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Woodland Perennials: A-E
Most gardeners have some shade, and more gardens have nothing but shade. In general, shade plants grow best in light to moderate shade, and most benefit from some sun in early morning.
Few plants will do well in heavy shade with competition from tree roots. Consider raising or thinning tree branches to improve the quality of shade and air circulation.
Remember that trees take a lot of water and nutrients from the soil, so supplemental watering and fertilizing will be required. The best results will be achieved by creating raised beds with logs or rocks, filled with a mix of coarse sand, soil, and organic matter.
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Aconitum japonicumCommon Japanese woodland perennial to 3 feet tall, with arching stems and very showy deep blue flowers in fall. Best in light shade or woodland edge with morning sun; does well among low shrubs. Likes rich soil, not dry. USDA Zones 4-8.
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Aconitum japonicum var. hakonenseDistinctive perennial from central Japan, blooming in early autumn, with clear blue helmet-shaped flowers. Valuable for its ease of cultivation and its relatively rigid stems to 3' that do not flop when the plant is in bloom. Average woodland soil wi...
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Acorus gramineus 'Isuzugawa' NEW!Old classical Japanese cultivar of the Japanese sweet flag. This selection only grows to about 6" tall, with leaves that are mostly cream or white, with some yellow and green striping. Despite the limited amount of green in the leaves it is fairly vi...
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Acorus gramineus 'Kin Gin Chu Ya'This old and very rare Japanese classical cultivar has irregular variegation of white and yellow along with green. The name means silver-gold-morning-evening. Likes moisture in sun to light shade. Remove any shoots that are completely green to mainta...
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Acorus gramineus 'Omogo'The Japanese sweet flag is a very useful landscape plant in its many forms. This type is much taller than the normal Japanese sweet flag, to about 15", but the leaves are still narrow and elegant. It is from wild populations in Omogo, Shikoku Island,...
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Ainsliaea cordifoliaThis woodland perennial in the daisy family with its beautiful silver mottled leaves is often mistaken for asarum in the wild, and they often grow together in mixed colonies. Each plant has a different leaf pattern, but they are all beautiful. They l...
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Ajuga reptans 'Planet Zork'The ground cover is said to be from outer space, thought to have landed on a meteorite from the plant Zork. This Japanese discovery has upright spoon-shaped leaves that are variously wrinkled and congested, with white, grayish and pink variegation. I...
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Alectorurus yedoensis var. platypetalusThis is a rare liliaceous perennial from the cliffs of Shikoku and Kyushu islands, Japan. Leaves are flat, grass-like; the panicles of small white flowers bloom in late summer. Likes well drained soil in light shade or morning sun. Good trough plant...
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Amsonia elliptica, white flower NEW!All Amsonia species (bluestar) are valuable garden plants. They do well in light to moderate shade, and tolerate dry conditions. They have attractive foliage that often has a good yellow fall color. The Asian species, Amsonia elliptica, has proved it...
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Anemone flaccidaSpring-blooming woodland wildflower with divided leaves and white flowers standing above the foliage. Easy to grow; makes nice colonies quickly. Leaves have silvery spots. Can be used as a woodland groundcover. USDA Zones 4-8.
Grown in 2.5 inch sq...
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Anemone keiskeianaVery distinctive spring-blooming Japanese wildflower with 3-parted dark leaves mottled with brown and silver, emerging very early in spring. Flowers are white, with around 20 petals. Foliage disappears in the summer. Likes humus-rich, well-drained so...
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Anemone nemorosa 'Bracteata Pleniflora'A very strange form of an easy woodland anemone. The "flowers" are made up of a cluster of leafy bracts, mostly green, sometimes streaked with white in the center. For lovers of green flowers and collectors of horticultural oddities. USDA Zones 4-8. ...
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Anemone nemorosa 'Knightshays Vestal'Beautiful double form of a European woodland species, with large white outer petals and a cushion of smaller white petals in the center. Ferny leaves disappear in summer. Emerging purplish foliage changes to green. Very vigorous grower. USDA Zones 4-...
