Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Iris domestica (syn. Belamcanda chinensis)

Family: (Iridaceae)

(P) to 2′.  Blackberry Lily.  East Asia.  Iris-like foliage sports loosely branched sprays of speckled, orange-red flowers.  Fruit capsules with dense clusters of attractive, glossy black seeds follow.  Well-drained soil.  Sun.  1 & 3 & T2

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Eryngium planum

Family: (Apiaceae)

(P) to 4′. Flat Sea Holly. A native to eastern Europe with numerous, branching stems of small bluish thistles and spiky bracts. A rugged-looking plant with spiny-toothed, glossy green, basal foliage. Well-drained soil. Sun. 3 & 6 & Δ

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Thalictrum minus

Family: (Ranunculaceae)

(P) to 2.5′.  Europe.  This choice Meadow Rue has foliage very similar to Maidenhair Fern with sprays of light yellow, apetalous flowers.  Dainty yet tough.  Tolerates partial shade.  3 & T1 & Δ

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Leucanthemella serotina

Family: (Asteraceae)

(P).  Southeast Europe.  A fancy name for a lovely white daisy, reaching a height of six feet.  A slow spreader, nice for the back of the border or a wild garden.  August through September.  Sun.  3 & T1

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Iris tectorum

Family: (Iridaceae)

(P) to 12″.  Japanese Roof Iris.  A terrific species.  Bright blue flowers with a white beard and brown-purple flecking on the falls.  Light green, fan-like leaves.  It will spread nicely.  Blooms in June.  Sun.  3 & T1

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Corydalis lutea

Family: (Papaveraceae)

(P) to 12″.  Europe.  Forms a mound of delicate, dissected green leaves with racemes of paired, long, golden yellow tubular flowers.  A welcome self-sower and an ever-bloomer.  Grows well in a rock wall.  Sun.  4 & T1

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Myosotis scorpioides (syn. Myosotis palustris)

Family: (Boraginaceae)

(P) to 18″.  Water Forget-me-not.  Native to moist meadows and stream banks from Europe to Siberia.  A rhizomatous marginal aquatic plant with sky blue, five-petalled flowers with yellow centres, blooming on branched cymes resembling a coiled scorpion’s tail (particularly when in bud and early bloom) that uncoil as the flowers open.  The bright green leaves are shiny, oblong to lance-shaped, and slightly hairy.  A surprisingly long bloom period from spring through summer, especially in cooler weather.  Prefers wet areas where it will naturalize to form an attractive groundcover.  Full sun to part shade.  4 & T2, cover and keep dark

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Gymnaster savatieri

Family: (Asteraceae)

(P) to 3′.  Eastern Asia.  A choice and uncommon perennial with powdery blue, aster-like flowers with small yellow centres.  Lively, angular foliage that always looks perfect.  Covered in an exuberance of bloom from September onwards.  Simply a “must” for the fall garden.  Moist, well-drained soil.  Sun.  3 & T1

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Teucrium scorodonia

Family: (Lamiaceae)

(P) 18″.  Wood Germander.  A tough, shrubby perennial native to dry, open, pine woods, scrub, heaths and sandy acidic soils throughout Western Europe.  Aromatic, notched and puckered, sage-like, wrinkled green leaves adorn dense clumps of stiff, branching, woody stems.  Masses of tiny, greenish yellow lipped blooms cover, short, loose spikes in mid to late summer.  Dry, lime free soil.  Sun. 3 & T2

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Aquilegia vulgaris Mix

Family: (Ranunculaceae)

(P) to 3′. Columbine. Europe. The common name Columbine is derived from the Latin word for “dove” in reference to the resemblance of the inverted flower to five doves clustered together – a most descriptive image indeed. The intricate flowers can be nodding or horizontal and consist of five sepals and five petals to 1-½ inches long and come in a wide variety of colours, often developing dorsal hooked spurs. Interesting five, fused seed follicles follow. Each follicle has a long thin beak and holds many small, shiny, black seeds and persists until fall. The bushy, clump-forming plants have branched, thinly hairy stems and pinnate leaves, with the basal leaflets trifoliate. One of the most beloved plants appearing in an array of colours, sizes and forms, thanks to natural hybridization in the garden.  In 2021 we collected from plants described below.  Perhaps you will get an even more exciting variant.  Sun to part shade.  4 & T2

– Single White                – Single Lavender             

– Single Clear Pink         – Single Tall Purple

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