Perennials and Bulbs

Zone: 4 - 8
Natural Range: Europe
Soil: Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Attributes:  Deciduous, 12” - 18" tall.  Blooms in spring. Purple flowers in a dense spike.  Large thick green leaves.
Notes:  Dactylorhiza are among the most rewarding and care free orchids both for the orchid collector and the gardener. They will multiply fast when kept moist and not too shady.  Once a plant has settled in it is one of the few that readily self sow seed easily.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Zone: 4 - 8
Natural Range: Europe
Soil: Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Attributes:  Deciduous, 12” - 18" tall.  Blooms in spring. Purple flowers in a dense spike.  Large thick green leaves.
Notes:  Dactylorhiza are among the most rewarding and care free orchids both for the orchid collector and the gardener. They will multiply fast when kept moist and not too shady.  Once a plant has settled in it is one of the few that readily self sow seed easily.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Zone: 4 - 8
Natural Range: Europe
Soil: Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Attributes:  Deciduous, 12” - 18" tall.  Blooms in spring. Purple flowers in a dense spike.  Large thick green leaves often with deep purple spotting.
Notes:  Dactylorhiza are among the most rewarding and care free orchids both for the orchid collector and the gardener. They will multiply fast when kept moist and not too shady.  Once a plant has settled in it is one of the few that readily self sow seed easily.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Zone: 4 - 8
Natural Range: Europe
Soil: Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Attributes:  Deciduous, 12” - 18" tall.  Blooms in spring. Bright Magenta purple flowers with contrasting lighter center with spotting.  Large thick green leaves.
Notes:  Dactylorhiza are among the most rewarding and care free orchids both for the orchid collector and the gardener. They will multiply fast when kept moist and not too shady.  Once a plant has settled in it is one of the few that readily self sow seed easily.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Zone: 4 - 8
Natural Range: Europe
Soil: Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Attributes:  Deciduous, 12” - 18" tall.  Blooms in spring. Purple flowers in a dense spike.  Large thick green leaves often with deep purple spotting.
Notes:  Dactylorhiza are among the most rewarding and care free orchids both for the orchid collector and the gardener. They will multiply fast when kept moist and not too shady.  Once a plant has settled in it is one of the few that readily self sow seed easily.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Zone: 2 - 9
Natural Range: Europe
Soil: Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Attributes:  Deciduous, 12” - 18" tall.  Blooms in spring. Dark purple flowers in a dense spike.  Foliage is often mottled.
Notes:  Dactylorhiza are among the most rewarding and care free orchids both for the orchid collector and the gardener. They will multiply fast when kept moist and not too shady.  Once a plant has settled in it is one of the few that readily self sow seed easily.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Zone: 4 - 8
Natural Range: Europe
Soil: Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Attributes:  Deciduous, 12” - 18" tall.  Blooms in spring. Purple flowers in a dense spike.  Large thick green leaves often with deep purple spotting.
Notes:  Dactylorhiza are among the most rewarding and care free orchids both for the orchid collector and the gardener. They will multiply fast when kept moist and not too shady.  Once a plant has settled in it is one of the few that readily self sow seed easily.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Zone: 4 - 8
Natural Range: Europe
Soil: Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, sun
Attributes:  Deciduous, 12” - 18" tall.  Blooms in spring. Purple flowers in a dense spike.  Large thick green leaves often with deep purple spotting.
Notes:  Dactylorhiza are among the most rewarding and care free orchids both for the orchid collector and the gardener. They will multiply fast when kept moist and not too shady.  Once a plant has settled in it is one of the few that readily self sow seed easily.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:  Asteraceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range: Mexico and Central America
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 15'
Bloom Time: November to December
Attributes: Deciduous.  New emerging attractive pinnate foliage on semi-woody stems.  Pink flowers opening in fall.
Notes:  A massive growing species Dahlia that needs a warm fall to flower in colder climates.  Reported to grow up to 30' in the wild.  Mulch the base well with leaves in the fall.

Pot size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Asteraceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range: Mexico
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 5'
Bloom Time: August to frost
Attributes: Deciduous.  New emerging attractive pinnate foliage on semi-woody stems.  Lavender pink to magenta flowers.
Notes:  A very pretty Dahlia with small single flowers.  Mulch the base well with leaves in the fall.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

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.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Papaveraceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range: Pacific Northwest
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, Green fern-like leaves.  Heart shaped deep wine-red flowers.  Sporadically flowers all season.
Notes: This selection of bleeding heart is valued for is rich flower coloration.  Looks lovely when mixed with the typical pink form of D. formosa.

