(Perennial Quaking Grass)

Common quaking grass is a perennial, tufted grass grown mostly for its interesting seed pods. It is native to Eurasia and naturalized in the cooler regions of North America. The leaves are linear, narrow, flat, upright and green to blue-green in color. Common quaking grass spreads slowly by rhizome (underground stem). Flowers are small and green held in lacy branched heads on stiff, leafless stalks well above the foliage, doubling the size of the plant. They appear later spring into summer. The fruit...

(California Brodiaea)

The largest and arguably most beautiful brodiaea, this "bulb" from the foothills and coastal ranges of California blooms in a starburst of flowers reminiscent of a small Agapanthus. The clusters of up to 12 upfacing funnel-shaped flowers perch atop wiry knee-high stems in late spring and early summer. The purple, lavender, pinkish, or white flowers have dark longitudinal midstripes. Long grassy leaves precede the flowers, withering before or as the flowers open. Like all other of its genus,...

(Siberian Bugloss)

Popular and easy-to-grow, Siberian bugloss is an early blooming, clump-forming perennial that's ideal for the shade garden. This native of Eastern Europe is grown for its attractive foliage and flowers. In late spring to early summer it bears delicate clouds of tiny bright blue flowers with yellow-centers. These rise above large, soft, heart-shaped leaves of dark green. Several variegated cultivars are well worth trying, such as the silvery ‘Jack Frost’ and ‘Looking Glass.’

Siberian bugloss prefers...

(Siberian Bugloss)

Popular and easy-to-grow, Siberian bugloss is an early blooming, clump-forming perennial that's ideal for the shade garden. This native of Eastern Europe is grown for its attractive foliage and flowers. In late spring to early summer it bears delicate clouds of tiny bright blue flowers with yellow-centers. These rise above large, soft, heart-shaped leaves of dark green. Several variegated cultivars are well worth trying, such as the silvery ‘Jack Frost’ and ‘Looking Glass.’

Siberian bugloss prefers...

(Jack Frost Bugloss, Siberian Bugloss)

Popular and easy-to-grow, Siberian bugloss is an early blooming, clump-forming perennial that's ideal for the shade garden. The cultivar ‘Jack Frost’ is a beautifully variegated selection. Its heart-shaped leaves have a silvery white sheen and distinctly dark green veins. In late spring to early summer it bears delicate clouds of tiny bright blue flowers with yellow-centers, which rise above its foliage.

Siberian bugloss prefers partial sun to shade and rich, well drained loam. Its hairy leaves...

(Langtrees Bugloss, Siberian Bugloss)

Popular and easy-to-grow, Siberian bugloss is an early blooming, clump-forming perennial that's ideal for the shade garden. This native of Eastern Europe is grown for its attractive foliage and flowers. In late spring to early summer it bears delicate clouds of tiny bright blue flowers with yellow-centers. These rise above large, soft, heart-shaped leaves of dark green. Several variegated cultivars are well worth trying, such as the silvery ‘Jack Frost’ and ‘Looking Glass.’

Siberian bugloss prefers...

(Looking Glass Bugloss, Siberian Bugloss)

Popular and easy-to-grow, Siberian bugloss is an early blooming, clump-forming perennial that's ideal for the shade garden. The cultivar ‘Looking Glass is a beautifully variegated selection developed at Walter’s Gardens of Michigan. Its heart-shaped leaves have a bright, silvery white sheen and thin, delicate green veining. In late spring to early summer it bears delicate clouds of tiny pale blue flowers with yellow-centers.

Siberian bugloss prefers partial sun to shade and rich, well drained...

(Siberian Bugloss, Silver Wings Bugloss)

Popular and easy-to-grow, Siberian bugloss is an early blooming, clump-forming perennial that's ideal for the shade garden. The cultivar ‘Silver Wings’ is a beautifully variegated selection developed at Nayler Creek Gardens in Washington State. Its heart-shaped leaves are silvery gray with deeper gray veins and white margins. In late spring to early summer it bears delicate clouds of tiny pale blue flowers with yellow-centers.

Siberian bugloss prefers partial sun to shade and rich, well drained...

(Siberian Bugloss, Variegated Bugloss)

Popular and easy-to-grow, Siberian bugloss is an early blooming, clump-forming perennial that's ideal for the shade garden. This native of Eastern Europe is grown for its attractive foliage and flowers. In late spring to early summer it bears delicate clouds of tiny bright blue flowers with yellow-centers. These rise above large, soft, heart-shaped leaves of dark green. Several variegated cultivars are well worth trying, such as the silvery ‘Jack Frost’ and ‘Looking Glass.’

Siberian bugloss prefers...

(Butterflybush, Lo & Behold Butterflybush)

Grown for its compact, non-invasive habit and elongated clusters of blue flowers, the dwarf moderately-vigorous hybrid butterflybush ‘Blue Chip’ A.K.A. Lo & Behold™ is a tough shrub that is a cross between Buddleja davidii, B. lindleyana and B. globosa. It was developed at the J. C. Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University.

This butterflybush has silvery gray-green leaves on low spreading multi-branched plants. Lo & Behold™ produces...