Naturalizing - Page 3 of 34 - Fine Gardening

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    Harvest Moon™ coneflower

    Echinacea ‘Matthew Saul’

    This is one of the exceptional Big Sky™ series ( E.

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    Plume grass

    Saccharum arundinaceum

    In late summer, this large, clump-forming species bears huge plumes of delicate pink flower clusters, which eventually fade to silver.

  • Orange Meadowbrite echinacea
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    Orange Meadowbrite™ coneflower

    Echinacea ‘Art’s Pride’

    This cross of E.

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    Columbine meadow rue

    Thalictrum aquilegiifolium

    The lacy leaves of this meadow rue look like a columbine's, hence the common and scientific names.

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    Mountain bluet

    Centaurea montana

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

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    False sunflower

    Heliopsis helianthoides

    This clump-forming perennial bears striking, sunflower-like yellow blooms on long stalks from midsummer to early autumn.

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    ‘Sensation’ lilac

    Syringa vulgaris ‘Sensation’

    In midseason this unique cultivar bears slightly fragrant, single purple blossoms with distinct white margins.

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    Mountain fleece

    Persicaria amplexicaulis

    This vigorous, but noninvasive perennial flowers from early summer into autumn with bright red, purple, or white blossoms.

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    White fringetree

    Chionanthus virginicus

    This North American native is unrivaled in beauty for its pendulous and diaphanous clusters of fragrant white blossoms, which appear in May or June.

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    Southern blue flag

    Iris virginica

    Lavender-pink or white flowers up to 4 inches in diameter have purple veins and yellow throats.