Episode 125: Sensational Seed Heads

Flowers and leaf get most of the ostentation , but a plant with center - catching seed heads will add up interest for weeks or even months after its prime prison term is over . Thetexturesandshapesof these seed - bearing structures are delightfully diverse , range fromalliums ’ showy starbursts to plumppeonypods and the feathery tassels ofclematis . Our host and expert guest will share some favorite survival that look great after they go to seed .

Expert guest : Amanda Thomsen is a horticulturist , garden architect , and generator base in suburban Chicago .

Danielle’s Plants

‘ Purple Sensation ’ genus Allium ( Allium‘Purple champion ’ , Zones 3–9 )

‘ Kopper Kettle ’ Itoh peony ( Paeonia‘Kopper Kettle ’ , Zones 3–8 )

‘ Goldsturm ’ opprobrious - eyed Susan ( Rudbeckiafulgidavar.sullivantii‘Goldsturm ’ , Zones 3–9 )

Baptisia ( Baptisiaaustralis , Zones 3–9 )

Carol’s Plants

‘ Strawberry Fields ’ gomphrena ( Gomphrenahaageana‘Strawberry Fields ’ , Zones 9–11 )

Tibetan clematis ( Clematistibetana , Zones 6–9 )

Kamchatka sedum ( Sedumkamptschaticum , Zones 3–8 )

‘ Blue Glow ’ globe thistle ( Echinopsbannaticus , Zones 3–8 )

Expert’s Plants

Angel ’s trumpet ( Daturainnoxia , Zones 9–10 )

beloved - in - a - mist ( Nigelladamascena , annual )

Love lies bleeding ( Amaranthuscaudatus , annual )

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