Formal Garden - Page 8 of 21 - Fine Gardening
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Plant GuideRain lily
Zephyranthes reginae
These Mexican native bulbs actually offer demanding gardeners flowers on demand.
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Plant GuideWhite calla lily
Zantedeschia aethiopicaThe most familiar calla, this 3-foot-tall and 2-foot-wide plant has large white flowers—up to 10 inches long—that surround a creamy yellow fingerlike centerpiece.
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Plant GuideChinese wisteria
Wisteria sinensisDramatic flowers with an intoxicating fragrance cover this vigorous twining climber.
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Plant Guide‘Charmeur’ tulip
Tulipa ‘Charmeur’Tulipa ‘Charmeur’ features leaves with curled yellow edges and 18-inch-tall white-rimmed dark rosy blooms.
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Plant Guide‘New Design’ tulip
Tulipa ‘New Design’Tulipa ‘New Design’ (1974) has pink-bordered leaves and silvery pink, 14- to 20-inch-tall blooms flushed yellow with pale fuchsia tips.
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Plant Guide‘Pink Chintz’ thyme
Thymus serpyllum ‘Pink Chintz’One of the first thymes to flower each year, this charming and reliable cultivar bursts into bloom in early spring with unique salmon-pink flowers.
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Plant Guide
Compact wall germander
Teucrium chamaedrys var. compactumThis compact, evergreen subshrub has glossy, dark green leaves and grows to only 5 inches tall and 16 inches wide.
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Plant Guide‘Fishnet Stockings’ coleus
Plectranthus scutellarioides ‘Fishnet Stockings’A tall, upright coleus, 'Fishnet Stockings' has inky black lines throughout its vivid lime green leaves, tracing the pattern of every vein.
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Plant Guide‘Dark Star’ coleus
Plectranthus scutellarioides ‘Dark Star’The simple, indigo-purple leaves of mid-size 'Dark Star' draw all eyes to its inky depths.
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Plant Guide‘Trailing Bleeding Heart’ coleus
Plectranthus scutellarioides ‘Trailing Bleeding Heart’The 14-inch-tall cultivar ‘Trailing Bleeding Heart’ has hot fuchsia-pink leaves ringed with purple and a band of lime green.
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