Meconopsis Napaulensis

It produces delicate, cup-shaped flowers in shades of deep yellow that reach a diameter of 2 to 3 inches (5-7 cm.). They may die back in very hot, dry summers, but they will regrow from the deep taproot when temperatures cool off again.

S.Armitage also points out that roscoea belongs to the ginger family, "a pretty good hint that it won't be happy in Peoria."I insist on trying, however, as it is the most cold-tolerant of the gingers, with many species said to be hardy to USDA zone 6--which...

The twining annual vines climb or sprawl up to 15 feet and self-seed aggressively. "Blue Diadem" cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus "Blue Diadem") offers double flowers -- twice the usual number of naturally blue petals per bloom.Blue morning glories (Ipomoea...