{"id":7626,"date":"2026-06-21T03:37:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T10:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrwofficial.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/super-cool-plants-episode-3-plants-we-covet\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T03:37:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T10:37:43","slug":"super-cool-plants-episode-3-plants-we-covet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wrwofficial.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/21\/super-cool-plants-episode-3-plants-we-covet\/","title":{"rendered":"Super Cool Plants Episode 3:\u00a0Plants We Covet\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Plants We Covet Most<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The heart wants what it wants, but when it comes to which plants we can grow, Mother Nature sometimes gets the final say. On this episode, our expert guests dive into the plants that have eluded them, why they can\u2019t grow them, and what makes these plants so hard to resist. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Whether you are a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/region\/northeast\">northern<\/a> gardener who loves frost-sensitive species, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/region\/pacific-northwest\">Pacific Northwesterner<\/a> who longs for spiky desert plants, or a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finegardening.com\/region\/midwest\">Midwesterner<\/a> who bemoans the limitations of clay soil, you\u2019ll find this episode very relatable.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-image: initial; border: medium none currentcolor;\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41689960\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/87A93A\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\/font-color\/FFFFFF\" width=\"100%\" height=\"192\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><em><strong>Episode Experts:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Amanda Thomsen<\/strong> is a talented horticulturist, garden designer, author, and the owner of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kissmyaster.com\/about?srsltid=AfmBOory8Zsbn-7LIGknoLw2LNtJUPko7cCq8goKy1mMH1H3JeyQmP9J\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Aster Gardens<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0a\u202fplant shop in suburban Chicago.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Loree Bohl<\/strong>\u00a0is the\u00a0creator of the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedangergarden.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Danger Garden<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0blog and website, and\u00a0author of\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fearless Gardening: Be Bold, Break the Rules, and Grow What You Love<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. She gardens in Portland, Oregon.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Amanda\u2019s most coveted plants<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Weeping blue atlas cedar (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cedrus\u00a0atlantica<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2018Glauca Pendula\u2019, Zones 6\u20139)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jade vine\u00a0(<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Strongylodon\u00a0macrobotrys<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Zones\u00a010\u201312)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kangaroo paw\u00a0(<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Anigozanthos\u00a0flavidus<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Zones 10\u201311)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tower of jewels (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Echium wildprettii<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Zones\u00a09\u201311)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_231051\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231051\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Weeping blue atlas cedar\u00a0 <em>Photo courtesy of Loree Bohl<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_231055\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231055\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-231055\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18095900\/scp003-Strongylodon.macrobotrys.b_ctsy-of-Loree-Bohl.jpg\" alt=\"Strongylodon macrobotrys ctsy of Loree Bohl\" width=\"1068\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18095900\/scp003-Strongylodon.macrobotrys.b_ctsy-of-Loree-Bohl.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18095900\/scp003-Strongylodon.macrobotrys.b_ctsy-of-Loree-Bohl-700x918.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18095900\/scp003-Strongylodon.macrobotrys.b_ctsy-of-Loree-Bohl-768x1007.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1068px) 100vw, 1068px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231055\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jade vine<em>\u00a0 Photo courtesy of Loree Bohl<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_231053\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231053\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-231053\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18095755\/scp003-Kangaroo.paw_.a_ctsy-of-Loree-Bohl.jpg\" alt=\"Kangaroo paw ctsy of Loree Bohl\" width=\"1400\" height=\"1227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18095755\/scp003-Kangaroo.paw_.a_ctsy-of-Loree-Bohl.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18095755\/scp003-Kangaroo.paw_.a_ctsy-of-Loree-Bohl-700x614.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18095755\/scp003-Kangaroo.paw_.a_ctsy-of-Loree-Bohl-1200x1052.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18095755\/scp003-Kangaroo.paw_.a_ctsy-of-Loree-Bohl-768x673.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kangaroo paw<em>\u00a0 Photo courtesy of Loree Bohl<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_231056\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231056\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-231056\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18095924\/scp003-Echium.wildpretii.d_ctsy-of-Loree-Bohl.jpg\" alt=\"Echium wildpretii ctsy of Loree Bohl\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18095924\/scp003-Echium.wildpretii.d_ctsy-of-Loree-Bohl.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18095924\/scp003-Echium.wildpretii.d_ctsy-of-Loree-Bohl-700x933.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18095924\/scp003-Echium.wildpretii.d_ctsy-of-Loree-Bohl-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231056\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tower of jewels\u00a0<em> Photo courtesy of Loree Bohl<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Loree\u2019s most coveted plants<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Silver tree (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Leucadendron argenteum<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Zones 9\u201311)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Crested tongue fern (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pyrrosia\u00a0longifolia<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2018Cristata\u2019, Zones\u00a09b\u201312)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ivory-spined agave (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Agave\u00a0utahensis<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0var.<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0eborispina<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Zones 6\u201310)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Peonies (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Paeonia<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0spp. and\u00a0cvs., Zones 3\u20138)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Amanda recommends fern-leaf peony (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Paeonia tenuifolia<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Zones 4\u20138)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_231059\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231059\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-231059\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100304\/Leucadendron.argenteum.d.jpg\" alt=\"Leucadendron argenteum courtesy of Loree Bohl\" width=\"1050\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100304\/Leucadendron.argenteum.d.jpg 1050w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100304\/Leucadendron.argenteum.d-700x933.