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Curious, leathery, undulating tongue-like (lingua) leaves wave from surface-covering rhizomes. Lithophytic or epiphytic, you can imagine this fern will want good drainage. A natural twist in the leaves reveals a rusty indumentum in fine contrast to the dark green leaf surface. Adaptable as a houseplant. Mature size: 6-8 inches tall and slowwly spreading....

White striations make this light gray-green bark sing, and the lemon-yellow autumn leaves with red petioles lighten and brighten your way toward winter! Its form is rounded and fairly open—perfect for creating lovely dappled shade. Deciduous tree; mature size: 30 ft tall x 20 ft wide Minimum temperature: -15° F

Early summer saturated deep rose-pink flowers attract butterflies, are lightly fragrant, fine-leafed, and evergreen. This compact cushion is at home in dry gravel beds, rock gardens, banks, walls, bright borders or in containers. It's grateful for full sun, or partial shade, with free-draining soil or compost, and will give you...

A Mahonia cross from the collection of Dan Hinkley, described by him as having "finely textured foliage exhibiting moments of brilliant red growth alternating with minutes of variegation." Upright clusters of yellow flowers appear in mid-spring. Mature size: 4-6 ft T x W Minimum temperature: 0° F

From Western China, this Codonopsis (sometimes spelled 'Dang Shen') is unusual, subtle, rare, and delicate. Fuzzy, weaving stems support small soft leaves and a bell-flower with a complex and exquisite color that is hard to pin down: pale yellow-green, milky-blue inside, softly striped with purple inside. The root is used medicinally in...

Native to the southeastern US, the Yellowwood is a deciduous tree with lush, pinnately compound leaves of bright green, rich golden-yellow in fall. In 8–10 years you'll be rewarded with wonderfully fragrant creamy panicles in May that cover the tree like so much wisteria. A legume, the flowers will be followed by...

Dense rosettes of rubbery, spoon-shaped, blue-green leaves make a wonderful texture for rock gardens; a native Oregonian succulent groundcover with chartreuse flower clusters in May – July. Minimum temperature: 0° F

Low, carpet forming succulent with intense, dark pink flowers atop glaucous purple leaves in late summer. Drought tolerant! Mature size: clumping perenn 12 ft T Minimum temperature: -40° F

This vigorous cultivar has lush dark green foliage which handsomely contrasts the numerous pale-pink flowers. The edge and back of the flowers are infused with a complementary dark rose-pink. Mature size: 1-2 ft T & W Minimum temperature: -20° F

Part of the silver elite in the Potentilla family tree, this stunning Northwest native makes a mound of dissected silver leaves (like 18th c. jacquard) and butter yellow flowers on 10" stems—what a beautiful and interesting combination. It tolerates, even appreciates dry, rocky soil. Minimum temperature: -30° F

A centuries old favorite featuring petals in shades of Venetian-red to mahogany, edged in gold with a golden heart. This primrose evokes a Renaissance painting. The clustered blooms are fragrant and perfect for adding a royal flare to spring bouquets. Grow in moist soil in partial shade. Does beautifully along a shaded path or perhaps...

Showy wheels of white progress to lavender and shades of pinky-purple, while the centers remain lighter, makes for a dynamic display of tones and gives this variety its name! Flowers spring through summer with additional blooms encouraged by deadheading. Easy to grow as long as there is good drainage in winter,...

From a seedling in a garden in Stanwell, Middlesex, England, this one has THE quintessential rose fragrance. Like rosewater; like rose incense; like ROSE! Medium-sized soft pink double blossoms open continuously over several months seeming to get richer in color as the season progresses. If you're lucky, it can produce flowers up...

In mid-spring, ruffly, rose-pink, double peony with a mild fragrance. Red-tinged stems hold deeply dissected leaves that persist until the first frost. *Grown from seedlings---not true divisions.* Perennial; mature size: 2–2.5 ft T & W Minimum temperature: -40° F

Rounded, rose-pink, fuzzy flowers on a round-leafed, rounded shrub, bloom summer long. These blue-green and pink shrubs prefer moist rocky areas where they are endemic at mid to high elevation in the Northwest. The fall foliage is tinged with yellow, blue, and purple — a stained glass effect. Mature size: 3 feet T &...

This diminutive willow with grey fuzzy leaves and yellow stems is happiest in free-draining soil with regular water. In spring, silver catkins with red tips bloom. Multi-stemmed, open form. Slow growing. Deciduous shrub; mature size: 18 in T x W Minimum temperature: -20° F