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    Tall verbena

    Verbena bonariensis

    This outstanding annual or perennial deserves its popularity.

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    Wishbone flower

    Torenia fournieri

    Wishbone flower is a small, bushy annual that is especially valuable because it blooms abundantly in shady conditions.

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    ‘Amethystina’ toad lily

    Tricyrtis formosana ‘Amethystina’

    Amethystina's upward-facing, star-like blossoms are bluish-lavender with purple spots and creamy bases.

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    Dwarf wakerobin

    Trillium pusillum

    In spring, the foliage of this petite species emerges a deep purple-black-green and is topped by white blooms with rippled petals.

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    ‘Annie Hall’ thyme

    Thymus serphyllum 'Annie Hall'

    'Annie Hall' forms a prostrate mat with small, narrow leaves and is covered with pale purple-pink flowers in late spring.

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    Japanese yellow sage

    Salvia koyamae

    At first glance, this Japanese woodland native does not look as if it belongs in a shade garden, but I find its spreading foliage and light-colored flowers do wonderfully as…

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    North American hay-scented fern

    Dennstaedtia punctilobula

    This fern's lacy foliage smells of freshly mown grass and carpets the woodland or a moist, partially sunny site.

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    Firewitch cheddar pink

    Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Feuerhexe'

    Silvery-blue mats of evergreen, linear foliage.

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    Cheddar pink

    Dianthus gratianopolitanus

    This compact species forms broad mats of blue-gray linear leaves and is perfect for a rock garden setting.

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    ‘Star of the East’ crocosmia

    Crocosmia 'Star of the East'

    To put it in perspective, ‘Star of the East’ crocosmia is as far removed from the well-known ‘Lucifer’ crocosmia as Lady Gaga is from an Appalachian clogger.