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Swamp milkweed grows 4–5 feet tall and has clusters of pinkish-purple buds that open to invite butterflies mid to late summer. After blooms fade, 4–5-inch long seed pods develop then split open to release seeds that catch and ride the wind with puffs of silky threads. Upright and clump-forming, this...

One of the most upright of all the toad lilies we have grown, it can reach 4 feet at times. Lavender orchid-like flowers are freckled with purple, blooming in late summer and autumn. Minimum temperature: -20° F

Not really a fern, but a member of the spikemoss family. Stiff upright stalks carry lacy, wide "fronds" up to 18 inches tall. Given moist, shady conditions, will form a clumping groundcover. This gem turns an orange/bronze color in winter. Minimum temperature: -10° F

Spring white flowers and glossy, bright green to grey-green leaves. A low-growing, natural hybrid of A. uva-ursi & A. columbiana. Selection from natural hybrid colony at Ma-le’l Dunes in California. The parent colony was 3 ft T x 20 ft W with markedly upright dark clean foliage. We expect this group's mature dimensions to be...

A pot- or patio-friendly dwarf with rounded leaves in a mix of deep iridescent purples become red in autumn; purple-pink smokey plumes above. Deciduous shrub 3-4 ft T x W Minimum temperature: -30° F

Triangular, frosty-edged fronds with plum interiors create a jeweled, dense, textural tapestry. Deciduous. Mature size: 18 inches tall & wide Minimum temperature: -40° F

Late summer to early autumn bloom of airy stems with double lavender flowers...like a lovely, tall Baby's Breath. Grey-green, lacy, fine leaves (reminiscent of maidenhair ferns) form a low, textured mound. It might appreciate the support of other nearby plants for some pretty mingling. Seldom offered. Please choose a shipping date between November...

Thistle-like purple flowers in upright, loose bunches at the top of tall stems in late summer to early fall. The frilly flowers are large and captivating. I doubt that any of your neighbors will have this in their garden and, if they do, my hat off to them for their keen...

With deep, velvety, red-violet to rose-red flowers, this Dicentra has lacy blue-green to green leaves to perfectly complement. In cooler climates it is an ever-bloomer, flowering throughout the summer and into the fall. 12 inches tall and spreading, it can create an unusual and attractive perennial ground cover, fluffy and...

Fans of curved evergreen leaves striped with cream; orchid-like white flowers with ruffled edges and purple & gold accents. Mature size: clump-forming, 12-18 in T Minimum temperature: 0° F

Another handsome evergreen Viburnum, this one with greenish-white flowers in rounded clusters in May followed by shiny blue-black berries that birds enjoy. Seven feet tall and a little narrower, it's dense and rounded, with thick, glossy, elliptic leaves somewhat more tongue-shaped than those of Viburnum tinus. In fall and winter, the...

Dark burgundy-purple leaves ensconce deep rose-pink flowers against the dark glossy foliage! The spring flush of flowers continues with sporadic flowering throughout the summer. The tubular flowers will bring Hummingbirds! Leaf color intensifies to near black in late summer. Minimum temperature: -30° F

A clump-forming, fall-blooming mum with single, 2-inch wide, rust-red flowers with yellow centers bloom from late summer to first frost. Mature size: 2-3 ft tall x 1-2 ft wide. Minimum temperature: -20° F

A fascinating dissected form, intricate lobes with a gentle curve create the look of a serene star looking up to the cosmos -- but then again this color pattern could be fuchsia through a time warp so maybe we are looking at the other side of a black hole. No lime, please, for these woodlanders....

Another woodland bellwort whose main stem appears to pierce each leaf before branching at the top to hold one or two long yellow bells in spring. At home in the mountains of North Carolina, it is widely spread along much of the eastern coast of North America. Best in rich...

Astelia alpina, was grown from seeds collected in Tasmania in February 2018. Only 8 of the seeds collected germinated and now finally of size to divide! It grows into low silver-green evergreen tufts in evenly moist soils. This plant is dioecious. The female plant has a greenish-white flower that produces showy reddish-orange...