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Green plants? Well of course! What else would our topic be for a St. Patrick\u2019s Day episode? Today we\u2019re talking about plants that are stunners despite being \u201cjust green.\u201d Turns out that these selections of perennials, annuals, trees, and shrubs are some of the most textural and eye-catching plants you can grow. And, we\u2019ll remind listeners right at the top of the show\u2014green comes in tons of different shades. So make way for some chartreuse, emerald, and lime colored options that are just what your garden needs. We can\u2019t guarantee planting these gems will attract leprechauns but having them in your beds will make you feel like you\u2019ve scored a pot of gold.

Expert guest: Mark Dwyer is garden manager for the Edgerton Hospital Healing Garden and operates Landscape Prescriptions by MD in Wisconsin.

Danielle\u2019s Plants

Irish moss (Sagina subulata, Zones 4-8)

Beesia (Beesia deltophylla,Zones 6-9)

\u2018Soft Caress\u2019 mahonia (Mahonia eurybracteata 'Soft Caress', Zones 6-11)

Hacquetia (Hacquetia epipactis syn. Sanicula epipactis, Zones 5-7)

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Carol\u2019s Plants

Langsdorff's tobacco (Nicotiana langsdorffii, annual)

Maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum, Zones 3-8)

Lady\u2019s mantle (Alchemilla mollis, Zones 3-8)

'Cupressina\u2019 Norway spruce (Picea abies 'Cupressina\u2019, Zones 3-8)

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Expert\u2019s Plants

\u2018Virdis\u2019 and \u2018Green Tails\u2019 love-lies-bleeding (Amaranthus caudatus 'Green Tails' and 'Viridis', annual)

'Act Green' and 'Spring Green' cockscomb (Celosia cristata 'Act Green' and 'Spring Green', annual)

'Sunday Green' and 'Sylphid' plume celosia (Celosia plumosa 'Sunday Green' and 'Sylphid', annual)

'Green Ball' dianthus (Dianthus 'Green Ball', annual)

\xa0Bells-of-Ireland (Moluccella laevis, annual)

'Queen Lime' zinnia (Zinnia elegans 'Queen Lime', annual)

'August Forest' gloriosa daisy (Rudbeckia hirta 'August Forest', annual)

\u2018Green Jewel\u2019 coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Green Jewel', Zones 4-9)

\u2018Green Envy\u2019 coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'Green Envy', Zones 4-9)

\u2018Limelight\u2019 panicle hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight', Zones 3-9)

Little Lime \u2122 panicle hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata 'Bulk', Zones 3-9)

Little Lime Punch \u2122 panicle hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata 'SMNHPH', Zones 3-9)