Blazing Beauties
103 plants in this collection
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![Monarda 'Jacob Cline', scarlet beebalm, deep-crimson whorled flowerheads on tall stems visited by a hummingbird.]()
![Firespike (Odontonema strictum) scarlet tubular flowers on an upright spike]()
![Rhododendron 'Stonewall Jackson' Confederate Series azalea, big yellow blooms flushed red-pink.]()
Rhododendron austrinum hybrid 'Stonewall Jackson' $28.00 /'Stonewall Jackson' Azalea
- Zones 6–9
- 8–10 ft
![Rhododendron calendulaceum, flame azalea, a native deciduous shrub offered by Woodlanders.]()
Rhododendron calendulaceum ‘Dawn at the River’ $23.00 /Flame Azalea 'Dawn at the River'
- Zones 5–8
- 6–10 ft
Reference plantView details →![Rhododendron flammeum, Oconee azalea, trusses of fiery orange-red funnel-shaped flowers on a native deciduous shrub.]()
![Rhodoleia henryi in winter bloom, tassel-like crimson flowers.]()
![Rhus aromatica fragrant sumac in fall, foliage turning orange, scarlet, and burgundy.]()
![Ruellia coccinea (Yerba Maravilla) red tubular flower clusters in a summer border]()
About the Blazing Beauties Collection
The blazing beauties are the garden's hot colors gathered in one place, the flowers and foliage that burn red, orange, scarlet, and gold. Where soft pastels soothe, these plants energize: they catch the eye from across the garden, hold their own in full sun, and bring warmth and drama to a planting that wants to feel alive. Drawn from perennials, shrubs, and more, they are united by nothing but sheer, unapologetic color.
In the landscape hot colors do specific work. Massed, they make a bold, high-energy border that reads from a distance and glows under strong sun; used as accents, they lift a cooler planting and draw the eye where you want it. Hot tones love the light, so these are plants for the open, sunny parts of the garden, where the color has the sun behind it and nothing to hold it back.
We put this collection together because color is one of the great joys of gardening, and because so many of these bold bloomers are also magnets for wildlife. Bright, warm-hued flowers are especially beloved of hummingbirds and butterflies, so a fiery border is a busy one, alive with movement as well as color. Many are tough, sun-loving, and long-flowering into the bargain.
Give them full sun and the room to make their statement, and let hot color anchor the boldest part of the garden. Find more sun-worshippers in our Sun Lovers and Drought-Tolerant Plants collections, and cool the effect where you like with foliage from our Grasses and Bamboos.
