6 to 12 inches - Page 3 of 23 - Fine Gardening

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    Bachelor’s buttons

    Centaurea cyanus

    Bachelor's buttons bear charming and prolific flowers in hues of blue, pink, lavender, white, and maroon.

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    Blue cohosh

    Caulophyllum thalictroides

    This plant's three-lobed, veined leaves are dark purple when they emerge and later turn green.

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    ‘Sea Shells’ cosmos

    Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Sea Shells’

    This unique annual produces quilled blossoms of hollow, tube-shaped petals that radiate from the center in shades of white, pink, or carmine red.

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    Fairies’ thimbles

    Campanula cochleariifolia

    Diminutive (to 2 inches tall) spikes bear lavender-blue nodding flowers that sway in the breeze.

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    ‘River Nile’ Rex begonia

    Begonia 'River Nile'

    Unlike other Rex begonias, 'River Nile' isn't flashy.

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    English daisy

    Bellis perennis

    English daisy bears stems topped with a single white, daisy-like flower.

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    Columbine

    Aquilegia canadensis 'Corbett'

    This airy perennial has delicate dark-green leaves and many nodding, light-yellow flowers from mid-spring to midsummer.

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    Grecian windflower

    Anemone blanda

    This plant produces a great low-growing mat of flowers.

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    Ornamental onion ‘Globemaster’

    Allium 'Globemaster'

    Allium 'Globemaster' is a true showstopper, growing to about 32 inches tall.

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    Forget-me-not

    Myosotis sylvatica

    This short-lived perennial or biennial has ovate to lance-shaped, velvety gray-green leaves to 4.