Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Woodland
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Astilbe biternata
Family: (Saxifragaceae)
(P) to 4.5′. False Goat’s Beard. North America. The only native Astilbe and unaccountably rarely seen. Tall, imposing stems with profuse, creamy white flower panicles light up the woodland in early summer. Dark green foliage is lush and resembles Actaea. Partial shade. 4 & T1
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Woodland
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Heuchera americana
Family: (Saxifragaceae)
(P) to 2′. Rock Geranium, Coral Bells. A native to eastern North America with attractive, mottled, palmately lobed simple leaves. Small, five-petalled, white flowers on upright slender racemes bloom in early summer. Partial shade. 4 & T2
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Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Woodland
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Astilbe chinensis var. davidii
Family: (Saxifragaceae)
(P) to 6′. China and Japan. A tall and spectacular Astilbe. Late to bloom, but when the erect, branched, tapering panicles of rosy-purple blooms appear in late summer, it is well worth the wait. The foliage is attractive too with dense, sturdy clumps of serrated leaflets that emerge a gorgeous coppery bronze in the spring before turning a lustrous, dusty dark green. August. Moist soil. Sun/partial shade. 4 & T1
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Woodland
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Jeffersonia diphylla
Family: (Berberidaceae)
(P) to 18″ in flower. Jefferson’s Twinleaf. A native New Yorker. In early spring the emerging foliage is striking in shades of pinkish purple. The stems stay dark and the foliage unfurls into two, blue-green, kidney-shaped, lobed divisions. The eight-petalled, white, cup-shaped flowers face upwards and display a cooling light green centre and creamy yellow coloured stamens. Interesting pear-shaped seed pods with pointed hinged lids hold the shiny brown seeds. Moist woods. Partial shade/shade. 3 & T2 & Δ
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Woodland
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Kirengeshoma palmata
Family: (Hydrangeaceae)
(P) to 6′. A Japanese dignitary. Waxy, soft yellow flowers in late summer, leaves of clear green “…placed oppositely up the arching ebony stem.” (GST**). Kirengeshoma is a star performer for us in the Woodland, Flower Garden and Himalayan Slope. We love this plant. Partial shade and good soil. 5 & T2
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Woodland
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Primula veris
Family: (Primulaceae)
(P) to 12″. Cowslip. Terminal, nodding, one-sided clusters sport deep yellow, sweetly scented flowers with orange spotted throats that are housed in baggy, pale green calyces. Basal rosettes are softly hairy. Spring blooming. Moist soil. Partial shade. 4 & T2
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Woodland
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Maianthemum racemosum (syn. Smilacina racemosa)
Family: (Asparagaceae)
(P) to 3′. Solomon’s Zigzag, False Spikenard, Treacleberry. A North American native that is most welcomed in the woodland. Arching, bright green stems and six-inch long, elliptic to lanceolate leaves with prominent, parallel veining. Fluffy, linen-white flowers bloom on panicles in late spring. Red to purple berries follow. Moist soil. Partial shade to shade. 3 & T2
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Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Woodland
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Myosotis sylvatica
Family: (Boraginaceae)
(B/P) to 12″. Garden Forget-me-not. Northern Europe. Drifts of pretty, sky blue flowers in paired cymes. This unforgettable flower has five rounded petals joined into a tube at the base with five white or yellow scales in the throat that form a distinctive eye. Blooms late spring through early summer. Darling. Self-sows freely. Moist soil. Partial shade. 4, D & T2
Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Woodland
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Polygonatum giganteum
Family: (Asparagaceae)
(P) to 7′. Giant Solomon’s Seal. Statuesque and unmistakable. This spectacular giant is similar to Polygonatum biflorum in everything but size. Bell-shaped, greenish white, tubular flowers hang from the tall arching stems in early summer with the dark blue berries following in fall. Moist soil. Shade/partial shade. 3 & 6
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Woodland
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Darmera peltata
Family: (Saxifragaceae)
(P) to 4′. Umbrella Plant. Northern California and Oregon. Broad clusters of pale pink flowers appear in spring before the foliage fully emerges. Astonishing clumps of large, rounded, scalloped leaves on thick, hairy stems. A grand effect for a pond or bog garden; combines well with other moisture lovers such as Primulas and Ligularias. Blooms April to July. Moist to damp soil. Shade/partial shade. 4 & 7 for 4 weeks, then T1