Early Spring - Page 11 of 12 - Fine Gardening
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Plant GuideCorydalis ‘Blackberry Wine’
Corydalis ‘Blackberry Wine’Stunning, fragrant pinkish-purple flowers bloom in spring and then sporadically through fall.
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Plant GuideDowny clematis
Clematis macropetalaDowny clematis is a hardy, deciduous early bloomer that can flourish in Zone 4.
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Plant GuideCreeping myrtle
Vinca minor and cvs.Creeping myrtle is a fast-spreading, 4- to 8-inch-tall, evergreen ground cover with shiny green leaves borne in pairs on long, arching stems.
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Plant GuidePrairie trillium
Trillium recurvatumThis is one of the first and most plentiful Trilliums to bloom in the spring.
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Plant Guide‘Heronswood Mist’ Foam flower
Tiarella 'Heronswood Mist'The leaves of this clump-forming variety look as if they have been dusted by a fine mist of pink, cream, and green.
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Plant GuideEastern foam flower
Tiarella cordifoliaThis native North American species has pale green heart-shaped leaves which develop bronze highlights in the autumn.
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Plant Guide‘Lilac Sunday’ Chinese lilac
Syringa × chinensis 'Lilac Sunday'This fragrant hybrid ( S.
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Plant GuideWeeping katsura
Cercidiphyllum japonicum f. pendulumThis deciduous small tree initially has a pyramidal form that later becomes rounded.
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Plant GuideGranny’s bonnet
Aquilegia vulgarisUsually this plant produces nodding blue and white flowers, but color variation is common in this species.
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Plant GuideWillow bluestar
Amsonia tabernaemontanaIn addition to willow blue-star’s small but charming clusters of blue flowers in late spring, it has upright, willow-like leaves that turn clear yellow in fall.
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