Early Spring - Page 7 of 12 - Fine Gardening
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Plant Guide
Plectranthus ‘Mona Lavender’
Plectranthus ‘Mona Lavender’Plectranthus cultivars are popular foliage plants, but some gardeners grow them for their blooms, and one of the best bloomers is 'Mona Lavender'.
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Japanese camellia
Camellia japonicaJapanese camellias shine in winter, with their glossy, deep green leaves and brilliant symmetry.
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Ligularia dentata ‘Britt Marie Crawford’
Ligularia dentata 'Britt Marie Crawford'In early spring, fleshy stems unfurl and are topped by rounded burgundy leaves.
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Common snowdrop
Galanthus nivalis
Snowdrops are some of the earliest bulbs, and flowers in general, to bloom in spring.
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Plant Guide
‘Blue Spike’ grape hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum 'Blue Spike'These double-flowered grape hyacinths are a good candidate for beds and borders because they increase only by division.
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Large-cupped daffodil
Narcissus ‘Ceylon’This daffodil has large, long-lasting flowers that are a deep, sunny yellow with orange cups.
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‘Calypso’ tulip
Tulipa greigii ‘Calypso’The 12-inch-tall Tulipa 'Calypso' (1992) is known for being reliably perennial.
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‘Silver Shimmers’ lungwort
Pulmonaria 'Silver Shimmers'
This eye-catching perennial has silver-plated leaves with speckled margins.
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Yellow whitlow grass
Draba aizoidesYellow whitlow grass is a small, semi-evergreen perennial perfect for growing in a trough, rock wall, or xeric bed.
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Plant Guide
Red Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpureaRed Japanese barberry is a deciduous shrub with multiseason interest.