Pot Size: Medium Band Pot

Family:  Iridaceae
Zone:  7 - 10
Natural Range:  South Africa
Soil:  Average, moist, well-drained
Light:  Sun
Height:  2' - 5'
Bloom Time:  June to August
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  Rabbit
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Clumping grass like foliage.  Tall stems with pink-purple bell flowers.
Notes: Graceful iris relative that can take some time to establish and resents being disturbed once settled in.
 
Pot size:  Medium Band Pot

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Pot Size: 4" Band Pot

Family:  Asparagaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun to shade
Height:  12"
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Dark green, glossy foliage on arching stems.  Small greenish to brown spotted flowers.  Purple fruit if pollinated.
Notes:  A great little ground-cover that is best for its interesting foliage that resembles Bamboo.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Pot Size: 4" Band Pot

Pot Size: 4" Band Pot

Pot Size: 4" Band Pot

Family: Colchicaceae
Zone:  6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade
Height: 2' - 4'
Bloom Time: May to June
Attributes: Deciduous.  Bamboo like growth with upright clump-forming habit.  Olive green, narrow leaves.  Purple bell flowers in spring.  Dark blue fruit late summer into fall.
Notes:  This form is always deciduous in the nursery.

Pot Size: 4" Band Pot

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Colchicaceae
Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range:  Japan
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Part sun, shade
Height:  8" 
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attracts: NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Dark green leaves with yellow variegated tips.  White star shaped flowers.  Clumping perennial
Notes: Another attractive variegated form of Disporum smilacinum from Japan

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Pot Size: 4" Band Pot

Family:  Primulaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Pacific Northwest
Soil: moist, well drained
Light: part shade-sun
Height: 6 - 16 inches
Attributes: Blooms: Spring-summer, pink-purple/ deciduous, oval leaves

Pot Size: 4" Band Pot

Family:  Primulaceae
Zone: 3 - 8
Natural Range: Pacific Northwest
Soil: Moist humus rich
Light: Part shade-sun
Height: 8" - 12
Bloom Time:  May to July
Attributes: Deciduous, clumping.  Dark stems, magenta flowers with white ring around the base of the flower.
Notes: Stunning flowers that looks especially showy when planted in mass.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Family: Ranunculaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range:  Eastern United States, Southern Ontario
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade
Height: 4" - 8"
Bloom Time: March to April
Attributes:  Deciduous, spring ephemeral.  Delicate Thalictrum - like foliage.  White Anemone-like flowers.
Notes:  Planted in our damp woodland garden.  Also Known as Isopyrum biternatum.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family: Papaveraceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range: China, Japan
Soil:  Average to moist humus rich
Light: Shade, part sun
Height: 18"
Bloom Time:  May to July
Attributes: Deciduous.  Spreading rhizome.  3-6" long leaves are ovate to rounded, scalloped-edged, cordate and palmately-veined.  Four petaled, poppy-like white flowers to 2" across, atop upright branching stems rising above the foliage.
Notes: Eomecon is the Asian relative of the North American Sanguinaria. Native to moist forested areas and riverbanks in eastern China.  Plants will form large, expanding clumps in moist humus rich soil.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

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Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Pot Size: 4" Band

Pot Size: 4" Band

Zone: 5 - 8
Natural Range:  Hybrid; E. sempervivens 'Candy Hearts' x E. grandiflorum 'Yubae'
Soil: Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade
Height: 14"
Bloom Time:  March to May
Attributes:  Deciduous, Rose pink new growth turning green with a reddish border.  Violet-lavender flowers.
Notes:  Cobblewood introduction

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

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Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range:  Hybrid
Soil:  Average, rich well-drained soil
Light:  Part sun
Height:  18"
Bloom Time:  April to May
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Large pink-spurred flowers with a raspberry center.  Stunning green foliage edged with bronze-red mottling.
Notes:  Good growing hybrid.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 18"
Bloom Time: Spring
Pest Resistance:
Attributes: Evergreen.  Gold-yellow flowers on very long inflorescence.
Notes:  Adaptable plant and beautiful choice for the shade garden.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Pot Size: 4" Band

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:Berberidaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light: part shade
Height: 20"
Bloom Time: April
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Large green leaves that emerge bronzy-orange.  Tall sprays of purple and pinkish white re-flexed flowers
Notes:  unusual flowers and excellent foliage.
 
Pot Size:  4" Band Pot