Rock Garden - Page 29 of 34 - Fine Gardening

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    Sweet rocket

    Hesperis matronalis

    This plant is a biennial or short-lived perennial with leafy stems and 4- to 8-inch-long toothed, hairy leaves.

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    Silver thyme

    Thymus  × citriodorus ‘Argenteus’

    This plant is an elegant addition to an herb or ornamental garden.

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    New Zealand wind grass

    Stipa arundinacea

    This evergreen species makes a handsome specimen with narrow, arching foliage that is streaked orange in summer and becomes orange-brown in winter.

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    Alpine lady’s mantle

    Alchemilla alpina

    About a third the size of the more well known A.

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    American barrenwort

    Vancouveria hexandra

    This attractive, easy-care, 6- to 8-inch semi-evergreen groundcover boasts leaves that emerge bright green, then darken with age, creating a two-toned effect.

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    Moss phlox

    Phlox subulata

    Moss phlox is a dense ground cover blanketed with notch-petaled flowers in April and May.

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    Othonna capensis

    Othonna capensis

    This evergreen, perennial succulent has pudgy, swollen, deep green stems which resemble a pickle, similar to those of the iceplant.

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    Juniperus × pfitzeriana ‘Daub’s Frosted’

    Juniperus  × pfitzeriana ‘Daub’s Frosted’

    This evergreen shrub has a low, spreading habit and attractive, two-toned foliage.

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    Japanese rock hosta

    Hosta kikutii 'Hillbilly Blues'

    A clump-forming perennial with flat-spreading, blue-colored leaves, Japanese rock hosta bears funnel-shaped white flowers, sometimes flushed with purple, on arching, leafy scapes 24 inches long.

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    Meadow cranesbill

    Geranium pratense 'Midnight Reiter'

    Deeply cut plum-purple leaves emerge in spring and stay true to color throughout the season.