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With fluffy tufts, this prehistoric (400 million years old) fern relative is a tough spike moss that can take deep shade. It grows about 8" tall and 12" wide. Evergreen, with tints of russet in winter, it's lovely with Japanese Painted Ferns, with Hostas, and in shade containers. I have seen it...

Elegant deciduous shrub with a twiggy upright growth habit. 'Miyama Beni' blooms with masses of deep red blooms in late spring. Fall leaf varients of red, yellow and purple. The species is native to the open woodlands of Japan where it thrives in moist organic-rich soil with an acidic pH; making...

A huge-flowered rose to violet mop-head Hydrangea blooming mid - late summer with huge leaves and sturdy stems! Deciduous. Remarkable! Mature size: 4 ft T x W Minimum temperature: -10° F

In late winter to early spring 2.5-3 in pure white flowers bloom with golden-yellow stamens. These outward-facing flowers are in a dense bouquet at or below height of emerging foliage. Dark green, mildly toothed, evergreen leaves form a low mound. Evergreen perennial. Mature size: 10-12 in. Tall x 12-14 in. Wide Minimum temperature:...

In late winter you will follow your nose to this earliest-blooming shrub to enjoy the sweet, sweet fragrance of the small white flowers — one of the very first harbingers of spring along with Viburnum 'Dawn' and Hamamelis. Glossy, narrow, dark green leaves on arching branches. Happiest in deep to...

This South African bulb has exquisite pale- to rich-pink flowers with narrow, wavy, recurved petals. Clusters of these lily-like flower top straight stalks in fall. Endemic to South Africa, they come from grassy, acidic marshes that experience summer rainfall—a clue to their cultural requirements. 2' T Minimum temperature: 10° F

Unusual, flat, narrow dark green needles clad this unique, mid-size conifer that can give your garden some year-round structure and interest. It's both vase-shaped and asymmetrical — dynamic! Tough and easy. Mature size: 4 ft T and 6 ft W from a narrow base. Minimum temperature: -20° F

This very adaptable little garden perennial is native to only 4 counties in the west of Virginia. While it grows in shady, shaley hillsides in its home counties, it is adaptable to a wide range of soil types and exposures in the garden if its feet are kept cool. In its native...

An evergreen shrub 6 – 8' tall and wide, the Pineapple Guava has exotic-looking flowers with pink and white petals and an explosion of vermillion stamens. The tasty, sweet fruit may not set every year depending upon your climate; in cooler climes plant it in a warm spot. Native to the highlands...

Single, golden yellow flowers with orange center splotches hug the tops of shiny, medium green dense mounds of foliage. Mature size: 7 inches tall, clumping Minimum temperature: -20° F

Sweet, three-petaled, butter-yellow flowers nestle among felted, heart-shaped leaves with a silvery cast. A gray-green plant for the shade garden! Choice and easy, it forms a tidy clump and tolerates dry shade! Compact and pretty. Mature size: 16 inches tall, clumping Minimum temperature: -20° F

A clump of purple-tipped pinnate leaves undergirds soft pink flowers with yellow centers blooming May and into June. It enjoys acid woodland humus and is happy under conifers including pines — a native to middle-elevation, shady woodlands of the West Coast. Note that it goes summer dormant to cope with summer drought...

Tasty berries from the middle of spring through late summer. Adds garden interest with large magenta flowers. Mature Size: 1 ft T x 2 ft W Minimum temperature: -20° F

Tall, saturated, coral-pink flowers spring from a low cushion of small, bright green ruffled leaves. Slowly spreading. Mature size: 6–12 inches tall & wide Minimum temperature: -40° F

Charming pale lavender-pink clusters of little bell-shaped flowers nod on arched stems up to 14 inches tall in early summer. This is a northwest native that reseeds lightly. Sweet. Minimum temperature: -40° F Summer Dormant

Succulent pinnate leaves on beautifully spotted stems evoke the tropical. They're interesting in a container or work well in a bed shaded from hot afternoon sun. Tubers can become very large; grapefruit-sized or larger tubers can produce a single inflorescence in late winter or spring before the foliage appears. A heavy stalk bears a large,...