Early Summer - Page 15 of 45 - Fine Gardening
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Plant GuideHairy bergenia
Bergenia cillataThis is the most drought-tolerant bergenia I’ve found and the only one that does well in Texas heat.
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Plant GuideChinese hardy orchid
Bletilla striata and cvs.The first time you see a Chinese hardy orchid flowering you kind of rub your eyes: Did a garden fairy drop her corsage after the prom?
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Plant Guide‘Apricot Delight’ yarrow
Achillea millefolium 'Apricot Delight'
'Apricot Delight' has deep reddish apricot blooms that then mature to a pale salmon, and they harmonize well with other colors.
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Plant GuideChives
Allium schoenoprasumThe purple or white pom-pom flowers of chives top aromatic stems in summer.
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Plant GuideBlack chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpaBlack chokeberry is a medium-size shrub with multiple seasons of interest.
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Plant GuideGolden garlic
Allium moly and cvs.For long-lasting bright yellow flowers that sparkle in midsummer, try Allium moly .
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Plant GuideOrnamental onion, Allium schubertii
Allium schubertiiThis plant bears 12- to 18-inch blooms with nearly 100 pink-rose flowers.
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Plant GuideMescal
Agave parryiThis plant has a dense rosette of fleshy blue-gray leaves and produces tall, cream-colored flowers tinged with red or pink in summer.
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Plant GuideMasterwort
Astrantia majorMasterwort produces many small, ivory flowers that are flushed pink and that bloom continuously throughout the summer and fall, wafting a sweet scent.
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