Characteristics - Page 40 of 128 - Fine Gardening

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    Purpleleaf grape

    Vitis vinifera ‘Purpurea’

    One of the best vines for colorful fall foliage, this woody deciduous climber has graceful purple leaves which redden in autumn for a fiery foliage display.

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    American linden

    Tilia americana

    This deciduous tree with dense foliage and a stately habit produces hanging clusters of fragrant yellow flowers in mid-summer.

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    Canada hemlock

    Tsuga canadensis

    This North American native grows to 70 feet tall, with a broadly pyramidal outline.

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    ‘Peach Melba’ nasturtium

    Tropaeolum majus ‘Peach Melba’

    This old-fashioned cultivar of the species has a mounding habit and grows 9-12 inches tall and wide.

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    Blue throatwort

    Trachelium caeruleum

    This species bears dome-shaped flower heads several inches across that are crowded with tiny, tubular amethyst or white flowers that look somewhat like the blooms of an allium.

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    ‘Spring Symphony’ Foam flower

    Tiarella 'Spring Symphony'

    This reblooming, clump-forming variety blooms in spring, producing 15-inch spires densely packed with pink blossoms.

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    Fameflower

    Talinum paniculatum

    This tuberous-rooted tender perennial is related to portulaca, but has fleshy green leaves and delicate, wiry flower stalks.

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    ‘Milk Maid’ nasturtium

    Tropaeolum majus ‘Milk Maid’

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

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    ‘Vanilla Berry’ nasturtium

    Tropaeolum majus ‘Vanilla Berry’

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

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    ‘Mahogany Jewel’ nasturtium

    Tropaeolum majus ‘Mahogany Jewel’

    This old-fashioned cultivar of the species has a mounding habit and grows 12-18 inches tall and wide.