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    Giant dracaena

    Cordyline australis ‘Purple Tower’

    'Purple Tower' is a cultivar of the New Zealand native cabbage tree, frequently grown in greenhouses, as houseplants, or as large accent plants outdoors.

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    Marsh clematis

    Clematis crispa

    A deciduous climber native to the southeastern United States, Clematis crispa bears lavender-blue, bell-shaped flowers with curly edges in summer.

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    Blue Atlas cedar

    Cedrus atlantica f. glauca

    This stunning evergreen conifer can be a very large specimen tree (to over 100 feet) in the landscape.

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    ‘Black Knight’ butterfly bush

    Buddleia davidii ‘Black Knight’

    Butterfly bushes are carefree deciduous shrubs that are reliably fragrant and easy to grow.

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    Swan River daisy

    Brachycome 'Blue Zephyr'

    Swan River daisy's lacy foliage and small but profuse blue-purple flowers have a long season of impact in the garden.

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    Swiss chard

    Beta vulgaris 'Ruby Red'

    This is a sweet Swiss chard with beautiful candy-apple-red stalks and dark green, crinkly leaves with touches of red.

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    Beet

    Beta vulgaris 'Bull's Blood'

    This heirloom beet from 1840 is primarily grown for its tender, sweet, deep red-burgundy foliage, but the beets are tasty when harvested at the 2- to 3-inch size.

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    Wormwood

    Artemisia absinthium

    Artemisia absinthium is a woody perennial with finely cut, silvery gray, aromatic foliage.

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    Rue anemone

    Anemonella thalictroides 'Rosea'

    The only member of its genus, rue anemone is a tuberous perennial native to the woodlands of eastern North America.

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    Japanese anemone

    Anemone hupehensis var. japonica

    Japanese anemones are slightly taller than the species, sometimes growing to 4 feet.