Add sizzle to your fall garden with these beauties!
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Aconitum japonicum var. hakonenseDistinctive perennial from central Japan, blooming in early autumn, with clear blue helmet-shaped flowers. Valuable for its ease of cultivation and its relatively rigid stems to 3' that do not flop when the plant is in bloom. Average woodland soil wi...
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Chelonopsis yagiharanaI bought this plant about 14 years ago in Japan as a curiosity, because it is the Asian counterpart of our native Chelone (turtlehead). I have found over the years that it is an indispensible perennial for late summer/early fall bloom. The clumps of ...
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Leucosceptrum japonicumAnother neglected Japanese woodland perennial for early autumn bloom, with spikes of soft yellow flowers held above matte-green leaves on stems about 2 feet tall. Best in light shade or morning sun. This forms beautiful solid sweeps of pastel color o...
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Leucosceptrum japonicum 'Golden Angel'New from Japan is the bright yellow-leaved form of a valuable fall-blooming perennial. The bright yellow foliage complements the soft yellow flowers, and lights up the woodland garden all summer long. Grows 2-3' tall and wide. One of the prettiest fo...
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Leucosceptrum japonicum 'Mountain Madness'A still-rare wild and crazy variant of a choice fall blooming perennial. The yellow-splashed foliage harmonizes with the pale yellow flower spikes and adds interest when the plant is not in bloom. Remove any reverted green shoots to avoid reversion. ...
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Leucosceptrum japonicum 'Silver Angel'New from Japan for 2008 is a silver-leaved form of a valuable fall-blooming perennial. The silver foliage complements the soft yellow flowers, and lights up the woodland garden all summer long. Good silver-leaved plants for shade are hard to find, an...
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Leucosceptrum stellipilumA sadly neglected Japanese woodland perennial for late summer/early autumn bloom, notable both for its distinctive flowers and foliage. Fat spikes of lavender-pink flowers are displayed against large, handsome matte-finish yellow-green leaves. It is ...
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Leucosceptrum stellipilum 'October Moon'The species Leucosceptrum stellipilum is a much under-valued fall-blooming perennial for light to moderate shade, thriving in any decent well-drained soil. I still have a clump in the garden that has endured for over 30 years with little care. The fu...
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Plectranthus kamebaWonderful northeast Asian shade perennial to about 3' tall with unique foliage. The leaves are big and nearly round, deeply divided at the tip, with a long tail emerging between the two lobes. Spikes of purple flowers bloom above the leaves in early ...
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Rabdosia longitubaThis is an unaccountably neglected Japanese perennial with many virtues, for fall bloom. Purple flowers are long and tubular, held by the hundreds in airy panicles on stems about 3' tall. One of the most remarkable perennials in the late fall garden....
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Rabdosia longituba 'Momokaze'This is a new selection of an unaccountably neglected Japanese perennial with many virtues, for late fall bloom. The species has deep purple flowers are long and tubular, held by the hundreds in airy panicles on stems about 3' tall. This new selectio...
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Rabdosia longituba 'Tube Socks'This is an unaccountably neglected Japanese perennial with many virtues, for late fall bloom. This is the pure white-flowered form of the species, which has purple flowers. They are held by the hundreds in airy panicles on stems about 3' tall. One of...
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Rabdosia trichocarpaTall perennial, 2-4' tall in bloom, flowering in early autumn, with airy panicles of tiny black flowers. Best in light to moderate shade, any good soil will do. Good cut flower. Also known as Isodon. USDA Zones 5b-9.
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