Island Paradise - Page 3 of 22 - Fine Gardening
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Plant GuideGrecian windflower
Anemone blandaThis plant produces a great low-growing mat of flowers.
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Plant GuideTatarian aster
Aster tataricusTatarian aster is an impressive, stately perennial with a flowering height of 3 to 6 feet.
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Plant GuideArkansas bluestar
Amsonia hubrichtiiArkansas bluestar's delicate, willow-like foliage is topped with pale blue star-shaped flowers in spring.
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Plant GuideCarpet bugleweed
Ajuga reptans
This fast spreader has dark green leaves with deep blue flowers spring to summer.
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Plant GuideForget-me-not
Myosotis sylvaticaThis short-lived perennial or biennial has ovate to lance-shaped, velvety gray-green leaves to 4.
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Plant GuideMorning glory
Ipomoea tricolor and cvs.
Morning glory is a fast-growing, twining annual with heart-shaped light to mid-green leaves and vibrantly colored, funnel-shaped flowers to 3 inches across.
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Plant GuideCrested iris
Iris cristataSpectacular, but fleeting, stemless blooms have blue-lilac petals, each with a white patch and a yellow or orange crest on each fall.
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Plant Guide‘Nikko Blue’ bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Nikko Blue’This is a well-loved and vigorous cultivar with large, rounded flower heads of a rich, gorgeous blue.
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Plant Guide‘Johnson’s Blue’ geranium
Geranium ‘Johnson’s Blue’This popular perennial is grown for its blue or lavender-blue, saucer-shaped flowers that bloom for many weeks.
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Plant Guide‘Boulder Blue’ blue fescue
Festuca glauca ‘Boulder Blue’Regarded by some as the bluest blue fescue, this plant forms compact, cascading mounds of foot-tall, intensely blue, narrow leaves that are attractive in all seasons.
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