Saturday, June 4, 2011

A parade of gold throughout the season

NAME:Patrinia (Patrinia scabiosifolia)
Zones: 5 to 8
Size: Up to 7 feet tall and 2 feet wide
Conditions: Full sun to parial shade; fertile, moist soil
Peak Time: Late summer through fall


Patrinia can be planted throughout a border to give the planting an airy accent.
It shoots up tall corymbs of bright yellow flowers in summer, which fade as fall
arrives, offering golden hues. The stems make geat cut flowers. Patrinia is,
unfortunately, an alternate host of daylily rust; if you love daylilies, you may
not want to introduce patrinia to your garden.

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