6 to 12 inches - Page 18 of 21 - Fine Gardening
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Plant GuideCorydalis cheilanthifolia
Corydalis cheilanthifoliaThis plant's tapering, finely dissected leaves make it look like a fern relative.
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Plant Guide‘Purple Leaf’ corydalis
Corydalis flexuosa ‘Purple Leaf’This choice corydalis produces fragrant clusters of periwinkle-blue flowers and ferny foliage infused with purple hues.
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Plant GuideCorydalis curviflora var. rosthornii ‘Heronswood Form’
Corydalis curviflora var. rosthornii 'Heronswood Form'This variety has fragrant, deep blue, cornucopia-shaped flowers carried tightly on red stems above 6-inch tall, blue-green foliage.
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Plant GuideOthonna capensis
Othonna capensisThis evergreen, perennial succulent has pudgy, swollen, deep green stems which resemble a pickle, similar to those of the iceplant.
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Plant GuideMeadow cranesbill
Geranium pratense 'Midnight Reiter'Deeply cut plum-purple leaves emerge in spring and stay true to color throughout the season.
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Plant GuideCheckered lily
Fritillaria meleagrisSolitary or paired bell-shaped flowers in shades of checkered maroon and reddish-purple or white dangle from delicate, arching stems in spring.
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Plant Guide
Rose chiffon
Eschscholzia californica 'Rose Chiffon'California poppies grow to about 12 inches tall, and their pretty foliage is ferny, like carrot tops.
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Plant GuideMaiden pink
Dianthus deltoidesThis mat-forming species with dark green leaves is one of the easiest to grow.
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Plant Guide
Creeping dogwood
Cornus canadensisA spreading subshrub, Cornus canadensis has whorls of leathery mid-green leaves that turn purple in the winter.
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