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The shrub patient enough to be tortured into spheres, hedges, and the occasional peacock.
slow growerSome hedges took centuries to reach full height
that smellFoliage notoriously reeks like cat urine
chess piecesDense wood carved into pieces and instruments
ancient artRomans clipped it into shapes 2,000 years ago
toxic leavesPoisonous to humans, dogs, and horses