Late Spring - Page 15 of 31 - Fine Gardening
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Plant GuideYugoslavian cutleaf sage
Salvia jurisiciiThis sage is eye-catching in and out of bloom, with its attractive basal rosette of feathery foliage and showy display of dense flower spikes.
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Plant GuideDesert mallow
Sphaeralcea ambiguaThis shrubby, woolly perennial is native to the warmest, dry regions of the US and Mexico.
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Plant Guide
Hidcote comfrey
Symphytum 'Hidcote Blue'This prolific cultivar has dark green foliage and bears nodding blue flowers from mauve buds.
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Plant GuideSolomon’s plume
Smilacina racemosaThis shade-loving perennial produces plumes of creamy white blossoms in spring, followed by mottled yellowish-green berries that turn to deep red.
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Plant GuideCompact stonecrop
Sedum kamtschaticum ‘Variegatum’This variety is more compact than the species, and its leaves are variegated with creamy margins.
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Plant Guide
Mexican sage
Salvia darcyiFrom late spring to fall, this easy-going perennial bears deep orange-red flowers on 3- to 4-foot-tall spikes that rise above a loose, 6-foot-wide mound of heart-shaped, sticky leaves.
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Plant GuideAztec lily
Sprekelia formosissimaThis bulbous perennial has clumps of strap-shaped, mid-green leaves.
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Plant Guide‘Dart’s Dash’ rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa 'Dart's Dash'Though not very well known, 'Dart's Dash' is one of the best of the crimson double rugosa roses.
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Plant Guide
‘Linda Campbell’ rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa 'Linda Campbell''Linda Campbell' is an unscented, true red rugosa rose.
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Plant Guide‘Foxi’ rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa 'Foxi'Large, open, semi-double pink flowers with yellow stamens and an intoxicating scent make 'Foxi' an outstanding rugosa rose.
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