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Attractive purple foliage in the winter and stunning pink-purple blooms in spring, summer, and fall make the Autumn Amethyst™ Encore® Azalea a true repeat performer. The Autumn Amethyst™ has an upright growth habit and prefers the shade over direct sunlight. This evergreen beauty is cold hardy, mildew, disease and heat resistant making it a great addition to any garden or landscape.

Considered one of the most beautiful of all aucubas, the striking golden leaves brighten any dark corner of your garden. This evergreen shrub is a slow grower, reaching 6 feet tall and 5 feet wide at maturity. Mr. Goldstrike's rounded habit makes it a great addition providing beautiful winter interest.

The Boursault Rhododendron has large bell shaped flowers of a pinkish purple with spots of green on the throat that appear in spring and early summer. This rhododendron is a medium sized evergreen shrub that has large, glossy, dark green leaves. 

Tiny Gold Barberry is a powerhouse of color in a tiny package. Little gold leaves cover the rounded habit plant for 10 months of the year!  Leaves gain best color in full sun, though this dwarf shrub also will tolerate partial sun with yellow green leaf color.

A standout among groundcover junipers, the Icee Blue® Juniper shows off the best silver blue evergreen foliage throughout the season. The fine delicate foliage offers great possibility to contrast texture, height and color. Only growing to a height of 4 inches, the Icee Blue® is a perfect addition for mass planting, rock gardens, border edging, ground cover and general garden use.