Late Spring - Page 7 of 31 - Fine Gardening

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    Trailing indigo bush

    Dalea greggii

    Despite a soft, delicate appearance, trailing indigo bush is one of the toughest groundcovers around.

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    Western bleeding heart

    Dicentra formosa

    Don't let its delicate appearance fool you: Western bleeding heart is hardy and tenacious.

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    Dwarf common sage

    Salvia officinalis 'Minimus'

    Dwarf common sage is a tightly compact form of the culinary common sage ( S.

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    Painted tongues

    Salpiglossis sinuata and cvs.

    Long, narrow leaves grow in rosettes near the ground.

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    Rose acacia, Bristly locust

    Robinia hispida

    This showy flowering shrub grows to 8 feet tall and wide and features dark green, compound pinnate leaves on bristly stems and pendant clusters of fragrant, pea-like, rose-pink flowers that are…

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    Williams rhododendron

    Rhododendron williamsianum

    This rhododendron from China is quite unlike most of the better known species planted in gardens today.

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    ‘Purple Pavement’ rugosa rose

    Rosa rugosa ‘Purple Pavement’

    'Purple Pavement' has large, ruffled blossoms with a purple-red color and strong fragrance.

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    Rosa rugosa ‘Henry Hudson’

    Rosa rugosa 'Henry Hudson'

    'Henry Hudson' has flattened, symmetrical, semi-double, white flowers with a spicy clove scent.

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    ‘Frisia’ golden locust

    Robinia pseudoacacia ‘Frisia’

    This large, fast-growing tree has spiny shoots, droopy leaves that stay sunny yellow from spring until frost, and fragrant white flowers in late spring and early summer on pendent racemes.

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    Variegated fragrant Solomon’s seal

    Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegatum’

    Gracefully arching 2- to 3-foot-tall burgundy stems support narrow leaves streaked in pure white.