Showy Fruit - Page 11 of 17 - Fine Gardening

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    American cranberry bush

    Viburnum trilobum

    This deciduous, rounded shrub grows to 15 feet tall with maple-like, lobed, dark green leaves that turn shades of red, yellow, and purple in autumn.

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    Giant dracaena

    Cordyline australis ‘Purple Tower’

    'Purple Tower' is a cultivar of the New Zealand native cabbage tree, frequently grown in greenhouses, as houseplants, or as large accent plants outdoors.

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    Purple beautyberry

    Callicarpa dichotoma

    Grown for its rows of lilac-violet, round, glossy, tiny fruit, purple beautyberry is a small, deciduous shrub native to China, Korea, and Japan.

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    Variegated kiwi vine

    Actinidia kolomikta

    Variegated kiwi vine is an attractive woody vine that tolerates shade.

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    Papaya

    Carica papaya

    The papaya is a herbaceous, fast-growing shrub that grows best in tropical and subtropical climates where it will flower continually, but it will perform in colder climates from high summer…

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    Golden larch

    Pseudolarix kaempferi

    The golden larch is a lovely deciduous conifer whose lacy foliage turns golden in autumn.

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    Japanese laurel

    Aucuba japonica

    Aucuba are grown for their bold foliage, autumn fruit, and adaptability to shade, dry soil, pollution, and coastal conditions.

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    Chinese windmill palm

    Trachycarpus fortunei

    One of the hardiest palms, Chinese windmill palm has single stems with large, 4-foot-wide fans of sword-like leaves.

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    Montgomery palm

    Veitchia montgomeryana

    This tropical palm grows to 35 feet tall and has stiff, feathery-textured fronds.

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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.