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Plant GuideOriental fountain grass
Pennisetum orientalePink, bottle-brush flowers rise well above arching clumps of graceful foliage in summer.
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Plant GuideBlack bamboo
Phyllostachys nigraThis clumping bamboo is native to eastern and central China and can reach 15 feet tall and almost as wide.
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Plant GuideAmerican mandrake
Podophyllum peltatumMayapple is a rhizomatous, native woodland perennial with leaves in the shape of an umbrella.
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Plant GuidePersian parrotia tree
Parrotia persicaParrotia persica has one of the most beautiful foliage displays, in addition to year-round eye appeal and ease of maintenance.
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Plant Guide
‘Stairway to Heaven’ Jacob’s ladder
Polemonium reptans 'Stairway to Heaven'This variegated cultivar offers white-edged leaves with pink tints on a compact plant to 1.
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Plant GuideFoxglove penstemon
Penstemon digitalisThis vigorous perennial bears elegant clusters of pure white flowers marked with purple or pale violet from early to late summer.
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Plant GuidePolemonium caeruleum
Polemonium caeruleumThis North American native bears deep blue or occasionally white, bell-shaped blossoms in spring and possibly late summer if deadheaded.
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Plant GuideReed canary grass
Phalaris arundinacea and cvs.This evergreen, rhizomatous, perennial grass has an upright habit, with bamboo-like foliage to 14 inches tall.
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Plant GuideDwarf Sitka spruce
Picea sitchensis 'Papoose'
This is a dwarf conifer with a rounded form.
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Plant Guide
Japanese forest peony var. Alba
Paeonia obovata var. albaThis plant is a beautiful addition to the garden from early spring until autumn.
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