Medium to Wet - Page 10 of 11 - 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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    Turtlehead

    Chelone obliqua

    Turtlehead is an excellent, sturdy, vertical perennial with rounded stems, medium texture, and deep-green, boldly veined leaves on short stalks.

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    Checkered lily

    Fritillaria meleagris

    Solitary or paired bell-shaped flowers in shades of checkered maroon and reddish-purple or white dangle from delicate, arching stems in spring.

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    Canna ‘Erebus’

    Canna 'Erebus'

    Each of this plant's stunning lance-shaped leaves is the softest gray-green, edged subtly with a cream-colored pinstripe.

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    ‘Tojen’ toad lily

    Tricyrtis 'Tojen'

    This luminous hybrid bears unspotted, orchid-like lavender flowers with yellow-throated bases.

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    Rocky Mountain iris

    Iris missouriensis

    This variable, beardless iris with narrow leaves to 20 inches long bears 2 to 4 blooms on each branched stem, in summer.

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    ‘Lavender Mist’ meadow rue

    Thalictrum rochebruneanum 'Lavender Mist'

    This hauntingly beautiful specimen has blue-green foliage along matte, purple-green, willowy stems.

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    Thalictrum minus

    Thalictrum minus

    This perennial species is one of the most delicate of Thalictrums, with tiny foliage reminiscent of maidenhair ferns.

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    Thalictrum kiusianum

    Thalictrum kiusianum

    This garden gem forms a 6-inch-high mat of dainty, ferny foliage, and is perfect for a trough or a lightly shaded nook in a rock garden.

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    Fountain grass

    Pennisetum alopecuroides

    This species produces 2- to 5-foot-tall mounds of narrow green foliage and bottle brush-like silvery-pink to purple flowers, both of which mature to shades of brown.