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    Lewisia cotyledon

    Lewisia cotyledon

    Lewisia cotyledon is an evergreen perennial of incredible beauty and well-balanced proportions.

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    Sweet cicely

    Myrrhis odorata

    This elegant fern-like herb has a mounding form and anise-flavored bright-green leaves.

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    Japanese cobra lily

    Arisaema sikokianum

    The outside of the spathe is the color of dark chocolate, and the inside, milk white and as smooth as marble.

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    Corydalis curviflora var. rosthornii ‘Heronswood Form’

    Corydalis curviflora var. rosthornii 'Heronswood Form'

    This variety has fragrant, deep blue, cornucopia-shaped flowers carried tightly on red stems above 6-inch tall, blue-green foliage.

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    ‘Purple Leaf’ corydalis

    Corydalis flexuosa ‘Purple Leaf’

    This choice corydalis produces fragrant clusters of periwinkle-blue flowers and ferny foliage infused with purple hues.

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    Corydalis linstowiana

    Corydalis linstowiana

    This species produces copious purplish-blue flowers in spring and fall.

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    Scouler’s fumeroot

    Corydalis scouleri

    This species has tiers of lacy foliage that form broad clumps, 3 feet high by 3 feet wide.

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    Dicentra scandens ‘Athens Yellow’

    Dicentra scandens 'Athens Yellow'

    Bright yellow heart-shaped flowers bloom in April or May; bloom continues off and on throughout the season.

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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.

  • 'Black Magic' elephant ear
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    ‘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.