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Native to the Iberian Peninsula, these demure, nodding, white fragrant bells with a pink blush at the base can grow in rock crevices or moist soils as long as the soil drains well. Grassy leaves follow the bloom. It's wonderfully naturalizing and soooo pretty! Winter wet, summer dry, it's perfect for...

Foliage is almost feathery on this Amsonia with striking fall foliage turns later than other Amsoniaand large plantings can look like a watercolor painting. Full sun will enhance bluer bloom color, but afternoon shade will retain blooms for longer. Forms a thick clump over time. Prune back after flowering to maintain a tidy...

Puffs of greens and creams offset this Astrantia's ruby-red bracts with darkening tips on the underside. Prized for both cut and dried flowers, masterwort attracts pollinators and leaves your garden abuzz with activity. Late spring blooms on stems to 2 ft T. Hardy to -30. Mature size: 2 ft tall x 1 ft wide....

From early spring through early summer, spikes of lovely, lavender-blue bugles top reddish stems above an evergreen rosette of scalloped leaves. Will produce adjacent "satellite" clumps if in a happy location. It's partial to partially-shaded rockeries, tufa troughs, or crevice or scree gardens. It's a tough, slug-proof, easy-to-grow perennial that really should...

Description coming soon. Mature size: Minimum temperature: -20º F

A handsome and "eversilver" mound of fine foliage sends up cheery crisp white daisies in summer. Appreciates well-drained soil. Mature size: 1ft x 1ft Minimum temperature: 15° F

Starting in mid-summer and blooming well into fall, this unusual, 15"-tall sedge generates striking, green-tipped, white bracts surrounding bitty flowers. The bract-flower combination looks like bright stars sailing over the tops of tall rushes. The flowers attract insect pollinators, which is unusual for plants in this primarily wind-pollinated family. Native...

Emerald congested fronds on a little fern deepen to darker green toward the center. This little fern is very stout and dense, and should be placed where you can keep an eye on it since it's on the small side. Or, plant several for a highly textural shade ground cover. 12" tall....

An uncommon Asian shrub with very long pinnate leaves and glowing pale blue seedpods. The interior of the fruit is delicately sweet and custard-like with embedded black seeds. From late spring to early summer, small, pale, creamy-yellow flowers bloom on upright deciduous multistem plants. Native to woodlands, thickets, mountain slopes,...

Need something to liven up a quiet shady corner? W. 'Briant Rubidor', with yellow to yellow-green foliage is a riot of color once the dark lipstick-ruby-red buds appear, blooming in late spring and into late summer. Reaches 6' in height and will not be ignored by anyone, especially hummingbirds. Minimum temperature: -20°...

This dwarf form is similar to Alchemilla mollis but noticeably smaller with a more compact habit, forming into a tidier clump rather than running afar. Loose clusters of tiny, yellow-green flowers appear from summer to fall. Native to the Balkan Peninsula. Mature height: 16 in T x 12 in W Minimum temperature: -35° F

Upright, round, dark green foliage; flowers in summer on stem-sides. Evergreen in mild winters. Water lover; can tolerate summer dry. Spreads via seed & rhizome. Evergreen rush: 2-4 ft T x W Minimum temperature: -30° F

Profuse blooms of double, bright orange flowers from mid-spring through fall. This is a dwarf variety of Geum 'Fireball'. Mature size: 12 inches tall & wide Minimum temperature: -20° F

Single red flowers (from deep crimson to cerise-pink) blooming continuously from spring to frost on new wood. Average soils; vigorous; disease-resistant; nearly thornless; good-looking foliage. Mature size: 5 feet tall x 4 feet wide. Minimum temperature: -10° F

Primula seed strain with rich colors of dark jewel-tone purples. The dark blooms contrast with the bright verdant foliage. Blooms in the late winter and early spring. Adds much-needed saturation to the gloomy end of the winter season. Mature size: 8 inches tall Minimum temperature: -20° F

Evergreen, interesting, and very pretty, this Phlomis surrounds its stems with soft pink tiered whorls of hooded flowers in mid-summer, and the leaves are a complimentary light grey-green – altogether soft in texture and soft in color. Grows to a compact, manageable size. (Incidentally, the Balearic Islands are off the coast of...