False Solomon’s Seal Smilacina racemosa (Also Maianthemum racemosum) Type: Perennial Exposure: Full / Part Shade Water: Regular This handsome shade-loving perennial forms clumps of lily-like foliage that closely resembles that of Solomon’s Seal. The stalksContinue reading
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June Hosta, Plantain Lily
Hosta “June” June Hosta, Plantain Lily Hosta “June” Type: Perennial Exposure: Full / Part Shade Water: Regular Hostas are a large group of foliage plants that thrive in partial to full shade. This is aContinue reading
Ghost Fern
Athyrium “Ghost” Ghost Fern Athyrium “Ghost” Type: Deciduous Fern Exposure: Part / Full Shade Water: Regular It’s Spring! Hooray! This slender, graceful fern is a cross between a lady fern (Athyrium filix-femina) and Japanese paintedContinue reading
Golden Japanese Forest Grass
Hakonechloa macra “Aureola” Golden Japanese Forest Grass Hakonechloa macra “Aureola” Type: Perennial, Ornamental Grass Exposure: Full / Part Shade Water: Regular This variety is the most widely purchased of all the Japanese forest grass cultivars.Continue reading
Barrenwort, Fairywing
Epimedium pinnatum Barrenwort, Fairywing Epimedium pinnatum Type: Perennial Exposure: Partial / Light Shade Water: Regular This shade loving perennial features nearly evergreen, heart-shaped leaves that are suspended on thin, delicate looking wiry stems.Continue reading
Japanese Aucuba, Gold Dust Plant
Aucuba japonica “Gold Stem” Japanese Aucuba Aucuba japonica “Gold Stem” Type: Evergreen shrub Exposure: Shade Water: Regular This variegated shrub is a popular addition to many gardens due to its glossy, green-splotched-with-yellow evergreen foliage andContinue reading