1 to 3 feet - Page 5 of 73 - Fine Gardening
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Plant Guide
Propeller toad shade
Trillium stamineumThis striking spring-blooming species features narrow, chocolate-colored petals that twist like a propeller over slightly mottled leaves.
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Plant Guide
Mr. Bowling Ball® American arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis 'Bobazam'This evergreen shrub with finely textured sage green foliage forms a perfect, 3-foot-diameter, slow-growing globe, hence its name, Mr.
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Plant Guide
‘Amethystina’ toad lily
Tricyrtis formosana ‘Amethystina’Amethystina's upward-facing, star-like blossoms are bluish-lavender with purple spots and creamy bases.
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Plant Guide‘Dark Eyes’ Foam flower
Tiarella 'Dark Eyes'This running cultivar has notably large light-pink flowers that appear in spring and then rebloom.
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Plant Guide‘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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Plant GuideColumbine 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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Plant GuideJapanese yellow sage
Salvia koyamaeAt first glance, this Japanese woodland native does not look as if it belongs in a shade garden, but I find its spreading foliage and light-colored flowers do wonderfully as…
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Plant GuideIndian grass
Sorghastrum nutans 'Indian Steel'
Golden yellow plumes and a vase-like form give 'Indian Steel' a refined look.
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Plant Guide‘Aurora’ coleus
Plectranthus scutellarioides ‘Aurora’This coleus has medium, scalloped, pale pinkish green and medium green leaves with raspberry undersides.
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Plant GuideBleeding heart
Dicentra spectabilisA garden favorite for many years, bleeding heart has soft green foliage and 1-inch-long rose pink and white heart-shaped flowers for several weeks in spring.
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