Plant Profile: Creeping Polemomium (Polemomium reptans)
Karen The lovely light blue flowers create a magic moment in late spring for a couple of weeks when the foliage takes over and provides the main interest. The leaves are…
Plant Profile: ‘Pink Chablis’ Spotted Deadnettle (Lamium maculatum ‘Pink Chablis”)
‘Pink Chablis’ spotted deadnettle makes a pleasant ground cover for a shady spot with its white variegated leaves and pink flowers. Its long blooming season from late spring to mid-summer…
Plant Profile: Cowslip (Primula veris)
Native to temperate Europe and western Asia, this evergreen or semi evergreen herbaceous perennial is a member of the primrose family, Primulaceae, that also includes scarlet pimpernel. Plants form a…
Plant Profile: ‘Susquehana’ Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia ‘Susquehana’)
Introduced in 2009 as part of the River Series of Tiarella cordifolia, ‘Susquehanna’ is a fast growing ground cover for shade. It’s diminutive size belies its ability to spread up…
Plant Profile: ‘Heaven Scent’ Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium reptans x Polemonium yezoense)
Jacob’s ladder is a favorite for woodland gardens because of its deer resistance, disease resistance, shade tolerance, and its lovely clusters of blue flowers in late spring. In addition, “Heaven…
Plant Profile: Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)
Known by many names including duck’s foot, hog apple, raccoonberry, umbrella leaf, and wild lemon, this herbaceous perennial is native to eastern North America south to Texas, where it may…
Plant Profile: ‘Burning Hearts’ Bleeding Heart (Dicentra exima)
Bleeding hearts are always welcome in a shade garden and this one is especially desirable. With its deep rose flowers trimmed with white and its soft blue-gray foliage it adds…
Plant Profile: Wood Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)
Wood poppy, also known as celandine poppy, offers abundant clusters of 2” wide bright yellow flowers, bluish-green divided leaves, and fuzzy seed pods. A native of rich woodlands and along…
Plant Profile: Large Flowered Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora)
A native of northeastern deciduous woodlands, large flowered bellwort offers both beautiful foliage and flowers. The light green leaves and the nodding lemon yellow flowers add a bright note to…
Plant Profile: Barren Strawberry (Waldsteinia fragarioides)
Native to the Northeast and prairies, Barren Strawberry is an ideal groundcover for a woodland garden and even does well in dry conditions. The basal glossy evergreen leaves look very…