‘Matinata’ German bearded iris
Iris germanica ‘Matinata’
8-10 deep purple flowers per plant — makes an excellent cutting flower. Like most bearded … Continued
browsing: shade (northern exposure)
Gardeners with northern exposures, these are the shrubs for you! They’ll tolerate part to dense shade and look amazing. Add some shade-loving groundcover, ferns, hostas and native woodland plants for a cool and restful landscape.
Iris ‘Firebreather’
Iris germanica
Deep orange-amber blooms uniformly saturate the standards and falls. Vivid tangerine beards further accent the … Continued
Iris ‘Summer Olympics’ / ‘Harvest of Memories’
Iris germanica
Ruffled lime-yellow blooms are among the first to open in spring, and then bloom again … Continued
Iris ‘War Chief’
Iris germanica
‘War Chief’ has been called one of the best red irises. With large, 6″ velvety … Continued
Virginia sweetspire
Itea virginica
‘Little Henry’ is a gorgeous native selection that prefers moist soils and will tolerate wet … Continued
Jacob’s ladder
Polemonium reptans
Jacob’s ladder flourishes in bright shade with moist rich loamy soil. Plants tolerate sandy, acid … Continued
black walnut
Juglans nigra
When grown in the open, the black walnut reaches 75′ tall with a round, low … Continued
‘Picta’ Japanese kerria
Kerria japonica 'Picta'
Kerria is a bright flowering, low-maintenance woody for partial shade. Sometimes called Easter rose because … Continued
‘Silver Dragon’ variegated monkey grass, lily turf
Liriope spicata 'Silver Dragon'
Grassy texture, but not a grass at all — actually, it’s a member of the … Continued
gooseneck loosestrife
Lysimachia clethroides
Arching spikes of white flowers have a graceful crook that gives them the look of … Continued
‘Ann’ & ‘Jane’ magnolia
Magnolia x lillifolia
Part of the Little Girl Series: ‘Ann’, ‘Betty’, ‘Jane’, ‘Judy’, ‘Pinkie’, ‘Randy’, ‘Ricki’ and ‘Susan’, … Continued
ostrich fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris
A clump-forming, upright, arching deciduous fern that can grow up to 6′ tall in moist, … Continued