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    ‘Venus’ sweetshrub

    Calycanthus 'Venus'

    This deciduous shrub to 8-10 feet tall and wide blooms from late spring through July with 3- to 4-inch-wide, white, fragrant, magnolia-like blossoms with purple centers.

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    Desert ruellia

    Ruellia peninsularis

    This southern California native shrub produces a dense mass of small, glossy leaves and purple, petunia-like flowers in late spring and early summer.

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    Northern bush honeysuckle

    Diervilla lonicera

    While not a true honeysuckle ( Lonicera spp.

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    Shrubby cinquefoil

    Potentilla fruticosa

    Shrubby cinquefoil is a bushy deciduous shrub growing to 3 feet tall and 5 feet wide that has been bred to include a multitude of cultivars that bear flowers in a…

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    False spirea

    Sorbaria sorbifolia

    If you like plants that stay in tidy, little assigned corners, this is not the plant for you.

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    Summer Wine ninebark

    Physocarpus opulifolius 'Seward'

    Many gardeners know ninebark as an undistinguished shrub with ordinary green leaves, white flowers, and fall fruit.

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    ‘Mango Lassi’ geum

    Geum 'Mango Lassi'

    This evergreen perenial grows to 4 to 16 inches tall and 12 to 24 inches wide and blooms from late spring to fall (with deadheading) with double flowers in shades…

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    Copperleaf

    Acalypha wilkesiana

    This spreading shrub is grown for its multi-colored, toothed, oval leaves.

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    ‘Polar Ice’ rugosa rose

    Rosa rugosa 'Polar Ice'

    'Polar Ice' is one of the most vigorous and densely growing rugosa roses and features clusters of double, slightly nodding flowers.

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    ‘Wasagaming’ rugosa rose

    Rosa rugosa 'Wasagaming'

    'Wasagaming' (pronounced "wah-SAG-ah-ming") is a prolific bloomer that has the charm of the antique roses but with greater vigor and better growth habit.