Pleioblastus viridistriatus (Kamuro-zasa)
Other names: Arundinaria auricoma, Arundinaria viridistriata, Pleioblastus auricomus, Dwarf green-stripe bamboo
P. viridistriatus is a compact, evergreen bamboo forming a colony of erect, holly, purple-flushed, green canes, hairy at the nodes, and narrowly elliptic to broadly linear leaves with yellow and green stripes.
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1.5m max. spread |
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1.8m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Alcea rosea 'Nigra' (Hollyhock 'Nigra')
'Nigra' is an upright biennial or short-lived perennial with rounded, lobed, rough, mid- to dark green leaves and long, terminal racemes of large, dark maroon flowers in summer.
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0.75m max. spread |
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2m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
Hordeum vulgare (Common barley)
Other names: Frumentum hordeum, Hordeum sativum, Hordeum nigrum, Hordeum durum, Secale orientale
H. vulgare is a narrow, tufted, annual grass grown for cereal production with erect stems bearing few, linear, mid-green leaves and dense, pale green flower spikes followed by green, edible seeds ready for harvest when golden-brown.
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0.2m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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less than 1 year to maturity |
Allium atropurpureum (Very dark purple allium)
Other names: Purple flowered onion, Dark purple allium, Allium nigrum var. purpureum
A. atropurpureum is a clump-forming, deciduous, bulbous perennial with strap-shaped, grey-green leaves and sturdy, erect stems bearing dense umbels of deep reddish-purple flowers in late spring and early summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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