Scabiosa columbaria 'Giga Blue' ~ Monrovia® Giga® Blue Pincushion Flower 8-11ft-spread (3) John Stratford

(3) John Stratford

IMAGES: Steven Katovich

It is commonly used as a hedge or screen due to its dense growth habit and spiny foliage

Redhead Coleus is a tender shade-loving evergreen perennial primarily grown for its dramatic bright red foliage with scalloped edges

Clusters of sunny yellow flowers resembling daisies with distinctive wedge-shaped petals with prominent center disks bloom in summer

Scabiosa columbaria 'Giga Blue' ~ Monrovia® Giga® Blue Pincushion Flower 8-11ft-spread (3) John StratfordMonrovia Giga Blue Pincushion Flower is a compact basal clumping herbaceous perennial with finely cut, often fuzzy, grey green foliage. The large honey scented violet blue flowers with larger outer petals and a domed center cushion of smaller flowers bloom on stiff stems nearly year round from mid spring through summer. Grows best in full sun and well drained soils, but tolerates part sun in hot southern climates. Intolerant of wet soils, especially