Late Spring - Page 10 of 31 - Fine Gardening
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Plant Guide‘Amethyst in Snow’ Mountain bluet
Centaurea montana ‘Amethyst in Snow’The blooms of this familiar perennial are not the standard blue; instead, they’re a striking silky white with royal purple centers.
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Plant GuideIceplant
Carpobrotus edulisThis ground-hugging succulent perennial roots at the nodes, has a creeping habit, and often forms deep mats covering large areas.
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Plant GuideEastern redbud
Cercis canadensis and cvs.
Bright purplish-pink blooms are borne in clusters, before the leaves, along smooth gray branches.
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Plant Guide‘Blue Panda’ corydalis
Corydalis flexuosa ‘Blue Panda’The first of the coveted blue corydalises to be introduced, it produces fragrant clusters of long-spurred, azure flowers on a compact plant.
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Plant GuideScrambled eggs
Corydalis aureaIn spring, this biennial produces small yellow flowers, which are carried tightly over finely divided, sea green leaves.
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Plant GuideGoldenstar
Chrysogonum virginianum var. australeFrom May to October, this perennial bears bright yellow, daisylike flowers on leafy stalks.
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Plant GuideCamassia leichtlinii ssp.suksdorfii ‘Blue Danube’
Camassia leichtlinii ssp. suksdorfii 'Blue Danube'
Spikes of violet, star-shaped flowers top stems reaching from 2 to 4 feet in late spring.
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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‘Looking Glass’ Siberian bugloss
Brunnera macrophylla 'Looking Glass'This brunnera cultivar has a silvery, heart-shaped leaves that are mostly everygreen.
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Plant Guideblue false indigo
Baptisia australis
False blue indigo's spikes of clear blue flowers in late spring can nearly carry a border by themselves.
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