1 to 3 feet - Page 47 of 67 - Fine Gardening

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    Boston fern

    Nephrolepis exaltata 'Rita's Gold'™

    Slightly more compact than classic Boston ferns, this golden-leaved selection features striking chartreuse fronds that prefer shade but will tolerate intermittent sun.

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    Corn poppy

    Papaver rhoeas

    In summer, beautiful brilliant red flowers top the branching stems with downy leaves of this 3-foot-tall poppy.

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    Blue shrimp plant

    Cerinthe major ‘Purpurascens’

    Though subtly colored, Cerinthe major ‘Purpurascens’ draws comment wherever it inserts itself.

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    Partridge pea

    Chamaecrista fasciculata

    This colorful annual legume bears attractive yellow flowers that have reddish-purple spots at their base.

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    Dwarf white-stripe

    Pleioblastus variegatus

    Dwarf white-stripe has 5-inch-long, upward-pointing green leaves strongly variegated with white.

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    ‘Serola’ daffodil

    Narcissus ‘Serola’

    Brightly colored, large-cupped, and reliable, Narcissus 'Serola' has vivid orange and yellow flowers that make it the perfect choice for roadside plantings, for gardens viewed from a distance, and for…

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    Makinoi’s holly fern

    Polystichum makinoi

    This evergreen terrestial fern has a somewhat formal look due to its satiny olive-green fronds and neat, arching habit.

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    Mexican hat

    Ratibida columnifera

    This perennial coneflower, sometimes grown as an annual, has a long season of flowers on thin, branching stems.

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    Fairy fan flower

    Scaevola aemula

    This heat- and drought-tolerant plant is an evergreen perennial, although it is often grown as an annual.

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    Loosestrife

    Lysimachia ephemerum

    This herbaceous perennial forms clumps of gray-green leaves from which arise slender racemes of small white flowers with mauve-colored veins, making for an almost gray appearance.