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    ‘Blue Panda’ corydalis

    Corydalis flexuosa ‘Blue Panda’

    The first of the coveted blue corydalises to be introduced, it produces fragrant clusters of long-spurred, azure flowers on a compact plant.

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    Scrambled eggs

    Corydalis aurea

    In spring, this biennial produces small yellow flowers, which are carried tightly over finely divided, sea green leaves.

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    Baby cyclamen

    Cyclamen hederifolium

    A fine plant for fall, this cyclamen's frequently scented, mottled flowers emerge directly from the soil, followed by a carpet of patterned, mid- to dark green leaves attractively variegated with…

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    ‘Lucifer’ crocosmia

    Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’

    Abundant eye-catching, brilliantly red, tubular flowers appear in midsummer atop bold, slightly arching, sparsely branched 3-foot-tall stems.

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    Cotoneaster ‘Tom Thumb’

    Cotoneaster 'Tom Thumb’

    This compact, low-growing, and self-rooting deciduous shrub is useful as an underplanting or ground cover.

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    Hairy bergenia

    Bergenia cillata

    This is the most drought-tolerant bergenia I’ve found and the only one that does well in Texas heat.

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    ‘Hachita’ Blue Grama Grass

    Bouteloua gracilis 'Hachita'

    'Hachita' has narrow, blue-green leaves that form dense mounds.

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    ‘Looking Glass’ Siberian bugloss

    Brunnera macrophylla 'Looking Glass'

    This brunnera cultivar has a silvery, heart-shaped leaves that are mostly everygreen.

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    Begonia ‘Marmaduke’

    Begonia 'Marmaduke'

    'Marmaduke' Rex begonia sports chocolate-colored speckles across golden leaves.

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    ‘Escargot’ begonia

    Begonia ‘Escargot’

    'Escargot' takes its name from the snail-like curl pattern at the base of the leaf.