Perennials and Bulbs

Pot Size: 4" Band Pot

Family: Aparagaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:  Part shade, shade
Height: 6"
Bloom Time: June to July
Attributes:  Evergreen. Blooms in  early summer.  Glossy foliage resembling Polygonatum. Flowers are dark brown spotted and hang beneath the foliage along the stalk. Spreading rhizome.  Purple fruit.
Notes: A relatively newly introduced genus.  

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:  Boraginaceae
Zone:  9 - 11
Natural Range:  Madeira
Soil:  Average, drought tolerant 
Light:  Sun
Height:  4' - 6'
Bloom Time:  Spring to Summer
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Woody perennial with lanceolate leaves covered in hairs.  Elongated inflorescence with blue-purple flowers.
Notes: Tolerates temperatures as low as 20 -25 degrees.  Syn. Echium fastuosum

Pot size: 1 Gallon 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

Family:Berberidaceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: part shade
Height: 24"
Bloom Time: March to June
Attributes:  Evergreen, spiny green leaves that emerge with red mottling.  Two foot tall flower spikes with many bright orange yellow flowers.
Notes:  This hybrid is loaded with flowers!  Epimedium 'Carmel' x Epimedium flavum.  Robin White from the UK created this note worthy gem.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Great Plant Picks

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 20"
Bloom Time: March to May
Pest Resistance:
Attributes: Evergreen.  Dark red sepals and yellow wingtips.  Long lance-shaped leaves.
Notes:  Like the name implies the flowers bound and dance in a breeze.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 20"
Bloom Time: March to May
Pest Resistance:
Attributes: Evergreen.  Yellow flowers with rosy red sepals.  Reddish speckled new growth
Notes:   Numerous bright yellow flowers.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 18"
Bloom Time: March to May
Pest Resistance:
Attributes: Semi-evergreen.  Inner sepals are mottled with yellow and red-pink.  Spurs are white and go out at an angle.
Notes:   A Darrel Probst hybrid

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 10"
Bloom Time: March to May
Pest Resistance:
Attributes: Arching flower stems with deep cherry pink with lighter pink spurs.
Notes:   Selection named by Diana Reeck of Collector's nursery.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Pot Size: 4" Band

Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range:  Hybrid
Soil:  Average, rich well-drained soil
Light:  Shade, part sun
Height:  12" - 24"
Bloom Time:  April to May
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Cranberry flowers with large sepals and spurs.  Reddish pink new growth.
Notes:  Hybrid selection by Diana Reek of Collector's Nursery.

Pot Size: 4" Band

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 20"
Bloom Time: March to May
Pest Resistance:
Attributes: Evergreen.  Yellow flowers with red sepals.
Notes:   Numerous bright yellow flowers.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

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

Great Plant Picks

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: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 12"
Bloom Time: March to May
Pest Resistance:
Attributes: Semi-evergreen.  White flower.  Chocolate-edged new growth.
Notes:   Nice vigorous low growing selection.

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

Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range:  Hybrid
Soil:  Average, rich well-drained soil
Light:  Shade, part sun
Height:  12" - 16"
Bloom Time:  April to May
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Rich pink petals and long, contrasting pinkish white spurs.
Notes:  Good growing hybrid.

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

Family:Berberidaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: part shade
Height: 18"
Bloom Time: April
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Large violet-red flwoers arghing downward below foliage.
Notes:  Named by Dick Weaver.
 
Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:Berberidaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: part shade
Height: 15"
Bloom Time: April
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Wine-purple flowers with spurs tipped in white.  Bronze-purple new growth.
Notes:  Named after Pierre Bennerup of Sunny Border Nurseries.
 
Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:Berberidaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: part shade
Height: 13"
Bloom Time: April
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Large Cherry-rose with white petals.  
Notes:  Great color contrast.  This selection came from Harold Epstein's garden and named after his daughter.
 
Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone:4 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:Part shade
Height:18"
Attributes: Semi-evergreen.  Large reddish-purple flowers with long spurs on tall flower stalks.  Flowers are held among beautiful orange-red new growth.  More spring sun will help color up the foliage.
Notes:  A Harold Epstein introduction from Japan.  Elegant and substantial Epimedium that combines well with ferns.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:Berberidaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: part shade
Height: 18"
Bloom Time: April
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Semi-evergreen.  Frothy sprays of very soft lavender pink flower.  Very floriferous.  New foliage is ringed in red.
Notes:  Elegant and substantial Epimedium that combines well with ferns.
 
Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:Berberidaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid;  E. grandiflorum f. flavescens 'La Rocaille' x E. grandiflorum 'Yubae'
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: part shade
Height: 20"
Bloom Time: April
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous.  New growth edged in purple.  Purple flowers with white spurs.
Notes:  Spontaneous seedling in the garden of Harold Epstein.
 
Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone:4 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:Average to moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:Part shade, shade
Height:20"
Attributes: Deciduous.  Bright green leaves.  Creamy flowers with long spurs.
Notes:  This clone was brought back by Darrel Probst from the Kyoto Botanic Gardens in Japan.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone:4 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:Average to moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:Part shade, shade
Height:20"
Attributes: Deciduous.  Bright green leaves.  Creamy flowers with long spurs.
Notes:  This clone grows with shorter segments, creating a dense clump.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade
Height: 6"
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attributes: Deciduous.  Small pure white flowers with long yellow spurs.  Small leaves with dark brownish red ring around each.
Notes:  A great Epimedium just for the foliage.

Pot Size:  Quart Size Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Northern Africa
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:  Part shade, shade
Bloom Time:  Spring
Attributes:  Evergreen, 12” tall.  Yellow outward facing blooms in spring.  Bronze new growth.
Notes:  Smaller, less spreading and more delicate looking than Epimedium pinnatum.  A very hardy species that is quite drought tolerant once established.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:Berberidaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: part shade
Height: 12" - 15"
Bloom Time: Spring
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Deep yellow bell flowers held above small rounded leaflets.
Notes:  Flowers look different than other Epimedium varieties.  Quite drought tolerant once established.
 
Pot Size:  4" Band Pot