(Carmichael's Monkshood)

Autumn flowered monkshood is a tuberous-rooted perennial originally from China and valued for its late season bloom. The leaves are produced in mounds and are delphinium-like, dark green, deeply dissected, toothed and have a leathery texture. Deep blue-violet flowers, each curiously shaped like a helmet or hood are produced atop leafy, tall, stately spikes in late summer and fall.

Plant monkshood in evenly moist but not wet soil. Full sun to partly shady locations are preferred. Monkshood grows...

(Carmichael's Monkshood)

Autumn flowered monkshood is a tuberous-rooted perennial originally from China and valued for its late season bloom. The Arendsii group hybrids are known for their compact, sturdy flower spikes, large leaves and azure-blue blooms. The leaves are produced in mounds and are delphinium-like, green, deeply dissected, toothed and have a leathery texture. Deep blue flowers, each curiously shaped like a helmet or hood are produced atop leafy, tall, stately spikes in late summer and fall.

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(Dwarf Golden Sweet Flag, Grassleaf Sweet Flag)

Dwarf golden grassleaf sweet flag is an compact evergreen to semi-evergreen perennial that originates from Japan. It is grown for compact, clump-forming habit and beautiful golden grass-like foliage, which is aromatic when crushed.

This perennial is easy to grow if provided with rich, evenly moist soil and full to partial sun and looks great when mixed with other perennials for moist sites. Though well-suited to boggy gardens, plants will not tolerate deep standing water.

(Grassleaf Sweet Flag, Oborozuki Sweet Flag)

Oborozuki sweet flag is a perennial native to Japan. It is grown for its neat clumping habit and grass-like foliage, which is aromatic when crushed. Unlike the wild-type sweet flag, the cultivar Oborozuki sweet flag is compact and has attractive variegated leaves that are streaked with with golden yellow. This perennial is easy to grow if provided with rich evenly moist soil and full to partial sun. Plant in boggy gardens or in fertile beds and borders. These plants will not tolerate deep standing...

(Grassleaf Sweet Flag, Ogon Sweet Flag)

Ogon sweet flag is a perennial native to Japan. It is grown for its neat clumping habit and grass-like foliage, which is aromatic when crushed. Unlike the wild-type sweet flag, the cultivar Ogon sweet flag has attractive variegated leaves of pale green streaked with cream. This perennial is easy to grow if provided with rich evenly moist soil and full to partial sun. Plant in boggy gardens or in fertile beds and borders. These plants will not tolerate deep standing water.

(Desert Rose)

Desert rose is a heat-loving beauty with swollen “feet” or trunk flare. It is native to sub-Saharan Africa and Arabia and is a large perennial shrub to small tree with a wide swollen base which is sometimes buried underground. The ovate leaves are clustered on the ends of many twisted branches, most with no petiole. It is usually leafless during the cooler winter dry season. Grown for spectacular bell-shaped flowers with colors ranging from deep rose/red to pale pink which appear in summer in mass...

(Black Ruby Desert Rose, Desert Rose)

Desert rose is a hothouse baby with swollen “feet.” It is native to sub-Saharan Africa and Arabia and is a large perennial shrub to small tree with a much swollen base which is sometime buried underground. Grown for spectacular bell-shaped flowers, ‘Black Ruby' blossoms have white centers, red petals with a very dark red or 'black' edge which appear in summer in mass and few scattered throughout the year. The ovate leaves are clustered on the ends of many twisted branches, most with no petiole. It...

(Aleutian Maidenhair)

Deceptively delicate in appearance but tough in constitution, this enchanting deciduous fern is found over a wide area of western North America and eastern Asia, with scattered populations in the eastern United States. Several long narrow "branches" (pinnae) with triangular leaf-like segments arise from a curving "stem" (rachis), the whole forming a lacy fan-like frond that nearly parallels the ground. The rachis is often deep black-purple, in striking contrast to the foliage. Young fronds are often...

(Aleutian Maidenhair)

Deceptively delicate in appearance but tough in constitution, Aleutian maidenhair is a deciduous fern found over a wide area of western North America and eastern Asia, with scattered populations in the eastern United States. The cultivar 'Imbricatum' is a dwarf selection with ruffled feathery blue-green "branches" (pinnae). Several pinnae with triangular wavy-edged leaf-like segments arise from a curving "stem" (rachis), the whole forming a lacy fan-like frond that nearly parallels the ground. The...

(Rough Maidenhair Fern)

Rough maidenhair fern is an evergreen clumping perennial fern native to southern and southeastern Asia and Australia. New fronds may be copper-pink maturing to bronze-green. The fern stems, or stipes, are forked in two with shiny, leathery dark green leaflets with an occasional bronze casting.<> Rosy maidenhair fern prefers most moist soils with a high organic content. Looking its best in a shady spot, it can tolerate substantial sunlight if soil is moist and humidity higher; it does not like...