Lantana camara Ham and Eggs Astrolepis Tricyrtis lasiocarpa makes a tight

Tricyrtis lasiocarpa makes a tight clump of 3' tall

All Amsonia species are valuable for their early bloom of pure blue flowers

The Mexican bush sage is so wonderful that northern gardeners grow it as a prized annual

The result is an amazing red-violet and white streaked pouch

Lantana camara Ham and Eggs Astrolepis Tricyrtis lasiocarpa makes a tightThanks to Bob Snyder for sharing this deer resistant hardy lantana he grows in his garden two hours west (colder) of PDN. Lantana 'Ham and Eggs' is an old, sterile cultivar that has been passed along in the Southeast for many years. Lantana 'Ham and Eggs' is topped from early summer until fall with flowers that open pink (RHS 73B) and then develop a central pattern of flowers which are cream with a golden eye a summer delight for hummingbirds.