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Family:  Acanthaceae
Zone:  7 - 10
Natural Range:  Hybrid; PP23342
Soil:  Average, moist
Light:  Part shade, shade
Height:  4'
Bloom Time:  June to July
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous.  White and green foliage with tall upright spikes of white and pink flowers.
Notes: Reported to be more vigorous than 'Tasmanian Angel'
 
Pot size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 6-9
Natural Range: Pacific Northwest
Soil: Average to moist but very drought tolerant once established
Light: part shade-shade
Bloom Time:  April to June
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: 12" tall. White bottle brush like blooms in spring.  Dark purple berries and trifoliate lobed leaves.
Notes: Vanilla scent when dried.

Pot Size: 4" Pot

Family:  Ranunculaceae
Zone:  3 - 9
Natural Range:  Eastern North America
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Part shade, shade
Height:  2' - 4'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous, Clusters of small white flowers followed by bright white berries with a black dot in the center.  Contrasting red stems.  Compound leaves.
Notes: This form has attractive silvery foliage. Berries are poisonous.

Pot size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Actinidiaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 20'
Attracts:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous vine.  Simple green leaves with silvery-white leaves mixed tips become flushed pink.  Small fragrant white flowers.  Edible green fruit.
Notes: Great foliage!

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:  Actinidiaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 20'
Attracts:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous vine.  Simple green leaves with silvery-white leaves mixed tips become flushed pink.  Small white flowers
Notes: Great foliage!

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family: Sapindaceae
Zone:7 - 10
Natural Range:California
Soil:  Humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15' -  20'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous, spreading canopy.  Palmate leaves. Silvery-gray bark, pink to white fragrant flowers in upright clusters to 12" long.
Notes:  Slow growing, attractive shrub or tree.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family: Sapindaceae
Zone:3 - 9
Natural Range:Europe
Soil:  Humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15' -  25'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Narrow palmate leaves. Small white flowers.
Notes:  Smaller growing than the species.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Sapindaceae
Zone:3 - 9
Natural Range:Europe
Soil:  Humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15' -  25'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Deeply lobed, cut-leaf. Small white flowers.
Notes:  Smaller growing than the species.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Sapindaceae
Zone:3 - 9
Natural Range:Europe
Soil:  Humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15' -  25'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Deeply lobed leaves splashed with electric yellow.
Notes:  Slower growing than the species.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Zone:3 - 9
Natural Range:Europe
Soil:  Humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15' -  25'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Palmate leaves. Small white flowers.
Notes:  Peeling bark with age species.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:  Amaryllidaceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range:  Hybrid;  PP25,966
Soil:  Average, well drained
Light:  Sun
Height:  24"
Bloom Time:  July to September
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous in cooler climates.  Clumping.  A compact variety with uniform heads of rich blue flowers and a dark midstripe on each petal.
Notes:  Hybridized by Vance Hooper from New Zealand.  One of the parents is native to high elevations of South Africa.

Pot Size:  Quart Pot

Family:  Amaryllidaceae
Zone: 7-10
Natural Range:  Hybrid; AMBIC001 Patent #25,519
Soil:  Average, well drained
Light:  Sun
Height:  24"-36"
Bloom Time:  July to September
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous in cooler climates.  Clumping.  Tall slender stalks with large white trumpet flowers with bright blue base.  Deep green strap-like green foliage.
Notes:  Wow!  A gorgeous, newly introduced, unique Agapanthus.

Pot Size:  Quart Pot

Family: Ericaceae
Zone:8 - 10
Natural Range: Himalayas
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part sun, dappled shade
Height: 4'
Bloom Time:  June to December, sporadically all year.
Attributes: Evergreen. Upright, arching branches.  Large, woody, potato like tuber.  Pendulous white flowers.
Notes:  A super cool, and easily grown Huckleberry relative from the high Himalayas,  growing as an epiphyte in large mossy trees among Rhododendrons, Vaccinium, Gaultheria, and an array of orchids and ferns.  Grown best in a pot or hanging basket in cooler climates but in protected gardens can be grown among other Ericaceous plants.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Ericaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Southeastern United States
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light: part shade
Height: 4' - 8'
Attracts:  Bees, butterflies and birds
Bloom Time:  June to August
Attributes:  Evergreen, glossy, simple, alternate leaves.  Graceful, arching stems.  White bell flowers.
Notes:  Great for texture in container plantings.  Previously known as Leucothoe populifolia. 
 
Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Ranunculaceae
Zone:4 - 9
Natural Range: Europe
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Shade, part shade
Height: 4" - 6"
Bloom Time:  April to  May
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Deciduous, simple leaves with white flowers.
Notes: Simple yet beautiful early spring perennial for the shady garden.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family: Ranunculaceae
Zone: 5 - 8
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:  Part shade
Attributes:  Deciduous, 2' tall.  Nodding white flowers that hover over the ferny foliage. Summer blooming.  Clumping
Notes:  Very rare white flower form.  Elegant and refined perennial for a lightly shady garden.  Looks like a cross between Anemone and Cimicifuga.

Pot Size: Medium Band Pot

Family: Ranunculaceae
Zone: 5 - 8
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:  Part shade
Attributes:  Deciduous, 2' tall.  Nodding white with purple flowers that hover over the ferny foliage.  Summer blooming.  Clumping
Notes:  Very rare double flower form.  Elegant and refined perennial for a lightly shady garden.  Looks like a cross between Anemone and Cimicifuga.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:  Ericaceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range: PNW
Soil:  Average to dry, well drained
Light: Part shade-sun
Height: 15'- 30'
Attributes:  Evergreen, Bright red - orange bark, peels to reveal a green new layer.  White flowers in hanging cluster, orange - red fruit.
Notes:  Once established they resent root disturbance and do not take to transplantation.  Use as a specimen tree to show off its ornamental bark.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot  12" - 18"

Family:  Araceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height:  24"
Bloom Time: June to July
Attracts: NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Deciduous.  Large trifoliate foliage.  White with green and pink stripped flowers.
Notes: Quite hard to find Arisaema from the forests of south western China. Limited supply.

Pot Size: Bare root packed in sawdust3/4" - 1" tubers

Family:  Rosaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range: North America
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: sun, part shade
Height: 8-14"
Attributes: Deciduous.  Ground-cover type of growth with glossy foliage, white flowers in spring, dark purple berries in late summer, and orange-red fall foliage.
Notes:  Developed by Dr. Mark Brand, University of Connecticut.

Pot size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Rosaceae
Zone: 3 - 8
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, shade
Height:  24"
Bloom Time: April to June
Attracts:  Butterflies, Bees
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes: Deciduous.  Sprays of white flowers, low mounds very fine fern like foliage.
Notes: A new smaller growing Goatsbeard that works well with other woodland perennials.  

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: hybrid
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, shade
Height: 16"
Attributes:  Deciduous. Tight foliage with short flower spikes of creamy white flowers.  Orange-red fall foliage.
Notes:  A low maintenance plant that works well with other lower growing shade perennials.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pots 

Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: PNW
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 4' - 6'
Attributes:  Deciduous, male flowers and female flowers on separate plants.  Tall plumes of white flowers.  Ferny foliage.
Notes:  A low maintenance plant that looks nice as a backdrop in a perennial garden, or shady edge.  These seedlings are from a Silver Creek seed collection.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pots 

Family:  Aristolochiaceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range:  Western North America
Soil:  Average to moist humus rich
Light:  Shade, part shade
Height:  6"
Bloom Time:  April to June
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Evergreen, heart shaped leaves, 2" wide greenish white flowers.
Notes:  Great foliage!  Smells like ginger when crushed.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Saxifragaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, shade
Height:  2.5'
Bloom Time: July to August
Attracts:  Butterflies, Bees
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes: Deciduous.  Golden yellow spring growth turning to a luminous yellow.  As the season progresses most of the upper foliage turns a light green. Delicately arching plumes of white flowers.
Notes: This was a form originally introduced from Japan

