Zone 7

JACK IN THE PULPIT Arisaemama

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Wonderful in the shade: 3-6'tall "snake-skin" stems with large leaves divided into 12 slenderly tipped leaflets. This is one of the hardiest, easiest Arums to grow. Have been used in Chinese medicine for thousands of yrs. Sh/M/not dry Zone 7

TEA PLANT Camellia sinensis

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This splendid shrub is the tea of commerce, cultivated for centuries for its use as white, green or black tea. Tea plantations keep their plants pruned to about waist-high, in gardens it generally reaches 8-15'; however unpruned it can become a small...

NORTHERN MAIDENHAIR FERN (Adiantum pedatum)

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Hardiness zones 3-8 This lovely, delicate-looking, deciduous fern is native to the eastern United States where it is found growing in forested slopes, gully bottoms and damp shady woods. Forming clumps 1.5' to 2' tall and featuring finely-textured fronds...

RED-STEM JAPANESE PAINTED FERN (Athyrium niponicum) "Regal Red"

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Hardiness zones 4-9 Each frond of this elegant 12-18in fern is a deep "regal" purple-red in the center, edged with frilly (slightly twisted) silver edges. A wonderful, colorful, softly ruffled selection for the garden, and bouquets! PSh-Sh/M 

DEODAR CEDAR Cedrus deodara

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This noble giant coming from the Himalaya reaches an impressive 110-160' in the wild and a more demure 40-50' in cultivation, it is probably the best of the big conifers to plant in the warmer localities; dark gray-green needles grace this pyramidal and...

MEXICAN ORANGE BLOSSOM Choisya ternata

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An abundance of white flowers throughout late spring and early summer will fill the air with orange-blossom perfume. The shiny green leaves of this 6-8 feet tall, rounded shrub are also aromatic if crushed. A wonderful plant in sun, partial shade in...

BICOLORED LILY-OF-THE-NILE Agapanthus (Twister)

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A recipient of the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society, this stunning Lily-of-the-Nile blooms with 6-8 inch wide umbels of bicolored flowers. Its petals are stark white and open from deep blue/violet throats, standing 1-2 feet tall...

SHOWY MILKWEED Asclepias speciosa

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Hardiness zones 3-9 This stunning native wildflower is wonderful for wildlife gardens! Monarch butterflies rely on it for larval food and nectar while Orioles use the dead stems for nesting materials. This beauty is found from Minnesota to BC and south...

MEXICAN ORANGE Choisya arizonica (Bluestone)

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A more delicate-looking Mexican Orange with glossy, bluish and narrow leaves on pale stems. The small white flowers emerge in spring with the characteristic scent of citrus expected with Choisya, and continue to sporadically appear throughout the season...

LILY-OF-THE-NILE Agapanthus praecox (Headbourne Blue)

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Beautiful, bold flower heads on 3' stalks in summer are made of up to 75 trumpet-shaped flowers each ranging in cooling shades of soft-blue to violet standing above semi-evergreen mounds of dark-green strap-shaped leaves; resistance to salt spray makes...

WINTERSWEET (Chimonanthus praecox)

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Hardiness zones 7-9 This shrub is an absolute delight for your senses! Incredible, sweetly fragrant winter flowers are waxy and pale-yellow with a burgundy center. These delicious blooms appear on bare branches in late-winter perfuming the entire garden...

JUDAS TREE Cercis siliquastrum

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Clustered flowers cover the branches (even the trunk!) in spring with as many as 100 rosy-lilac flowers per 5" twig followed by long-lasting purple-tinged fruits, the flowers and leaves are both edible (said to be pleasantly-acidic) and can be added to...

NARROW-LEAVED MILKWEED (Asclepias fascicularis)

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Hardiness zones 6-10 This delicate-looking wildflower from the western United States is extremely drought-tolerant, trouble-free and very important for wildlife. Clusters of intricate, purplish-pink-tinted, white flowers sit on stalks above the2-4'...

JUNEBERRY (Amelanchier lamarckii)

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Hardiness zones 4-8 There is some debate about whether this stunning and floriferous serviceberry is truly a distinct species or perhaps a naturally occurring hybrid. Either way, this shrub/tree is a favorite eastern US native plant for its many white...

WESTERN SPICEBUSH (Calycanthus occidentalis)

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Also known as Californian allspice for its spicily-aromatic leaves, this handsome medium-large shrub (6-12') has a dense, multi-stemmed, thicket-forming habit and unusual, showy, maroon-red flowers; found growing in moist shady canyons and along steams...