Centaurea montana 'Blue' #1Centaurea montana 'Blue', commonly called "Mountain Bluet", has beautiful blue purple colored fringed flowers that you rarely find in gardens. Drought tolerant once established. Blooms: May July Light: full sun Soil: well drained, regular garden soil Spacing: 24 36" Height at maturity: 24" Zones: 3 8 Pro tips: could bloom again with a hard cut back after first flush. Dead head flowers before they set seed if you do not want it to spread. Images are

Must have direct sun for intense foliage color

aka Salvia x sylvestris 'Ousteriesland'

Zones: 4 - 7

6"diameter at the top inner rim

These cute

Resulting icy bud flowers are fragrant and sumptuous

Astilbe chinensis 'Visions'

Super stunner

Dependable

Blooms: April - May

dark chocolate colored foliage of Acer palmatum ‘Tsukushi gata’ holds its surprising color all summer

and intense scarlet in the fall