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Anemone nemorosa 'Robinsoniana'A very beautiful and very vigorous form of an easy woodland anemone. Although it has been around for a very long time, it is still too hard to find this superior selection. The flower is a lovely shade of Wedgwood blue, and larger than the usual vari...
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Anemone nikoensis NEW!Woodland wildflower from the mountains of central Japan, blooming in April or May. The leaves are divided, growing from a creeping rhizome. The showy white flowers are normally tinted pink. It will form colonies in time in well-drained, humus-rich so...
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Anemone pseudoaltaicaA woodland wildflower from NE Asia with very showy early spring flowers in blue or white, followed by finely cut foliage. It needs humus-rich, well-drained soil in shade. Forms carpets of spring color when established. Good plant for the rock garden ...
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Anemone pseudoaltaica 'Yuki-no-sei'This is a new and very rare Japanese selection of the NE Asian wildflower Anemone pseudoaltaica. This selected form has fully double white flowers that look like a double white chrysanthemum and last much longer than the single form. Like the species...
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Anemone ranunculoides 'Flora Plena'A real standout among woodland anemones, with full double bright yellow flowers. The attractive foliage is a lacy background for the flowers. Easy in woodland soil, spreads vigorously. Rare in the US.USDA Zones 4-8.
Grown in 2.5" pot. Counts as 1...
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Anemonella thalictroides 'Betty Blake'Common Name: Betty Blake Rue Anemone
Rare variant of the rue anemone with very long-lasting pompom flowers with hundreds of tepals. The fully double flowers of this variety are greenish with yellow-green and light green shades as they age. The flowers can remain effective for more than...
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Anemonella thalictroides 'Cameo'Common Name: Cameo Rue Anemone
Classic double-flowered form of our native rue anemone, with fully double pale pink flowers, near white in warm climates. Easy in gritty well-drained soil in light to moderate shade. USDA Zones 4-8.
Grown in 2.5" pot. Counts as 1/2 of a plant uni...
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Anemonella thalictroides 'Double White'Common Name: Double White Rue Anemone
This classic double-flowered form of our native rue anemone, with fully double near white blooms, is grown in Japan. Its origin is not clear, but it is a very showy form. Easy in gritty well-drained soil. USDA Zones 4-8.
Grown in 2.5" pot. Counts...
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Anemonella thalictroides 'Green Dragon'Common Name: Green Dragon Rue Anemone
We have been selling this as 'Green Hurricane', but John Lonsdale tells us that it is 'Green Dragon' or 'Jade Feather' which are probably the same. We hear a lot of opinions on this point so feel free to give us yours. It is a strange double-flowered...
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Anemonella thalictroides 'Tairin'Common Name: Tairin Rue Anemone
This is a new large flowered selection of our native rue anemone with very large single pink flowers selected and grown in Japan. It is said that this is a mutation back to single form from the double variety 'Shoaf's Double Pink'. The flowers are es...
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Anemonopsis macrophyllaOne of the aristocrats of the shade garden. Handsome glossy foliage resembles Cimicifuga, but topped in late summer by wiry stems bearing pendant pink flowers, to 3 feet tall. Hard to find. Needs well-drained, humus-rich soil in light to medium shade...
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Anemonopsis macrophylla, white flowerThis is one of the aristocrats of the shade garden. Its handsome glossy foliage resembles Cimicifuga, but is topped in late summer by wiry stems bearing nodding white flowers, to 3 feet tall. This pure-white-flowered form from Japan is still very rar...
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Aralia cordata 'Sun King'Common Name: Sun King Japanese Spikenard
After growing this Japanese selection for several years, I believe that it is the most exciting new shade perennial from Japan in years. It is the Japanese counterpart to our native A. racemosa, or spikenard. This is a perennial that dies to the grou...
