Rock Garden - Page 8 of 34 - Fine Gardening

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    Fast Growing Hosta

    Hosta 'Little Aurora'

    A fast grower, 'Little Aurora' has cupped, puckered leaves and a metallic sheen, with soft-lavender flowers from late June into early July.

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    Blue oat grass

    Helictotrichon sempervirens

    Dramatic powder blue foliage and spiky architecture are hallmarks of this plant.

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    Striped bloody cranesbill

    Geranium sanguineum var. striatum

    A profusion of delicate pink, upward-facing blossoms cover this plant over a long period.

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    ‘Boulder Blue’ blue fescue

    Festuca glauca ‘Boulder Blue’

    Regarded by some as the bluest blue fescue, this plant forms compact, cascading mounds of foot-tall, intensely blue, narrow leaves that are attractive in all seasons.

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    Longspur barrenwort

    Epimedium grandiflorum cvs.

    Longspur barrenwort is a clump-forming, deciduous, rhizomatous perennial.

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    White enkianthus

    Enkianthus perulatus

    This is perhaps the most refined Enkianthus, bearing dainty, white pendulous bells in May.

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    Golden barrel cactus

    Echinocactus grusonii

    Golden barrel cactus has a rounded form that eventually elongates.

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    Deinanthe

    Deinanthe bifida

    This small perennial blooms in summer with cup-shaped, waxy flowers that have numerous yellow stamens.

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    ‘Weihenstephaner Gold’ sedum

    Sedum kamtschaticum ‘Weihenstephaner Gold’

    This low-growing sedum has dependable, dark bronzy green foliage and prolific flowering.

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    Salvia pachyphylla

    Salvia pachyphylla

    Giant-flowered purple sage has been winning over gardeners the past few years for its remarkable summer blooms and tough-as-nails demeanor.