Perennials and Bulbs

Great Plant Picks

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

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:  Gunneraceae
Zone:  7 - 9
Natural Range:  Falkland Islands, Andes, Peru, Ecuador
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  8"
Bloom Time:  June to August
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Semi-evergreen groundcover.  Round spineless leaves on small branching rhizomes.  Red fruit in late summer-fall.
Notes:  A fun contrast to the giant Gunnera tinctoria.

Pot size: 4" Band Pot

Family: Gunneraceae
Zone: 7 - 9 
Natural Range: New Zealand
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 4" - 6"
Bloom Time: June to July
Attributes: Evergreen when above mid 20s F.  Deciduous with colder temperatures.  One inch wide leaves.  Non showy flowers with semi hidden red fruit.  Spreading rhizome creating a short lush ground-cover.
Notes:  A cute little version of the iconic giant.  Mulch in winter for better insulation

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Pot size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Gunneraceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: South America.
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade-sun
Height: 6' - 10'
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Huge sharply toothed rhubarb like leaves to more than 4' across. Three to six foot tall cone like flowers.
Notes:  A huge perennial for a focal point or large scale garden.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family: Zingiberaceae
Zone: 8 - 11
Natural Range: PP19921;  H. flavum x H. coccineum
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 5'
Bloom Time:  Summer-fall
Attracts:  Hummingbirds
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous in cooler climates.  Creamy white and green variegated banana like foliage. Pale orange fragrant flowers
Notes:  Found as a mutation of Hedychium 'Doctor Moy'

Pot Size:  Quart Size Pot

Family: Zingiberaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Himalayas, Bhutan, India and Nepal
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 4'
Bloom Time:  June to September
Attracts:  Hummingbirds
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous, A short slender Hedychium with dense spikes of orange flowers and banana like foliage.
Notes:  One of the best Hedychiums for the temperate climate.  Plant in a moist location that gets sun, but is still a bit protected.  Very exotic and tropical looking.  Plants can increase quite quickly to form large clumps.  The rhizome is very shallow, often the top is at the surface, so mulch with straw or leaves for frost protection.
 
Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Zingiberaceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range: Himalayas, India and Nepal
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade-sun
Height: 4'
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Bloom Time:  August to October
Attributes:  Deciduous, A short slender Hedychium with arching stems, broad banana like dark green leaves to 1' long.  Dense mass of cream-colored flowers and orange stamens.  Summer flowering.
Notes:  What a stunner!!!!!  In the wild Hedychium ellipticum grows to about 1800m.  Plant in a slightly shady yet moist and warm location.  The rhizome is very shallow, often the top is at the surface, so mulch with straw or leaves for frost protection.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:Zingiberaceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range: Himalayas
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 4’ – 6’
Bloom Time: August to October
Attributes: Deciduous. Rhizomatous. Lightly fragrant, especially in the late afternoon warmth. Many white flowers with prominent peach colored stamen and anther.Tropical looking foliage all season
Notes:One of the best reliable blooming Gingers for cooler summer climates. Mulch crowns with leaves in cooler climates during the winter.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family: Zingiberaceae
Zone: 7 - 10
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 5'
Bloom Time:  Summer
Attracts:  Hummingbirds
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous.  White flowers with orange.
Notes:  Collected in Sichuan Province near Boaxing by Dan Hinkley.  This is a reliable bloomer and a very hardy species.  We mulch crowns in Autumn.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Pot Size:  Large Band Pots

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:  Ranunculaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average
Light: Part shade
Bloom Time:  February to March
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: 18"- 24" tall.  Yellow interior petals with heavy red veins.  Back of petals are dark red.   Evergreen foliage.
Notes: Part of the Honeymoon Series. Bred by Hans Hansen.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pots

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Pot Size:  4" Band Pots

Family:  Ranunculaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average
Light: Part shade
Bloom Time:  February to March
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Height:  24"
Attributes:  Evergreen. Rich red-purple flowers.
Notes: Helleborus 'Red Hybrids' are a hand pollinated seed strain.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Ranunculaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average
Light: Part shade
Bloom Time:  February to March
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: 18"- 24" tall.  White with deep burgundy eye.   Evergreen foliage.
Notes: Part of the Honeymoon Series. Bred by Hans Hansen.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pots

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:  Ranunculaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil: Average
Light: Part shade
Bloom Time:  February to March
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: 18"- 24" tall.  Dark burgundy veins with white petals, back of the petals dark burgundy highlights.   Evergreen foliage.
Notes: Part of the Honeymoon Series. Bred by Hans Hansen.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pots

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:Asphodelaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 2' 
Attributes:  Deciduous, clumping tuberous perennial with green strap-like leaves. Golden-yellow flowers. 
Notes:  In the wild Hemerocallis middendorfii is found growing in open mountain meadows and woodland edges.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Gesneriaceae
Zone:  7 - 9
Natural Range:  China
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Shade, part sun
Height:  18"
Bloom Time:  July to September
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Upright, mounding perennial with thick fleshy foliage and mottled stems.  Tubular, white flowers spotted with purple.
Notes: Native to damp forests in central to southeastern China.

Pot size: Large Band Pot

Family:Ranunculaceae
Zone: 3 - 8
Natural Range: Eastern North America
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade
Height: 3" - 9"
Bloom Time: March to May
Attributes:Evergreen.  Round-lobed leaves with small (1/2"- 1" in diameter) blue, white, pink or purple flowers.
Notes:Early spring blooms on fuzzy stems held above old foliage. Previously known as Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa, Hepatica triloba var. americana.

Pot Size:  Medium Band Pot

Family:Ranunculaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Korea; Ullung Island
Soil: Average, humus rich
Light: Part shade, filtered
Height: 6”
Bloom Time: March to April
Attributes:Evergreen. Clumping. White-pale pink flowers.  Glossy green leaves with purple undersides.
Notes: Plant in the foreground with other early blooming woodlanders.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot