Late Spring - Page 4 of 31 - Fine Gardening

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    Creeping Goldenstar

    Chrysogonum virginianum ‘Eco-Lacquered Spider’

    Goldenstar is a creeping groundcover with long, reddish-green leaf stalks and opposite, heart-shaped, hairy mid-green leaves.

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    Blue cohosh

    Caulophyllum thalictroides

    This plant's three-lobed, veined leaves are dark purple when they emerge and later turn green.

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    ‘Alba’ white redbud

    Cercis canadensis ‘Alba’

    Small white flowers appear in profusion on leafless branches in early spring.

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    Mountain bluet

    Centaurea montana

    Mountain bluet is an excellent choice for the border or rock garden.

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    Broad-leaf sedge

    Carex siderosticha 'Variegata'

    This sedge's pearly, straplike leaves resemble striped ribbon waiting to be wrapped around a package.

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    Wine-cups

    Callirhoë involucrata

    This plant resembles a rosy-purple poppy mallow that blooms all summer.

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    English daisy

    Bellis perennis

    English daisy bears stems topped with a single white, daisy-like flower.

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    ‘Rogers’ bottlebrush buckeye

    Aesculus parviflora var. serotina 'Rogers'

    This is a suckering, deciduous shrub grown for it's white, bottlebrush-like flowers in early summer.

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    Rocky Mountain columbine

    Aquilegia caerulea

    Rocky Mountain columbine is a beautiful, hearty, native perennial with blue and white flowers.

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    Astilboides tabularis

    Astilboides tabularis

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