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Designing a Perennial Garden with Daylilies, Hydrangeas, and Crape Myrtle in Zone 6b

Daylilies and Pinky Winky hydrangeas pair well. Under the crape myrtle, plant hostas. For ground cover on the slope, use sedums or hardy ice plant (Delosperma). Add iris, lamb's ear, hardy hibiscus, hollyhock, Asiatic/Oriental lilies, coreopsis, phlox, poppies, yarrow. Spring bulbs (crocus, tulips, hyacinths, daffodils) and fall mums/asters/sedum extend the season.

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