Rock Garden - Page 33 of 34 - Fine Gardening

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    Dalmatian bellflower

    Campanula portenschlagiana

    This low, mat-forming plant has blue-purple flowers in summer.

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    Campanula carpatica

    Campanula carpatica

    Upright, open bell-shaped flowers completely cover the foliage of this late-blooming Campanula for several months in summer.

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    Pot marigold

    Calendula officinalis

    Pot marigolds bloom most of the summer, but are intolerant of intense heat and may die out during periods of hot humid weather.

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    Karl Foerster’s Feather Reed Grass

    Calamagrostis  × acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'

    Versatile, attractive and care-free ornamental grass with wheat-like appearance.

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    Astilbe chinensis var. pumila

    Astilbe chinensis var. pumila

    This is a dwarf astilbe with attractive red-green leaves and reddish pink flowers in broad, dense conical groups.

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    Western mugwort

    Artemisia ludoviciana

    This is a high-drama native.

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    ‘Powis Castle’ artemisia

    Artemisia 'Powis Castle'

    This is a woody plant with dense clumps of silver-gray leaves.

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    Granny’s bonnet

    Aquilegia vulgaris

    Usually this plant produces nodding blue and white flowers, but color variation is common in this species.

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    Canadian columbine

    Aquilegia canadensis

    This airy perennial has ternate dark green leaves, and produces many nodding flowers from midspring to midsummer.

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    Pussy-toes

    Antennaria spp.

    Low-growing rosettes of long gray leaves covered in fine gray hairs and gray-white flowers in spring that resemble a cat's paw make Antennaria great plants for edging, pathways, or stone walls.