Perennials and Bulbs

Family:  Asparagaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range:China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade
Height: 1' - 2'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attributes:  Deciduous, Large, robust rhizomes, arching stems with elliptic foliage, panicles of star shaped green flowers in spring.  Orange fruit in late summer, fall.
Notes:  Unusual and hard to find Smilacina for the lightly shaded garden.  This form has purple leaf tips and purple leaf bracts. Smilacina have recently been reclassified into Mainthemum.  These are incredibly slow from seed and we are offering young seedlings that will take a couple more years before flowering.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:Lamiaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Europe
Soil:Average, humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 14"
Attracts:  Hummingbirds, Bees, Butterflies
Pest Resistance: NA
Bloom Time: April to June
Attributes:Deciduous.  White flowers with purple lip.  Scented flowers and foliage.
Notes:Flowers look like bees.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Phrymaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: PNW
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light:  Sun, part shade
Bloom Time:  June to October
Attracts:  Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous, 12” - 24" tall.  Summer blooming. Orange to scarlet red tubular flowers. Thick, fleshy tuber like root.
Notes:  This is a perennial Mimulus that hummingbirds go crazy for.  The foliage emerges early in the spring and slowly starts to put up a flowering stem.  By early summer it is in full flower.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Saxifragaceae
Zone: 3 - 9
Natural Range: North America
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Shade, part shade
Height: 12"
Attracts:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Cordate leaves with serrated edges to 4" long.  12" tall flower stalks with numerous white fringed flowers.
Notes:This genus is a great plant to have in mas but also so fun to get up close and look at all the detail in the flowers.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Saxifragaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Japan, China, Korea
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich well drained
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 12"
Bloom Time: April to May
Attributes: Deciduous, clumping.  Fanned, maple like leaves emerging green aging to bronze green by mid summer turning brilliant yellow and red in the fall.  White flowers dance above the foliage.
Notes: Tidy and smaller perennial related to Peltaboykinia and Rodgersia.  For better color, should be planted in a bit more sun.
 

Pot Size:  4" Band

Family: Iridaceae
Zone:5 - 9
Natural Range: Pacific Northwest
Soil:  Average, humus rich, well drained.  Summer Dry
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 6"-10"
Bloom Time:  February to April
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Deciduous.  Grass like winter foliage, summer dormant.  Purple - lavender flowers in early spring.
Notes:  Grows in open forest from coast to mid elevations.  In the wild Olsynium douglasii grows in moss with grass, Goodyera, Polypodium and Erythronium.  A great plant for the rock garden.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:Asparagaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Himalayas
Soil:Average, humus rich
Light: Part shade, shade
Height: 8"
Pest Resistance: Deer
Bloom Time: July to September
Attributes:Evergreen, clumps of strap-like arching, glossy, dark green leaves.  Pinkish-white flowers above the foliage with blue fruit.
Notes:Native to moderately high elevations in dense, moist woodlands.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Oxalidaceae
Zone: 6 - 10
Natural Range: Pacific Northwest
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light: Shade, part sun
Height:  6"
Bloom Time: May to June
Attracts: Bees
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes: Evergreen.  Dark green leaves with light silver mottling.  Wine red underside of the leaf.  White flowers.
Notes: Great ground cover that will do well in deep shade and summer dry.

Pot Size:  4" Pot

Family:  Oxalidaceae
Zone: 6 - 10
Natural Range: Pacific Northwest
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light: Shade, part sun
Height:  6"
Bloom Time: May to June
Attracts: Bees
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes: Evergreen.  Dark green leaves with silver mottling.  Deep pink flowers.
Notes: This form was introduced form northern California.  Growing beneath old growth Redwoods in deep rich duff.  Darker pink flowers and rich mottling.

Pot Size:  4" Pot

Family:  Saxifragaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Pacific Northwest
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Shade, part shade
Height: 18" - 24"
Attracts:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Rosette of palmately lobed leaves on spreading rhizomes.  Tall leafless stems with up to 35 white flowers with deep pinkish frills and buds.
Notes:Elegant and graceful flower stems. Mostly found east of the Cascades, growing in moist, dense forest. Thanks to our friend Alex Wright who introduced us to this gem.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Buxaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Southeastern United States
Soil:  Average, moist, humus rich
Light: part shade, shade
Height: 6" - 12"
Bloom Time:  March to April
Attributes: Semi-evergreen to evergreen in warmer climates. A ground cover with slowly spreading rhizomes.  Matte blue-green leaves mottled with purple and white.  Foliage turns bronze-pink with green in fall and winter.  Fragrant white flowers on 2-4" long spikes. 
Notes:  Flowers before new foliage emerges.

Pot size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Paeoniaceae
Zone: 4 - 8
Natural Range: Japan
Soil: moist, well drained
Light: part shade
Attributes: Deciduous.  Spring blooming. 2' tall.  Red - pink new growth, pure white flowers with yellow stamen.  Bright red seed case with blue seeds.
Notes:  An easy species that is underutilized in gardens.  Plant in an area sheltered from the hot sun, but not deep shade.
Companion plants: Trillium,  Cypripedium, Cardamine, Erythronium, Epimedium, Paris, Smilacina.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Zone:  4 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  2’ - 6'
Bloom Time:  May to June
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Cross between yellow flowering P. ludlowii and white flowering ostii.  So far foliage looks similar to P. ludlowii
Notes:  Seedlings from hand pollinated cross

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:  Paeoniaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Western China
Soil: Moist, well drained
Light: Part shade, sun
Height: 7'
Bloom Time:  May
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Deciduous.  Shrub-like.  Spring blooming. Attractive ferny foliage. Deep yellow flowers with gold anthers. Larger petals and more cup shaped than P. delaveyi.  Large black seeds late summer-fall.
Notes:  Requires little maintenance one established and can be quite drought tolerant.

Pot Size: Medium Band Pot

Family: Paeoniaceae
Zone:4 - 9
Natural Range: China, Russia, Korea, Japan
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade
Height: 24"
Bloom Time:  April to June
Pest Resistance: Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Deciduous. Clumping.  Spring blooming.  Red - pink new growth, Pink flowers with yellow stamen.  Bright red seed case with blue seeds.
Notes:  Plant in an area sheltered from the hot sun, but not deep shade.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:  Paeoniaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range:  China;  Hubei, Shaanxi
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light:  Part sun
Height:  24"
Bloom Time:  April to May
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Spring blooming.  Red - pink new growth.  Deep red underside of leaves.  Large white flowers with yellow stamen.  Large, bright red seed case with blue seeds.
Notes:  An easy species that is not often found in cultivation. Plant in an area sheltered from the hot sun, but not deep shade.  A favorite of mine in the garden for both foliage and flower.  Blooms later than P. japonica but earlier than P. obovata.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Blechnaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: New Zealand
Soil: Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade
Height: 3' - 6'
Bloom Time: NA
Attributes: Evergreen, Bright pink to orange new growth turning green.  Ruffled, arching mature fronds.  Separate fertile fronds.  Spreading rhizome
Notes: Grows faster with constant moisture.  All the attributes I search for in ferns yet not often encountered in the trade.  Only a limited number of available plants!  Recently re-classified from Blechum to Parablechnum.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Melanthiaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light:  Part shade
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Paris polyphylla 'Heronswood Form' grows to 36"-40" tall has golden petals.  This form clumps up better than most other forms.  Paris sp. grows to more than 6' tall and never sends any additional offsets.  When pollinated the pods crack open revealing bright orange fruit.
Notes:  We have been crossing these two unique varieties both directions and have resulted in several years of good seedling crops.  These plants have not flowered yet and I imagine that it will still be a couple of years before flowering.  I am hoping that the offspring will result in a taller plant that offsets more readily. 

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Melanthiaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Himalayas; North India, China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light:  Shade, part sun
Attributes:  Deciduous, 1' - 2' tall.  Unusual whorled leaves surrounding flowers. Blooms consist of up to 8 green sepals with long yellow thread like petals and a round purple ovary. In the fall a polinated flower will burst open revealing orange seeds.  Rhizomes are very similar to Trillium.
Notes:  The Genus Paris are Asiatic cousins of Trilliums, called the honey - flower family.  Only five species of Trillium are found in Asia while more than 20 species of Paris are found there.  Paris have a combination of whorled foliage and whorled sepals that create textural interest, making them look unusual in contrast to their more familiar cousins.  Paris look especially unique when planted in combination with Cardiocrinum, Podophyllum and Arisaema

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Melanthiaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light:  Part shade
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Paris polyphylla 'Heronswood Form' grows to 36"-40" tall has golden petals.  This form clumps up better than most other forms.  Paris sp. grows to more than 6' tall and never sends any additional offsets.  When pollinated the pods crack open revealing bright orange fruit.
Notes:  We have been crossing these two unique varieties both directions and have resulted in several years of good seedling crops.  These plants have not flowered yet and I imagine that it will still be a couple of years before flowering.  I am hoping that the offspring will result in a taller plant that offsets more readily.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Melanthiaceae
Zone: 6 - 8
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light:  Part sun
Attributes:  Deciduous, 16" tall.  Clumping.  Branching, slender rhizome.  Four or sometimes more leaves in opposite pairs topped by whorled flowers.  Green outer tepal and slender inner tepal.
Notes: The Genus Paris are Asiatic/European cousins of Trilliums, called the honey - flower family.  Only five species of Trillium are found in Asia while more than 20 species of Paris are found there.  Paris have a combination of whorled foliage and whorled sepals that create textural interest, making them look unusual in contrast to their more familiar cousins.  Paris look especially unique when planted in cvompination with Cardiocrinum, Podophyllum and Arisaema

Pot Size: 4" Band Pot

Family:  Saxifragaceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range: Japan;  Shikoku, Kyushu
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, shade
Height:  18"
Bloom Time: June to July
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes: Deciduous.  Clump forming herbaceous perennial with rounded, palmately lobed leaves to about 12" across.  Pale creamy yellow flowers on 18" tall spikes.
Notes: Usually only found in collectors and botanical gardens.  Peltoboykinia are related to Rodgersia and Darmera, and are used to create dramatic foliage effects.  Slightly smaller scale to its relatives.  Do not allow them to dry out in the hot summer

Pot Size: 4"

Family:  Polygonaceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range: Himalayas
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 3' 
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attracts:  NA
Bloom Time:  Summer
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Green foliage with pink-red flowers.
Notes:  Best when planted in a large clump or mass.
 
Pot Size: 4" Band Pot

Family:  Polygonaceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid; PP18344 
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 3' 
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attracts:  NA
Bloom Time:  Summer
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Green foliage with pink-coral orange flowers.
Notes:  Best when planted in a large clump or mass.
 
Pot Size: 4" Band Pot

Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Mediterranean
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Part shade
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Small rounded leaves with fragrant white flowers tinged pink in winter.
Notes:  Unlike other Petasites this species is more drought and sun tolerant.  A Cistus Nursery Introduction.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Zone: 6 - 8
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Moist - wet, humus rich
Light:  Part shade
Attributes:  Deciduous, 4' - 7' tall.  Huge round leaves to 4' across.  Strange frilly winter blooms that resemble an ornamental cabbage.
Notes:  This form has huge foliage.  Give them plenty of room to grow.  They do well with lots of bright light, but shade them from the hottest part of the day.  They may wilt in a too hot of a spot but if their roots are kept moist they will bounce up once the day has cooled.  

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Pot

Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Moist - wet, humus rich
Light:  Part shade
Attributes:  Deciduous, 12” - 24" tall.  Strange frilly blooms late in the winter, often while there is still snow and frost.  Round foliage emerges in the spring, and lasts until fall.
Notes:  This form has purple - burgundy foliage and stems.  As the season progresses the top of the foliage darkens to green.  Give them plenty of room to grow.  They do well with lots of bright light, but shade them from the hottest part of the day.  They may wilt in a too hot of a spot but if their roots are kept moist they will bounce up once the day has cooled.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Zone: 6 - 8
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Moist - wet, humus rich
Light:  Part shade
Attributes:  Deciduous, 4' - 7' tall.  Huge round leaves to 4' across.  Strange frilly winter blooms that resemble an ornamental cabbage.
Notes:  This form has huge foliage.  Give them plenty of room to grow.  They do well with lots of bright light, but shade them from the hottest part of the day.  They may wilt in a too hot of a spot but if their roots are kept moist they will bounce up once the day has cooled.  

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: PNW
Soil:  Moist - wet, humus rich
Light:  Part shade
Attributes:  Deciduous, 12” - 24" tall.  Strange frilly blooms late in the winter, often while there is still snow and frost.  New foliage emerges in the spring, and lasts until fall.
Notes:  This form has gold foliage.  Give them plenty of room to grow.  They do well with lots of bright light, but shade them from the hottest part of the day.  They may wilt in a too hot of a spot but if their roots are kept moist they will bounce up once the day has cooled.

Pot Size: Large Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid; delavayi x versipelle
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, shade
Height: 18"
Bloom Time: April to June
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Deciduous.  New growth emerges chocolate colored, becoming mottled with olive green and cinnamon.  Sends up several flushes of new growth through the growing season.  Large red flowers held below the foliage in spring.  Often re-blooming in the fall.
Notes: Exclusive KIGN first offering of this good performing clone.  Puts up new growth several times during the season, unlike some varieties.  More compact and denser growth than either of the parents.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Hybrid
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, shade
Height: 28"
Bloom Time: April to June
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Deciduous.  New growth emerges bronze.  Large red flowers held below the foliage in spring.
Notes: Introduced by the O'Byrne's of Northwest Garden Nursery

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Zone:  6 - 9
Natural Range:  Hybrid
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light:  Part shade
Attributes:  Deciduous, Evergreen in frost free areas.  Usually keeps foliage even in to mid to upper twenties. 12” - 18" tall.  Blood red blooms in spring. New growth emerges in chartreuse with chocolate brown spotting.
Notes:  Good form and one of the best foliage plants for temperate gardens.

Pot Size:  Quart Size Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range:  China, Japan
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light:  Part sun, shade
Height:  24"
Bloom Time:  April to June
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Blood red blooms in spring.  New growth emerges in reds, oranges, purples.  As the season progresses the foliage has dark purple markings with a greenish background.
Notes: Does best when planted in dappled light and humus rich soil.  Coloration can change depending on age and lighting.  These are a mix of different clones.
 
Pot size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Berberidaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: part shade
Height: 1' - 2'
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attributes:  Deciduous.  New growth emerges richly mottled in mahogany. Towards the end of the season the background fades to forest green.  Red flowers in spring.
Notes: This form originated from Emeishan in southern Sichuan province.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family: Berberidaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, shade
Height: 12"-18"
Bloom Time:  April to June
Pest Resistance: Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Deciduous. Clumping.  Deciduous, evergreen above 20s F.  Blood red blooms in spring.  Bronze-orange foliage.
Notes: Small growing species that has better color with some morning sun and sheltered from the hot afternoon sun.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family: Berberidaceae
Zone:6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Average to moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, shade
Height: 12"-18"
Bloom Time:  April to June
Pest Resistance: Deer, Rabbit
Attributes: Deciduous. Clumping.  Deciduous, evergreen above 20s F.  Blood red blooms in spring.  Dark brown and white mottled foliage.
Notes:  Excellent form with mottled foliage and good growth habit.  It has been a while since this strain has been available.  Plant with other Podophyllum for textural effect and contrast.  If planted on a mound or slight incline the flower show off best.  I have found for all Podophyllum that they grow best when planted in deep rich fertile soil with lots of organic material.  I use a good layer of fertile mulch with dark bark chips along with manure and compost.  P. difforme perform best when in dappled shade.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range:  Himalayas
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade
Height: 2' - 3'
Attributes:  Deciduous, A flowering plant will have two umbrella like lobed leaves.  New growth emerges mottled with chocolate brown fading to green.  Single pinkish white flowers formed between the two leaves in spring.  Red fruit in summer.
Notes:  Also known as Sinopodophyllum hexandrum, Dysosma emodi and Podophyllum emodi.  Plant in a bit more sun than you would other Podophyllum species.  In the wild hexandrum grows in alpine meadows and open woodlands with other perennials and shrubs.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China
Soil:  Moist, humus rich
Light: Part shade, shade
Height: 2"
Attributes:  Deciduous, A flowering plant will have two umbrella like lobed leaves.  Clusters of red flowers formed between the two leaves in spring.  Red fruit in late summer.
Notes:  This selection was selected from the Rhododendron Species Foundation.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot