2 - Fine Gardening
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Plant GuideIceland poppy
Papaver nudicaule
Iceland poppy is a short-lived perennial usually grown as a cool-weather annual, or biennial.
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Plant Guide
Creeping dogwood
Cornus canadensisA spreading subshrub, Cornus canadensis has whorls of leathery mid-green leaves that turn purple in the winter.
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Plant GuideMoss phlox
Phlox subulataMoss phlox is a dense ground cover blanketed with notch-petaled flowers in April and May.
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Plant GuideCommon bearberry, Kinnikinnick
Arctostaphylos uva-ursiThis is a fine plant for cascading over the edge of a wall.
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Plant Guide
Redtwig dogwood
Cornus albaThese showy shrubs have two distinct phases of garden interest.
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Plant GuideShowy lady’s slipper
Cypripedium reginaeThis terrestrial orchid has 3 to 7 oval to lance-shaped leaves.
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Plant GuideDelphinium elatum
Delphinium elatumThe parent of the regal hybrid Delphiniums, the species has 3- to 4-foot-tall spires of blue, violet, lavender, or white flowers.
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Plant Guide
Colorado blue spruce
Picea pungens ‘Procumbens’'Procumbens' is similar to 'Pendula' in color but prostrate in habit, with cascading branches sometimes staying stiffly horizontal.
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Plant Guide‘Miss Canada’ Preston lilac
Syringa × prestoniae ‘Miss Canada’This hardy, late-flowering hybrid bears perfumed rose-pink buds opening to pink flowers.
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Plant GuideObedient plant
Physostegia virginianaObedient plant is a clump-forming native perennial that grows aggressively.
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