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Plant Guide‘Frydek’ elephant’s ear
Alocasia micholitziana ‘Frydek’Satiny deep green to black leaves and glowing white veins on 18-inch-long leaves make this elephant’s ear great in containers, in a shady border, at the edge of a pond,…
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Plant GuideBrunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’
Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’This woodland plant is valued for its flowers and its heart-shaped, ground-covering leaves.
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Plant GuideSnow bush
Breynia disticha ‘Roseo-picta’The white- and pink-mottled leaves of 'Roseo-picta' make it appear as if the plant has been snowed upon, even though it is a tropical plant.
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Plant GuideChinese hardy orchid
Bletilla striata and cvs.The first time you see a Chinese hardy orchid flowering you kind of rub your eyes: Did a garden fairy drop her corsage after the prom?
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Plant GuideHairy bergenia
Bergenia cillataThis is the most drought-tolerant bergenia I’ve found and the only one that does well in Texas heat.
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Plant GuidePagoda dogwood
Cornus alternifoliaThis plant owes its name to its distinctive layered branches, which resemble the tiered, spreading roofline of an elaborate pagoda.
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Plant Guide
Liverwort
Hepatica acutilobaAn early bloomer, liverwort has tiny, cup-shaped, blue, pink, or white flowers in spring.
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Plant Guide‘Blue Panda’ corydalis
Corydalis flexuosa ‘Blue Panda’The first of the coveted blue corydalises to be introduced, it produces fragrant clusters of long-spurred, azure flowers on a compact plant.
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Plant GuideCorydalis elata
Corydalis elataThis fragrant, blue-flowered species is more vigorous and heat tolerant than the blue cultivars.
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Plant GuideLeatherleaf mahonia, Beale’s barberry
Mahonia bealeiLeatherleaf mahonia is a thick shrub with a formal feel.
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