Growth Rate - Page 12 of 116 - Fine Gardening

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    Hardy hummingbird trumpet

    Zauschneria arizonica

    This heat-loving native Southwestern species has gray-green leaves and grows to 3 feet tall and 2 feet wide.

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    Verbascum ‘Sugar Plum’

    Verbascum 'Sugar Plum'

    This dwarf mullein is just 15 inches tall but it packs a big floral punch.

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    Dense-flowered mullein

    Verbascum densiflorum

    This biennial or short-lived, semi-evergreen perennial forms rosettes of leaves densely covered with grayish-yellow hairs.

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    Culver’s root

    Veronicastrum virginicum

    This species has multiple tapering, soft spikes of white to pale pink or bluish purple flowers that look like elegant, living candelabras.

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    ‘Carnaval de Nice’ tulip

    Tulipa ‘Carnaval de Nice’

    For later-blooming flowers with ornamental foliage, try Tulipa 'Carnaval de Nice'.

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    Wishbone flower

    Torenia fournieri

    Wishbone flower is a small, bushy annual that is especially valuable because it blooms abundantly in shady conditions.

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    Tulip

    Tulipa linifolia

    This species tulip blooms in mid- to late spring with fire-engine-red flowers that look like open, pointed stars with purple centers.

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    Propeller toad shade

    Trillium stamineum

    This striking spring-blooming species features narrow, chocolate-colored petals that twist like a propeller over slightly mottled leaves.

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    ‘Neon Lights’ Foam flower

    Tiarella 'Neon Lights'

    This clump-forming variety has exquisitely textured, bright green maple-like leaves emblazoned with chocolate centers.

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    ‘Amethystina’ toad lily

    Tricyrtis formosana ‘Amethystina’

    Amethystina's upward-facing, star-like blossoms are bluish-lavender with purple spots and creamy bases.