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Plant Guide‘Henry’s Garnet’ Virginia sweetspire
Itea virginica ‘Henry's Garnet’'Henry's Garnet' Virginia sweetspire is a very dependable, showy plant.
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Plant GuideIris brevicaulis
Iris brevicaulisThis pretty little blue-violet iris with yellow and white falls is native to the central U.
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Plant GuideMexican petunia
Ruellia brittoniana ‘Purple Showers’This 3-foot-tall evergreen shrub bears many tubular, blue or purple, petunia-like flowers on dark stems over a long period.
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Plant GuideAlder buckthorn
Rhamnus frangula 'Asplenifolia'
A bushy, deciduous, slow-growing shrub with finely textured, scalloped leaves, this plant grows to 12 feet tall and almost as wide.
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Plant Guide‘Black Magic’ elephant’s ear
Colocasia esculenta ‘Black Magic’Rising to about 36 inches, the elephant ear's deep-purple stalks suspend luxurious leaves of the same color.
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Plant GuideMarsh clematis
Clematis crispaA 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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Plant GuidePurple loosestrife
Lythrum salicariaThe showy purple spikes of purple loosestrife are attractive in the garden and along roadsides, but the plant's rampant spread has greatly reduced the ecological value of marshes by displacing…
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Plant GuideToad lily
Tricyrtis formosanaThe upward-facing, starlike blossoms of this species vary from white to light pink or lilac, with reddish purple spots throughout.
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Plant Guide
‘Hewitt’s Double’ Yunnan meadow rue
Thalictrum delavayi 'Hewitt's Double'This cultivar has some of the showiest flowers of the meadow rues.
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Plant Guide
Yunnan meadow rue
Thalictrum delavayiFrom mid-summer to early autumn, this Thalictrum species has clusters of large, fluffy-looking flowers with lilac to white petals and pale yellow stamens atop wiry, purple-tinted stems and delicately textured foliage.
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