Rock Garden - Page 15 of 34 - Fine Gardening

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    Rain lily

    Zephyranthes reginae

    These Mexican native bulbs actually offer demanding gardeners flowers on demand.

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    Common periwinkle, creeping myrtle

    Vinca minor 'Illumination'

    Like other creeping myrtles, 'Illumination' is a tough evergreen ground cover for shade that will grow in almost any soil.

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    Viola ‘Etain’

    Viola ‘Etain’

    A hardworking, compact perennial, ‘Etain’ violet forms well-behaved clumps and blooms from time to time from spring through fall.

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    Blue woolly speedwell

    Veronica pectinata

    This dense, mat-forming species has 3-inch-tall evergreen foliage with toothed gray leaves.

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    Pink agapanthus

    Tulbaghia violacea

    Pink agapanthus is a fast-growing, clumping perennial with narrow, garlic-scented leaves and large umbels of fragrant lilac flowers in summer and early fall.

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    ‘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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    Compact wall germander

    Teucrium chamaedrys var. compactum

    This compact, evergreen subshrub has glossy, dark green leaves and grows to only 5 inches tall and 16 inches wide.

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    Fameflower

    Talinum paniculatum

    This tuberous-rooted tender perennial is related to portulaca, but has fleshy green leaves and delicate, wiry flower stalks.

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    Meadow rue

    Thalictrum isopyroides

    This species has exquisite tiny foliage that looks somewhat like parsley but with a steely blue cast.

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    ‘Forest Frost’ spiderweb hens & chicks

     

    Sempervivumarachnoideum 'Forest Frost'

    Hens & chicks make a charming addition to any container, rock garden, or footpath.