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Texture

By David Beaulieu, About.com

Photo of elephant ears plant.

Elephant ears has a coarse texture.

David Beaulieu
Definition: In landscape design terminology, texture is the perceived surface quality of an object. The texture of a plant's foliage or bloom can be perceived as coarse, medium or fine. In this photo gallery, I provide examples of plant texture.
Common Misspellings: tecture
Examples: Mix plants with relatively big leaves (coarse texture) and relatively small leaves (fine texture) to avoid monotony in a planting bed.

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