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Ranunculus Bloomingdale 'Purple Shades'

By Jenny Andrews

The Bloomingdale series of Ranunculus from Sakata Seed America sets the standard for Persian buttercups, the luminous tightly packed petals reminiscent of the tissue-paper flowers everyone makes in grade school. Their dainty looks are deceiving, though, as these flowers are durable and long lasting. I saw them during Pack Trials in Northern California, holding their own in gale-force winds.

Hibiscus 'Jazzberry Jam'

By Jenny Andrews

This perennial hibiscus, a spectacular culmination of the rose-mallow breeding program of Walters Gardens nursery and selected from among thousands of seedlings, has enormous 9-inch-wide ruffled blooms of deep magenta with a red eye. Sturdy, full plants make a striking specimen in the garden from midsummer through early fall.

Hemerocallis 'Fooled Me'

By Jenny Andrews

A winner of the highest honor for daylilies, the American Hemerocallis Society Stout Silver Medal, this luscious early to midseason bloomer has big, 5.5-inch flowers of glowing golden yellow centered with dark red and a matching red picotee edge. Strong 2-foot stems make this a versatile midsize daylily good for large or small beds and borders.

Floral Arrangements for the Holidays

By Jenny Andrews

Winston Flowers takes a modern approach to decorating for the holidays

Cutting Edge: Clover Chadwick

By Kristine Hansen

Working from her studio in Los Angeles, the floral designer makes weddings, events and L.A. hot spots beautiful

Cutting Edge: Karla Dascal

By Shawn C. Bean

Chrysanthemum, meet Le Corbusier: architecturally-inspired designs from a Miami event planner

X Gastrolea 'Midnight'

A hybrid between Aloe and close kin Gasteria, this retro succulent from Proven Winners is multipurpose indeed-a perennial in Zones 8-11, an annual in cooler zones and a great houseplant everywhere. Rosettes of red-tinged, narrow leaves are crowned by orange flowers in winter and spring.

Begonia 'Black Taffeta'

Big, black, star-shaped, textured leaves with a red reverse on this Terra Nova introduction give it high drama in the shade garden in summer and in a container in a bright room. Pink flowers chase away winter doldrums. It's hardy in Zones 10-11.