Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:Average to moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:Part shade, shade
Height:9" 
Attributes: Deciduous.  Rosy-pink new growth changing to rose border and finally turning solid green.  lavender-pink flowers
Notes:  Nice silvery cast to flowers.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:Average to moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:Part shade, shade
Height:12"
Attributes: Deciduous.  Bronze orange new growth ringed in white spines.  Purple flowers with long spurs tipped in white.
Notes:  Great dark flowers.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:Average to moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:Part shade, shade
Height:9" 
Attributes: Deciduous.  Lavender flowers with spurs that curve inward.  New growth is spotted with small reddish coloration.
Notes:  Leaflets are unusually long for the species.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 20"
Bloom Time: March to May
Pest Resistance:
Attributes: Evergreen.  Deep red new growth maturing green.  Spiny margins.  Numerous flowers with white spurs and yellow center.  Densely clumping
Notes:  Top of the list of cool Epimediums.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Epimedium wushanense Spiny Leaf Form (Wushan Fairy Wings)

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 20"
Bloom Time: March to May
Pest Resistance:
Attributes: Evergreen.  Deep red new growth maturing green.  Spiny margins.  Numerous flowers with white spurs and yellow center.  Densely clumping
Notes:  Top of the list of cool Epimediums.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid;  E. sempervirens x E. setosum
Soil:Average to moist, humus rich, well drained
Light:Part shade, shade
Height:16" 
Attributes: Semi-evergreen.  Grayish-lavender flowers.  New growth is ringed in maroon.
Notes:  Natural hybrid from Japan.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 8"
Bloom Time: March to May
Pest Resistance:
Attributes: Semi-evergreen.  Small yellow flowers with long yellow spurs, and pink specked above.  Speckled small foliage.
Notes:   Long sprays of flowers opening in succession.  Very floriferous.  This cultivar was created by Kelly Dodson of Far Reaches Farm.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Naturally occurring hybrid;  E. acuminatum x fangii
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun, shade
Height: 16"
Bloom Time: Spring
Pest Resistance:
Attributes: Evergreen.  Deep rose sepals with orange centers.  Spotted red new growth.
Notes:  Discovered by Mikinori Ogisu.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 14"
Bloom Time: Spring
Pest Resistance: Deer
Attributes: Semi-evergreen.  Pink outward facing flowers with darker spurs and yellow center.  New growth emerges reddish-bronze
Notes:  Flowers emerge on a delicate curved stalks.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 12"
Bloom Time: Spring
Pest Resistance:
Attributes: Semi-evergreen.  Pale yellow flowers.  Bronze new spring growth.
Notes:  Shorter and more clumping in comparison to the more common 'Sulphureum'

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 14"
Bloom Time: Spring
Pest Resistance:
Attributes: Semi-evergreen.  Flowers open deep salmon pink flowers, fading to a creamy yellow in a few days.
Notes:  Flowers emerge on a delicate curved stalks.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid; 
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun, shade
Height: 12"
Bloom Time: Spring
Pest Resistance: Deer
Attributes:Bright white flowers with long spurs..  
Notes:  Early blooming.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid; 
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun, shade
Height: 14"
Bloom Time: Spring
Pest Resistance: Deer
Attributes: Numerous, small deep rose-pink sepals and white petals flushed rose.  short white spurs.  
Notes:  Nice smaller growing selection topped with upright flowers stems.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid; 
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun, shade
Height: 7"
Bloom Time: Spring
Pest Resistance: Deer
Attributes:Silvery-purple and white flowers.  Brownish new growth.
Notes:  Nice smaller growing species.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid; 
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun, shade
Height: 7"
Bloom Time: Spring
Pest Resistance: Deer
Attributes:Profuse medium size creamy white flowers.  
Notes:  Very short growing selection.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun, shade
Height: 14"
Bloom Time: Spring
Pest Resistance: Deer
Attributes: Semi-evergreen. Light purple new growth in spring.  Rose-pink flowers with lighter colored spurs that curve out. 
Notes:  From the garden of John Marchacos

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid;  E.grandiflorum var. violaceum x E. x youngianum 'Pink Star'
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun, shade
Height: 12"
Bloom Time: Spring
Pest Resistance: Deer
Attributes: Semi-evergreen.  Dark purple new spring growth turning green in summer.  Light pinkish-lavender flowers with white center. 
Notes:  Purplish fall foliage.  Another Darrell Probst hybrid.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid;
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun, shade
Height: 14"
Bloom Time: Spring
Pest Resistance: Deer
Attributes: Semi-evergreen.  Purple new growth.  Ruby-red flowers with lighter spurs. 
Notes:  Cobblewood introduction

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part sun, shade
Height: 11"
Bloom Time: Spring
Pest Resistance: Deer
Attributes: Numerous, pink-lavender blooms floating above.  New growth is ringed in red. 
Notes:  Introduced by Diana Reek. of Collector's Nursery.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family: Orchidaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range: California
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 18" tall
Bloom Time:  June to July
Attributes: Deciduous. Clumping.  Blooms in spring and summer.  Tall flower spikes of numerous Yellow-green, purple-red lip and petals.  Dark purple foliage
Notes: This form is from a population in California that has dark purple foliage. This orchid gets its fun common name from the way the lower lip moves up and down in the wind.  Multiplies when happy and should be given at least a 3 x 3 growing space.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Apiaceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range: South America
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun
Height:  5'
Bloom Time: June to July
Attracts: Bees
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Clumps of sharply toothed grayish foliage.  5' tall flower spikes with upward facing ball like flowers.
Notes: Bold and exotic looking foliage.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:  Liliaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range: PNW
Soil: Average, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height: 12"
Bloom Time:  March to May
Attributes: Deciduous. Bright lemon yellow flowers often with up to three blooms per stalk.  Solid green leaf.  Does not offset but will re-seed near the base to form a clump.
Notes:  Can tolerate shade but performs better with a bit more sun.

