Characteristics - Page 45 of 128 - Fine Gardening

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    Amur cork tree

    Phellodendron amurense

    This spreading tree with a graceful habit bears glossy, dark green leaflets.

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    Love plant

    Oxalis triangularis

    Love plant, also known as purple shamrock has pretty foliage and dainty flowers that make it a good choice for containers, borders, or indoors.

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    Black mondo grass

    Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'

    Black mondo grass has straplike, shiny black foliage and grows in little tufts.

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    Olive

    Olea europaea 'Little Ollie'

    This dwarf, non-fruiting olive cultivar is an evergreen tree reaching 4 to 6 feet high and wide.

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    Sourwood

    Oxydendrum arboreum

    Sourwood, the lone species of the genus, is found in woodlands and along streams of eastern North America.

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    Flowering tobacco Nicotiana Sylvestris

    Nicotiana sylvestris

    This thick-stemmed annual or short-lived perennial reaches 5 to 6 feet tall, forming a large basal rosette of dark green leaves to 36 inches long.

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    Tall purple moor grass

    Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Sky Racer'

    'Skyracer' grows to about 3 feet wide and 2 to 3 feet wide, and in late summer to early fall, sends up delicate panicles to a height of 6 or 7 feet.

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    Mukdenia rossii ‘Crimson Fans’

    Mukdenia rossii 'Crimson Fans'

    Attractive, glossy, fan-shaped leaves and creamy white bell-shaped flowers are borne in dense panicles for several weeks in spring.

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    ‘Slender Silhouette’ sweet gum

    Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Slender Silhouette’

    This is a compact, columnar tree with an impressive mature height and a width of only 3 to 6 feet, so it takes up little precious space.

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    ‘Anne Greenaway’ lamium

    Lamium maculatum 'Anne Greenaway'

    'Anne Greenaway' infuses the garden with excitement, with its bright chartreuse leaf margins.