Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Saxifragaceae
Zone: 6-9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade to sun
Height: 6'
Attributes:  Deciduous, When grown with a bit more sun the foliage stays a bright lime green to yellow.  New foliage emerges with an orange tinge around the edges.  Tall spikes of frilly pink flowers and blue pollen.
Notes:  What a surprise!  Beautiful lime green foliage highlighted with orange topped off with sturdy and tall stems of pink flowers.  Astilbe chinensis 'Royal Sentinel' was selected out of our seedlings that originated from our collections in Guizhou province.  The parent plant was only a foot tall and not all that impressive but the progeny are anything but.  Elevation of 1600 m in an ancient Beech tree forest.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Saxifragaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich well drained
Light: Part shade
Height: 20"
Bloom Time: April to May
Attracts:  Butterflies
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Deciduous, clumping.  Graceful plumes of cream-white with pink.  Glossy, dark colored  foliage.
Notes: Smaller growing variety.

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: China
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich well drained
Light: Part shade
Height: 12"
Bloom Time: April to May
Attracts:  Butterflies
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Deciduous, clumping.  Graceful plumes of pink.  Dark crisp foliage.
Notes: Smaller growing variety.

Pot Size:  4" 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:  Begoniaceae
Zone:  8 - 11
Natural Range:  Himalayas
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Part sun, shade
Height:  18"
Bloom Time:  Fall
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Silver and dark green leaves with deep red on the underside.  Pink flowers fall and winter.
Notes: This species originated from the forests of Northeastern India.  Mulch crown in fall.

Pot size: 4" Band Pot

Family:  Begoniaceae
Zone:  8 - 11
Natural Range:  Himalayas
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Part sun, shade
Height:  18"
Bloom Time:  Fall
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Deeply cut glossy green foliage with red on the underside. 
Notes: This species originated from the forests of Northeastern India.  Mulch crown in fall.

Pot size: 4" 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:  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

Zone:7-9
Natural Range:  Europe
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light:  Part shade
Height:  10"
Attributes:  Deciduous,  Very early spring blooms purple flowers.  Spreading groundcover.
Notes:  A stunning early blooming perennial for the lightly shaded garden.

Pot Size:  4" Pot

Family: Hydrangeaceae
Zone: 5 - 8
Natural Range: Japan, Taiwan
Soil: moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade
Height:  16" - 28"
Bloom Time: July to September
Attributes: Deciduous, Hydrangea-like, lacy pale pink flowers.  Elliptic shaped, serrate fuzzy foliage.
Notes:  A little known, lovely herbaceous Hydrangea for temperate gardens.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:Liliaceae
Zone: 5 - 9

Natural Range:Japan
Soil: Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade
Height: 4' - 6'
Bloom Time: June to July
Attracts: Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Pest Resistance: Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Deciduous. Like its Himalayan cousin but smaller scale. Glossy bronze new foliage . Fragrant white flowers, a greenish tinged dark center
Notes: Bulb forms offsets. Plant so the top is showing

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Himalayas
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light:  Part shade
Attributes:  Deciduous, 6' 10' tall. Large glossy Hosta like foliage emerges early in the spring in a rosette.  Large fragrant white and purplish red trumpet flowers in late spring, early summer.  Interesting seed pods in fall and winter.
Notes:  Bulb forms offsets, and many seeds, that if unharvested will germinate randomly throughout a garden.  The key is to plant bulbs so the top inch is above the soil.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Bhutan, China, India, Kashmir, Nepal
Soil: Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 1' - 3' tall
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Racemes of creamy yellow orchid like flowers.  Thick corn like foliage and stems.
Notes:  Coutleya is the second hardiest group of gingers, consisting of three species from the Himalayas.  Closely related to Roscoea.  In the wild Cautleya is found growing in cool, moist forests at high elevations.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Chelone obliqua (Turtle Head) 

Family: Plantaginaceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range:  Midwestern and Eastern US
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light:  Sun, part shade
Height:  28"
Bloom Time:  July to September
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Clump-forming perennial with deep carmine rose flowers.
Notes:  Appreciates organically rich compost.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Chloranthaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Part shade
Height: 12" - 24"
Bloom Time:  March to May
Attributes:  Deciduous, serrated leaves.  White bead-like flowers.
Notes:  A little known woodlander that is great for texture in the shady garden.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Ranunculaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: China, Japan, Korea
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich well drained
Light: Part sun
Height: 30"
Bloom Time: September
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Deciduous, clumping, Glossy basal , large lobed foliage with white bottle-brush like flowers.
Notes: Smaller scale Cimicifuga for the lightly shaded garden.  This form was found on Cheju Island.
Companion plants:  Asarum, Trillium, Epimedium, Cypripedium, Podophyllum

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Ranunculaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich well drained
Light: Part sun, sun
Height: 35"
Bloom Time: September
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Deciduous, clumping, non-climbing variety, forming bushy upright habit.  Clusters of deep blue-purple flowers.  Fluffy seed head in fall. 
Notes: This form has darker flowers than the typical form.  Works well in a perennial border or lightly shaded garden.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

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Family: Ranunculaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range:  Himalayas
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 2'
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Rounded, hairy leaves.  Blue-violet flowers with black center held on tall stems above foliage.
Notes:  Rare Delphinium

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Family:  Papaveraceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range: PNW
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich well drained, drought tolerant
Light: Part sun, shade
Height: 14"
Bloom Time: April to September
Attracts:  Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Deciduous, spreading, Gray green fern-like leaves.  Heart shaped white flowers.  Sporadically flowers all season.
Notes: Because of the foliage color, this Dicentra can take more sun than most forms.

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