Dry to Medium - Page 10 of 40 - Fine Gardening
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Plant GuideLavender cotton
Santolina chamaecyparissusThis fine-textured, mound-forming shrub has gray foliage and yellow, button-like flowerheads formed by tubular flowers appearing in summer.
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Plant Guide‘Berggarten’ sage
Salvia officinalis ‘Berggarten’Cooks and gardeners alike are indebted to this evergreen perennial for the unique, pungent flavor and aroma that its gray-green leaves produce.
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Plant GuideVivid Indigo Sage
Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna'This drought-tolerant perennial is noted for its vivid indigo flowers along deep purple-black stems, which gives it a bicolor appearance.
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Plant Guide‘Frisia’ golden locust
Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Frisia’This large, fast-growing tree has spiny shoots, droopy leaves that stay sunny yellow from spring until frost, and fragrant white flowers in late spring and early summer on pendent racemes.
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Plant Guide‘Goldsturm’ black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’Large flowers consisting of brassy orange-yellow rays surrounding brown cones are what make this plant so popular.
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Plant GuidePalmer’s penstemon
Penstemon palmeriA native of the Southwest, Palmer's penstemon sports sharp, prickly, gray leaves and thrives in the harsh conditions.
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Plant GuidePenstemon ‘Garnet’
Penstemon 'Garnet'This plant is a bushy, vigorous perennial with smooth, narrow, dark green leaves and small, tubular, deep wine-red flowers borne in erect spikes, from early summer to late autumn.
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Plant GuideMint-scented geranium
Pelargonium tomentosumThe velvety leaves of this choice species are pale green with long, silky hairs.
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Plant GuideTree peony
Paeonia suffruticosaThis upright, sparsely branched, woody shrub reaches 4 to 10 feet tall.
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Plant GuideVariegated Japanese silver grass
Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus'
Variegated Japanese silver grass is a boon in any garden where fine texture, a gentle color scheme, and a bit of swaying in the wind are welcome.
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