In the event you go on vacation whilst your coneflower is in bloom...
or if for ANY reason she seems lonely and in need of companionship...
may I humbly suggest
the lovely ROSALITA Cleome
as a partner? They harmonize beautifully, and she is really QUITE undemanding.
No deadheading, drought-tolerant, heat-swooning, no stickiness or prickliness...
and in that lilac-pink so prevalent in the late summer border.
A select few Rosalitas in just the right spots...with just the right neighbors is nice...as is a large swath of them in an area where you can really saturate the landscape with their loveliness.
TODAY'S DAILY BLOOM:
Give her a whirl!
