Mrs. Peanuckle's Flower Alphabet (Mrs. Peanuckle's Alphabet Library): 3

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While the original species produced red flowers, you’ll find hybrids in an assortment of colors, including white and pink. Flannel Flower The flowers bloom from early summer until the first frosts of the year. With careful cutting, these can make good cut flowers. Calendula Numerous species exist, but the most commonly grown is the Aster novi-belgii, with blue, violet, pink, or white flowers, to mention a few colors it comes in. This plant is easy to grow and comes in a range of sizes. Azalea The Knautia plant is a perennial that hails from Central Europe. It blooms between July and September, and the flowers are burgundy. It is relatively small, only growing to around 1 foot tall and wide. It blooms between May and the first frost, and the blossoms may be a light blue to a violet blue. Nolana

Cornus or the Flowering Dogwood is a tree that heralds spring in well. The flowers are powderpuff blooms in white to sulfur yellow that brighten up the tree limbs. These annuals produce flowers in a range of colors, including bright oranges and pinks, and they may be single colors or a mixture of colors. They tend to be easy to grow, making them great plants for beginning or master gardeners alike. Nemophila

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The Epimedium plant is also known as the barrenwort, and it is a low-growing perennial. This is one plant often grown for its foliage, but many of these plant species have small, starry flowers that may be yellow, cream, or pink as some possibilities. Some are evergreen, but others die during the winter. Eremurus Calla lilies often need to be grown in a greenhouse, but some do well in moist or boggy conditions, such as near a water feature or pond. Camellia camellia japonica They range in height from a few inches off of the ground to over 5 feet tall and needing to be staked. They flower from May through September. Bergamot Different species have different colored blooms, with such examples as lime-green flowers or mottled color flowers. The perennials tend to be evergreens and most prefer to remain undisturbed when planted. Hibiscus

It grows in full sunlight or even partial shade. They will flower for a long period of time, generally throughout the summer and part of the fall. Carnation Bee Balm is a bergamot plant that comes as a hardy perennial. Also known as wild bergamot, the species is Monarda didyma.

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Coreopsis is a plant that blooms over an extended period of time, generally summer into fall, with some plants flowering as early as the spring.