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Plant GuideCalamint
Calamintha grandiflora 'Variegata'A well-behaved perennial from the mint family (Lamiaceae), variegated calamint has pale-green, oval leaves with strong white marbling.
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Plant Guide‘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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Plant Guide‘Nelly Moser’ clematis
Clematis ‘Nelly Moser’'Nellie Moser' is easy to grow, producing large, flat flowers 6 to 8 inches in diameter with distinctive, gleaming lilac bars on each petal.
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Plant GuideCotoneaster ‘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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Plant GuidePagoda dogwood
Cornus alternifoliaThis plant owes its name to its distinctive layered branches, which resemble the tiered, spreading roofline of an elaborate pagoda.
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Plant GuideRed coreopsis
Coreopsis roseaThis plant bears a profusion of lavender-pink flowers with yellow centers from mid-summer to early autumn.
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Plant GuideWhite fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
This North American native is unrivaled in beauty for its pendulous and diaphanous clusters of fragrant white blossoms, which appear in May or June.
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Plant Guide
Green-and-gold
Chrysogonum virginianum var. virginianum 'Mark Viette''Mark Viette' is a clump-forming, handsome 6-inch tall plant with thick, semi-evergreen deep green leaves and perky 1-inch flowers of buttercup yellow.
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Plant GuideGoldenstar
Chrysogonum virginianum var. australeFrom May to October, this perennial bears bright yellow, daisylike flowers on leafy stalks.
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Plant GuidePeach-leaved bellflower
Campanula persicifoliaThis plant is one of the most popular campanulas.
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