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Beautiful blooms that don’t sweat the summer heat
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by Amanda Moon
As the annual summer roasting of Central Texas begins, this seems like a good time to ask which plants can take the heat and brighten up our landscapes at this time of year. There are plenty actually!
Driving around town in the midsummer months, it’s hard to miss the bright yellow blooms of the Esperanza (aka Yellow Bells, also in orange) and the en masse red and orange colors of the Pride of Barbados. These large growing perennials are always the first go-to fo...