Two plants in my backyard are my favourites, Scabiosa columbaria Butterfly Blue and Rudbeckia fulgida Goldsturm.
Butterfly Blue, native to Mediterranean region and parts of Europe, is prized for its non-stop blooming characteristic from the mid-May well into September. This low-growing perennial is a real gem in my backyard flower garden. Its star-like blue flowers always spread a romantic, peaceful, graceful sense, making me feel I want to stay with them forever. The plant is easy to grow and no need for any special care, except for a low tolerance of bad-drained soil. These flowers are not especially pretty and coquettishly beautiful, but able to bloom after day and day and tiredlessly last for 4 or 5 months. They truly bring a pleasure.
Goldsturm, native to North America including Manitoba, is acclaimed internationally as one of the most popular perennials for many years and they are also well-known for its everlasting charm. Its bright golden-yellow flowers shine in my backyard from July to October and create a nice balance with the blue Scabiosa. The flowers are in tones of golden-yellow with a dark brown cone. This combination makes them very pretty, like a small version of sunflowers. The golden-yellow generates a lot of sunshine and happy moments and makes me feel like a rich harvester all the time. Unlike Butterfly Blue, one single Goldsturm easily takes over a couple of sq. ft. garden with a big bouquet of brown eyes. The plant is a bit of aggressive and it survives well in any tough “bad-land”.
I appreciate Butterfly Blue for its beauty of tranquility and elegance. I enjoy Goldsturm for the warmth and rich sensation it brings up. Both of them are tough and not effeminate unmanly at all. Blue and golden-yellow flowers together make me feel that I freely travel between spring’s freshness, summer’s enthusiasm, and fall’s fruitful harvest.
Butterfly Blue, native to Mediterranean region and parts of 
Goldsturm, native to 
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