Early Summer - Page 36 of 45 - Fine Gardening

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    Germander sage

    Salvia chamaedryoides

    This choice species boasts narrow, downy sage-green leaves and true sky-blue blossoms from summer to fall.

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    Rosa ‘Basye’s Purple’

    Rosa 'Basye's Purple'

    This outstanding rose has single, fragrant blossoms of rich cabernet-red.

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    Cutleaf stephanandra

    Stephanandra incisa ‘Crispa’

    This deciduous, thicket-forming shrub has attractive wavy-margined leaves that resemble maple leaves and have good orange-yellow fall color.

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    ‘Golden Sword’ yucca

    Yucca filamentosa ‘Golden Sword’

    This easy-to-grow evergreen yucca bears dramatic, sword-shaped yellow leaves with a dark green edge.

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    Madonna lily

    Lilium candidum

    One of the oldest garden flowers, the madonna lily has bright green hosta-like basal rosettes appearing in winter and shallow-rooted bulbs that give it a distinctive appearance.

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    Beautybush

    Kolkwitzia amabilis

    Deciduous, suckering shrub bearing a profusion of bell-shaped flowers, pale to deep pink with a yellow throat, in late spring and early summer.

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    ‘Snowflake’ oakleaf hydrangea

    Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snowflake’

    This cultivar has large flower heads of intricate double blossoms layered on top of one another.

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    ‘Elizabeth Ann’ spotted geranium

    Geranium maculatum ‘Elizabeth Ann’

    This gorgeous cultivar of the North American species has rich, chocolate brown foliage and contrasting lavender blooms.

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    ‘Ballerina’ scented geranium

    Geranium cinereum ‘Ballerina’

    This beautiful, mounded, dwarf perennial has gray-green leaves (grayer than the species) and large, purplish pink flowers with purple veins and eyes.

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    Euphorbia rigida

    Euphorbia rigida

    This species is similar to E.