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eras (Evening Primrose) Water lilies, Trumpet Vines and Zinnias 
begin blooming early in the summer and continue until frost. 
Helianthemums, Helianthus and Helioposis begin to flower in the 
early fall and are followed by Lantana, Marigolds, Calendulas, 
Klondike Cosmos and many kinds and shades of yellow and orange 
Chrysanthemums. 
For a garden of blue, Scilla (Squill), Muscari (Grape) and other 
Hyacinths, Pansies and Bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis) come early. 
The dainty Blue-eyed Grass, Cornflowers, Iris and Larkspur begin 
blooming about the same time. The Clematis and the star-like Pas¬ 
sion flowers first show among their curling tendrils. Picture a white 
frame house with snowy picket fence, amass with heavenly blue 
Cornflowers, the sole blossom during its season of bloom! Petunias 
and Verbenas, long spikes of Veronica, exquisite Tropical Water- 
lilies, several varieties of the graceful grey-foliaged Blue Salvias 
and Plumbago; the Vitex and Japanese Morning Glories begin 
blooming in the early summer, and to their ranks are joined, early 
in the fall, the fluffy-plumed Ageratum and the thorny Eryngium. 
Shading toward red come the lavenders and purples. Earliest in 
the spring the lovely Wisteria droops its panicles of blue-lavender 
over Violets and many tones of Pansies and Hyacinths. Sweet Peas, 
Candytuft and pale lavender double Poppies, Penstemon Cobaea, 
many tones of Iris and Columbine, Alyssum, Phlox and Gladioli— 
all pastel tones of delicate beauty—bloom throughout the spring, 
while Physostegia virginiana (False Dragonhead), with Trailing 
Lantana, Senesa and Verbenas carry these pastel shades throughout 
the fall months. Liatris (Blazing Star) is a deeper hue and is one 
of the glories of the fall gardens, together with the many shades 
that tie the blue purples into the reds found in the fall-blooming 
Hardy Asters (Michaelmas Daisies), and Chrysanthemums. 
Brilliant red in the spring is the Standing Tree-Cypress, often 
called Texas Plume, gay and compelling, as outstanding as the fiery 
Cockscomb of the fall. Gaillardia (Indian Blanket or Firewheel) 
is as vividly red and yellow from spring until frost as is another 
native plant, the Poinciana, a graceful shrub with feathery foliage. 
Tones of 
Blue 
Lavender 
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Purple 
Blossoms 
Red 
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