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Plant GuideCompact coral barberry
Berberis × stenophylla 'Corallina Compacta'"Thorny but irresistible" best describes this low-maintenance, elfin barberry.
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Plant GuideBlue grama
Bouteloua gracilis
Blue grama is a perennial grass from the Americas bearing unusually bent and flattened inflorescences.
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Plant GuideChives
Allium schoenoprasumThe purple or white pom-pom flowers of chives top aromatic stems in summer.
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Plant GuideSpiral aloe
Aloe polyphyllaThe spine-tipped leaves of this aloe grow in a beautiful spiral; mature plants have five rows of leaves growing either clockwise or counterclockwise.
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Plant GuideGolden garlic
Allium moly and cvs.For long-lasting bright yellow flowers that sparkle in midsummer, try Allium moly .
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Plant GuideWild ginger
Asarum canadense
The rounded, lustrous leaves of this native plant form an appealing green ground cover.
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Plant GuideChinese chives
Allium tuberosum
This plant produces fast-growing, edible, pungent, onion-like leaves.
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Plant GuideHeath aster
Aster ericoidesThis clumping, bushy perennial has slender stems and small, lance-shaped, medium green leaves.
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Plant GuideEvergreen wild ginger
Asarum shuttleworthiiThis wild ginger is an evergreen groundcover with heart-shaped, shiny leaves that are often marbled.
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Plant GuideCallaway ginger
Asarum shuttleworthii 'Callaway'This is a slow-growing ginger, but worth the wait.
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