Niagara - Page 6 of 37 - Fine Gardening

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    Boltonia asteroides

    Boltonia asteroides

    Boltonias are vigorous perennials grown for their sprays of aster-like flowers, which appear above clean, gray-green foliage.

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    Wrinkled giant hyssop, Korean hyssop, purple giant hyssop

    Agastache rugosa

    This 4-foot-tall and 18-ich-wide, bushy perennial, very similar to the more common anise hyssop ( Agastache foeniculum ) has strongly mint-and-licorice-scented leaves and short spikes of lavender-blue flowers from midsummer to…

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    ‘Wonder of Staffa’ aster

    Aster  × frikartii 'Wonder of Staffa'

    This repeat-blooming aster produces bright, 2-inch-wide, violet-blue flowers from mid-summer into fall.

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    Prince’s feather

    Amaranthus cruentus

    Amaranthus cruentus makes a striking statement in beds or borders.

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    Japanese maple

    Acer palmatum var. dissectum

    This round, mound-forming, deciduous Japanese maple has many qualities that make it an excellent garden plant, including a sculptural form, deeply cut foliage, arching shoots, and golden autumn color.

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    Japanese onion

    Allium thunbergii

    This is the last of the ornamental onions to flower, when mop-like heads of rose-purple flowers appear with orange anthers.

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    Nodding onion

    Allium cernuum

    This plant produces open clusters of pinkish purple, droplet-shaped flowers along drooping, arching 2-foot-tall stems.

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    Tatarian aster

    Aster tataricus

    Tatarian aster is an impressive, stately perennial with a flowering height of 3 to 6 feet.

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    Ornamental onion ‘Globemaster’

    Allium 'Globemaster'

    Allium 'Globemaster' is a true showstopper, growing to about 32 inches tall.

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    Loebner magnolia

    Magnolia × loebneri

    This small tree is a cross of M.