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Plant Guide‘Ursula’s Red’ Japanese painted fern
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Ursula's Red'The broad silvery leaves of ‘Ursula’s Red’ have a showy burgundy band at the center of the leaves in spring.
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Plant GuideRed aloe
Aloe cameroniiAloe is best known as a medicinal plant, but there are many beautiful aloes as well.
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Plant Guide‘Tasmanian Angel’ bear’s breeches
Acanthus mollis 'Tasmanian Angel'With their white margins and mottling, the jagged leaves of 'Tasmanian Angel' are a real showshopper, and in late summer, 3-foot-tall, pink-and-cream flower stalks heighten the effect.
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Plant GuideAsparagus officinalis
Asparagus officinalisAsparagus is a perennial vegetable whose edible shoots are harvested in spring.
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Plant GuideMimosa
Albizia julibrissinA large shrub or small tree, Albizia julibrissin is native to Iran to Japan.
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Plant GuideVariegated sweet flag
Acorus calamus ‘Variegatus’Variegated sweet flag is a deciduous, aquatic perennial with 5-foot-long bright green leaves with creamy, longitudinal stripes.
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Plant GuideJapanese maple
Acer palmatum var. dissectumThis round, mound-forming, deciduous Japanese maple has many qualities that make it an excellent garden plant, including a sculptural form, deeply cut foliage, arching shoots, and golden autumn color.
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Plant GuideRed maple
Acer rubrumThis tree has lobed leaves that are green on top and gray-white beneath.
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Plant GuideRavenswing
Anthriscus sylvestris 'Ravenswing'This is the bronze-purple form of the common Queen Anne's lace.
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Plant GuideJapanese painted fern
Athyrium niponicum var. pictumThis fern has cool, gray-green, almost silvery foliage and reddish-purple stalks that are useful for brightening dark spots in borders.
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