Woodland Garden - Page 33 of 47 - Fine Gardening

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    Himalayan maidenhair fern

    Adiantum venustum

    Elegant, lacy foliage on black stems makes this maidenhair fern a standout, even among others in the genus.

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    Black cohosh

    Actaea racemosa

    Actaea racemosa is a native woodland perennial with white, somewhat fuzzy flowers in midsummer that wave above astilbe-like, deeply cut foliage.

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    Full-moon maple

    Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium'

    Full-moon maple has deeply lobed leaves, crimson autumn color, and plenty of small, reddish flowers in spring.

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    Mock orange

    Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus'

    Mock orange is an upright, deciduous shrub grown for its very fragrant, creamy white flowers that bloom in early summer.

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    Dwarf white-stripe

    Pleioblastus variegatus

    Dwarf white-stripe has 5-inch-long, upward-pointing green leaves strongly variegated with white.

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    Bracken

    Pteridium aquilinum

    A native fern with triangular-shaped, stiff, upright fronds that can tolerate dry soil and full sun.

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    Common witch hazel

    Hamamelis virginiana

    The native common witch hazel is an understory plant that becomes leggy if it has to reach for light, but in the open, it develops into a graceful, spreading shrub…

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    Makinoi’s holly fern

    Polystichum makinoi

    This evergreen terrestial fern has a somewhat formal look due to its satiny olive-green fronds and neat, arching habit.

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    Royal azalea

    Rho­dodendron schlippenbachii

    Royal azalea has large, fragrant pink blooms in spring.

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    Loosestrife

    Lysimachia ephemerum

    This herbaceous perennial forms clumps of gray-green leaves from which arise slender racemes of small white flowers with mauve-colored veins, making for an almost gray appearance.