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    ‘Maggie Daley’ astilbe

    Astilbe chinensis 'Maggie Daley'

    In late spring, lavender-pink flowers rise above this plant’s lacy, fernlike foliage, which forms an airy network beneath.

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    ‘China Blue’ corydalis

    Corydalis flexuosa ‘China Blue’

    This is one of the coveted blue corydalises.

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    ‘Nicolas’ Japanese forest grass

    Hakonechloa macra ‘Nicholas’

    Some gardeners love Japanese forest grass because it looks like a baby bamboo grove or a lush woodland carpet.

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    Leatherleaf mahonia, Beale’s barberry

    Mahonia bealei

    Leatherleaf mahonia  is a thick shrub with a formal feel.

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    Japanese wood poppy

    Glaucidium palmatum

    If you dwarfed flowering raspberry ( Rubus odoratus , Zones 3–7) and sent it to finishing school, Japanese wood poppy would be the result.

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    ‘Bertram Anderson’ lungwort

    Pulmonaria longiflora 'Bertram  Anderson'

    ‘Bertram Anderson’ is an older cultivar of lungwort with excellent foliage.

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    Taro

    Colocasia esculenta

    A large, showy, marginal aquatic plant with heart-shaped, dark green leaves, taro can reach 5 feet tall and is often grown as a summer annual.

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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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    ‘Ruby Slippers’ oakleaf hydrangea

    Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Ruby Slippers’

    I’m one of those people who thinks a garden without a hydrangea would seem incomplete.

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    Corydalis elata

    Corydalis elata

    This fragrant, blue-flowered species is more vigorous and heat tolerant than the blue cultivars.