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    Alocasia ‘Mayan Mask’

    A massively awesome specimen or mass planting with gigantic, glossy, puckered leaves painted grassy green on top and the color of molten, milk chocolate on the back.

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    Alocasia sarawakensis ‘Yucatan Princess’

    A massively awesome specimen or mass planting with gigantic, glossy leaves grayish-green surface and creamy milk chocolate undersides.

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    Aloe x humilis ‘Melhog’ Spineless Hedgehog™

    An upright, urn-shaped Aloe, ‘Hedgehog’ blooms with spikes of coral-red flowers in spring and again in late summer. The perfect plant for hot, dry locations, this attractive succulent makes quite an impression in the front border or as a container specimen, offering months of vibrant color.

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    Aspidistra elatior ‘Spec-takular’

    Native to China, ‘Spec-takular’ is an impressive selection discovered in the markets of Chendu in 2003. Taller than most, this extraordinary selection often reaches 30-36” in height, and is speckled with creamy white dotted-swiss spots

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    Canna ‘Blueberry Sparkler’

    Blueberry Sparkler adds deep, colorful foliage and a truly tropical feel to mixed containers and perennial borders. The self-cleaning, all summer blooms are an added bonus to the boldly colored foliage.

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    Canna ‘Lemon Punch’ PPAF

    A compact form, with bluish-green leaves and lemon-yellow flowers, Lemon Punch brings a piece of the tropics to your back yard. It's also a prolific bloomer, much like its predecessor, Orange Punch. This new selections has tested virus negative.

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    Canna ‘Maui Punch’ PPAF

    Maui Punch displays radiant yellow flowers covered with reddish-orange spots. A truly tropical, virus free beauty for the hot days of summer!

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    Canna ‘Orange Sparkler’

    Deeply saturated flowers are reminiscent of a summer salad of ripe papaya and juicy watermelon, blooming all summer and self-cleaning along the way.

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    Canna ‘Peach Sparkler’ PPAF

    Reaching to only 5’ tall, this new exciting selection with its all summer, self-cleaning color will enrich your containers and borders, giving you a fresh and fruity feel to your summer palette.

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    Colocasia ‘Bikini-tini’ PPAF

    Part of the Tropi-cool Series, these new colocasias have proven themselves to be perennial, even where the soil freezes. These new beauties will please gardeners everywhere with their bold color and easy to handle sizes. Bikini-tini stands above the others, literally, growing 5 to 7 feet tall, the upward-facing bluish-gray leaves form cups that show off the dark purple petioles and veins

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    Colocasia ‘Madiera’

    Madeira is a compact, black-leaved selection with a luscious, velvety look that everyone wants to touch.

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    Colocasia ‘Sangria’ PPAF

    Cold Hardy in Zone 6!, Part of the Tropi-cool Series. Big, bold foliage makes any garden a summer oasis. Having that tropical oasis is easier now in hardiness zones 6 and 7 because these selections overwinter in gardens as cold as zone 6. These new Colocasias have proven perennial, even where the soil freezes. But don’t stop there. These beauties will please gardeners everywhere with their bold colors and tropical looks.

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    Musa intinerans var. xishuangbannaensis ‘Mekong Giant’ PPAF

    Mekong Giant grows much taller than other hardy bananas, reaching 15 feet in zone 6. In more southern climes, it can reach 40’ tall with trunks up to 20 inches in diameter.