6 to 12 inches - Page 19 of 21 - Fine Gardening

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    Creeping myrtle

    Vinca minor and cvs.

    Creeping myrtle is a fast-spreading, 4- to 8-inch-tall, evergreen ground cover with shiny green leaves borne in pairs on long, arching stems.

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    ‘Vesuvius’ nasturtium

    Tropaeolum majus ‘Vesuvius’

    This old-fashioned cultivar has a mounded habit and grows to 12 inches tall and about as wide.

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    ‘Dwarf Cherry Rose’ nasturtium

    Tropaeolum majus ‘Dwarf Cherry Rose’

    This old-fashioned cultivar of the species has a mounding habit and grows 12 inches tall and about as wide.

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    Japanese cobra lily

    Arisaema sikokianum

    The outside of the spathe is the color of dark chocolate, and the inside, milk white and as smooth as marble.

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    Eastern foam flower

    Tiarella cordifolia

    This native North American species has pale green heart-shaped leaves which develop bronze highlights in the autumn.

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    Thalictrum minus

    Thalictrum minus

    This perennial species is one of the most delicate of Thalictrums, with tiny foliage reminiscent of maidenhair ferns.

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    Thalictrum kiusianum

    Thalictrum kiusianum

    This garden gem forms a 6-inch-high mat of dainty, ferny foliage, and is perfect for a trough or a lightly shaded nook in a rock garden.

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    Stonecrop

    Sedum ‘Ruby Glow’

    In summer to late summer, this low-growing Sedum has rosy-red flowers atop small, fleshy blue-green leaves with ruddy highlights.

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    Strawberry geranium

    Saxifraga stolonifera

    This plant is a rosette-forming evergreen perennial with kidney-shaped to rounded leaves.

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    Creeping rosemary

    Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’

    A hardy, fast-growing evergreen shrub, creeping rosemary has a prostrate habit and attractive flowers and fragrance.