Gentiana andrewsii Multicolor Flowering Plants topped with bright red tubular

topped with bright red tubular flowers beginning in late summer and continuing into fall

Hedychium 'Kin Ôgi' is one of our favorite ginger lilies with strong 6' tall stalks

drought-tolerant foreground addition to a grouping of ornamental grasses

Eucomis 'Sparkling Burgundy' is a dramatic accent plant

Gentiana andrewsii Multicolor Flowering Plants topped with bright red tubularGentiana andrewsii is a splendid North American native gentian that hails from the colder regions of the country Canada south to Missouri. The 18" slightly lax stems arise from a dormant rosette in spring, clothed in pinky shaped glossy green leaves. In late September and October, the clumps are topped with hummingbird attracting clusters of blue lavender flowers resembling a mini southern bottle tree. In the garden, it prefers slightly moist alkaline