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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

Curious cornucopia shaped blossoms of shell pink with interior veining of salmon-pink. Foliage may be removed for shipping. Plants will regenerate new foliage from the tuberous root system. Mature size: 1-2 ft T x W Minimum temperature: 5° 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

An excellent woodland denizen of decidedly good vigor, this Chinese Mayapple has one or two medium green umbrella-like leaves of good substance. For some reason, the shape of the leaves always reminds me of White Rhino tracks in the sandy soils of the South African bush- just before the charge!...

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....

A succulent bulb, native to South Africa, with unusual narrow dark green leaves that emerge in a corkscrew formation in late winter. A mature plant may develop a bloom stalk with up to 20 chartreuse blooms and a strong fragrance of vanilla. Understanding the growth cycle is important as the bulbs prefer intermittent water during...

Bright and tiny yellow blooms in April against deep red-purple foliage make this upright, columnar form striking. It has good red fall foliage and glossy, bright red berries in fall that often persist well into winter. Oh, yes: of course, it has thorns. Put it where traffic needs to be...

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...

A vigorous perennial that, at a glance, resembles Kniphofia. Bright green, 2-foot strappy leaves emerge in fall with the rain. These leaves persist through winter, then in early spring torches of bright yellow blossom clusters rise up on 2-3 foot stems. The whole plant goes summer dormant during peak heat and drought....

Large saucer-like flowers bloom in shades of pale lavender to white, May through July against semi-evergreen, tri-lobed, serrate leaves that are distinctly felted, giving their undulating "maple" or "grape" like leaf a blue-green cast. Mature size: 6-15 ft T x 6-12 ft W (Responds well to hard pruning in late winter.) Minimum temperature: 10°...

A Northwest native: deep purple succulent foliage is interestingly and heavily powdered with a white bloom or "farina." A good ground cover for the rock garden. Minimum temperature: -10° F

Generous-sized pendant rose-pink bells bloom in small clusters of 2 or 3 from late spring to early summer. One might even encounter the occasional purple flower. Glossy purple berries follow August – October. Its horizontally-held leaves on branching stems are attractively impressed with parallel veins. Narrow and tall, it might need staking...

A shrubby Foxglove from Southern Spain, D. obscura produces masses of deep orange and maroon flowers on 20" spikes for months. Cutting back occasionally will refresh it and keep it blooming continuously. Lovely on a dry hillside or in a gravel garden, or where there is reflected heat. Eventually 30" wide, it will...

This choice selection of one of the favored eastern N. American natives is small enough to fit in even a pocket-sized garden. Masses of fringe-like, snow-white, lightly fragrant flowers make a delicate, airy flurry that engulfs this dwarf tree in May and June, giving way to small olive-like fruits enjoyed by birds....

With the fragrance of anise, half-inch yellow oblong bells dangle among spring-green stems and leaves from September to February. Easy and very interesting in a container. From South Africa. 12–18" tall clump. Minimum temperature: 10° F