Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)Cardinal flower is a mid-summer flowering perennial with brilliant red flowers. It grows naturally in wet areas, along streams and rivers and in sunny marshes.

Now that the weather is cooling, you might notice that some of the plants we encounter look nothing like their mid-summer ...

Geums, also known as Avens, bloom in mid to late spring ... Deadheading spent blooms will encourage a second round of flowers through late summer. The threadleaf variety gives a feathery texture ...

Who says spring and summer-blooming plants are the only ones that get all the fun? Sure, they may give you beautiful bursts ...

Wendy's Wish' starts blooming in May and produces magenta flowers that drives hummingbirds mad with desire all summer long, and usually well past thanksgiving. 'Pineapple Sage' doesn't bloom until ...