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Dark purple flowers--some of the darkest purple of any epimedium--against chartreuse green foliage in early spring. Long-blooming; deciduous. Epimediums grow best in light shade in well-drained soils. They are drought-tolerant once established, but certainly look better with weekly water in locales with no summer rainfall. Mature size: 12-15 inches T x W Minimum...

Enormous, deep cerise blooms late summer through fall. These 8-inch diameter flowers will cover the plant from top to bottom. Mature size: 4 ft T x 6 ft W Minimum temperature: -30° F

Carmine-red 6 – 10-inch(!) flowers bloom in mid to late summer on reddish stems with long, violet-purple maple-shaped leaves that turn brilliant orange in fall. Of course, there is the long, protruding staminal structure typical of Hibiscus, that which distinguishes them and makes them look so exotic. Flowers bloom for only...

Small greenish-white bell-shaped flowers with dark chocolate-tipped petals hang from arching stems. A must-have for your shade garden. Remains evergreen until the temperatures drop into the low teens and then defoliates only to bounce back in the late spring. Always a sell-out at Dancing Oaks. A little drought is fine, once established. It...

A wide-canopied small tree, its purple-red palmate leaves are very long-lobed and elegant. In autumn, fiery shades of orange and red take over. Deciduous tree; mature size: 10–15 ft T & W Minimum temperature: -20° F

Nearly black, shiny, narrow, strappy leaves are an exotic foil for other colors: bright yellow-green (Carex Bowles Golden), cream/light green (Iris pallida 'Aurea Variegata'), other blacks (Iris chrysographes).... Lilac flowers on spikes appear early to late summer and the resulting fleshy black fruits remain all winter. 6–12 inches tall and...

Finely-petaled large yellow ray flowers with a flat, gold center disk, bloom in August and September. They can reach heights of 3–6 feet where the birds and butterflies will find them. Their overall texture is fairly coarse and would be especially effective as a distant planting, an easily read bright spot from...

Very rare. Juvenile growth has a striking star-like mint colored shape across the center surrounded by darker spotting. Mature foliage is large 8-10 inches across green polygonal foliage with dark purple mottling. Spring brings red pendulous flowers beneath the leaves, and purple-black fruits replace them in fall. Propagated from root cuttings,...

In late spring, masses of lavender-pink, 6-inch tall flowers hover above rounded leaves, then drop away…no deadheading required! Fragrant; spreading. Mature size: 2-3 inches tall & 12+ inches wide Minimum temperature: -25° F

Narrow, trifoliate, dark green leaves do their best to be evergreen. At 4 inches tall, it spreads to form an attractive carpet dense enough to suppress weeds. A sprinkling of small and pretty white flowers bloom just over the foliage throughout much of the summer. Could this be a lawn substitute? It's tough,...

In early to mid-summer, flowers appear with narrow, drooping, pink-purple petals surrounding a brown cone with yellow pollen; blooms are held on tall, upright, hairy brown-green stems. Smooth, narrow, dark green leaves form a rosette at the base of the plant. Native to the East-central United States; in small areas of glades,...

One of the best red selections we've seen, shared by our avid gardening friend—Sally Herman. Sadly, the cultivar name has been lost in the accumulated tag piles; if you recognize it let us know. The deep, nearly burgundy, flowers smolder in the late winter garden. Behold the drama! Appreciates summer...

The narrow columnar shape of this evergreen is useful for flanking an entrance or for demarcating the intersection of garden paths. A cross between T. baccata and T. cuspidata this species cross helps provide greater winter hardiness. The jade-green, needle-like leaves densely form along the stems. Mature size: 5- 6 ft tall...

Mid to late summer loose spikes of soft orange curved flowers will tempt hummers. Less boisterous than most Kniphofia, the spikes are less dense and tightly packed, and more open and graceful. Mature size: 3' tall; given light, loamy soil it will run a bit Minimum temperature: 0º F

Double buttery yellow blooms with burgundy speckles concentrated in the center of the flower and becoming less concentrated on the ends of each petal. Stands out in the beautiful world of hellebores as it carries its flowers side-facing as opposed to hanging down. Mature Size: 1.5-2 ft T & W Minimum Temperature:...

Bluish-lilac reflexed flowers over a mosaic of showy, variegated leaves. In our garden, it's somewhat slow to increase but always hardy and the plant reliably sells itself out every year. Some accounts say it increases quickly but that's sadly not our experience- but maybe I am neglecting it?? I would list it in...