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Narrowed By:Uses: Focal Point, Shade + Moisture: Dry to Medium+ Spread: 6 -10 ft
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Himalayacalamus falconeri ‘Damarapa’ Himalayacalamus falconeri ‘Damarapa’
(Noble bamboo) Be the first to rate this plant
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

This perennial bamboo has dense clumps of smooth, olive-green, hollow, glossy culms, stained purple at the nodes, and linear, blue-green leaves to 6 inches long.
Hosta 'Sum and Substance' Hosta 'Sum and Substance'
(Hosta) (2 user reviews)
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

A botanical giant, 'Sum and Substance' averages 30 inches tall by 60 inches wide, sometimes more. Upright, heart-shaped, flat leaves have a glossy chartreuse hue that changes to gold when exposed to more light. Near-white lilac blooms borne on leaning scapes 36 inches long appear from late July through mid-August.
Juniperus × pfitzeriana ‘Mint Julep’ Juniperus × pfitzeriana ‘Mint Julep’
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Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

This evergreen shrub has rich, bright-green fine-textured foliage in summer. The compact habit is fountain-like, as its branches arch at a 60° angle out from its base. Reaches a mature size of 4 to 5 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet wide.
Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii' Juniperus horizontalis 'Wiltonii'
(Blue rug juniper, Wilton's juniper) Be the first to rate this plant
Hardiness Zones: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

This creeping shrub has a prostrate form and dense, steely blue foliage. The mature height is 1 foot tall. Scale-like green leaves turn a dull purple in winter. Blue rug juniper creates a flat ground cover. It grows 6 to 12 inches per year and bears ovoid dark blue fruit.

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