From stately hollyhocks and full-blown balloon flowers to Chinese lanterns and cranesbill geraniums, this collection features thirty favorite flowering plants that come up in gardens year after year. Artists of all ages can use the true colors of the flowers (some shown on inside covers) or create their own brilliant shades for: • Bee balm • Black-eyed Susan • Blanket flower • Cone flower • Coral bells • Larkspur • Pincushion flower • Perennial sunflower • Shasta daisy • Tiger lily • Yellow columbine • Globe flower. . . and fourteen other floral varieties. Identifying captions are included.