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Acer japonicum Aconitifolium

Acer japonicum Aconitifolium

Fullmoon Maple
  • Outstanding flower, foliage and seed colors
  • Distinctive upright, mounding habit
  • Large leaves turn brilliant red in fall
  • Purple flowers in spring, red fruit in fall
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Actea simplex Brunette

Actea simplex Brunette

Purple-leaf Bugbane
  • Adds height, texture and color
  • Bottle brush white flowers
  • Dark bronze-purple foliage
  • Plant in large mass or as specimen
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Ajuga reptans Bronze Beauty

Ajuga reptans Bronze Beauty

Bronze Beauty Bugleweed
  • Stunning when planted in large masses
  • Bronze crinkled leaves
  • Blue flower spikes in spring
  • Good plant for stazlizing soil on slopes
  • Semi-evergreen
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Amelanchier canadensis

Amelanchier canadensis

Serviceberry
  • Suitable for naturalized plantings
  • Fragrant white flowers in early spring, April to May
  • Green foliage with vibrant orange-red fall color
  • Edible fruit matures to purple-black
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Amelanchier laevis

Amelanchier laevis

Allegheny Serviceberry
  • Striking, formal habit
  • Fragrant, white flowers in April
  • Edible berries ripen to dark purple-black
  • Glossy, dark green foliage
  • Vibrant red-orange fall color
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Asarum europaeum

Asarum europaeum

European Wild Ginger
  • Outstanding ground cover
  • Attractive, dark green, glossy, heart-shaped foliage
  • Evergreen in milder winters
  • Slow to establish
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Astilbe chinensis Pumila

Astilbe chinensis Pumila

Pumila False Spirea
  • Distinctive fluffy lavender pink flower plumes mid-late summer July-August
  • Elegant addition to the shade border
  • Grows best in light shade to filtered sun
  • Must have consistently moist soil
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Astilbe chinensis Visions

Astilbe chinensis Visions

Visions False Spirea
  • Late-season blooms of deep magenta-rose midsummer July-August - fragrant
  • Bronze-green toothed foliage
  • Good for beds or mixed containers
  • Drought tolerant variety
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Astilbe chinensis Visions in Pink

Astilbe chinensis Visions in Pink

Visions in Pink False Spirea
  • Thick, upright rigid pale pink plumes on sturdy stems early-mid summer July-August
  • Very floriferous, blue-green foliage
  • A robust grower, drought resistant.
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Astilbe chinensis Visions in Red

Astilbe chinensis Visions in Red

Visions in Red False Spirea
  • Purple-red blooms mid-late summer July-August
  • More heat and drought tolerant
  • Coarse textured foliage with a deep bronze-green hue
  • Great border or ground cover plant for shady areas
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Astilbe japonica Rheinland

Astilbe japonica Rheinland

Rheinland False Spirea
  • Clear pink blooms on red stems early summer May-June
  • Glossy deep green foliage
  • Elegant addition to the shade border
  • Must have consistently moist soil
  • Heavy shade tolerance
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Astilbe simplicifolia Delft Lace

Astilbe simplicifolia Delft Lace

Delft Lace False Spirea
  • Soft pink blooms accented against dark pink buds and red stems
  • Blooms early summer - July to August
  • Lacy deep blue-green foliage with a silvery tone
  • Drought tolerant
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Astilbe x arendsii Fanal

Astilbe x arendsii Fanal

Fanal False Spirea
  • Narrow crimson-red flower spikes early-mid summer June-July
  • Bronzy-red to deep-green foliage
  • Great as ground cover
  • Best when massed together in large groups
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Astilbe x arendsii Snowdrift

Astilbe x arendsii Snowdrift

Snowdrift False Spirea
  • White flower plumes July-August early-midsummer
  • Dark green fern-like foliage
  • Grows best in light shade to filtered sun
  • Must have consistently moist soil
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Athyrium Ghost

Athyrium Ghost

Fern
  • Easy shade lover and exquisite hybrid
  • Elegant, upright growth
  • Ghostly silvery gray coloring with contrasting red midribs
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Aucuba japonica

Aucuba japonica

Spotted Laurel
  • Useful for large foundation plantings
  • Variegated form brightens dark corners
  • Tolerates heavy shade
  • Produces red berry-like fruit in fall into spring
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