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Low-growing perennials. In back of the edging, if it is used, or otherwise in the front of the border itself, may be used those perennials, which grow from a foot to two feet in height. These may be planted in combination with the edging plants, in front of them or in combination with the taller plants in back of them. Depending upon their habits of growth and their consciousness, they will be planted in-groups of from three to a dozen or more. The smaller borders would naturally have smaller groups. In any case the groups should be large enough to be visible from the distance from which the border is ordinarily viewed. Here we may use:

Astilbe Centaurea montana Cheiranthus allioni Coreopsis Dicentra eximia Eupatoreurn coelestinum Hemerocallis middendorfi Heuchera sanguinea Hosta lanceolata Statice latifolia Papaver nudicaule Platycodon mariesi

Herbaceous spirea Centaurea Siberian wallflower Coreopsis Fringed bleedingheart Mistflower Daylily Coralbell Plantainlily Sea-lavender Iceland poppy Balloonflower

Taller-growing perennials. Back of the lower growing perennials, which are for the most part more or less round masses, we will use taller growing ones which will be from two to four feet in height. In fact, in a very narrow border these may even be the tallest plants used, except for an occasional accent in the form of a delphinium or hollyhock. These include:

Anchusa italica Anemone japonica Aquilegia chrysantha Anthemis tinctoria Asclepias tuberosa Baptisia tinctoria Campanula persicifolia Cassia, marylandica Chelone lyoni Chrysanthemum Clematis davidiana Dicentra spectabilis Digitalis purpurea Echinacea purpurea Hemerocallis flava Hemerocallis Hesperis matronalis Iris siberica Lychnis chalcedonica Monarda didyma Phlox paniculata Platycodon grandiflorum Rudbeckia speciosa

Bugloss Anemone Columbine Yellow camomile Butterflyweed Wild-indigo Peachleaf bellflower Senna Pink turtlehead Chrysanthemum Clematis Bleedingheart Foxglove Purple coneflower Lemon daylily Bay State Daylily Sweet rocket Siberian iris Campion Oswego beebalm Garden phlox Balloonflower Cornflower

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