Woodland Garden - Page 43 of 47 - Fine Gardening

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    Ladies’ tresses

    Spiranthes cernua 'Chadds Ford'

    This deciduous, terrestrial orchid has linear, acute leaves 2 to 10 inches long.

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    Zigzag goldenrod

    Solidago flexicaulis

    This species is aptly named for its distinctive crooked stems that bend back and forth at 45° angles between nodes.

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    Strawberry geranium

    Saxifraga stolonifera

    This plant is a rosette-forming evergreen perennial with kidney-shaped to rounded leaves.

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    Kuma bamboo grass

    Sasa veitchii

    This dwarf bamboo has deep-green leaves that become bicolored with the onset of autumn.

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    Swamp azalea

    Rhododendron viscosum and cvs.

    This deciduous azalea has dark green leaves and funnel-shaped white flowers suffused with pink.

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    Pinkshell azalea

    Rhododendron vaseyi

    This deciduous azalea bears trusses of 4 to 8 broadly funnel-shaped, unscented clear pink flowers in early mid-season.

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    Flame azalea

    Rhododendron calendulaceum

    This plant's leaves are mid-green and are softly hairy on both sides.

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    Small Solomon’s seal

    Polygonatum biflorum

    From late spring into summer, this species bears tubular greenish-white flowers that dangle underneath the arching stems.

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    Allegheny spurge

    Pachysandra procumbens

    This clump-forming, semi-evergreen perennial has long prostrate stems and pewter-green foliage.

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    Wild jonquil

    Narcissus jonquilla

    This Division 10 Bulbocodium species blooms late in the season, bearing up to 5 fragrant and nodding golden-yellow flowers.