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"Little Henry" sweetspire, flowering shrub with brilliant red foliage in the fall, zones 5-9, avg to wet soil, loves clay, full sun to partial shade, 2-3' tall and wide

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Liatris, zones 3-8, med to dry clay soil, full sun to some shade, 3-4' tall and 1' wide, pretty tall skinny spikes that attract butterflies, flowers early July to late Sept (dep on variety)

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Bluestem joint fir; hardy zones 4b-9; low water req; full sun to part shade, 4-6' tall x 3-8' wide; evergreen, chalk-blue color, fine texture; if I had to pick an ornamental grass, I'd consider this one

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Autumn snakeroot (or bugbane or black cohosh); hardy zones 3-9; moist, well drained soil; light shade; 3-7' tall, 3' wide; cool black foliage, whit and pink flower atop stems in early fall

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Golden creeping Jenny, zones 3-9, full sun to part shade, 2-4" tall, fast growing groundcover

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What a cool shrub. Red majestic contorted filbert. Zones 4-8, avg soil and moisture, full to part sun, grows 8-10 ft high and wide.

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Purple ajuga (in the front) - good groundcover. Zones 4-10, 4-9 in tall, 6-18 in wide, flowers available in many colors.

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Acanthus (bear's breeches) - zones 5-10, flowers early-mid summer, full sun to part shade, avg to lean soil, 3-4 ft wide, up to 5 ft tall in bloom

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'Jack Frost' brunnera - zones 3-8, 1.5 ft high and wide, shade, blue flowers in spring

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Japanese painted fern - zones 3-8, deep puple in spring, moderately dry shade or slight sun with damp soil, 1-2 ft tall and wide

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'Silver Shimmers' lungwort - moist, rich, well drained soil in shade, grow 1-2 ft tall and wide, blooms blue in spring, zones 4-9

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Redtwig Dogwood in winter - cool red branches.

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