Rock Garden - Page 31 of 34 - Fine Gardening

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    October Daphne

    Sedum sieboldii

    This lovely mound-like species splays out from the center like a miniature fountain.

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    Strawberry geranium

    Saxifraga stolonifera

    This plant is a rosette-forming evergreen perennial with kidney-shaped to rounded leaves.

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    ‘May Night’ meadow sage

    Salvia  × sylvestris 'May Night'

    This drought-tolerant perennial bears deep violet-blue flower spikes in early summer and then sporadically if spent flowers are removed promptly.

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    Golden variegated sage

    Salvia officinalis 'Icterina'

    Cooks and gardeners alike are indebted to this evergreen perennial for the unique, pungent flavor and aroma that its gray-green leaves produce.

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    Common rue

    Ruta graveolens

    Rue is an evergreen shrub with an upright, rounded form and cool, ferny blue-green foliage.

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    Creeping rosemary

    Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’

    A hardy, fast-growing evergreen shrub, creeping rosemary has a prostrate habit and attractive flowers and fragrance.

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    Penstemon nitidus

    Penstemon nitidus

    This penstemon produces azure flowers—the color of a New Mexico summer sky.

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    Dew flower

    Penstemon cobaea

    Penstemon cobaea has shiny dark green leaves and purple, pink, or white flowers on spike-like panicles in mid-spring.

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    Golden oregano

    Origanum vulgare 'Aureum’

    Golden oregano is a robust creeper with tiny, rounded leaves 1/2 to 1 inch wide.

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    Eastern prickly pear cactus

    Opuntia compressa

    Prickly pear cactus is a clump-forming and semi-prostrate plant.