Native - Page 9 of 35 - Fine Gardening
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Plant GuideShowy lady’s slipper
Cypripedium reginaeThis terrestrial orchid has 3 to 7 oval to lance-shaped leaves.
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Plant GuideKunth’s maiden fern
Thelypteris kunthiiThis robust fern with graceful light green foliage on triangular fronds a foot wide grows 3 to 4 feet tall with equal spread.
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Plant GuideWhite trillium
Trillium erectum var. albumThis white-flowered form of red trillium has delicate, outward-facing petals with striking dark centers.
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Plant GuideFlame azalea
Rhododendron calendulaceumThis plant's leaves are mid-green and are softly hairy on both sides.
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Plant GuideBranching sunflower
Helianthus debilisThese branching plants with thick stems and glossy mid-green leaves grow 5 to 6 feet tall.
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Plant GuidePussy-toes
Antennaria spp.Low-growing rosettes of long gray leaves covered in fine gray hairs and gray-white flowers in spring that resemble a cat's paw make Antennaria great plants for edging, pathways, or stone walls.
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Plant GuideRusty blackhaw viburnum
Viburnum rufidulumWhile North American native viburnums occur most commonly in the eastern United States, rusty blackhaw viburnum flirts with the edge of the Plains.
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Plant Guide‘Zagreb’ Thread-leaved tickseed
Corepsis verticillata ‘Zagreb''Zagreb' produces star-like blossoms in egg-yolk yellow in early summer on plants 12 inches tall and wide.
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Plant GuideArkansas bluestar
Amsonia hubrichtiiArkansas bluestar's delicate, willow-like foliage is topped with pale blue star-shaped flowers in spring.
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Plant Guide‘Bright Star’ purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea ‘Bright Star’This native meadow derivative with daisy-like flowers blooms from early summer into early autumn.
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