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    Camassia leichtlinii ssp.suksdorfii ‘Blue Danube’

    Camassia leichtlinii ssp. suksdorfii 'Blue Danube'

    Spikes of violet, star-shaped flowers top stems reaching from 2 to 4 feet in late spring.

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    Chinese hardy orchid

    Bletilla striata and cvs.

    The first time you see a Chinese hardy orchid flowering you kind of rub your eyes: Did a garden fairy drop her corsage after the prom?

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    Snow bush

    Breynia disticha ‘Roseo-picta’

    The white- and pink-mottled leaves of 'Roseo-picta' make it appear as if the plant has been snowed upon, even though it is a tropical plant.

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    blue false indigo

    Baptisia australis

    False blue indigo's spikes of clear blue flowers in late spring can nearly carry a border by themselves.

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    Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’

    Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’

    This woodland plant is valued for its flowers and its heart-shaped, ground-covering leaves.

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    Siberian bugloss

    Brunnera macrophylla

    This woodland plant is valued for its flowers and groundcovering leaves.

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    False chamomile

    Boltonia asteroides 'Snowbank'

    Boltonias are vigorous perennials grown for their sprays of aster-like flowers, which appear above clean, gray-green foliage.

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    Southern maidenhair fern

    Adiantum capillus-veneris

    The southern maidenhair fern has fluffy, airy, and elegant foliage, which works equally well in containers or in open ground.

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    Northern maidenhair fern

    Adiantum pedatum

    Northern maidenhair fern's curved fronds have wiry black stems that wave in the wind.

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    ‘Just Peachy’ hummingbird mint, ‘Just Peachy’ hyssop

    Agastache aurantiaca 'Just Peachy'

    A cultivar discovered at High Country Gardens in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this aromatic, water-wise perennial grows to 30 inches tall and 18 inches wide and features fine, mint-scented, gray-green…