Midwest
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No. 1
Seven-son flower (Heptacodium miconioides)
USDA Hardiness Zones: 5 to 9
Size: 20 feet tall and 10 feet wide
Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; fertile, well-drained soil
This small tree has delicate white blooms from late summer into early fall, followed by rosy calyces from September to November.
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2. ‘Ice Dance’ sedge (Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’)
Zones: 5 to 9
Size: 12 to 15 inches tall and 12 to 18 inches wide
Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; moist, fertile, well-drained soil
3. Diabolo® ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Monlo’)
Zones: 3 to 7
Size: 10 feet tall and 15 feet wide
Conditions: Full sun; moist, fertile, slightly acidic, well-drained soil
4. ‘Angelina’ sedum (Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’)
Zones: 6 to 9
Size: 4 to 6 inches tall and up to 2 feet wide
Conditions: Full sun; well-drained soil
5. Dwarf variegated elkhorn cedar (Thujopsis dolobrata ‘Nana Variegata’)
Zones: 5 to 7
Size: 6 feet tall and 4 feet wide
Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; moist, fertile, well-drained soil
6. ‘Pinot Noir’ rose mallow (Hibiscus ‘Pinot Noir’)
Zones: 4 to 9
Size: 2 to 3 feet tall and wide
Conditions: Full sun; moist, well-drained soil
7. Oso Easy® Paprika rose (Rosa ‘ChewMayTime’)
Zones: 3 to 9
Size: 2 feet tall and 3 feet wide
Conditions: Full sun; moist, well-drained soil
8. ‘Rozanne’ hardy geranium (Geranium ‘Rozanne’)
Zones: 5 to 8
Size: 18 inches tall and 2 feet wide
Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; moist, fertile, well-drained soil
9. ‘Viridis’ cutleaf Japanese maple (Acer palmatum var. dissectum ‘Viridis’)
Zones: 5 to 8
Size: Up to 6 feet tall and 10 feet wide
Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; moist, fertile, well-drained soil
10. ‘Karl Foerster’ feather reed grass (Calamagrostis acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’)
Zones: 5 to 9
Size: 2 to 5 feet tall and 2 to 3 feet wide
Conditions: Full sun to partial shade; moist, well-drained soil
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Photos, except where noted: Bill Johnson; Michelle Gervais; Kerry Ann Moore; author, courtesy of Bobbie Schwartz
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