Bloodroot

Sanguinaria canadensis

Bloodroot

Where can you find Bloodroot? In Ohio: Throughout given woodlands with rich soils. At HF&G: Cleveland Botanical Garden, Western Reserve Herb Society Herb Garden, medicinal and dye, also in Woodland... more

Liatris microcephala (Appalachian blazing star)

Liatris microcephala

Liatris microcephala (Appalachian blazing star)

Liatris microcephala is a small upright, clump former.  This super cute perennial has grass like foliage with miniature purple flowers that bloom in late summer.  This small but mighty plant tolerates xeric growing conditions and is best suited for... more

Ionactis linariifolius (stiff aster)

Ionactis linariifolius

Ionactis linariifolius (stiff aster)

Stiff aster is an excellent, long-blooming, compact aster ideal for rock gardens or the front of the border and look great massed in groups. Ionactis linariifolius is easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soil in full sun.  The rather distinctive linear leaves are narrow and almost needle-like.  Small... more

Heuchera ‘Palace Purple’ (coral bells)

Heuchera ‘Palace Purple’

Heuchera ‘Palace Purple’ (coral bells)

 This cultivar is a clump-forming perennial featuring a mound of maple-shaped basal leaves which are an attractive deep purple above and red beneath. Tiny, pinkish white, bell-shaped flowers adorn dark red stems extending well above... more

Helenium MARIACHI ‘Salsa’ (Helen’s flower, sneezeweed)

Helenium MARIACHI ‘Salsa’

Helenium MARIACHI ‘Salsa’ (Helen’s flower, sneezeweed)

A bold compact selection of our native Helenium autumnale, ‘Salsa’s’ vibrant red daisy-like flowers with orange highlights surrounding a chocolate brown center provide a late season lure for bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. ‘Salsa’ adapts to most soil types, is mildew resistant, and the... more

Chelone glabra ‘Black Ace’ (turtlehead)

Chelone glabra ‘Black Ace’

Chelone glabra ‘Black Ace’ (turtlehead)

A cultivar of our native white turtlehead (see Chelone glabra above), ‘Black Ace’s’ distinguishing feature is its dark ebony-green foliage that appears in spring and provides a striking contrast the white snapdragon-like flowers of late summer. ‘Black... more

Asclepias verticillata (whorled milkweed) 

Asclepias verticillata

Asclepias verticillata (whorled milkweed) 

One of the most charming species of milkweed, A. verticillata’s finely textured needle-thin leaves whorl around its stem towards clusters of dainty white fragrant flowers that bloom between June and September. Both drought and deer resistant, “Whorled” milkweed... more

Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’	(woodland sage)

Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’

Salvia nemorosa ‘Caradonna’ (woodland sage)

Woodland sage, is an erect, many-branched, woody-based, clump-forming perennial. It is native to Europe and west-central Asia.  It features lavender to violet blue flowers with tiny reddish-purple bracts and blooms from June to September. Flowers are attractive... more

Kirengeshoma palmata (yellow wax bells)

Kirengeshoma palmata

Kirengeshoma palmata (yellow wax bells)

Yellow wax bells is a large shade-loving herbaceous perennial native to mountainous areas of Japan and Korea. It offers a shrub-like habit, coarse texture, and pale-yellow flowers from late summer to early fall. This elegant plant in the... more

Athyrium otophorum (eared lady fern)

Athyrium otophorum

Athyrium otophorum (eared lady fern)

Athyrium otophorum, commonly called eared lady fern, is a deciduous, Asian woodland species which typically grows to 18″ tall and features erect, triangular, dusky green fronds with dark burgundy stems. Young pale green fronds emerge throughout the growing... more

Astilbe ‘Deutschland’ (astilbe)

Astilbe ‘Deutschland’

Astilbe ‘Deutschland’ (astilbe)

 Plants are characterized by graceful, fern-like mounds of mostly basal leaves.  Plumes of snow white, feathery flowers create a very showy landscape accent in moist areas in a shaded to dappled shade setting. ‘Deutschland’, a hybrid cultivar of Japanese... more

Large cranberry

Vaccinium macrocarpon

Large cranberry

Large cranberry is a creeping shrub with small alternate oval leaves.  The delicate pink to white flower petals recurve to form a Turk’s cap and bloom in mid to late... more

Foamflower

Tiarella 'Brandywine'

Foamflower

Foamflower is a vigorous running ground cover, sometimes with red speckled foliage and plenty of white flower spikes.  This plant will create a wonderful blanket quickly when given moist soil high in organic... more

Wood poppy

Stylophorum diphyllum

Wood poppy

Also known as celandine poppy, in the spring, this plant yields mounds of bright yellow flowers in the woodland.  All your neighbors will ask ‘What’s that beautiful yellow flower?”.  A small pair of leaves... more

Wild stonecrop

Sedum ternatum 'Larinem Park' 

Wild stonecrop

A sedum for shade!  Yup, this Sedum is a beautiful low-growing groundcover for the shady garden, covered with flowers in masses of small white stars in the early spring.  This plant usually grows... more

Evergreen azalea ‘Wintergreen’

Rhododendron ‘Wintergreen’

Evergreen azalea ‘Wintergreen’

Polly Hill was an exceptional plantswoman from Martha’s Vineyard.  Many of Polly’s azaleas are interspecific hybrids involving an incredibly compact azalea from Taiwan called Rhododendron nakaharae. ‘Wintergreen’ has light red blooms mid-June into... more

Evergreen azalea ‘Susannah Hill’

Rhododendron ‘Susannah Hill’

Evergreen azalea ‘Susannah Hill’

Polly Hill was an exceptional plantswoman from Martha’s Vineyard.  Many of Polly’s azaleas are interspecific hybrids involving an incredibly compact azalea from Taiwan called Rhododendron nakaharae. ‘Susannah Hill’ is another groundcover azalea... more

Evergreen azalea ‘Pink Pancake’

Rhododendron ‘Pink Pancake’

Evergreen azalea ‘Pink Pancake’

Polly Hill was an exceptional plantswoman from Martha’s Vineyard.  Many of Polly’s azaleas are interspecific hybrids involving an incredibly compact azalea from Taiwan called Rhododendron nakaharae. ‘Pink Pancake’ is a flat grower,... more

Evergreen azalea ‘Mangetsu’

Rhododendron ‘Mangetsu’

Evergreen azalea ‘Mangetsu’

A mounding, dwarf azalea selection. This cultivar, and another (‘Komo Kulshan’), is often attributed to a Japanese species called the Kyushu azalea, Rhododendron kiusianum. But azaleas are promiscuous, and this may be a hybrid. Flowers are white with purple... more

Evergreen azalea ’Joseph Hill’

Rhododendron ’Joseph Hill’

Evergreen azalea ’Joseph Hill’

Polly Hill was an exceptional plantswoman from Martha’s Vineyard. Many of Polly’s azaleas are interspecific hybrids involving an incredibly compact azalea from Taiwan called Rhododendron nakaharae. ‘Joseph Hill’ is a trailing, red-flowered evergreen shrub that makes an excellent... more

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