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Perennial subshrub: Deer and heat tolerant. Grows well in coastal conditions. Good in borders, pots, rock gardens & window boxes. Attracts birds, bees & butterflies. Good cut flower. Angelic Series are early blooming and well branched. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: ruby pink. Height: 8-12 inches. Width: 12-16 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Keep moist but not soggy. Prefers well-drained soil. Water: moderate. Protect from heavy frost.

Perennial subshrub: Deer and heat tolerant. Grows well in coastal conditions. Good in borders, pots, rock gardens & window boxes. Attracts birds, bees & butterflies. Good cut flower. Angelic Series are early blooming and well branched. Bloom time: summer. Bloom color: semi-double, blend of cream to light pinks. Height: 8-12 inches. Width: 12-16 inches. Exposure: sun/part shade. Keep moist but not soggy. Prefers well-drained soil. Water: moderate. Protect from heavy frost.

Shrubby Perennial: Evergreen. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clump forming. Good for on banks, rock gardens, borders and foregrounds. Can take seaside conditions. Bloom time: spring-fall. Bloom color: lavender pink. Height: 1.5-2 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate. USDA Z6.

Perennial Subshrub: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clump former with grass-like tufts & white ball-shaped flower heads in spring-fall. Good rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. CA native. Attracts butterflies. Size: 6-10" x 12". Flower spikes 6-8". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4-10.

Perennial Subshrub: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clumping grass-like tufts are green with white edges and carry bright pink ball-shaped flower heads spring-summerl. Good rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. Attracts butterflies. Ht: 4-8". W: 4-8". Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z4-10.

Perennial Subshrub: Evergreen. Tolerates deer, drought, fire & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clumping grass-like tufts w/ deep rose pink ball-shaped flower heads spring-fall. Rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. CA native. Attracts butterflies. Size: 6-10" x 12". Flowers 6-8". Sun with mod/dry water. USDA Z4-10.

Shrublet: Evergreen. 2009 Fleuroselect Gold Medal winner. Tolerates deer, drought, fire, heat & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clump former with grass-like tufts & rose-red ball-shaped flower heads from spring-fall. Good rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. Attracts bees & butterflies. Broader leaves, stiffer stems & larger flowers than Arm. maritima. Height & Width: 8-10 inches. Sun/part shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z5.

Shrublet: Evergreen. The Dreamerias offer longer flowering, heat tolerance & tidy habit. Also tolerates deer, drought, fire & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clump former with grass-like tufts & bright pink ball-shaped flower heads spring to frost. Rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. Attracts bees & butterflies. Broader leaves, stiffer stems & larger flowers than Arm. maritima. Ht. & Width: 10-12 in. Sun/part shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z5.

Shrublet: Evergreen. The Dreamerias offer longer flowering, heat tolerant & tidy habit. Also tolerates deer, drought, fire & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clump former w/grass-like tufts & pure white ball-shaped flower heads spring-frost. Rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. Attracts bees & butterflies. Broader lvs, stiffer stems & larger flowers than Arm. maritima. Ht. & Width: 10-12". Sun/pt shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z5.

Shrublet: Evergreen. The Dreamerias offer longer flowering, heat tolerant & tidy habit. Also tolerates deer, drought, fire & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clump former w/grass-like tufts & ruby red ball-shaped flower heads spring-frost. Rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. Attracts bees & butterflies. Broader lvs, stiffer stems & larger flowers than Arm. maritima. Ht. & Width: 10-12". Sun/pt shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z5.

Shrublet: Evergreen. The Dreamerias offer longer flowering, heat tolerant & tidy habit. Also tolerates deer, drought, fire & coast. Somewhat gopher resistant. Clump former w/grass-like tufts & dp purple ball-shaped flower heads spring-frost. Rock garden, ground cover, edging, pot, cut flower & border plant. Attracts bees & butterflies. Broader lvs, stiffer stems & larger flowers than Arm. maritima. Ht. & Width: 10-12". Sun/pt shade. Water: mod/dry. USDA Z5.

Perennial Shrub: Deer & gopher resistant. Very drought tolerant. CA native. A large scale ground cover that spreads to form a compact mat w/finely divided light gray-green lvs. Aromatic. Useful as a bank cover or for the top of a retaining wall where it can cascade over the edge. Also nice filler or rock garden pant. Flowers are sparse & are fairly inconspicuous. Ht: 1-2'. W: 8-10'. Exp.: sun. Water: mod./dry. USDA Z9.

Perennial Shrub: Deer & gopher resistant. Drought tolerant. Good rock garden, border and ground cover plant. Shrubby growth habit with gray flower spikes to 1 foot in length. Foliage is covered with silky, silvery hairs. Height: 3 feet. Width: 4-6 feet. Exposure: sun. Water: moderate/dry. USDA Z8 or <. (syn. A. x absinthium x arborescens 'Powis Castle').

This nearly spineless variety produces heads that are 3-5” in diameter & have wonderfully thick, flavorful hearts. With thick, fleshy scales & solid center, the flower heads should be harvested when they are young. It needs a fairly long, mild growing season, or you may grow it as an annual. This variety does well in most areas. Plant in sun. (Maturity: 90 days) (Cynara scolymus ‘Tavor’)