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    Japanese yellow sage

    Salvia koyamae

    At first glance, this Japanese woodland native does not look as if it belongs in a shade garden, but I find its spreading foliage and light-colored flowers do wonderfully as…

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    ‘Aurora’ coleus

    Plectranthus scutellarioides ‘Aurora’

    This coleus has medium, scalloped, pale pinkish green and medium green leaves with raspberry undersides.

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    ‘Summer Sundae’ Sweet William

    Dianthus barbatus 'Summer Sundae'

    'Summer Sundae' Sweet William is a nice mix of red, pink, and white flowers held in rounded groups at the tops of stems.

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    North American hay-scented fern

    Dennstaedtia punctilobula

    This fern's lacy foliage smells of freshly mown grass and carpets the woodland or a moist, partially sunny site.

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    ‘Ideal Crimson’ China pink

    Dianthus chinensis ‘Ideal Crimson'

    Fringed flowers in shades of bright red with white centers open without fragrance in summer.

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    Daphne × burkwoodii ‘Briggs Moonlight’

    Daphne × burkwoodii 'Briggs Moonlight'

    This stunning specimen has luminous, creamy-ivory leaves and narrow green margins.

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    Tokyo wood fern

    Dryopteris tokyoensis

    Tokyo wood fern's ladderlike, upright fronds provide a strong vertical accent to its surroundings.

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    Sunset foxglove

    Digitalis obscura

    This foxglove has long-lasting flowers in seductive shades of burnt umber.

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    ‘Oheme’ palm sedge

    Carex muskingumensis ‘Oehme’

    With its yellow-trimmed foliage, ‘Oehme’ is truly the palm sedge with an edge.

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    Bowles’ golden sedge

    Carex elata 'Aurea'

    This beautiful sedge's vivid foliage adds bright color to the garden.