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Flowers and foliage get most of the fanfare, but a plant with eye-catching seed heads will add interest for weeks or even months after its bloom time is over. The textures and shapes of these seed-bearing structures are delightfully diverse, ranging from alliums\u2019 showy starbursts to plump peony pods and the feathery tassels of clematis. Our hosts and expert guest will share some favorite selections that look great after they go to seed.

Expert guest:\xa0Amanda Thomsen is a horticulturist, garden designer, and author based in suburban Chicago.

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Danielle\u2019s Plants

'Purple Sensation' allium (Allium\xa0'Purple Sensation', Zones 3-9)\xa0

'Kopper Kettle' Itoh peony (Paeonia\xa0'Kopper Kettle', Zones 3-8)\xa0

'Goldsturm' black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida\xa0var.\xa0sullivantii\xa0'Goldsturm', Zones 3-9)\xa0

Baptisia (Baptisia australis, Zones 3-9)\xa0

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Carol\u2019s Plants

\u2018Strawberry Fields\u2019 gomphrena (Gomphrena haageana \u2018Strawberry Fields\u2019, Zones 9-11)

Tibetan clematis (Clematis tibetana, Zones 6-9)

Kamchatka sedum (Sedum kamptschaticum, Zones 3-8)

\u2018Blue Glow\u2019 globe thistle (Echinops bannaticus, Zones 3-8)

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Expert\u2019s Plants

Angel\u2019s trumpet (Datura innoxia, Zones 9-10)

Love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena, annual)

Love lies bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus, annual)