Pot Size:  4" Pot

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Liliaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: PNW; BC, Washington, Oregon, California
Family:  Liliaceae
Soil: moist, humus rich, summer dry, well drained
Light: part shade
Height: 6"- 12" tall
Attributes: Deciduous. Blooms spring.  Each stem holds up to 2 pink flowers with yellow and orange - red marking in the center.  Purple - brown mottled foliage.  Bulb goes dormant in the summer.
Notes:  In the wild E. revolutum grows in open woodlands.  Will not need supplemental water and should be allowed to go mostly dry in summer.  Plant in a rock garden,in a sunny perennial garden or woodland border. 

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Zone:  7 - 10
Natural Range:  South Africa
Soil:  Average, humus rich, drought tolerant
Light:  Sun, part shade
Height:  3'
Bloom Time:  July to September
Attracts:  Bees, Hummingbirds
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Thick fleshy foliage with white flowers.
Notes:  Seedling from a variegated form so they are a bit variable with striped foliage.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Bromeliaceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range:  South America; Chile
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 18"
Attributes:  Evergreen leaves, flowering in the third year or so.  Sky blue blossoms surrounded by burgundy leaves.
Notes:  Terrestrial or epiphytic bromeliad native to cool temperate regions of Chile.  Best when planted in sheltered location.  Looks especially nice planted on a stump

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Rosaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range:  Asia
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade
Height: 6' - 8'
Attributes:  Deciduous. Palmate leaves to about ten inches across, with tall stems holding white flowers.
Notes:  A very hard to find species.  Needs a bit of room to grow.  This selected form is reported to a bit smaller growing than the typical species.  For us it still reaches more than 6' tall and wide.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:Rosaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 30"
Bloom Time: April to May
Resistant to: NA
Attributes: Deciduous. Clumping. Green leaves with crimson veining.  Umbels of pale pink flowers.
Notes: Beautiful foliage.  This stunner always sells out.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Saxifragaceae
Zone: 8 - 10
Natural Range: South America
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height:  2' - 3'
Bloom Time: July to September
Attracts: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, bees
Attributes: Woody base like a Heuchera.  large, lobed leaves.  Tall, branched spikes of bright lavender pink flowers.
Notes: Looks especially stunning when planted in large clumps or swaths.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Saxifragaceae
Zone: 8 - 10
Natural Range: South America
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Part sun
Height:  2' - 3'
Bloom Time: July to September
Attracts: Hummingbirds, Butterflies, bees
Attributes: Woody base like a Heuchera.  large, lobed leaves.  Tall, branched spikes of bright lavender pink flowers.
Notes: Looks especially stunning when planted in large clumps or swaths.  These are grown from our 2025 Chile collections.  Found growing in a quite shady and dry area.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Family:  Liliacea
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: PNW; Washington, Oregon, California
Soil: moist, summer dry, well drained
Light: part shade, Sun
Height: 12" - 24" tall
Attributes: Deciduous. Blooms spring to early summer.  Dark brown - red and yellow, bell shaped blooms.  Whorled foliage that resembles Lilium.
Notes:  Not to be confused with the chocolate lily ( F. camschatcensis) or the European Checker Lily (F. meleagris).  Fritillaria affinis is sometimes listed as F. lanceolata. In the wild Fritillaria affinis grows in meadows and open woodlands.  Will not need supplemental water and should be allowed to go mostly dry in sumer. Plant in a rock garden,in a sunny perennial garden or woodland border.

Pot Size:  4" Pot

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Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Gentianaceae
Zone: 4 - 8
Natural Range:  Eastern North America
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  1' - 3'
Bloom Time:  August to October
Attracts:  Bumblebees
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Clumping.  Two inch long, creamy flowers that face upwards.
Notes: Flowers are held on top of the flat foliage.  Slow growing but long lived.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Gentianaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range:  British Columbia south into northern California
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height: 30"
Bloom Time:  May to September
Attracts:  Bumblebees
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Clumping.  Two inch long, deep blue flowers that face upwards.
Notes: Flowers are held on top of the flat foliage.  Slow growing but long lived.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Family:  Geraniaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid; Geranium 'Salome' x Geranium oxonianum
Soil:  Average to moist humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 12" tall 3' wide
Attributes:  Deciduous.  1" pink flowers with dark purple center and purple veining.
Notes:  Sprawling habit with sporadically flowering spring through summer.  Introduced by Crug Farms of Wales.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot

Family:  Geraniaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range: PNW; Central - southern Washington, Oregon, California
Soil:  Average to moist humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 18" - 30"
Attributes:  Deciduous, Purple - pink flowers in spring - summer.  Upright stems with deeply divided leaves.
Notes:  Grows in open prairies, and moist woodlands west of the Cascade Mountains.  A great Geranium that merits wider use in the garden.

Pot Size:  Small Band Pot