Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Ammi visnaga

Family: (Apiaceae)

(A) to 3′.  Khella, Toothpick Plant.  Egypt.  Grown since antiquity for medicinal purposes.  This sophisticated Queen Anne’s Lace relative produces masses of feathery, delicate, aromatic foliage topped with wide, compound, flat umbels of tiny, greenish-white flowers.  An excellent and unusual filler; most desirable for cut flower displays.  Well-drained soil.  Sun.  3 & T1

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Amaranthus gangeticus

Family: (Amaranthaceae)

(A) to 5′.  Elephant Amaranth.  South America, Africa.  This plant is a delightful point of interest in the flower or vegetable garden.  The tiny, congested sprays of crimson flowers form rounded, dense clusters that make up one extraordinarily shaped form, rather like an elephant’s trunk, or a pointing finger or two.  Sun.  3 & T3

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Yucca filamentosa

Family: (Asparagaceae)

(P) to 6’+.  Adam’s Needle.  A native of Southeastern North America.  Architectural, strap-like, sharply pointed, blue-green foliage with white, thread filaments curling along the leaf margins.  In late spring, a flowering stalk that looks like a gigantic Asparagus spear, rises from the center of each rosette.  Long, conical panicle of nodding, bell-shaped, glossy, creamy white, fragrant flowers are long-lasting.  Fruits are elliptical dehiscent capsules.  Yuccas will form a small colony over time from basal offsets.  One of Miss Jekyll’s favourite accent plants, and ours too.  Well-drained soil.  Sun.  3 & T2

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Veronicastrum virginicum White

Family: (Plantaginaceae)

(P) to 6′. White Culver’s Root. Northeast America. A beautiful plant adorned with eight-inch long spikes of tiny, white, tubular flowers. At the base of each central spike exists a second whorl of smaller flower spikes. This plant makes an exotic and very architectural statement in the garden. Midsummer. Sun. 4 & T2

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Verbascum chaixii 'Album'

Family: (Scrophulariaceae)

(P) to 4′.  White Nettle-leaved Mullein.  Europe and Russia.  A white-flowered form of the classic yellow Verbascum chaixii.  Attractive, grey-green, felted, and corrugated leaves form large basal rosettes from which rise spire-like terminal racemes.  The racemes are densely packed with five-lobed, one-inch, white flowers sporting showy purple-red filaments and orange anthers.  Long blooming and very versatile.  Mid-summer. Sun.  4 & T1

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Thalictrum rochebruneanum

Family: (Ranunculaceae)

(P) to 6′.  Lavender Mist Meadow Rue.  An incredible architectural beauty from Japan.  Loose panicles of deep lavender-violet, apetalous flowers with yellow stamens bloom throughout the summer months.  Enjoys full sun or partial shade.  3 & T1 & Δ

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Teucrium hircanicum

Family: (Lamiaceae)

(P) to 2′. Wood Sage. This native of Persia has orchid-purple, hooded flowers with bell-shaped bracts that bloom on stiff spikes throughout summer. Aromatic, bright green leaves are ovate, notched, and puckered. Moist soil. Sun. 3 & T2

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Sium sisarum

Family: (Apiaceae)

(P) to 3′. Skirret, Ratbait. Europe to East Asia. Aromatic, shiny leaves with three to eleven leaflets that are lanceolate and toothed. Umbels of small, white flowers with involucral bracts. Long-blooming. Moist soil. Sun. 3 & 6

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Sinacalia tangutica (syn. Ligularia tangutica)

Family: (Asteraceae)

(P) to 3′. China. Leave your gardening friends guessing with this unusual and striking plant. Terminal compound clusters of small, lemon yellow daisies contrast beautifully with the bright green, sharply pinnate, incised foliage. Definitely a talking point. Blooms well into September. Moist soil. Sun/partial shade. 4 & T2

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Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Silphium terebinthinaceum

Family: (Asteraceae)

(P) to 6′. The Prairie Dock. Tall stems of yellow daisies. The giant leaves can reach three feet in length. Rough, flat, dark green and extremely handsome leaves. Fabulous foliage plant. Sun. 3 & T2