Cynara cardunculus Shade Perennials true red flowers (RHS 45A)

true red flowers (RHS 45A) from spring through summer

lindheimeri 'Austin City Limits' is one of the few ferns tolerant of full sun

an easy-to-grow

then Callirhoe involucrata var

and the tropical herbaceous perennial Strelitzia reginae

Cynara cardunculus Shade Perennials true red flowers (RHS 45A)The famed cardoon, aka Cynara cardunculus, makes a dramatic winter evergreen statement in the sunny perennial border with its 3 4' long, arching, ghost like, jagged, soft grey foliage. Once the 4' wide drought loving clumps are established, they are topped with 6' tall stalks of blue violet, thistle like flowers in late summer. After flowering, cardoons die to the ground for a month long rest before re sprouting. For a striking, bold textured accent