272 MANUAL OF GARDENING 
Pentstemon grandiflorus.* 2 ft. July-August. Leafy spikes of 
showy purple flowers. 
P. levigatus var. Digitalis.* 3 ft. July-August. Pure white flowers 
in spikes, with purple throats. 
Platycodon grandiflorum (Campanula grandiflora). 3 ft. July- 
September. Deep blue, bell-shaped flowers. Dense, fine, erect 
habit. 
P. Mariesi. 1 ft. July-September. Flowers larger; deep violet- 
blue. Heavier foliage. 
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Day Lily, Funkia subcordata. 18 in. August-October. Trumpet, 
lily-like, pure-white flowers in clusters, borne upon a stalk from the 
midst of a group of heart-shaped green leaves. 
F. lancifolia var. albo-marginata. July-August. Lavender flowers. 
Lance-like leaves margined with white. 
Flame Flower, Kniphofia aloides (Tritoma Uvaria). 3 ft. August- 
September. Bright orange-scarlet flowers, in close, dense spikes, 
at the summit of several scape-like stems. Leaves slender, forming 
a large tuft. For lawn and borders. Hardy only when covered with 
litter or straw in winter. 
Cardinal Flower, Lobelia cardinalis.* 23-4 ft. August-September. 
Flowers intense cardinal-red, of unrivaled brilliancy. Tall spikes. 
Stems clustered; erect. 
Giant Daisy, Chrysanthemum (or Pyrethrum) uliginosum. 3-5 ft. 
July-October. Flowers white, with golden centers. About 2 in. 
across. <A stout, upright, bushy plant. Useful for cutting. 
Golden Glow, Rudbeckia laciniata.* 6-7 ft. August-September. Large 
double golden-yellow flowers in great profusion. Bushy habit. 
Cut off when done flowering. Leaves appear at the base and a new 
crop of flowers, on stems about 1 ft. high, appear in October. 
Goldenrod, Solidago rigida.* 3-5 ft. August-October. Flowers 
large for this genus, in close, short racemes in a corymbose-paniculate 
cluster. Fine, deep yellow. Erect habit. One of the best of the 
goldenrods. 
