Showy Foliage - Page 60 of 69 - Fine Gardening

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    Mexican mint

    Plectranthus amboinicus

    Prized largely for its foliage, this spreading evergreen perennial is grown as an annual or under glass.

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    Flame nasturtium

    Tropaeolum speciosum

    This tender perennial climber has edible, hand-shaped leaves and crimson red flowers in summer and fall which are uniquely textured.

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    Autumn moor grass

    Sesleria autumnalis

    This cool-season grass begins the season with bright green blades.

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    Rodgersia

    Rodgersia podophylla

    This species creates tropical drama with its large, toothed leaves and ivory-green, footlong flowers.

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    Lily-of-the-valley bush

    Pieris japonica

    This neat, rounded shrub has given rise to many noteworthy cultivars.

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    ‘Elizabeth Ann’ spotted geranium

    Geranium maculatum ‘Elizabeth Ann’

    This gorgeous cultivar of the North American species has rich, chocolate brown foliage and contrasting lavender blooms.

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    ‘First Choice’ Blue beard

    Caryopteris × clandonensis 'First Choice'

    'First Choice' is ideal for a mixed or shrub border.

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    Stinking hellebore

    Helleborus foetidus

    The early, long-lasting, sometimes fragrant blooms of this hellebore are borne in clusters in late winter to early spring.

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    Japanese rock hosta

    Hosta kikutii 'Hillbilly Blues'

    A clump-forming perennial with flat-spreading, blue-colored leaves, Japanese rock hosta bears funnel-shaped white flowers, sometimes flushed with purple, on arching, leafy scapes 24 inches long.

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    ‘Heronswood Mist’ Foam flower

    Tiarella 'Heronswood Mist'

    The leaves of this clump-forming variety look as if they have been dusted by a fine mist of pink, cream, and green.