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Pieris japonica ‘Little Heath’

[gallery ids="7562,7561"] A rounded, compact shrub with a thin white edge on the dark green leaves. New growth is pinkish-red. The early spring flowers are white. Prefers acidic, well-drained soil and part shade. Great for a tight space that needs some brightening up, in a container, or in a rock garden....
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Pieris japonica ‘Katsura’

[gallery ids="5305,5304,6049"] A rounded shrub with large glossy foliage that is a striking wine red when young. The leaves age to dark green. The drooping clusters of early spring flowers are rose-pink. Takes full sun to part shade, but needs cool, moist soil. Use in the shrub border, as an informal hedge, or as a specimen....
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Pachysandra terminalis ‘Silver Edge’

[gallery ids="5302"] A maintenance-free, spreading groundcover with light green foliage that is edged in white. It has spikes of small white flowers in the spring. It prefers shade and moist soil. Use to brighten up a shady area under trees, at the front of a shady border, or in many dark spots in a landscape....
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Ophiopogon planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’

[gallery ids="5301"] A slow growing evergreen groundcover with dark purple, almost black, grass-like foliage. The light pink, mid-summer flowers, are held on racemes that rise slightly above the foliage. Spreads slowly by rhizomes. Plant in full sun to part shade, in a rich, medium moisture soil. Don't allow it to dry out....
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