Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Cardamine heptaphylla

Family: (Brassicaceae)

(P) to 15″.  Seven-leaved Toothwort.  Central and Western Europe.  This woodland charmer is characterized by the smooth, erect, unbranched stem with few but large ovate-lanceolate and irregularly toothed leaves.  The stem is topped with an inflorescence composed by a cluster of four cup-shaped, broad flowers carried by a long pedicel.  Flowers may be white, pink, or purplish with petals that are somewhat wrinkled.  Blooms from April to July.  Partial shade.  Prefer moist, humus-rich soil. 3 & T1

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Salvia forsskaolii

Family: (Lamiaceae)

(P) to 3+’. Indigo Woodland Sage. Balkan peninsula, Bulgaria to Turkey. This plant was named after Finnish explorer Peter Forsskål, a student of Carl Linnaeus.  Large basal clumps of textural green foliage give rise to long, branched flowering stems with whorls of showy, bi-lipped, violet-blue flowers with white streaks on the lower lip.  A great Salvia for open woodland plantings.  Blooms summer into early autumn.  Full sun to part shade.  Moist, well-drained soil. 4 & T3

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Corydalis cheilanthifolia

Family: Papaveraceae

(P) to 18″.  A gorgeous little plant from China with alternate, pinnately compound fern-like leaves and spikes of yellow tubular flowers in spring.  Shade to partial shade.  4 & T1

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Corydalis ophiocarpa

Family: Papaveraceae

(P) to 18″.  Serpent-Pod Fumitory.  Eastern Himalayas.  This treasure forms clumps of bronzy, blue-green, fern-like foliage from which emerge racemes of tubular, cream-coloured flowers with reddish purple tips.  Dangling seed pods follow; they resemble little green eels or serpents, hence the common name.  A vigorous and attractive architectural plant, which self-sows gently when happy.  Blooms May onward.  Sun to partial shade.  4 and T1

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Syneilesis aconitifolia

Family: (Asteraceae)

(P) to 2′.  Shredded Umbrella Plant.  Japan.  Wonderful foliage plant very reminiscent of Aconitum, with woolly, peltate, deeply divided leaves.  Clusters of small, fluffy pink flowerheads atop stiff, dark stems.  Intriguing.  Partial shade.  4 & T2

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Semiaquilegia ecalcarata

Family: (Ranunculaceae)

(P) to 16″.  False Columbine.  A native of eastern Asia with exquisite mauve-purple , bell-shaped, nodding flowers resembling spurless Columbines.  A delicate addition to the woodland.  We have ours self-sowing nicely around the troughs near the Gardeners’ Bothy.  Blooms in late spring.  Sun/partial shade.   4 & T2

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Delphinium tricorne

Family: (Ranunculaceae)

(P) to 3′.  A petite Delphinium with open racemes and flowers in shades of blue and violet and sometimes with white striations.  Spurs are long and turn up on the ends in an animated fashion.  Attractive foliage; each leaf being palmately cleft into 5 deeply cut lobes with each lobe being further divided into 2 to 3 secondary lobes. This Delphinium loves the woodland.  Shade.  3 & T1

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Tellima grandiflora

Family: (Saxifragaceae)

(P) to 2′.  Fringe Cups.  Western North America.  Racemes of lime-green, bell-shaped, filigreed, fragrant flowers turning delicate pink with age.  Basal leaves are softly hairy.  Partial shade.  4 & T1

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Primula elatior

Family: (Primulaceae)

(P) to 10″.  Oxlip.  A charming British native with one-sided clusters of pale yellow, narrow, trumpet-like, fragrant flowers with deeper yellow throats.  Basal rosettes are hairy, yet soft.  Spring blooming.  Moist soil.  Partial shade. 4 & T2

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Dodecatheon meadia

Family: (Primulaceae)

(P) to 18″. American Shooting Star. North America. Umbels of 8-20, Cyclamen-like, lavender-pink flowers nod atop reddish flowering stalks. Each flower has five lilac, totally reflexed petals with white to yellow bases, which converge to form a tube revealing the pointed cluster of stamens. Basal foliage occurs in a tidy clump of oblong to ovate, pale green leaves to 10 inches long. Very beautiful in May. Summer dormant. Partial shade. 3 & T2