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above In winter Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris makes a pattern of bronze stems embracing the lichen-green bark of an oak. page 1 Primroses nestling at the base of protective oaks. page 2 The glossy, hollow stems of Dicentra spectabilis, bowed by horizontal fringes of deep rose and white lockets. page 3 A favourite foliage plant, Arum italicum ‘Marmoratum’, with dark glossy green spear-shaped leaves, veined with ivory.