Southwest Plants
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Plant GuideCorydalis linstowiana
Corydalis linstowianaThis species produces copious purplish-blue flowers in spring and fall.
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Plant Guide‘Purple Leaf’ corydalis
Corydalis flexuosa ‘Purple Leaf’This choice corydalis produces fragrant clusters of periwinkle-blue flowers and ferny foliage infused with purple hues.
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Plant GuideCorydalis curviflora var. rosthornii ‘Heronswood Form’
Corydalis curviflora var. rosthornii 'Heronswood Form'This variety has fragrant, deep blue, cornucopia-shaped flowers carried tightly on red stems above 6-inch tall, blue-green foliage.
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Plant GuideCorydalis ‘Blackberry Wine’
Corydalis ‘Blackberry Wine’Stunning, fragrant pinkish-purple flowers bloom in spring and then sporadically through fall.
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Plant GuideAmerican wisteria
Wisteria frutescensThis North American native vine boasts abundant clusters of pale lilac-purple flowers.
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Plant GuideLeatherleaf viburnum
Viburnum rhytidophyllumThis vigorous, coarsely textured evergreen shrub has an upright habit and 8-inch-long, lustrous, deeply veined oval leaves with dark blue-green surfaces and pale green undersides.
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Plant GuideChaix mullein
Verbascum chaixiiThis is one of the few truly perennial species of mullein.
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Plant GuideAmerican barrenwort
Vancouveria hexandraThis attractive, easy-care, 6- to 8-inch semi-evergreen groundcover boasts leaves that emerge bright green, then darken with age, creating a two-toned effect.
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Plant GuidePersian shield
Strobilanthes dyerianus
A soft-stemmed shrub grown for its extraordinary foliage, Persian shield has thick, quilted purple leaves to 6 inches long splashed with iridescent pewter or silver.
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Plant GuideOthonna capensis
Othonna capensisThis evergreen, perennial succulent has pudgy, swollen, deep green stems which resemble a pickle, similar to those of the iceplant.
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