Late Spring - Page 28 of 31 - Fine Gardening

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    Grass lily

    Anthericum saundersiae

    This plant's foot-tall clumps produce white lily-like flowers on thin, arching stems.

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    Alpine lady’s mantle

    Alchemilla alpina

    About a third the size of the more well known A.

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    Corydalis cheilanthifolia

    Corydalis cheilanthifolia

    This plant's tapering, finely dissected leaves make it look like a fern relative.

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    Corydalis linstowiana

    Corydalis linstowiana

    This species produces copious purplish-blue flowers in spring and fall.

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    ‘Purple Leaf’ corydalis

    Corydalis flexuosa ‘Purple Leaf’

    This choice corydalis produces fragrant clusters of periwinkle-blue flowers and ferny foliage infused with purple hues.

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    Corydalis curviflora var. rosthornii ‘Heronswood Form’

    Corydalis curviflora var. rosthornii 'Heronswood Form'

    This variety has fragrant, deep blue, cornucopia-shaped flowers carried tightly on red stems above 6-inch tall, blue-green foliage.

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    Corydalis ‘Blackberry Wine’

    Corydalis ‘Blackberry Wine’

    Stunning, fragrant pinkish-purple flowers bloom in spring and then sporadically through fall.

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    Leatherleaf viburnum

    Viburnum rhytidophyllum

    This vigorous, coarsely textured evergreen shrub has an upright habit and 8-inch-long, lustrous, deeply veined oval leaves with dark blue-green surfaces and pale green undersides.

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    American barrenwort

    Vancouveria hexandra

    This attractive, easy-care, 6- to 8-inch semi-evergreen groundcover boasts leaves that emerge bright green, then darken with age, creating a two-toned effect.

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    ‘Mint Chocolate’ Foam flower

    Tiarella 'Mint Chocolate'

    This clump-forming variety has unusually long, maple-shaped leaves with a chocolate-colored overlay.