Characteristics - Page 41 of 128 - Fine Gardening

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    ‘Lavender Mist’ meadow rue

    Thalictrum rochebruneanum ‘Lavender Mist’

    This beautiful specimen has tall, delicate stems punctuated by clusters of columbine-like, bluish gray leaves.

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    Meadow rue

    Thalictrum isopyroides

    This species has exquisite tiny foliage that looks somewhat like parsley but with a steely blue cast.

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    Yellow meadow rue

    Thalictrum flavum ssp. glaucum

    This classy specimen has beautifully textured, blue-gray foliage.

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    ‘Forest Frost’ spiderweb hens & chicks

     

    Sempervivumarachnoideum 'Forest Frost'

    Hens & chicks make a charming addition to any container, rock garden, or footpath.

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    Yugoslavian cutleaf sage

    Salvia jurisicii

    This sage is eye-catching in and out of bloom, with its attractive basal rosette of feathery foliage and showy display of dense flower spikes.

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    Shrubby whitevein

    Sanchezia speciosa

    A bushy shrub from Eduador and Peru with sturdy, bright green or purple stems and large, dark green leaves displaying light-colored ribs and veins.

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    Celandine poppy

    Stylophorum diphyllum

    Celandine poppy is an eastern U.

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    Compass plant

    Silphium laciniatum

    This tall, sturdy prairie plant makes an imposing statement in the garden with its large, deeply cut leaves and yellow sunflower-like flowers that face east and bloom in late summer and…

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    Satin flower

    Sisyrinchium striatum

    In early summer, these grass-like perennials produce multiple spikes of small, pale yellow blooms with dark yellow centers and faint purple stripes.

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    Compact stonecrop

    Sedum kamtschaticum ‘Variegatum’

    This variety is more compact than the species, and its leaves are variegated with creamy margins.