Woodland Garden - Page 41 of 47 - Fine Gardening

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    White baneberry

    Actaea pachypoda

    This 3-foot-tall and 2-foot-wide clumping perennial displays spiky racemes of white flowers in late spring and early summer followed by bright white berries with dark tips on bright red stalks.

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    Creeping myrtle

    Vinca minor and cvs.

    Creeping myrtle is a fast-spreading, 4- to 8-inch-tall, evergreen ground cover with shiny green leaves borne in pairs on long, arching stems.

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    Koreanspice viburnum

    Viburnum carlesii

    This deciduous shrub with toothed, dark green leaves bears pink buds in late spring that open to white or pink-flushed flowers borne in domed clusters.

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    Prairie trillium

    Trillium recurvatum

    This is one of the first and most plentiful Trilliums to bloom in the spring.

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    Yellow trillium

    Trillium luteum

    This mid- to late-spring bloomer bears yellow blossoms atop a trio of leaves often mottled with a paler shade of silvery-green.

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    Great white trillium

    Trillium grandiflorum

    This showy spring-blooming trillium has large white blossoms up to 3 inches long, which fade to soft pink and from cup-shaped to open and recurved.

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    White trillium

    Trillium erectum var. album

    This white-flowered form of red trillium has delicate, outward-facing petals with striking dark centers.

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    ‘Tojen’ toad lily

    Tricyrtis 'Tojen'

    This luminous hybrid bears unspotted, orchid-like lavender flowers with yellow-throated bases.

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    Red flowering currant

    Ribes sanguineum 'White Icicle'

    This is considered one of the best white flowering currants, bearing long-lasting, pendent racemes of pungently spicy, pure-white blooms.

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    ‘Starfish’ Foam flower

    Tiarella 'Starfish'

    A good choice for winter color, this clump-forming variety is often grown for its long lasting, pink-budded white flowers that appear in late spring on 12-inch spires.