Adaptable - Page 4 of 11 - Fine Gardening
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Plant GuideRuby grass
Melinus nerviglumisThis clumping, blue-green foliaged grass has amethyst-pink flowers that create fluffy, 8- to 12-inch-long plumes throughout the summer.
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Plant GuideMuhly grass
Muhlenbergia capillarisIn autumn, this unique specimen creates a spectacular, billowy inflorescence of massed, vibrant pink, airy flowers on 4-foot stems.
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Plant GuideBerkeley sedge
Carex divulsaThis sedge is one of the most adaptable of the ground-cover grasses.
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Plant GuideSpotted bellflower
Campanula punctataSpotted bellflower has heart-shaped foliage on a creeping rhizome with tubular, bell-shaped creamy white to dusky pink flowers with red spots and hairs.
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Plant Guide‘Worcester Gold’ Blue beard
Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Worcester Gold''Worcester Gold' is an attractive, mounding, woody shrub with warm yellow to chartreuse foliage and lavender-blue flowers in late summer and early autumn.
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Plant GuideBlack chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpaBlack chokeberry is a medium-size shrub with multiple seasons of interest.
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Plant Guide
Shantung maple
Acer truncatumCompact and rounded, the Shantung maple reaches a mature height and spread of 25 feet by 30 feet.
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Plant Guide
‘Holger’ singleseed juniper
Juniperus squamata ‘Holger’'Holger' is a prostrate shrub with a semi-spreading form and narrow pointed leaves.
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Plant GuideIndigofera, Pinkflower, Chinese indigo
Indigofera amblyanthaThis deciduous shrub growing to 6 feet tall and 8 feet wide bears erect racemes of pea-like, pink flowers from summer to early fall above leaves composed of several leaflets.
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Plant Guide‘Limelight’ panicle hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’This variety of the popular panicle hydrangea boasts very large, lime green blooms in midsummer that turn pink in fall.
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