IThe Victorians favored planting urns with a single exotic centerpiece, along with complementary under-plantings that had the same cultural needs (see "The New Victorians," page 36). For this rusted urn, Ken Selody, the owner of Atlock Farm in Somerset, N. J., chose the tender perennial Leono-tis leonurus, or lion's tail. The deer-resistant South African shrub typically reaches three feet by three feet. Grow in full sun. 2For this cast-iron urn, Selody featured the dramatic Blue Ginger (Dichorisandra thy-risiflora) and the long blooms of Red-Hot Cattail {Acalypha hispida), underplanted with Variegated Elephant Ear and Chartreuse Joseph's Coat. Grow in full sun.
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