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100304\/Leucadendron.argenteum.d-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1050px) 100vw, 1050px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231059\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Silver tree\u00a0 <em>Photo courtesy of Loree Bohl<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_231060\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231060\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-231060\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100430\/Pyrrosia.longifolia.c.jpg\" alt=\"Pyrrosia longifolia courtesy of Loree Bohl\" width=\"1045\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100430\/Pyrrosia.longifolia.c.jpg 1045w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100430\/Pyrrosia.longifolia.c-700x938.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100430\/Pyrrosia.longifolia.c-768x1029.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1045px) 100vw, 1045px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crested tongue fern<em>\u00a0 Photo courtesy of Loree Bohl<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_231061\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231061\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-231061\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100534\/Agave.utahensis.g-Gerhard-Bock-succulentsandmore.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Agave utahensis Gerhard Bock succulentsandmore.com\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100534\/Agave.utahensis.g-Gerhard-Bock-succulentsandmore.com_.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100534\/Agave.utahensis.g-Gerhard-Bock-succulentsandmore.com_-700x467.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100534\/Agave.utahensis.g-Gerhard-Bock-succulentsandmore.com_-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100534\/Agave.utahensis.g-Gerhard-Bock-succulentsandmore.com_-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231061\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ivory-spined agave<em>\u00a0 Photo by Gerhard Bock\/succulentsandmore.com<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_231062\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231062\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-231062 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100627\/Peony.a-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Peony \" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100627\/Peony.a-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100627\/Peony.a-700x933.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100627\/Peony.a-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100627\/Peony.a-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100627\/Peony.a-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100627\/Peony.a-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peonies (<em>Paeonia<\/em>\u00a0spp. and\u00a0cvs.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_231063\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231063\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-231063\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100710\/Amanda-rx-Fern-leaf-peony-Paeonia-tenuifolia_ctsy-Loquita-Desita-via-Wikimedia-Commons-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Fern-leaf peony-Paeonia tenuifolia courtesy of Loquita Desita via Wikimedia Commons\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100710\/Amanda-rx-Fern-leaf-peony-Paeonia-tenuifolia_ctsy-Loquita-Desita-via-Wikimedia-Commons-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100710\/Amanda-rx-Fern-leaf-peony-Paeonia-tenuifolia_ctsy-Loquita-Desita-via-Wikimedia-Commons-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100710\/Amanda-rx-Fern-leaf-peony-Paeonia-tenuifolia_ctsy-Loquita-Desita-via-Wikimedia-Commons-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100710\/Amanda-rx-Fern-leaf-peony-Paeonia-tenuifolia_ctsy-Loquita-Desita-via-Wikimedia-Commons-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100710\/Amanda-rx-Fern-leaf-peony-Paeonia-tenuifolia_ctsy-Loquita-Desita-via-Wikimedia-Commons-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18100710\/Amanda-rx-Fern-leaf-peony-Paeonia-tenuifolia_ctsy-Loquita-Desita-via-Wikimedia-Commons-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fern-leaf peony\u00a0 <em>Photo courtesy of Loquita Desita via Wikimedia Commons<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr\/>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bonus-round plants<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Delta maidenhair fern\u00a0(<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Adiantum\u00a0raddianum<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Zones 10\u201311)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Amanda says, \u201cNothing I do is ever enough\u00a0<\/em>\ud83e\udea6\ud83d\udc80\ud83d\ude35<em>\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rough tree fern (<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cyathea australis<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Zones 8\u201310)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Coral bark maple\u00a0(<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Acer\u00a0palmatum<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2018Sango Kaku\u2019,\u00a0Zones\u00a05\u20138) <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Someday, somewhere, Amanda will find a place for this plant.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_231068\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231068\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-231068\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18112705\/Carols-Adiantum-pedatum-maidenhair-fern-_CTC.jpg\" alt=\"Maiden Hair Fern photo by Carol Collins\" width=\"933\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18112705\/Carols-Adiantum-pedatum-maidenhair-fern-_CTC.jpg 933w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18112705\/Carols-Adiantum-pedatum-maidenhair-fern-_CTC-700x1050.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18112705\/Carols-Adiantum-pedatum-maidenhair-fern-_CTC-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maidenhair fern<em>\u00a0 \u00a0Photo by Carol Collins<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_231069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231069\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-231069\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18112745\/FG225BU-Rough-tree-fern_2353_CTC.jpg\" alt=\"Rough tree fern photo by Carol Collins\" width=\"933\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18112745\/FG225BU-Rough-tree-fern_2353_CTC.jpg 933w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18112745\/FG225BU-Rough-tree-fern_2353_CTC-700x1050.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18112745\/FG225BU-Rough-tree-fern_2353_CTC-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rough tree fern<em>\u00a0 Photo by Carol Collins<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_231071\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-231071\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-231071\" src=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18113005\/IMG_7713_Acer_palmatum_Sangokaku_DS.jpg\" alt=\"Acer palmatum Sangokaku photo by Danielle Sherry\" width=\"933\" height=\"1400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18113005\/IMG_7713_Acer_palmatum_Sangokaku_DS.jpg 933w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18113005\/IMG_7713_Acer_palmatum_Sangokaku_DS-700x1050.jpg 700w, https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/06\/18113005\/IMG_7713_Acer_palmatum_Sangokaku_DS-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-231071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Coral bark maple<em>\u00a0 Photo by Danielle Sherry<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr\/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plants We Covet Most The heart wants what it wants, but when it comes to which plants we can grow, Mother Nature sometimes gets the final say. 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