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    Hellebore

    Helleborus × hybridus cvs.

    From late fall through winter, the leathery leaves of hellebores stay glossy, cheery, and green.

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    Creeping dogwood

    Cornus canadensis

    A spreading subshrub, Cornus canadensis has whorls of leathery mid-green leaves that turn purple in the winter.

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    Stinking hellebore

    Helleborus foetidus

    The early, long-lasting, sometimes fragrant blooms of this hellebore are borne in clusters in late winter to early spring.

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    New Zealand wind grass

    Stipa arundinacea

    This evergreen species makes a handsome specimen with narrow, arching foliage that is streaked orange in summer and becomes orange-brown in winter.

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    Wood spurge

    Euphorbia amygdaloides

    Wood spurge is a soft, hairy, evergreen perennial with red-tinged stems and matte dark green leaves with red tones underneath.

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    Bicolor pineapple lily

    Eucomis bicolor

    This species boasts maroon-speckled stems and green flowers with maroon margins.

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    Pineapple lily

    Eucomis comosa

    This species boasts stems and undersides of leaves with maroon spotting, and white flowers tinged with maroon.

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    ‘Elijah Blue’ Blue fescue

    Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue'

    These compact tufts of 8-inch-long powder-blue leaves are well suited for edging and naturalizing in the rock garden.

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    Asparagus officinalis

    Asparagus officinalis

    Asparagus is a perennial vegetable whose edible shoots are harvested in spring.

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    Grassy-leaved sweet flag

    Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus'

    This aquatic perennial is semi-evergreen and showy, with grassy, striped foliage that reaches less than 1 foot tall.