Showy Fall Foliage - Page 2 of 9 - Fine Gardening

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    ‘Pink Beauty’ doublefile viburnum

    Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Pink Beauty'

    This shrub's signature characteristics are its tiered shape and handsome, grayish brown branches.

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    ‘Charity’ mahonia

    Mahonia × media 'Charity'

    Few shrubs offer flowers as late as this one, which starts blooming in late October or early November.

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    ‘Jane Platt’ fothergilla

    Fothergilla gardenii 'Jane Platt'

    This cultivar of a favorite fall shrub has the same great spring flowers as the rest of the species.

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    ‘Grace’ smoke tree

    Cotinus ‘Grace’

    This cross of the European smoke bush (C. coggygria) and the American smoke tree (C. obovatus) is a gem in the garden.

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    ‘Agnes’ rugosa rose

    Rosa rugosa  'Agnes'

    'Agnes'  is one of the few yellow rugosa roses, and it epitomizes the finest rugosa attributes in both leaf and overall form.

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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.

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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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    ‘Ruby Spice’ summersweet

    Clethra alnifolia ‘Ruby Spice’

    This summersweet is a sport of C.

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    ‘Pink Spire’ summersweet

    Clethra alnifolia 'Pink Spire'

    Very fragrant, light pink bottlebrush flowers grace this native shrub in late summer and early fall, attracting butterflies and other insects and perfuming the garden for weeks.

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    katsura tree

    Cercidiphyllum japonicum

    This spreading, deciduous tree native to Japan and China has a rounded form and rounded, redbud-like leaves.