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Plant GuideJapanese spirea
Spiraea japonica 'Alpina’This low-growing, clump-forming shrub has a spreading habit, reaching 10 inches tall.
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Plant GuideStiff goldenrod
Solidago rigidaThis lovely goldenrod has velvety leaves that are gray-green in summer and dusky rose in autumn.
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Plant GuideGray goldenrod
Solidago nemoralisThis is one of the smallest species of goldenrod, topping out at only 4 to 6 inches high in poor soils, and 2 feet high in fertile soils.
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Plant GuideAutumn Joy stonecrop
Sedum ‘Herbstfreude’This plant is as dependable and adaptable as they come.
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Plant Guide‘Purple Rain’ sage
Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain'Throughout the summer, this cultivar produces multiple flower spikes in irresistible shades of smoky purple.
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Plant GuideThai ruellia
Ruellia elegansThis species has open-faced coral-red blossoms from late spring until fall.
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Plant Guide
Brown-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia trilobaThis biennial makes a superb, self-sown companion in a mixed border or wild garden.
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Plant Guide
‘St. Patrick’ Hybrid tea rose
Rosa 'St. Patrick'This double-flowered rose has yellow blossoms with green outer petals.
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Plant Guide‘Charles Albanel’ Hedgehog rose
Rosa 'Charles Albanel'This spreading rose grows to only 2 feet tall, making it an ideal groundcover for a steep bank or roadside.
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