Rock Garden - Page 18 of 34 - Fine Gardening
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Plant GuideFragrant Solomon’s seal
Polygonatum odoratumFrom late spring to early summer, this species bears pendent, green-tipped white flowers along arching stems.
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Plant GuideIceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Iceland poppy is a short-lived perennial usually grown as a cool-weather annual, or biennial.
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Plant GuideDwarf Sitka spruce
Picea sitchensis 'Papoose'
This is a dwarf conifer with a rounded form.
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Plant Guide
Penstemon jamesii
Penstemon jamesiiTubular lavender-pink flowers with paler pink lobes are borne in late spring to early summer.
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Plant Guide
Penstemon clutei
Penstemon cluteiThis upright perennial sports hanging, tubular bright-pink flowers to 1 inch across above serrated blue-green leaves.
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Plant GuideBlack mondo grass
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens'Black mondo grass has straplike, shiny black foliage and grows in little tufts.
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Plant Guide
‘Walker’s Low’ catmint
Nepeta × faassenii 'Walker's Low'This mound of lavender-blue flowers and aromatic, grayish green leaves up to 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide is great as edging or in a border, herb, or rock garden.
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Plant Guide‘Dropmore’ catmint
Nepeta × faassenii ‘Dropmore’This cultivar is a clump-forming perennial with toothed gray-green leaves and larger flowers than the hybrid.
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Plant Guide‘Fantasy Creation’ Grape hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum 'Fantasy Creation'These double-flowered grape hyacinths are a good candidate for beds and borders because they increase only by division.
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Plant GuideGrape Hyacinth
Muscari armeniacumGrape hyacinths are hardy, easy to grow, and have long-lasting blooms--no garden should be without them.
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