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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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    ‘Rhubarb’ elephant’s ear

    Colocasia esculenta ‘Rhubarb’

    Kitchen garden rhubarb doesn't hold a candle to 'Rhubarb' elephant's ear, at least not in an ornamental sense.

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    Blue beard, blue-mist shrub

    Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Longwood Blue'

    'Longwood Blue' is ideal for a mixed or shrub border.

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    Australian tree fern

    Cyathea australis

    Australian tree fern has dark green fronds that can reach 12 feet long.

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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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    Madagascar periwinkle

    Catharanthus roseus 'Peach'

    A tender perennial native to Madagascar, most often grown as an annual, Catharanthus roseus has attractive, glossy foliage and a bushy form that is covered by phlox-like flowers from summer…

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    Scotch heather

    Calluna vulgaris ‘Spring Torch’

    ‘Spring Torch’ gets its name from the vibrant color of its new growth in spring.

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    ‘Freida Hemple’ caladium

    Caladium bicolor 'Freida Hemple'

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    ‘Centenaire de Rozain-Bourcharlat’ Indian shot

    Canna 'Centenaire de Rozain-Bourcharlat'

    This 3-foot-tall canna from the 1920s has impossibly deep, pure-rose flowers recalling orchids and leis.