Spigelia marilandica, Indian pink or woodland pinkroot, is irresistible to hummingbirds and is a long-flowering native perennial perfectly at home in the shade garden. You don’t see…
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Plants at home in shady or partially shady areas of the garden.
Trillium luteum, common name yellow trillium or yellow wakerobin, is native to the forests of the Great Smoky Mountains. Yellow trillium grows in shade. It…
Leave a CommentLittle Honey oakleaf hydrangea is unexpectedly great. I had seen photographs in catalogs for years and had reservations. So often mutations and sports of plants…
Leave a CommentBleeding heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) is an easy to grow perennial that has been grown in American gardens for decades. It is not hard to see…
Leave a CommentI remember seeing variegated Solomon’s seal, Polygonatum odoratum Variegatum, massed for the first time. It seemed to me to be the epitome of a master gardener’s palette. Solomon’s…
Leave a CommentI see lots of big hostas in the landscape. My own weakness is Sum and Substance hosta. The challenge for many gardeners is using hosta…
Leave a CommentVirginia spiderwort, Tradescantia virginiana, is a perennial native to the deciduous forests of the eastern United States. It is easy to grow. Tradescantia is not overly…
Leave a CommentI waited an entire year to photograph foxglove Emerson (Digitalis purpurea ‘Emerson’). I’ve grown foxglove Emerson for some time but never photographed it well. Foxglove…
Leave a CommentLamprocapnos spectabilis Alba, white bleeding heart, is similar to the pink-flowered version of bleeding heart we are all so familiar with. White bleeding heart is…
Leave a CommentIris cristata Tennessee White has many good attributes, starting with the pure white flowers I find so unexpected after years of living with the comfortable…
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