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Plant Guide
Copperleaf
Acalypha wilkesianaThis spreading shrub is grown for its multi-colored, toothed, oval leaves.
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Plant GuidePurple sheep’s burr
Acaena inermis 'Purpurea'This New Zealand native subshrub has 3-inch-wide scalloped leaves and little purple-brown to pale olive leaflets.
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Plant GuideAgave ‘Sharkskin’
Agave 'Sharkskin'Thick, succulent grayish green leaves tipped with spines make this 3-foot-tall and wide agave a striking addition to a xeric bed or desert garden.
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Plant Guide‘Black Magic’ elephant’s ear
Colocasia esculenta ‘Black Magic’Rising to about 36 inches, the elephant ear's deep-purple stalks suspend luxurious leaves of the same color.
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Plant GuideBlue shrimp plant
Cerinthe major ‘Purpurascens’Though subtly colored, Cerinthe major ‘Purpurascens’ draws comment wherever it inserts itself.
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Plant GuideTobacco
Nicotiana langsdorffii
Broad, deep-green leaves nearly a foot long and panicles of flowers the color of a Granny Smith apple make this Nicotiana a great companion for many other garden plants.
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Plant Guide
‘Alaska Mix’ nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus ‘Alaska Mix’This old-fashioned cultivar of the species has a mounding habit and grows 10-12 inches tall.
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Plant GuideRavenna grass
Saccharum ravennae
This large, clump-forming grass has linear leaves with central white stripes.
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Plant Guide
Eastern white pine
Pinus strobus 'Fastigiata'This robust evergreen tree has a narrowly columnar crown with ascending branches, slender gray-green leaves, and smooth gray bark.
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Plant Guide
White skunk cabbage
Lysichiton camtschatcensisIn early spring, this plant produces 16-inch-long, pointed white spathes that mask spikes of tiny green flowers, with no offensive odor.
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