Rock Garden - Page 26 of 34 - Fine Gardening
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Plant GuidePink rain lily
Habranthus robustusPale pink flowers pop up suddenly after a summer rainstorm and resemble small amaryllis flowers on this native of Brazil.
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Plant GuideBeardlip penstemon
Penstemon barbatus
This erect perennial has basal rosettes and stems bearing lance-shaped mid-green leaves.
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Plant GuideTwo-row stonecrop
Sedum spurium ‘Fuldaglut’This mat-forming species forms a carpet of rosy-red flowers in late July and August, contrasting against green leaves with bronzy-maroon highlights.
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Plant Guide‘Blue Star’ singleseed juniper
Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star''Blue Star' jumiper is a slow-growing, compact, evergreen shrub with a mounding shape.
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Plant GuideMarjoram
Origanum laevigatum and cvs.This plant is a creeping perennial that reaches 24 inches tall.
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Plant Guide‘Golden Sword’ yucca
Yucca filamentosa ‘Golden Sword’This easy-to-grow evergreen yucca bears dramatic, sword-shaped yellow leaves with a dark green edge.
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Plant GuideSummer snowflake
Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant'
One of the first plants to emerge, this 24-inch-tall bulb bears nodding white bells as early as mid-January.
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Plant GuideEnglish lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
English lavender has silvery gray, aromatic foliage topped in summer with lavender-blue to dark purple flowers on long stems.
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Plant GuideJapanese aster
Kalimeris yomenaBeautiful variegation brightens the green and grey mottled foliage.
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Plant Guide‘Ballerina’ scented geranium
Geranium cinereum ‘Ballerina’This beautiful, mounded, dwarf perennial has gray-green leaves (grayer than the species) and large, purplish pink flowers with purple veins and eyes.
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