(Leopard's Bane, Little Leo Leopard's Bane)

The short and sweet leopard’s bane, ‘Little Leo’, bears semi-double golden blooms, unlike its taller, single-flowered brethren.

This is one of those pretty perennials that you rarely see planted in American gardens. Leopard’s bane is a member of the sunflower family that produces showy golden daisies in spring, a time when such flowers are rare in the landscape. The flowers rise from solitary stems from clumps of green heart-shaped leaves with toothed edges. In the summer, they may go dormant,...

(Leopard's Bane, Magnificum Leopard's Bane)

The large-flowered leopard’s bane, 'Magnificum', bears s lots of golden daisies early in the season. This is one of those pretty perennials that you rarely see planted in American gardens. Leopard’s bane is a member of the sunflower family that produces showy golden daisies in spring, a time when such flowers are rare in the landscape. The flowers rise from solitary stems from clumps of green heart-shaped leaves with toothed edges. In the summer, they may go dormant, especially where summers are...

(Great Leopard's Bane)

The bright lemon yellow daisies of great leopard’s bane stand on tall thin stems and bloom from late spring to midsummer. It is a hardy herbaceous perennial native to western and central Europe. Though uncommon in the garden, it offers height and bright color to the early border.

The slightly heart-shaped of this daisy are light to medium green and form basal clumps that spread over time and form a substantial mass. The cauline leaves that line the flower stems are lance-shaped. From late...

(Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy)

Livingstone daisy is an easy-to-grow annual that becomes covered in neon-hued, daisy-like blooms all season long. It is native to South Africa and the genus is named in honor of plantsman Dr. Martin Heinrich Gustav Schwantes’s mother, Dorothea. Also called ice plant, this mat-forming beauty is a true rock garden plant adapted to sunny, open, rocky ares with sharply drained soil. It thrives were summers are not too hot or humid.

The flat, fleshy, succulent, spatula-shaped leaves of ice plant...

(Livingstone Daisy, Mezoo Trailing Red Livingstone Daisy)

Mezoo Livingstone daisy is a sprawling to mounding plant with succulent green leaves edged with white occasionally accented with button-sized red flowers in spring. This annual succulent is from South Africa’s Cape Provinces. The small, round, daisy-like flowers appear on the stems among the heavy, elliptical, pointed leaves. Bright flowers with many petite petals remain open during cloudy weather unlike other Livingstone daises which close if the sky darkens.

This selection of Livingstone...

(Leatherwood Fern, Narrow Buckler Fern, Toothed Wood Fern)

A delicate fern for woodland gardens and shaded dells, the toothed wood fern offers finely divided, light green to yellow-green fronds with distinctive stems covered with soft, brown scales. This deciduous perennial is native to the northernmost reaches of Europe and Asia. It is clump-forming and slowly spreads via creeping rhizomes (underground stems). In summer, its fertile fronds develop round, brown, spore-bearing “sori” that dot the undersides of the leaves in two rows along the pinnae, or leaflets....

(Autumn Fern, Copper Shield Fern)

The colorful autumn fern is a winter deciduous fern native to China and Japan. The glossy fronds emerge coppery-red in spring, turn green in summer, and rusty brown in fall. The overall shape of the frond is like a triangular wedge. In winter the fronds' undersides have red sori (spore bearing structures).

Like most ferns, it excels in shade and moist soil, making it ideal for the woodland wildflower garden and mixed border. It is best in garden pockets with higher humidity and protection from...

(Autumn Fern, Copper Shield Fern, Japanese Shield Fern)

Autumn fern is a semi-evergreen (usually deciduous) fern native to China and Japan. The glossy fronds of 'Brilliance' emerge coppery-orange in spring, turn green in summer, and rusty brown in fall. In winter the undersides of the fronds have red sori (spore bearing structures). Overall, this cultivar is much showier than regular autumn fern and is a low maintenace fern for gardens.

Autumn fern prefers shade and moist acidy soil, making it ideal for the woodland garden and mixed border. 'Brilliance'...

(Autumn Fern, Copper Shield Fern)

The colorful autumn fern is a winter deciduous fern native to China and Japan. The glossy fronds emerge coppery-red in spring, turn green in summer, and rusty brown in fall. The overall shape of the frond is like a triangular wedge. In winter the fronds' undersides have red sori (spore bearing structures).

Like most ferns, it excels in shade and moist soil, making it ideal for the woodland wildflower garden and mixed border. It is best in garden pockets with higher humidity and protection from...

(Common Male Fern)

Common male fern is a large deciduous fern native to many temperate regions of Europe, Asia and North America. Its large, glossy green fronds arise from an erect rhizome. With greater height, the fronds tend to become ever-so-slightly arching.

Like most ferns it excels in shade and moist soil, though once established it will tolerate some sun and drier conditions. Nearly any soil pH type is acceptable as long as there is organic matter incorporated. Common male fern performs well in woodland borders...