Variety Notebook

Echinacea Meteor Yellow
Meteor Yellow’s double-yellow anemone-type flowers bloom in an upright compact habit. With good branching and multiple stems of non-fading blooms during the summer and fall seasons, it’s ideal for the middle of the border. It’s also vigorous, doesn’t require staking, and grows well in Zones 4 to 10.

For more: Terra Nova Nurseries, www.terranovanurseries.com

Sedum Elsie’s Gold
Forming a bushy mound of serrated succulent green leaves, this sedum’s leaf margins begin golden-yellow and age to cream by fall. Elsie’s Gold blooms small, star-shaped pink flowers packed together into flat-top heads in midsummer. The flower heads start out pale and darken to a rich magenta by fall. With long lasting flowers and cold hardiness, Elsie’s Gold is ideal for beds and borders.

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Autumn Sunburst Azalea
A new addition to the Encore Azalea, Sunburst is true to its name, blooming coral pink petals with white-ruffled edges in single to semi-double forms. Its blooms are 2.5 inches in diameter. It grows compactly, reaching 3 feet in height and 3.5 feet in spread. Sunburst is hardy to Zones 6A to 9 and blooms profusely in the spring, summer and fall.

For more: Encore Azalea, encoreazalea.com