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Cinnamon Fern

Cinnamon Fern Osmunda cinnamomea Height: 2-6 feet Light: Partial Sun to Shade Soil: Moist Growth Rate: Fast Bloom Time: Spring Flower Color: Orange Foliage Color: Green Large, handsome fern with spores produced on separate cinnamon-colored, narrow, fertile fronds arising out of the center of the…

Fire Pink

Fire Pink Silene virginica Height: 6-18 inches Light: Sun to partial shade Soil: Dry to moderately moist, well-drained soil Bloom Time: April – June Flower Color: Red Foliage: Green Vibrant fire-engine red, Fire Pink blooms from spring to early summer. Related to carnations, the ‘pink’…

Foam Flower

Foam Flower Tiarella cordifolia Height: 6-12 inches Light: partial shade – shade Soil: Moist, well drained Bloom Time: April to June Flower Color: White to pink Foliage: Plants are often grown for green foliage Airy, star-shaped flowers atop attractive foliage, the clump-forming Foam Flower is…

Goldenrods

Goldenrods Solidago spp. Height: 1-3 feet Light: Full sun Soil: Drought tolerant Bloom Time: Mid summer to mid fall Flower Color: Yellow (sometimes white) Foliage: Most have toothed leaves but some have entire leaves Drought tolerant and providing nectar for butterflies, Goldenrod flowers bring a…

Helen’s Flower

Helen’s Flower Helenium autumnale Height: 2-5 feet Light: Full sun Soil Type: Prefers moist, well-drained soil but tolerates drought Bloom Time: August – October Flower Color: Yellow, Bronze, Orange, Red Foliage: Green Scalloped yellow petals angle from a done-shaped yellow-green center like a ballerina’s tutu….

Jacob’s Ladder

Jacob’s Ladder Polemonium reptans Height: 3-4 feet Light: Sun to part shade Soil Type: Moist, well-drained soil Bloom Time: Late March – May Flower Color: Lavender-blue Foliage: Blue-green Jacob’s Ladder is mounding in form, making a beautiful groundcover for garden beds of woodland settings. Prefers…

Mayapple

Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum Height: 1-2 feet Light: Part shade – shade Soil Type: Moist, well-drained soil Bloom Time: April – May Flower Color: White, which turns into crab apple sized edible fruits that ripen in early summer Foliage: Green Walking through woods in spring, you…

Narrowleaf Silky Golden Aster

Narrowleaf Silky Golden Aster Pityopsis graminifolia Height: 2-3 feet Light: Sun to part shade Soil Type: Prefers dry, sandy soil (will rot if kept too wet) Bloom Time: Mid spring – mid fall Flower Color: Bright yellow Foliage: Grown for silver/gray foliage, evergreen, herbaceous Soft,…

Ostrich Fern

Ostrich Fern Matteuccia struthiopteris Height: 3-6 feet Light: Sun to shade Soil Type: Moist to swampy or boggy Bloom Time: Non-flowering Flower Color: N/A Foliage: Bright grass-green Resembling ostrich feathers, tall elegant fronds of Ostrich Fern create an instant “woodsy” effect for shady and sunny…

Pink Muhly Grass

Pink Muhly Grass Muhlenbergia capillaris Height:3-4 feet Light: Sun to light shade Soil Type: Handles a wide range of soil types. Highly drought tolerant Bloom Time: Late summer to early winter Flower Color: Rose/mauve to magenta Foliage: Grown for foliage, good fall color Great plant…