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    ‘Oakhurst’ pineapple lily

    Eucomis comosa 'Oakhurst'

    This bulbous perennial has striking reddish purple, strap-like leaves and foot-long purple flowers that resemble pineapples in late summer.

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    ‘Black Beauty’ elephant’s ear

    Colocasia esculenta ‘Black Beauty’

    ‘Black Beauty’ is my new favorite elephant’s ear.

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    Canada hemlock

    Tsuga canadensis

    This North American native grows to 70 feet tall, with a broadly pyramidal outline.

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    Celandine poppy

    Stylophorum diphyllum

    Celandine poppy is an eastern U.

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    ‘F. J. Grootendorst’ Hedgehog rose

    Rosa 'F. J. Grootendorst'

    This rose has large clusters of small, violet-red pompom blossoms with a spicy fragrance.

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    Polemonium caeruleum

    Polemonium caeruleum

    This North American native bears deep blue or occasionally white, bell-shaped blossoms in spring and possibly late summer if deadheaded.

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    Loropetalum chinense f. rubrum ‘Ruby’

    Loropetalum chinense f. rubrum 'Ruby'

    This evergreen bushy shrub has fragrant, spider-like pink flowers borne in cymes in late winter or early spring.

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    Black stem elephant’s ear

    Colocasia esculenta ‘Fontanesii’

    This chic, black-stemmed elephant’s ear packs looks great in containers, beds, and borders.

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    ‘Halcyon’ hosta

    Hosta 'Halcyon'

    ‘Halycon’ is a wonderful blue hosta that holds its strong leaf color all season.

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    Ocotillo

    Fouquieria splendens

    This southwestern native shrub grows to 20 feet tall and 15 feet wide and sports long, dull, spiny stems that green up and leaf out after a rain, followed by…