Mid-Atlantic Plants
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Plant GuideArtemisia schmidtiana
This plant produces a 12-inch-high, symmetrical mound of silver-green, silky-hairy leaves.
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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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Plant GuideAstilboides tabularis
Astilboides tabularisThis unique species bears large, rounded leaves that resemble lily pads and seem to defy gravity.
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Plant GuideArkansas bluestar
Amsonia hubrichtiiArkansas bluestar's delicate, willow-like foliage is topped with pale blue star-shaped flowers in spring.
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Plant GuideYellow wax bells
Kirengeshoma palmataThis hardy, clump-forming perennial bears pendulous, shuttlecock-shaped soft-yellow blossoms in late August and early September.
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Plant GuideYellow flag
Iris pseudacorus and cvs.Yellow flag is a vigorous Laevigata iris with ribbed, sword-shaped gray-green leaves.
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Plant GuideFull-moon maple
Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium'Full-moon maple has deeply lobed leaves, crimson autumn color, and plenty of small, reddish flowers in spring.
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Plant GuideVariegated kiwi vine
Actinidia kolomiktaVariegated kiwi vine is an attractive woody vine that tolerates shade.
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Plant GuidePasque flower
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Pasque flower blooms for 4 to 6 weeks in spring with fuzzy flower buds that open to 1.
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Plant GuidePartridge pea
Chamaecrista fasciculataThis colorful annual legume bears attractive yellow flowers that have reddish-purple spots at their base.
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