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Small light rosey blooms dapple this sweet and aromatic woodland wonder at home in the mountains of Southern Europe to Iran. A great pollinator attractant with a long blooming time–summer into autumn. Can be a lovely blooming ground cover with a spicy minty aroma. Moderately spreading. Mature size: 18 in T x 18 in W Minimum temp:...

One of our staff's favorite torch lilies! Warm buttery apricot flower spikes on bronze-green stems. The honeyed tones blend harmoniously with a subdued color palette. Clumping perennial tolerant of many soils Mature Size: 4 ft T x 3 ft W Minimum temperature: 0° F

Introduced by Plant Delights Nursery, from seed provided by John Farina, this tuberous perennial has thick leaves and is an excellent candidate for a rock garden. Pale-yellow pendulous flowers dangle from stems of caramel-brown, forming the contrast that gives this delicious variety its name, just like Bananas Foster, yum! Blooms late-spring...

Finely cut marbled leaves surround neon-pink blooms in summer. It spreads by underground stolons to form a nice colony. Native to Tibet. Perennial to 10 inches tall. Minimum temperature: -20° F

Description coming soon. Mature size: 6-12 ft T x 6 ft W Minimum temperature: 10° F

May through June white saucer flowers with soft indigo-blue exterior petals and violet-blue anthers top 18" stems. This could be called a clumper or a slow traveler. Most commonly from moist meadows, forest margins, and stream and lake-sides of the vast Himalayan region, A. rivularis prefers enough water (but not boggy) and...

Colorfully variegated leaves of green and yellow on red stems make a great show. You can be entertained with the foliage long after the yellow flowers are finished, unlike the more common forsythia, and it plays very well with others owing to its compact dimensions. Introduce this into a dull planting to...

A rare species native to the shaded, moist coastal slopes of Mendocino and Sonoma Counties in California. Pleated leaves rise elegantly, giving way to branched flower stems, each adorned with ethereal white blooms, each petal finely feathered at the edge. Carrying itself with a delicate grace that belies its toughness, this veratrum...

Provocative clusters of bright, four-inch, red-pink, flaring tubular flowers bloom at the tips of arching stems. Small, evergreen leaves are sparse (at least here in the Northwest)—all the better to see these truly arresting flowers that hummingbirds love as much as we do. Mature size: 6 ft T x W Minimum temperature: 20° F

Medium green lobed leaves in summer produce translucent orange-red berries to feast the eyes on in fall. Mature size: 4-6 ft T x W Minimum temperature: -40° F

Woody perennial with a mix of a variety of pale-pink flowers blooming late summer through late fall, often lasting until the first frost. Mature size: 1.5 x 1-3 ft wide Minimum temperature: 0° F

Two foot tall spikes of striking deep-rose hollyhock-like flowers (though smaller) make for great cut flowers and pollinator attractant. Cut back hard after late spring-early summer blooming to encourage an encore before the fall. Excellent for mass plantings. Enjoys well-drained soils and sun-part shade. Mature size: 2 ft tall Minimum temperature:...

Native plant with miniature rose-pink to lavender hollyhock-like blooms in late spring to early summer. The deeply incised leaves blend well with meadow grasses. In Oregon, this plant is more commonly found in meadows in Oregon's East side, meadows at the forest edge in the Steens, Wallowas, West Gorge, and...

Pale purple borders appear on the foliage of this small, tidily clumping shade perennial. Produces copious clouds of small white flowers on multiple stalks. Prefers bright shade and regular to low water conditions. Perennial, semi-evergreen (in milder climates); 8-10 in T x W and clumping. Minimum temperature: -20° F

Fine charcoal-black stems hold fluffy light green leaflets on fronds 15 inches tall. It slowly proliferates, given moist humus and shade, to form a colony of lush, lacy, fresh green mounds. This, as was kindly pointed out to us, is easily confused with the Chinese Adiantum marisii (can't imagine why). This...

White, upright, filamented panicles bloom April – May just above pretty, soft, medium green, slightly lobed leaves. Spreading slowly by rhizomes, this lovely from Asian mountains forms a delightful colony. Mature size: 1 foot tall Minimum temperature: 0° F