Rock Garden - Page 22 of 34 - Fine Gardening

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    Dutch crocus

    Crocus vernus

    Dutch crocus is one of the hardiest, if not the hardiest, crocus species readily available to home gardeners.

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    Pitcher sage

    Salvia azurea

    Pitcher sage is a wonderful wildflower found growing over a wide area of the Great Plains.

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    ‘Maraschino’ bush sage

    Salvia 'Maraschino'

    'Maraschino' bush sage is a superb Salvia that is irresistible to hummingbirds and gardeners alike.

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    Desert purple sage

    Salvia dorrii

    Found in the Great Basin deserts of the western U.

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    Lavandula angustifolia ‘Violet Intrigue’

    Lavandula angustifolia 'Violet Intrigue'

    'Violet Intrigue' exhibits the typical handsome gray foliage of good lavenders, but its form and flowers are particularly noteworthy.

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    Stachys byzantina

    Stachys byzantina 'Silky Fleece'

    This new cultivar of a treasured favorite is as cute as a button.

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    Hummingbird mint

    Agastache ‘Desert Sunrise’

    This hummingbird mint boasts large spikes of reddish pink tubular flowers with an orange tint over a long season in summer and early fall.

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    Wild four o’clock

    Mirabilis multiflora

    Native to the southwestern U.

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    Cardinal penstemon

    Penstemon cardinalis

    This New Mexico/Texas native offers the garden spikes of dangling, rich red flowers in midsummer that attract hummingbirds.

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    Blackfoot daisy

    Melampodium leucanthum

    A native perennial shrub that grows to about 2 feet tall and wide and covers itself the whole season with honey-scented, white and yellow daisy flowers.