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When you ’re potting up your container this twelvemonth , consider trying one that does n’t swear on efflorescence power . enthralling leaf can be even more compelling than heyday . Rita Randolph in Jackson , Tennessee , testify it in this planting , where the dramatic farewell of a king begonia are the star of the show , supported by three contrasting leafage texture . The industrial plant included in this container are :

‘ Fireworks ’ rex begonia ( Begonia‘Fireworks ’ , USDA Hardiness Zone 11)Japanese paint fern ( Athyrium niponicum , Zones 5 - 8)Creeping wire vine ( Muhlenbeckia axillaris , zone 8 - 10)‘Frosted Curls ’ sedge ( Carex comans‘Frosted Curls ’ , Zones 7 - 9 )

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