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Leaves emerge a bright pink, then turn to deep red, then dark burgundy green in summer. Fall color is bright red with orangey-green veins. Size: 6 ft tall x 5 ft wide in 10 years Minimum temperature: -20° F

A dwarf variety of the perennial blue cardinal flower, perfect for the woodland garden or a delightful and cute addition to a part-shade rockery. Blooms starting in late August add vibrancy and contrast to the late-season garden. Dividing can increase vigor for older stands. 12-24" T x W Minimum temperature: -30° F

In March, pendent racemes of light yellow fragrant flowers grace this large, spreading shrub before the leaves emerge. The leaves, lightly toothed and with noticeably impressed veins, turn various yellows in fall. 8–15' T & W and light in structure. Featured on Great Plant Picks: https://www.greatplantpicks.org/plantlists/view/435 Minimum temperature: -20° F

Dark purple-black buds open in mid-late spring to reveal plentiful silvery-lavender, sweetly fragrant panicles on this Manchurian lilac cultivar. It's a medium-sized shrub: compact, with a rounded form. In fall the small green elliptic leaves turn burgundy. It needs good air circulation so don't place other plants too close for comfort. Prompt...

Of Japanese origin, this pussy willow was named for the volcano, Mt. Asama. It's so rewarding for how easy it is to grow. Buds emerge deep burgundy with a silver penumbra, and then the flowers become soft pinkish-red and 2–3 inches in length! Appreciated by florists for the catkin and the...

Deep magenta flowers with blue anthers appear in late spring held high over ground-hugging rosettes of dark green, oblong leaves. From moist areas in the mountains of the Balkan peninsula. Mature size: to 18 inches tall Minimum temperature: -20° F

A good ground cover for conifers. Linnaea borealis is a native woodland vine that forms dense mats across forest floors. North American native with a very broad range but well adapted to our PNW clay, winter wet, and dry summers. Covered in fragrant bell-shaped flowers in late spring to summer enjoyed by bees...

Low, evergreen suckering shrubs with leathery, medium-green, toothed leaves. Reddish tone in winter. Small, greenish-white flowers in spring. From China. Evergreen ground cover 1 ft T x 3 ft W Minimum temperature: 0° F Restricted DE, MA, ME, MI, NC, NH, NJ, OH, RI, VA, WV

(Syn. Watsonia x beatricis) Originating in South Africa, summer-blooming Watsonia pillansii has spikes with 3-inch flared trumpets of glorious shades of delicious yellow-orange, much appreciated by hummingbirds. Coming from the Cape, it will appreciate summer water. Mature size: leaves to 3 ft T, flower spikes to 4 ft T Minimum temperature: 10° F

This dense ground cover is heavy with small but significant fuchsia blooms all season, and wandering, wiry stems have pretty, tiny leaves. It's beautiful around the base of a potted plant that gets brought inside in the Northwest winter, or as a dense, floriferous ground cover that prevents weed growth in warmer...

Mediterranean native with newly emerging foliage cast with a golden hue. The leaves then mature to blue-green with a fuzzy silver haze. Soft yellow flowers bloom in rounded whorls. Mature size: 4 feet tall; pyramid shape Minimum temperature: 10° F

Extremely large, rounded and lobed leaves accompany arching, white flower panicles June – July (reminiscent of Astilbe). They are at home in the moist woodland border or pond- or stream-side. Make it lush! Slowly spreading. 3 – 4 ft T & W Minimum temperature: -20° F

Reddish-pink bloom spikes in summer through fall above a compact mound of lemon-scented medium green leaves. Yummy for the eyes and the pollinators (not NOT the deer)! Mature size: 16-18 inches T and 12-24 inches W Minimum temperature: 0° F

Thick with small, white, fragrant June flowers with pretty recurved petals, and a thick growth of small leaves on multitudes of small twigs, S. wilsonii is a deciduous, round-headed, small tree. 8' tall x 5' wide in 10 years and blooming young, it's a good candidate for a large container or a special place in the...

Bright scarlet-orange, trumpet-shaped blooms in summer through fall will blanket the low, prostrate mound of fuzzy, silver-green leaves. Good drainage is always best for this genus, and they'll be drought-tolerant once established, but 'Cloverdale' will appreciate a little summer water. Mature size: 8 inches T & 2 ft W Minimum temperature: 0° F

From July through September, huge, white, 15" panicles bloom heavily, remaining upright. As the season progresses the blooms blush pink with green. Minimum temperature: -30° F