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): 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): 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): 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