Early Summer - Page 6 of 45 - Fine Gardening

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    Texas hummingbird mint

    Agastache cana

    This is a 36-inch-tall hyssop with showy rose-pink flower spikes in late summer and fall and licorice-mint scented foliage.

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    Astilboides tabularis

    Astilboides tabularis

    This unique species bears large, rounded leaves that resemble lily pads and seem to defy gravity.

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    Agastache ‘Summer Breeze’

    Agastache ‘Summer Breeze’

    Agastache ‘Summer Breeze’ produces hundreds of 1.

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    Arkansas bluestar

    Amsonia hubrichtii

    Arkansas bluestar's delicate, willow-like foliage is topped with pale blue star-shaped flowers in spring.

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    Ornamental onion ‘Globemaster’

    Allium 'Globemaster'

    Allium 'Globemaster' is a true showstopper, growing to about 32 inches tall.

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    Stars of Persia

    Allium cristophii

    This bulbous perennial produces ribbed stems and strap-shaped, gray-green basal leaves that decline as its flowers form.

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    Carpet bugleweed

    Ajuga reptans

    This fast spreader has dark green leaves with deep blue flowers spring to summer.

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    Bear’s breeches

    Acanthus mollis

    Acanthus mollis is prized for its bold clumps of shiny green leaves topped with striking, 3-foot-tall spires of white flowers which are clasped by showy purple bracts.

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    ‘The Rocket’ elephant’s ear

    Ligularia stenocephala 'The Rocket'

    The aptly named ‘The Rocket’ is virtually indestructible if sited in damp shade.

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    Creeping Jenny

    Lysimachia nummularia

    Creeping Jenny is a low-growing, rampant, evergreen ground cover with rounded leaves.