(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...

(Common Maidenhair Fern, Southern Maidenhair Fer)

Delicate and shade-loving, southern maidenhair fern is a beautiful plant native to tropical and temperate regions throughout the world. This species is evergreen in tropical and subtropical areas and deciduous in temperate regions.

It's most admired for its small, fine fronds comprised of dainty, fan-shaped leaflets of light green that move in the slightest breeze. These are supported by glossy black stems that arise from short creeping rhizomes.

Southern maidenhair fern grows best in moist,...

(Maidenhair Fern, Northern Maidenhair Fern)

Maidenhair fern is an herbaceous perennial native to North America and eastern Asia. The compact cultivar 'Imbricatum' bears delicate, cascading, bright bluish green fronds with overlapping segments and dark purple stems. In hot dry weather the fronds may develop brown tips.

This exquisite woodland plant makes an excellent accent for shady grottoes or gardens. It does best in damp, shady sites with evenly moist, highly organic soil.

(Bishop's Goutweed)

Bishop's Goutweed is a fast-spreading Eurasian groundcover that has become naturalized across the whole of North America. It spreads via rhizomes (rooting underground stems) and has green compound leaves with three to nine leaflets. The equally weedy garden variety, 'Variegatum', is the most common form in cultivation and has leaves mottled with ivory.

In mid-spring to summer, goutweed produces umbels of tiny white flowers that are insect-pollinated and produce lots of brown seeds that spread...

(Bishop's Goutweed, Snow-on-the-Mountain, Variegated Bishop's Goutweed)

Snow-on-the-Mountain is a rapidly spreading groundcover that is native to Europe and western Asia and has rampantly naturalized in North America. 'Variegatum' has three to nine widely divided, white and light green aromatic leaves that travel by way of fibrous roots and rhizomes. In mid spring to summer it produces umbels of tiny white flowers that turn to seed that will eagerly broadcast itself and freely germinate. (Removing seed heads when possible curtails unwanted volunteers from germinating)....

(California Buckeye)

Beautiful and fragrant white flowers, decorative nuts, and glossy leaves make the California buckeye one of the more interesting and pretty buckeyes for the garden. Native to the canyon hills and ranges of central California, this dry-season deciduous large shrub also boasts smooth silver-gray bark that arguably makes the plant look more stunning when no leaves are present.

The warmth of spring finds the new, light green foliage emerging, with hand-like (palmate) leaves with five to seven leaflets...

(Red Buckeye)

Red buckeye is a large deciduous shrub or small tree with lustrous, dark green, palmate leaves with five to seven leaflets. It is native to the eastern and southern United States and has open branches and a rounded habit. In spring, it produces loose, upright spikes of red or orange-red tubular flowers sometimes marked with yellow.

This buckeye grows best in moist soil with average drainage and can take full sun to part shade. It makes a great feature plant and offers a striking, vertical element...

(Biltmore Red Buckeye, Red Buckeye)

Red buckeye is a large deciduous shrub or small tree with lustrous, dark green, palmate leaves with five to seven leaflets. It is native to the eastern and southern United States and has open branches and a rounded habit. In spring, it produces loose, upright spikes of red or orange-red tubular flowers sometimes marked with yellow.

This buckeye grows best in moist soil with average drainage and can take full sun to part shade. It makes a great feature plant and offers a striking, vertical element...

(Dwarf Red Buckeye, Red Buckeye)

Red buckeye is a large deciduous shrub or small tree with lustrous, dark green, palmate leaves with five to seven leaflets. It is native to the eastern and southern United States and has open branches and a rounded habit. In spring, it produces loose, upright spikes of red or orange-red tubular flowers sometimes marked with yellow.

This buckeye grows best in moist soil with average drainage and can take full sun to part shade. It makes a great feature plant and offers a striking, vertical element...

(Japanese Horsechestnut)

Considered to have the largest and showiest of all horsechestnuts, Japanese horsechestnut's white blossoms in midsummer yield brown fruits with red-brown seeds; its fall leaf color is a brilliant yellow. A tall, spreading deciduous tree from Japan, this species is popular in China and is often confused with Aesculus chinensis. The dark sandy brown bark is relatively smooth.

The leaves of this horsechestnut get as large as a basketball. Each hand--like leaf is comprised of five to seven...