Moderate
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‘Strawberry Fields’ gomphrena
Gomphrena haageana ‘Strawberry Fields’An upright, bushy annual with flowers (actually bracts) that resemble bright red strawberries with tiny yellow "seeds.
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Cinnamon Girl™ distylium
Distylium ‘PIIDIST-V’This variety has shown greater cold tolerance than the species, so it might survive in Zone 6 with some protection.
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‘Tropical Storm’ elephant’s ear
Colocasia esculenta ‘Tropical Storm’This striking new Colocasia features dark—almost black—foliage that develops a creamy white center as the season progresses. At about 2½ feet tall and wide, it is also more compact than…
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‘White Queen’ caladium
Caladium bicolor ‘White Queen’A tuberous-rooted perennial most often grown as an annual or a houseplant, 'White Queen' has large frosted-looking white leaves that have green margins and bright red veins that bleed.
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‘Golden Nugget’ Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii ‘Golden Nugget’'Golden Nugget' is a deciduous shrub with nonburning foliage.
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‘Becky’ Shasta daisy
Leucanthemum × superbum ‘Becky’This Shasta daisy cultivar has especially large white flowers with yellow centers held on 3- to 4-foot-tall, strong stems that don't need staking.
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‘Stella De Oro’ daylily
Hemerocallis 'Stella de Oro'This bright yellow flowered daylily has a long blooming period, producing ruffled flowers over four or five months.
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Rosa rugosa ‘Henry Hudson’
Rosa rugosa 'Henry Hudson''Henry Hudson' has flattened, symmetrical, semi-double, white flowers with a spicy clove scent.
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Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoidesThe Christmas fern is a particularly accommodating garden plant.