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Mary Startzman’s Most Spectacular Flowers
Over the years, she’s developed a few favorites‘Raspberry Wine’
Bee Balm
(Monarda didyma
‘Raspberry Wine’)
Part of the mint family, it grows
well in full sun or partial shade
and spreads quickly with
easy-to-control, shallow roots.‘Shocking’ Lily
(Lilium ‘Shocking’)
This fragrant lily hybrid,
known as an Orienpet, is a
cross between Oriental and
trumpet lilies. It is an early
bloomer that features large,
showy flowers.‘Golden Splendor’ Lily
(Lilium ‘Golden Splendor’)
Producing 12 to 20 flowers that
are 6 inches long and grow on
4-foot-tall stems, it blooms in
mid- to late-summer in sun or
partial shade. It’s more drought
tolerant than its relatives.Mealycup Sage
(Salvia farinacea)
Pollinators love this heat-tolerant
plant with blue or white blooms.
‘Hot Lava’ Coneflower
(Echinacea ‘Hot Lava’)
Flaming orange-red petals lend
jaunty pops of color.Trademarks owned by Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., Vevey, Switzerland.