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    Variegated Japanese silver grass

    Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus'

    Variegated Japanese silver grass is a boon in any garden where fine texture, a gentle color scheme, and a bit of swaying in the wind are welcome.

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    Leatherleaf mahonia, Beale’s barberry

    Mahonia bealei

    Leatherleaf mahonia  is a thick shrub with a formal feel.

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    ‘Heart of the Jungle’ elephant’s ear

    Colocasia esculenta ‘Heart of the Jungle’

    A demure egg-shell finish and a dark purple underpinning make the foliage of 'Heart of the Jungle' special.

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    ‘Tiger Stripe’ elephant’s ear

    Colocasia esculenta ‘Tiger Stripe’

    This purple-and-cream-streaked elephant's ear makes a splash in any combination imaginable.

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    Cora™ periwinkle

    Catharanthus roseus Cora™ series

    The disease-resistant Cora™ series of periwinkles comes in a range of flower colors—from white to lavender to burgundy—and looks great until the first fall frost.

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    Canna Tropicanna Gold

    Canna var. “MACtro’

    Tropicanna Gold is perhaps the showiest of all of the variegated cannas and one of the best for hot, humid, sunny southern gardens.

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    Littleleaf cordia

    Cordia parvifolia

    Though its leaves are small, this semi-deciduous shrub stands out in the landscape.

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    ‘Baby Sun’ coreopsis

    Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Baby Sun’

    A multitude of 2-inch, golden-yellow daisy flowers sits atop thready foliage from late spring to late summer if deadheaded promptly.

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    Lance-leaved coreopsis

    Coreopsis lanceolata

    Solitary yellow petals with toothed edges and flat, yellow centers open from early to late summer.

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    Sweet pepperbush

    Clethra alnifolia

    This upright, suckering shrub has fragrant, white or pink terminal flower spikes in late summer.