Labrador violet
Viola labradorica
Hardier than pansies, violets tolerate cold to -20° as well as summer heat. Plants form … Continued
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‘Lucerne’ blue-eyed grass
Sissyrinchium ‘Lucerne'
Star-like, 1″ violet-blue flowers have a yellow center over grassy foliage. Reblooms sporadically in late … Continued
snowy tansy, white bouquet
Tanacetum niveum
Fragrant, lacy, silvery foliage topped with a huge bouquet of white daisies. This plant thrives … Continued
Hosta ‘Gold Standard’
Hosta ‘Gold Standard’
Creating excellent foliage contrast, heart-shaped foliage emerges green and matures to golden with a dark … Continued
celandine, wood poppy
Stylophorum diphyllum
This woodland wildflower occurs most often in moist woodlands and along streams and features 4-petaled, … Continued
trillium, triflower
Trillium grandiflorum/Trillium erectum
Trillium grandiflorum sports exquisite white blooms up to 5” across in mid-spring that fade to … Continued
pasque flower
Pulsatilla patens
Silky, fern-like foliage with bell-shaped, solitary, blue-violet, yellow, pink or white flowers. Blooms are followed … Continued
Japanese spurge
Pachysandra terminalis
Best grown in organically rich, medium moisture, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade, … Continued
‘Albo-Variegata’ zebra iris
Iris pallida ‘Albo-Variegata’
Striking sword-like leaves of golden-yellow and green stripes remain evergreen in mild winters. Lavender-blue flowers … Continued
mayapple
Podophyllum reptans
Sometimes called umbrella plant because of its large round leaves, this native creeps by rhizomes … Continued
lungwort
Pulmonaria hybrids
‘Raspberry Splash’ sports neon raspberry-pink clusters bloom over dark green, silver-spotted foliage in late spring. … Continued
creeping phlox
Phlox subulata
Showy spring perennials produce vibrant carpets of bloom in very early spring, right when we’re … Continued