Showy Foliage - Page 4 of 69 - Fine Gardening

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    ‘Mojito’ elephant’s ear

    Colocasia esculenta ‘Mojito’

    ‘Mojito’ makes a thrilling addition to perennial beds, where its exotic form and color will add more surprise and interest than any other shrub or perennial you might have considered…

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    ‘Oheme’ palm sedge

    Carex muskingumensis ‘Oehme’

    With its yellow-trimmed foliage, ‘Oehme’ is truly the palm sedge with an edge.

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    Bowles’ golden sedge

    Carex elata 'Aurea'

    This beautiful sedge's vivid foliage adds bright color to the garden.

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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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    ‘Elegantissima’ redtwig dogwood

    Cornus alba ‘Elegantissima’

    This vigorous deciduous shrub provides a long season of interest in the garden with its variegated leaves, attractive berries, pretty fall color, and red winter stems.

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    Japanese holly fern

    Cyrtomium falcatum

    Spreading, glossy, dark green fronds reach a length of 8 to 24 inches.

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    ‘Velvet Cloak’ smoke tree

    Cotinus coggygria ‘Velvet Cloak'

    This shrub or small tree has stunning deep purple foliage that turns orange-red in autumn.

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    Cotinus coggygria ‘Ancot’

    Cotinus coggygria 'Ancot'

    This specimen is grown for its stunning golden leaves, which turn to brilliant shades of orange and red in autumn.

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    Nootka false cypress

    Chamaecyparis nootkatensis ‘Pendula’

    This is a conical tree with drooping branches and vertical, flattened sprays of bluish green to dark green foliage.

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    ‘Korean Gold’ plum yew

    Cephalotaxus harringtonia 'Korean Gold'

    This slow-growing dwarf conifer has a wide, rounded crown and narrowly furrowed, partially peeling bark.