Woodland Garden - Page 34 of 47 - Fine Gardening

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    Patrinia scabiosifolia

    Patrinia scabiosifolia

    From a basal mound of toothed leaves (similar to scabiosa's foliage) rise 4- to 6-foot stems of tiny chrome-yellow flowers.

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    Weigela florida and cvs.

    Weigela florida

    A deciduous shrub, wiegela has gracefully arching branches studded with pink tubular flowers.

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    Variegated greater periwinkle

    Vinca major ‘Variegata’

    Great for brightening up a shady spot, this ground-hugging, evergreen, trailing ground cover has dark green leaves with yellowish-white edges.

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    ‘Ghost’ fern

    Athyrium ‘Ghost’

    Here's a fern with an upright habit and silvery fronds that give it a ghostly look, hence the name.

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    Sargent’s weeping hemlock

    Tsuga canadensis 'Pendula'

    This hemlock cultivar makes a very beautiful specimen, slowly forming a 10- to 15-foot-tall and 30-foot-wide, multi-layered mound of greenery.

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    Sweet Beth

    Trillium vaseyi

    This trillium bears the largest flowers in the genus—almost 4 inches across.

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    Toad lily

    Tricyrtis formosana

    The upward-facing, starlike blossoms of this species vary from white to light pink or lilac, with reddish purple spots throughout.

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    ‘Black Snowflake’ Foam flower

    Tiarella 'Black Snowflake'

    This clump-forming variety has very dramatic, deeply cut foliage with wide black veins that looks like a black snowflake when new.

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    ‘Oakleaf’ Foam flower

    Tiarella wherryi 'Oakleaf'

    This cultivar of the North American species has reddish, deeply lobed, oak-like leaves that mature to dark green with burgundy splashes.

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    ‘Hewitt’s Double’ Yunnan meadow rue

    Thalictrum delavayi 'Hewitt's Double'

    This cultivar has some of the showiest flowers of the meadow rues.