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Arisaema barnesii NEW!Indian species from the hills of Tamil Nadu, India, and Sri Lanka, to about 2 feet tall, with red-purple mottled stems. There is one leaf with 5 to 9 leaflets. The flower is a long and narrow green and white striped tube with a spathe hood extending ...
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Arisaema consanguineumThis is a widespread, vigorous Chinese species to 6' tall. It has a green inflorescence with a long whip extension. The umbrella leaves have vey distinctive drip tips. Easy in well-drained, humus-rich soil. USDA Zones 5-9.
Fall/Winter shipments ar...
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Arisaema ehimenseTall, stately species to 5 feet recently found on the island of Shikoku, Japan. The spadix is often dark purple, contrasting with the green spathe. Attractive foliage, midseason bloom. Very rare, but easy to grow. Some believe this to be a natural hy...
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Arisaema engleriThis is a close Chinese relative of the Japanese species A. sikokianum. The spathe is striped dark purple, and the spadix is not rounded. Easy in humus-rich well-drained soil. Rare in cultivation. USDA Zones 6-9.
Fall/Winter shipments are unpotte...
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Arisaema fargesiiChinese species with very large glossy 3-parted leaves and purple-striped flowers that look like a cobra's head. Worth growing for its big glossy leaves. Late-blooming, easy. USDA Zones 5-9.
Fall/Winter shipments are unpotted tubers - Counts as 1...
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Arisaema galeatum NEW!A tall Himalayan species to over 3 feet, the leaf with 3 leaflets. The flower is very unusual, fist-like or like the head of a cobra (the species name means helmet). Flower color is green with thin white stripes. The spadix or "jack" has a long threa...
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Arisaema griffithii NEW!This is surely one of the strangest flowers on the planet. The broad spathe (the "pulpit") is scrolled under itself to produce a structure that has been termed "reptilian"; it could easily be used as a prop in a low-budget thriller featuring aliens o...
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Arisaema heterophyllumTall, vigorous species from East Asia, called "dancing crane" in Japanese, which it resembles in bloom. There is one leaf with many leaflets, and a green flower held above the leaf. Late bloomer. Needs rich, well-drained soil in light to medium sha...
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Arisaema intermedium NEW!Species from the western Himalaya one to two feet tall, with one or two leaves with three leaflets. The leaves are unusual for their velvety texture. The flower is green and white. The most remarkable feature of the flower is the long, thread-like ex...
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Arisaema iyoanum subsp. iyoanumVery rare species from the mountains of Shikoku, Japan. The flower is unusually dramatic, with a long swooping hood, held above the one much divided leaf. Needs humus-rich, very well-drained soil in light to medium shade. USDA Zones 6-9.
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Arisaema jacquemontii NEW!Very widespread Indian/Chinese species, about 1 to 2 feet tall, with 1 or 2 leaves with purple stems and 5 to 7 leaflets. The flower is green with white stripes with a curved purple "jack". It blooms in summer and emerges late in the season. Easy. US...
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Arisaema kishidae, patterned leavesA mid-season species of arisaema from Japan, with unusual rusty red/brown flowers held above the leaves. The leaves are green splashed with silver, offering all-summer interest in the shade garden. Very rare. USDA Zones 5-9.
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Arisaema kiushianumCharming Japanese & Chinese species with a single leaf with 7-13 leaflets. The flower is near the ground, dark purple, with a tail-like spadix. "Like a mouse doing the rumba" says Maggie Wyche. USDA Zones 6-9. Fall shipments are unpotted tubers - Cou...
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Arisaema maximowicziiElegant and very rare Japanese species from the mountains of Kyushu. The tall stem bears 1 leaf with about 10 leaflets. The flowers are striped green or purple with white inside, with a threadlike extension on the spathe. Mid season to late, excellen...
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Arisaema negishiiHusky species from the southern islands of Japan. Spathe tube is white with green above; the long reddish spadix looks like a snake's tongue. This is the first arisaema to come up here, but resists frost into the 20s without damage. Very permanent in...
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