Ground Covers - Page 16 of 52 - Fine Gardening

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    ‘Annie Hall’ thyme

    Thymus serphyllum 'Annie Hall'

    'Annie Hall' forms a prostrate mat with small, narrow leaves and is covered with pale purple-pink flowers in late spring.

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    Columbine meadow rue

    Thalictrum aquilegiifolium

    The lacy leaves of this meadow rue look like a columbine's, hence the common and scientific names.

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    North American hay-scented fern

    Dennstaedtia punctilobula

    This fern's lacy foliage smells of freshly mown grass and carpets the woodland or a moist, partially sunny site.

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    Firewitch cheddar pink

    Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Feuerhexe'

    Silvery-blue mats of evergreen, linear foliage.

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    ‘Ideal Crimson’ China pink

    Dianthus chinensis ‘Ideal Crimson'

    Fringed flowers in shades of bright red with white centers open without fragrance in summer.

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    Tokyo wood fern

    Dryopteris tokyoensis

    Tokyo wood fern's ladderlike, upright fronds provide a strong vertical accent to its surroundings.

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    Twinspur

    Diascia barberae

    This softly textured tender perennial (or annual) produces delicate, loose spires in summer and fall.

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    Cheddar pink

    Dianthus gratianopolitanus

    This compact species forms broad mats of blue-gray linear leaves and is perfect for a rock garden setting.

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    Indian rhubarb

    Darmera peltata

    Indian rhubarb's flower stalks emerge from the ground on naked stems in spring and are followed by cupped, rounded but indented leaves up to 24 inches across.

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    Rock rose

    Cistus albidus

    This is an evergreen, bushy shrub native to southwestern Europe and North Africa.