Showy Foliage - Page 46 of 69 - Fine Gardening
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Plant Guide‘Snowflake’ oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snowflake’This cultivar has large flower heads of intricate double blossoms layered on top of one another.
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Plant GuideTaro
Colocasia esculentaA large, showy, marginal aquatic plant with heart-shaped, dark green leaves, taro can reach 5 feet tall and is often grown as a summer annual.
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Plant GuideKunth’s maiden fern
Thelypteris kunthiiThis robust fern with graceful light green foliage on triangular fronds a foot wide grows 3 to 4 feet tall with equal spread.
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Plant GuidePersian shield
Strobilanthes dyerianus
A soft-stemmed shrub grown for its extraordinary foliage, Persian shield has thick, quilted purple leaves to 6 inches long splashed with iridescent pewter or silver.
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Plant GuidePrairie trillium
Trillium recurvatumThis is one of the first and most plentiful Trilliums to bloom in the spring.
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Plant GuideJapanese stewartia
Stewartia pseudocamelliaA multistemmed, deciduous tree with a rounded columnar form, stewartia features stunning bark that exfoliates in strips of gray, orange, and reddish brown once the trunk attains a diameter of…
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Plant GuideBlue passion flower
Passiflora caerulea
This plant produces 3- to 4-inch-diameter, slightly scented flowers sporadically during summer, increasing in late summer through autumn.
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Plant GuideThorny elaeagnus
Elaeagnus pungensThis is a tough evergreen shrub with pendent flowers that provide a delightful gardenia-like perfume during October and November.
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Plant GuideCalifornia incense cedar
Calocedrus decurrensThis large, conical-shaped tree has dark green flattened sprays of evergreen scale-like leaves.
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Plant GuideMoonrise™ full moon maple
Acer shirasawanum 'Munn 001'This tree offers many reasons to get excited:bright red spring foliage, wonderful chartreuse summer color, a vigorous growth habit, and an increased sun tolerance.
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