1 to 3 feet - Page 14 of 67 - Fine Gardening

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    Texas sage

    Salvia coccinea

    This upright tender perennial provides rich color for annual bedding schemes where it is not hardy.

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    ‘Orange King’ coleus

    Plectranthus scutellarioides ‘Orange King’

    ‘Orange King’ exemplifies one of the loveliest characteristics of coleus, the ability to glow like stained glass when struck by sunlight.

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    ‘Mariposa’ coleus

    Plectranthus scutellarioides ‘Mariposa’

    'Mariposa' is a big, upright, very striking coleus with 6- to 8-inch-long leaves that drape downward, allowing a clear view of their magnificent crimson-pink color.

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    ‘Swallowtail’ coleus

    Plectranthus scutellarioides ‘Swallowtail’

    ‘Swallowtail’ puts on a fantastic display of texture and color.

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    ‘Vulcan’ coleus

    Plectranthus scutellarioides ‘Vulcan’

    26-inch-tall ‘Vulcan’ has a complex color scheme: crimson with an undercurrent of reddish rose, enhanced by brushes of black that heighten the richness of its crimped, puckered leaves.

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    Prairie dropseed

    Sporobolus heterolepsis

    The finely textured, green leaves of this slow-growing, clump-forming perennial turn golden yellow in autumn.

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    ‘Golden Fleece’ goldenrod

    Solidago sphacelata 'Golden Fleece'

    This outstanding cultivar forms a neat, 1-foot tall groundcover.

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    Starry Stonecrop

    Sedum telephium 'Matrona'

    This choice cultivar boasts domed clusters of starry, pale-pink flowers with dark-tipped stamens.

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    Lavender cotton

    Santolina chamaecyparissus

    This fine-textured, mound-forming shrub has gray foliage and yellow, button-like flowerheads formed by tubular flowers appearing in summer.

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    ‘Berggarten’ sage

    Salvia officinalis ‘Berggarten’

    Cooks and gardeners alike are indebted to this evergreen perennial for the unique, pungent flavor and aroma that its gray-green leaves produce.