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Plant Guide
Variegated purple moor grass
Molinia caerulea 'Variegata'This tufted, compact perennial has dense clumps of slender, foot-long green leaves marked with stripes of creamy yellow.
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Plant Guide
Black Tulip magnolia
Magnolia × soulangeana ‘Black Tulip’This stunning hybrid has deep burgundy, tulip-shaped flowers that appear in early spring before its 4- to 6-inch-long leaves unfurl.
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Plant GuideEuropean larch
Larix decidua and cvs.
A deciduous conifer with a pyramidal growth habit, European larch has pendulous lower branches.
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Plant GuideJapanese aster
Kalimeris yomenaBeautiful variegation brightens the green and grey mottled foliage.
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Plant Guide
Yellow anise
Illicium parviflorumDime-sized, drooping, bell-shaped yellow flowers have a faint anise fragrance, but they’re hidden under new foliage in June.
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Plant Guide
Mexican anise tree
Illicium mexicanumAttractive, glossy, dark green leaves and red flowers are similar to those of Florida anise, but this plant flowers continuously from spring to fall.
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Plant GuideMountain hydrangea
Hydrangea serrataThis species was formerly grouped with the lacecap hydrangeas because of its flattened flower heads that consist of central, small florets surrounded by showy, larger florets.
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Plant Guide‘Snowflake’ oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snowflake’This cultivar has large flower heads of intricate double blossoms layered on top of one another.
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Plant GuideSmooth hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescensCreamy, six-inch flower heads form flattened spheres above heart-shaped leaves from June through frost.
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Plant GuideIvory Prince hellebore
Helleborus ‘Walhelivor’Year-round gray-green foliage persists through shade and snow and is fairly deer and rabbit resistant.
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