive, but in my experience this plant has never exhibited any invasive tendencies. I have grown it in the same spot for 6 years and it has spread maybe 2 feet.

Unbelievable! Blooming from spring through fall here in Zone 7B. Everyone comments on it. Carefree and beautiful anywhere. Love this rose. Never thought I would, as I have mostly David Austin roses, but you have to admire the tenacity of this big performer.

A very good performer. Bloomed for an extremely long time and the flowers opened well and held up to intense sun. A tough plant, as it was moved while in bloom and just continued on blooming after, without losing a beat!

This daylily is an amazing performer in my Zone 7A garden. It seemed to bloom forever and the flowers held up well in intense sun. I don't usually like reds, but this has changed my mind!

This plant has been the best butterfly attractant in my garden. Sometimes I have observed over 20 butterflies on the plant at once! Amazed me, as I did not grow it for this reason and did not remember reading about that attribute. It spreads, so give it room. A big boy. Zone 7A

This is a fantastic performer in Zone 7A. Would not want to be without it. Blooms profusely in Spring, then again in the Fall. A lovely scent. Just a great rose. I planted 3 bushes together here to get this effect. Have never had a bug problem with it. Photo taken in Massachusetts.

This is the one of the first of the Spring flowering trees in our neighborhood, in Zone 7A. Its bloom is followed by the lovely deep maroon red leaves. This tree is well worthy of a spot in anyone's yard. A handsome form and carefree maintenance.

Can't say enough good things about this plant, as well as Coleuses as a whole. We had a dry, droughty summer and I very rarely watered this plant. It did fine, even thrived. Coleus is a marvelous xeric plant.