Showy Seed Heads
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Plant Guide‘Butterflies’ magnolia
Magnolia ‘Butterflies’This cross of Magnolia acuminata and M. denudata usually forms a small tree with an upright central leader or sometimes a multistemmed shrub.
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Plant GuideGiant coneflower
Rudbeckia maximaThis choice species makes a strong vertical statement with its large, smooth, sea-green leaves and towering stems to 6 feet tall.
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Plant GuideIndigofera, Pinkflower, Chinese indigo
Indigofera amblyanthaThis deciduous shrub growing to 6 feet tall and 8 feet wide bears erect racemes of pea-like, pink flowers from summer to early fall above leaves composed of several leaflets.
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Plant GuideFameflower
Talinum paniculatumThis tuberous-rooted tender perennial is related to portulaca, but has fleshy green leaves and delicate, wiry flower stalks.
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Plant GuideSourwood
Oxydendrum arboreum
Sourwood, the lone species of the genus, is found in woodlands and along streams of eastern North America.
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Plant Guide‘Wasagaming’ rugosa rose
Rosa rugosa 'Wasagaming''Wasagaming' (pronounced "wah-SAG-ah-ming") is a prolific bloomer that has the charm of the antique roses but with greater vigor and better growth habit.
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Plant GuideMexican feather grass
Nassella tenuissimaNo other grass exhibits quite the refinement of texture as this species.
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Plant Guide‘Mathilda Gutges’ bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Mathilda Gutges’This compact shrub bears attractive deep green leaves and large, rounded flower heads of deep pink in neutral soil, and intense violet-blue in acidic soil.
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Plant GuideFoxtail lily
Eremurus robustusThis species produces very tall spires of pale pink flowers with yellow stamens atop leafless stems that puncture vertical space with unmatched elegance.
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Plant GuideBlue flax
Linum lewisiiBlue flax is a short-lived perennial with blue-green needlelike leaves on graceful 2-foot-tall stems.
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