(Misty Blue White Baneberry, White Baneberry)

Pale, powdery blue-green leaves and an upright, red stem that carries tiny berries with black "eye dots" are the delightful ornamental features of 'Misty Blue'. White baneberry is a herbaceous perennial is native to the deciduous woodlands of southeastern Canada and the United States east of the Great Plains. This cultivar was selected by staff at the Mt. Cuba Center in northern Delaware and introduced in 2009. The root system is both fibrous and partially of rhizomes.

In spring the compound...

(Black Baneberry, Black Bugbane)

Tall, bottlebrush-like spikes of fragrant white flowers top this tall perennial's stems from midsummer to early fall. Black bugbane is a woodland perennial that forms a clump, native to the eastern United States.

The glossy dark green leaves are compound - having three leaflets each and attached in groups of three on a leaf stalk. The individual leaflets are oval but are irregularly toothed. Depending on climate, each stem forms a very long flowerspike from midsummer to as late as early fall....

(Black Bugbane, Purpleleaf Bugbane)

Bottlebrush-like spikes of fragrant white flowers top the dark stems of ‘Atropurpurea’ from midsummer to early fall. It is a selection of Black bugbane, a woodland, clumping perennial native to the eastern United States.

The leaves are glossy and compound - having three leaflets each - and are borne in threes on each leaf stalk. The individual leaflets are oval and irregularly toothed. They are purple-tinted in spring, and fade to green in summer, while the stems remain dark. Depending on climate,...

(Hardy Kiwi)

Hardy kiwi is a deciduous woody vine that originates from eastern Asia. It is an attractive plant with dark green foliage and fragrant white flowers that appear in late spring but is primarily grown for its tart and sweet pale green fruits. Kiwi are dioecious, which means individual plants have either female flowers or male flowers. So, it is necessary to have at least two vines, one female and one male, for cross-pollination and fruiting.

For high productivity, plant these in locations with...

(Ananasnaja Hardy Kiwi, Hardy Kiwi, Tara Vine)

The prolific hardy kiwi, 'Ananasnaja', is noted for its cold hardiness and particularly tasty sweet fruit. Hardy kiwi is a deciduous woody vine that originates from eastern Asia. It is an attractive plant with dark green foliage and fragrant white flowers that appear in late spring but is primarily grown for its tart and sweet pale green fruits. Kiwi are dioecious, which means individual plants have either female flowers or male flowers. So, it is necessary to have at least two vines, one female...

(Hardy Kiwi, Issai Hardy Kiwi, Tara Vine)

Hardy kiwi is a deciduous woody vine that originates from eastern Asia. It is an attractive plant with dark green foliage and fragrant white flowers that appear in late spring but is primarily grown for its tart and sweet pale green fruits. Kiwi are usually dioecious, which means individual plants have either female flowers or male flowers, so it is necessary to have at least two vines, one female and one male, for cross-pollination and fruiting. But, 'Issai' is self-fertile so only one plant is...

(Hardy Kiwi)

Hardy kiwi is a deciduous woody vine that originates from eastern Asia. This vigorous selection is an attractive plant with dark green foliage and fragrant white flowers that appear in late spring but is primarily grown for its tart and sweet pale green fruits. Kiwi are usually dioecious, which means individual plants have either female flowers or male flowers, so it is necessary to have at least two vines, one female and one male, for cross-pollination and fruiting. But, 'Meader' is self-fertile...

(Kolomikta Kiwi, Variegated Kiwi Vine)

Hardy kiwi is a deciduous, twining, woody vine native to the temperate regions of East Asia. It is grown for its excellent hardiness, colorful foliage and delicious, smooth-skinned fruit. The leaves are ovate to oblong with a heart-shaped base and green when they emerge. On plants that are of bearing age, the outer half of the leaf turns color when it is time to flower. Closest to the stem the leaves remain green; the tips turn white finally blushing to pink, rose and raspberry producing a stunning...

(Arctic Beauty Kiwi, Kolomikta Kiwi)

Hardy kiwi is a deciduous, twining, woody vine native to the temperate regions of East Asia. It is grown for its excellent hardiness, colorful foliage and delicious, smooth-skinned fruit. The leaves of ‘Arctic Beauty’ are ovate to oblong with a heart-shaped base and green when they emerge and are smaller that other hardy kiwi varieties. On plants that are of bearing age, the outer half of the leaf turns color when it is time to flower. Closest to the stem the leaves remain green; the tips turn white...

(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...