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    ‘Velvet Night’ coral bells

    Heuchera 'Velvet Night'

    This heuchera cultivar has very dark (almost black) plum or purplish leaves and greenish white, bell-shaped flowers in late spring and early summer.

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    ‘Religious Radish’ coleus

    Plectranthus scutellarioides ‘Religious Radish’

    This adaptable coleus will grow in sun or shade.

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    Red Japanese barberry

    Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea

    Red Japanese barberry is a deciduous shrub with multiseason interest.

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    ‘Illustris’ elephant’s ear

    Colocasia esculenta 'Illustris'

    The heart-shaped leaves of 'Illustris' are huge, and their dark highlights are stunning.

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    Cinnamon fern

    Osmunda cinnamomea

    This deciduous fern bears shuttlecocks of lance-shaped, feathery pale green fronds.

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    Cosmos bipinnatus cvs.

    Cosmos bipinnatus cvs.

    Cosmos are branching annuals with ferny foliage and pink, crimson, or white flowers that work well in the back of a border.

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    Ornamental cabbage

    Brassica oleracea

    Rosettes of cabbage foliage are grown as annuals for fall and winter interest.

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    ‘Empress of India’ nasturtium

    Tropaeolum majus ‘Empress of India’

    This old-fashioned cultivar has a mounding habit and grows to a foot tall and wide.

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    Silver sage

    Salvia argentea

    This biennial or short-lived perennial is grown for its massive, downy-silver rosettes of foliage.

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    Colorado blue spruce

    Picea pungens ‘Glauca Pendula'

    This spruce has blue foliage and drooping branches.