Woodland Garden - Page 13 of 47 - Fine Gardening

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    Golden bamboo

    Pleioblastus viridistriatus

    This bamboo has showy variegated leaves of green and gold in an irregular pattern of stripes.

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    Christmas fern

    Polystichum acrostichoides

    The Christmas fern is a particularly accommodating garden plant.

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    Polemonium reptans

    Polemonium reptans

    This North American native bears light blue bell-shaped blossoms in spring to early summer.

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    ‘Blue Moon’ blue phlox

    Phlox divaricata ‘Blue Moon’

    This cultivar of the popular blue phlox has round, full flowers with overlapping petals.

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    Blue phlox

    Phlox divaricata and cvs.

    This spreading, semi-evergreen perennial has hairy leaves and lavender-blue to pale violet and white flowers borne in open clusters in early spring.

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    Japanese spurge

    Pachysandra terminalis

    This plant has leathery, evergreen dark green foliage with slightly indented margins.

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    Variegated Jacob’s ladder

    Polemonium caeruleum ‘Brise d’Anjou’

    This dramatic cultivar has bright green leaves that are richly edged with cream.

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    Whipple’s penstemon

    Penstemon whippleanus

    This is an upright penstemon with striking deep burgundy, purple, sometimes lavender or cream flowers on thin stems.

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    Alberta beardtongue

    Penstemon albertinus

    Deep blue, delicate spires to 16 inches tall appear late spring and early summer above thick, sturdy leaves.

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    Tree peony

    Paeonia suffruticosa

    This upright, sparsely branched, woody shrub reaches 4 to 10 feet tall.