Paeonia Julia Rose Tetrapanax dark green upright leaves are

dark green upright leaves are highlighted with dramatic vertical white stripes

depending on soil moisture

Heuchera 'Zipper' is a 2015 Terra Nova introduction that combines the heat tolerance of Heuchera villosa with the heavy leaf ruffling from the more cold-loving coral bells

topped starting in mid spring with downturned purple bells held just above the dainty foliage

at least that's high in east Texas

Paeonia Julia Rose Tetrapanax dark green upright leaves arePaeonia 'Julia Rose' is a 1986 Roger Anderson intersectional (herbaceous x tree) peony with large 7 8" wide double rosy red flowers atop a 3' tall x 3' wide specimen. Unlike herbaceous peonies, do not cut intersectional peonies to the ground or you'll remove the flowers for next year.