Showy Foliage - Page 65 of 69 - Fine Gardening

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    Corydalis cheilanthifolia

    Corydalis cheilanthifolia

    This plant's tapering, finely dissected leaves make it look like a fern relative.

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    Noble bamboo

    Himalayacalamus falconeri ‘Damarapa’

    This perennial bamboo has dense clumps of smooth, olive-green, hollow, glossy culms, stained purple at the nodes, and linear, blue-green leaves to 6 inches long.

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    Andean silver-leaf sage

    Salvia discolor

    This tender perennial from Peru is highly unusual for its dramatic, purple-black flowers and pistachio-green calyces.

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    European red elder

    Sambucus racemosa ‘Sutherland Gold’

    This choice specimen has a graceful habit with finely divided golden foliage that emerges as bronze.

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    Northern bayberry

    Myrica pensylvanica

    This North American coastal native exhibits quiet beauty and an easy-going habit.

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    Daphne × burkwoodii ‘Carol Mackie’

    Daphne  × burkwoodii 'Carol Mackie'

    This celebrated hybrid is notable for its green leaves with golden-yellow margins that fade to cream.

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    ‘Golden Jubilee’ anise hyssop

    Agastache foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee'

    Anise hyssop has subtle but eye-catching chartreuse foliage.

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    ‘Jewel of Africa’ nasturtium

    Tropaeolum majus ‘Jewel of Africa’

    This climbing, old-fashioned cultivar grows to 8 feet tall.

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    Indian rhubarb

    Darmera peltata

    Indian rhubarb's flower stalks emerge from the ground on naked stems in spring and are followed by cupped, rounded but indented leaves up to 24 inches across.

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    Broad-leaf sedge

    Carex siderosticha 'Variegata'

    This sedge's pearly, straplike leaves resemble striped ribbon waiting to be wrapped around a package.