Pot Size:4" Band Pot

Family:  Saxifragacea
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, shade
Height:  6'
Bloom Time: June to July
Attracts:  Butterflies, Bees
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes: Deciduous.  Broadly elliptic leaves.  Tall flower stems held above the foliage with feathery, greenish white flowers. 
Notes: We came across this giant in South Western Sichuan growing with Rodgersia, Rhododendron, Arisaema. Native to forests and shaded ravines from 900-3200m.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:  Saxifragaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich well drained
Light: Part shade
Height: 2'
Bloom Time: April to May
Attracts:  Butterflies
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Deciduous, clumping.  Bronze new growth turning dark green after flowering.  Plumes of white flowers on dark stems.
Notes: Floriferous variety.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family: Apiaceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range:  Europe
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light:  Shade, part shade
Height:  12” – 24”
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Pronounced, long-lasting, pink bracts.
Notes: So much detail to the flower on closer look.
 
Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Ranunculaceae
Zone: 5-9
Natural Range: China, Japan
Soil: moist, well drained
Light: part shade-shade
Bloom Time:May to September
Height: 16"
Attributes: White flowers held above the foliage.  Heart shaped, evergreen, glossy bronze-green leaves.
Notes:  One of the  best foliage plants for the shady garden.  Durable and showy.

Pot Size:  Quart Pot

Family:  Begoniaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Southern China
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, shade
Height:  24"
Bloom Time: July to September
Attracts: NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes: Deciduous.  Clumping.  Large green leaves with metallic cast.  Red veining and red underside of leaves.  Numerous white to pink
Notes: Begonia grandis is a tuberous perennial with stunning foliage that lasts until frost. 

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Saxifragaceae
Zone: 5 - 8
Natural Range: Himalayas
Soil: Moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 12"
Bloom Time: March to April
Attracts: NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes: White flowers that turn pink with age emerge before new growth early in the spring.  Large leaves with ruffled edge.
Notes: One of the best species of Bergenia to grow in the garden.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:  Saxifragaceae
Zone: 5-9
Natural Range: China; Mt. Omei
Soil: Moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 12"
Bloom Time: April to May
Attracts: NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:   White flowers on short stems.  Reddish bronze, glossy foliage.
Notes: One of the best selections of Bergenia omeiensis.  4" bands

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Orchidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:  Sun, Part sun
Height: 18". - 24"
Bloom Time:  Summer
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Large white flowers with lavender highlights.  Strap like foliage.
Notes:  Plant next to rocks or mixed in the sunny perennial garden.  When mature and settled into its spot, a plant can bloom for months.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:  Saxifragaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Pacific Northwest
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 12" to 36"
Bloom Time: May to July
Attributes: Deciduous.  Leaves with petioles up to 12" tall.  Toothed leaves to 8" across.  Many white flowers on tall, dense spikes.  Short spreading rhizomes.  Subtle earthy sweet fragrance.
Notes: Grows in shady forests and wet mountain meadows often with Lilium pardalinum, Aconitum occidentale, Thelyepteris nevadensis, and even swamp Allium.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family: Lamiaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range:Hybrid; Callicarpa x 'NCCX2' USPP 28,312; CBRAF
Soil:  Average humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 4' - 5'
Bloom Time:  August to September
Attributes: Deciduous. Dark purple foliage, purple-pink buds, white flowers and bright purple-pink berries.  Vigorous, upright habit.
Notes:  Great foliage. Developed by Dr. Tom Ranney at NCSU

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family: Calycanthaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average, moist, humus rich
Light:Part shade-sun
Height: 5' - 7'
Bloom Time: May to July
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous, Large white flowers with reddish center.
Notes:  'Venus' is a complex hybrid derived from three species; C. florida, C. occidentalis, and C. chinensis. Outstanding floral display for an extended time.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family: Calycanthaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range:   Southeastern US
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 5' - 10'
Bloom Time:  April to September
Attributes: Deciduous shrub with greenish-white citrus scented flowers spring - summer.  Yellow fall color.
Notes:  The joyous scent is strong enough to smell from across the garden.  Likes plenty of light but protect from the hottest part of the day.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Theaceae
Zone:7 - 9
Natural Range:China
Soil:  Average humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 8'
Bloom Time:  February to March
Attributes: Evergreen.  Numerous small white flowers.  Slow growing.
Notes:  Slightly scented flowers.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot