Perennials and Bulbs

Family:  Liliaceae
Zone:  3 - 9
Natural Range:  Hybrid
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light:  Part sun
Height:  4'
Bloom Time:  Summer
Attracts:  Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous, 3' - 4' tall.  Bright white flowers.  A mature plant can have between 20 and 50 flowers.
Notes: A stunning hybrid that is at home in the lightly shady garden.

Pot size: Large Band Pot

Family:  Liliaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Himalayas, Southern Tibet, China; Yunnan province. Nepal, Bhutan, Northern India
Soil: moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: part shade, Sun
Height: 2' - 4' tall
Attributes: Deciduous. Blooms summer.  Lilium nepalense has stoloniferous stems that form new bulbs in different spots than the original plant.  In a few years plants will form loose colonies with younger and older blooming sized bulbs. Flowers are recurved, white - greenish yellow with maroon - red center.
Notes:  Dr. Wallich's collectors discovered L. nepalense prior to 1820 in Nepal but it remains one of the least known of all species Lilies.  There are two other closely related species L. majoense and L. primulinum that are just as hard to find in cultivation.  Like all species lilies, keep bulbs and roots cool by planting among other perennials and shrubs.  The tops of the plants can take full sun.  In the wild Lilium nepalense grows on grassy slopes and woodland margins between 7,000 and 8,500 feet elevation.

Pot Size:  Large 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.  Showy flowers above the foliage with large blue fruit.
Notes:Native to moderately high elevations in dense, moist woodlands.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Campanulaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Mexico
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun
Height: 2'
Bloom Time: Summer
Attributes:  Reddish stems, long narrow leaves.  Red and yellow flowers.  Spreading underground rhizome.
Notes:  Hummingbirds love this plant. 

Pot Size:  1 Gallon Pot

Family:  Campanulaceae
Zone: 7 - 9
Natural Range: Chili
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Sun
Height: 3' - 6'
Bloom Time: July to November
Attributes:  Deciduous, Scarlet -  red tubular flowers, fuzzy gray - green foliage.
Notes:  Hummingbirds love this plant.  Plants will bloom  from summer until fall. Often they are still blooming in November.  In the garden plant in moist, humus rich, well drained soil in full sun.  Plants are noted to reach six feet tall, however our plants have only grown three feet tall

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family: Caryophyllaceae
Zone:5 - 8
Natural Range: Japan
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light: Sun, part sun
Height: 12"
Bloom Time:  Spring-summer
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attracts:  Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Attributes: Deciduous.  Red-purple new growth turning deep green.  Bright red flowers in spring-summer.
Notes:  Great for hummingbirds and butterflies.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:  Araceae
Zone:  3 - 9
Natural Range:  Alaska south into Northern California
Soil:  Moist, wet
Light:  sun, part sun, shade
Height:  2' - 6'
Bloom Time:  February to May
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Bright yellow flowers late winter into spring.  Huge fleshy green leaves that add a tropical look to the garden.
Notes: Works well with Primula, Rodgersia, Petasites.  In the garden we have them planted in heavy soil that is seasonally saturated.  Cooler climates can get away with growing them in full sun but they look the best with some shade in summer.
 
Pot size:  Deep 2" Pot

Family:  Araceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range:  Northeastern Asia
Soil:  Moist, wet
Light:  sun, part sun, shade
Height:  2' - 3'
Bloom Time:  February to May
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Bright white spathe, green-yellow spadix.  Huge fleshy green leaves that add a tropical look to the garden.
Notes: Works well with Primula, Rodgersia, Petasites.  In the garden we have them planted in heavy soil that is seasonally saturated.  Cooler climates can get away with growing them in full sun but they look the best with some shade in summer.
 
Pot size: 4" Pot

Family:  Asparagaceae
Zone:  5 - 9
Natural Range:  PNW
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light:  Part sun, shade
Height:  8"
Bloom Time:  April to June
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Deciduous, spreading ground-cover.  Single heart shaped leaf with small white held above the foliage.  Red berries in fall.
Notes:  Best suited for larger areas where allowed to become the dominate ground-cover. 
 
Pot size:  4" Pot

Family:  Asparagaceae
Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: Himalayas
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade
Height: 1' - 2'
Attributes:  Deciduous, Arching stems with oval leaves to 6" long.  Panicles of purple and greenish white flowers in late spring - early summer.  Fruit in late summer early fall.
Notes:  Interesting arching habit.  In the wild Maianthemum fuscum grows at moderatly high elevations mixed among ferns.
 
Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Family:Asparagaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: China, Northern India
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Part shade
Height: 1' - 2'
Attributes:  Deciduous, Large, thick rhizomes, arching stems with elliptic foliage, panicles of white flowers in spring.
Notes:  Showy and hard to find Smilacina due to its slow propagation from seed and division. Best in the lightly shaded garden.  Smilacina have recently been reclassified into Mainthemum.

Pot Size:  4" Band Pot

Zone: 4 - 9
Natural Range: PNW
Soil:  Moist, humus rich, well drained
Light: Shade-sun
Height: 1'
Attributes:  Deciduous, Arching stems with oval leaves to 6" long.  Panicles of small creamy white flowers in summer.  Red fruit in late summer early fall.
Notes:  Smilacina has nice structure and texture and can be used both as a specimen plant or in large groupings.

Pot Size:  4" Pot

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:  Francoaceae
Zone:  7 - 11
Natural Range:  South Africa
Soil:  Average, well drained
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  6' - 10'
Bloom Time:  June to August
Attracts:  Bees
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes:  Evergreen to semi-evergreen.  Powdery blue leaves with reddish stems and flower bracts.
Notes:  Looses foliage when extended temps below 25 degrees but re-sprout in the spring, reaching full size the next season.  Plant stems deep for better hardiness.  Flowers on previous seasons growth.
 
Pot size:  1 Gallon 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:  Musaceae
Zone:  7 - 10
Natural Range:  Japan
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  14'.
Bloom Time:  Summer
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Tall trunks with large foliage.  
Notes:  In cooler climates best when mulched in winter.  Will form large stands with time.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

Family:  Musaceae
Zone:  7 - 10
Natural Range:  Bhutan, India
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  14'.
Bloom Time:  Summer
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  NA
Attributes:  Tall trunks with large foliage that can be spotted with red-purple
Notes:  In cooler climates best when mulched in winter.  Native to high forest of the Himalayas.

Pot Size:  Large Band Pot

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: Boraginaceae
Zone: 6 - 9
Natural Range: Turkey
Soil:  Average
Light: Sun, part shade
Height: 8"
Bloom Time:  April to June
Attracts:  Hummingbirds
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Evergreen.  Deciduous. Clumping.  Mounds of deep green leaves with airy sprays of deep blue flowers
Notes:  The photos were taken during a sunset in mid April giving a glowing purple-pink cast.  Charming perennial combining well with ferns, Epimedium and other woodlanders.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon 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.  Pink and 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:  Oxalidaceae
Zone: 6 - 10
Natural Range: Pacific Northwest
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich, drought tolerant
Light: Shade, part sun
Height:  6"
Bloom Time: May to June
Attracts: Bees
Pest Resistance:  Deer
Attributes: Evergreen.  Rich green leaves with white flowers striped with light pink.
Notes: Great ground cover that will do well in deep shade and summer dry.

Pot Size:  1 Gallon 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:  Brassicaceae
Zone: 5 - 9
Natural Range: Turkey
Soil:  Average, humus rich
Light: Shade, part shade
Height: 12"
Bloom Time: March to April
Attributes:  Evergreen, mounding.  Bright green rounded leaves with white flowers.
Notes:  Drought tolerant once established.  Brightens up the early garden with masses of white flowers.
 
Pot Size:  1 Gallon 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 - 9
Natural Range: PNW
Soil: Average
Light: Part sun, sun
Height: 12"
Bloom Time:  April to June
Attributes: Deciduous. Nodding red/purple and yellow flowers.  Grayish green ferny foliage.
Notes:  Needs good drainage.  Best when planted in rock garden setting.

Pot Size:  Medium 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:  4" Band Pot/small 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: Mediterranean
Soil:  Average, moist humus rich
Light:  Sun, part sun
Height:  2’
Bloom Time:  April to May
Attracts:  NA
Pest Resistance:  Deer, Rabbit
Attributes:  Deciduous.  Pink new growth.  Intense purple-pink flowers.
Notes:  Rarely offered species that is the first to bloom in our Pacific Northwest Garden.

Pot Size:  4" 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:  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: 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: Large Band Pot