Verbascum sp.
‘Cotswold King’
Biennel so don't expect it each year. huge, bright, lemon yellow blooms have beautiful maroon markings that upon inspection form a face. The long stamens below the “face” curve dramatically upwards. The 4’-5’ erect spikes appear in late spring & if CUT BACK AFTER BLOOMS ARE SPENT FOR SECONDARY SPIKES!! in Mid-Summer. Soft, rich green foliage forms a basal rosette to 30” across. Verbascum sp. ‘Cotswold King’ appears biennial, but self sows easily, coming true from seed. Planted in front of Pond in Clay

Echium hybrid Mr. Happy
reaches an impressive 15’ tall & 20” across, with a 3’ bulbous base above large, velvety, silver-green rosettes. He’s an incredibly rare hybrid of Echium wildprettii & E. pininana. pink blooms with long, sparkly stamens from MAY to SEPTEMBER! Blooming in his 2nd and 3rd year (if cut back) Planted in the NorthWest corner of the backyard by the fence line.

Echinops ritro ruthenicus
dark blue globes are held on strong, multi-branching stems to 3’ tall in mid-Summer to Fall. Planted in North West side of back yard by the fence line. Funeral flowers kinda block the light so hopefully it will pop up.

Rudbeckia triloba
‘Red Sport’
Midwestern native grows 3-6’ tall by 2’ Yellow button flowers. Considered a short lived perennial Planted by Mr. Happy