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Fall is approaching but the crape myrtles continue in flower and are very tolerant of summer heat.
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Roses are coming back for a fall display and the summer annuals are still in full glory.
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Hydrangea 'Tardiva' is still in flower. Enjoy the bright red of the cardinal flower.
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Butterfly bush continues and miscanthus are beginning to display their showy panicles. 'Rose Carpet' indigo is a great ground cover for a sunny location. It has a long period of bloom.
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Fountain grass is flowering and the chaste tree is still very attractive. Bluebeards are flowering.
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Rose of Sharons are also still in flower.
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Turtlehead is flowering and the Joe Pye weeds continue. Plumbago is flowering in several locations.
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Compass plant is flowering and some coneflowers can still be seen.
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The seven-son flower is just beginning and the large-flowering herbaceous mallows are impressive.
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In the bulb gardens you can still see gladiolus, caladiums and crinums.
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Many garden phlox are in flower.
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In the Kemper Center bird garden enjoy scarlet rose mallow and trumpet vine.
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Tropical waterlilies are blooming and you may also catch a flower on the impressive Amazon water lily. Some fall asters, such as 'Purple Dome', are starting to flower.
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In shady areas you may see the hardy begonia and the large-flowered fragrant hosta as well as others.
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Our summer annuals trial beds are in full flower and real differences can be observed in cultivar performance. Other summer flowering annuals, including vincas and petunias, are flowering throughout the Garden.
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Other annuals of note are begonias, ageratum and pentas.
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Still others you will see are lantana, heliotrope, and caricature plant.
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Some plants you will see in our summer baskets and containers include Chinese hibiscus, mandevilla, and scaevola.
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Other plants to look for are Japanese anemones and the blue salvia. Don't miss the unusual flowers of the buttonbush in a pool in front of the Linnean House.
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