Plant List
Availability varies thru the season.
Looking for something special? Do ask.
We grow even more than we list here!
** Very limited
Ajuga... We grow only the new hybrid "politely spreading" groundcovers:
'Chocolate Chip' miniature deep chocolate leaves, mid-blue flower. NOT INVASIVE.
'Frost Song' variegated silver & rose tinted leaves. NOT INVASIVE.
'Mahogony' very large leaves in deepest forms, a great match with Cimifugas! Blossoms are large and a good blue. NOT INVASIVE.
Ampelopsis, Porcelain Vine
Anemone
'September Charm' single pink blossoms in September, my personal favorite
'Party Dress' double white blooms in late summer - early fall. Lovely!
Anemonella...Miniature form, white blooms in spring shade, precious!
Aquiligia, Columbine...Many choices from dwarf to tall, pastels to striking deep shades.
'Songbird' series solid bright pastel colors, very hardy. ('Dove'=white, 'Cardinal'=red)
'Biedermeier' beautiful mix of dark colors, dwarf. 'Woodside Variegata' gold & green foliage adds even more interest. Purple blooms.
'Cameo' dwarf solid bright pastels. Especially delightful spring color.
Asarina scandens...Half hardy perennial, delightful delicate vining bloomer. Great in baskets.
Asarum euopaeum, European Wild Ginger...Groundcover for shady, moist areas. Unusual blooms.
**Asarum canadensis, Native Wild Ginger...Larger heartshaped glossy leaves. A must!
Astilbe Chinesis var. pumila...The wonderful groundcover Astilbe. Sturdy plump vivid raspberry pink blossoms in August & Sept. Slugs leave this alone as they do all Astilbes.
Astilbe...Deep pink, pale pink and white shades, which bloom at different times.
Bachelor Buttons...Annual, easily reseeding blue blossoms in summer in memory of my Dad, who always grew them & loved them even though they're "just bachelor buttons" & who taught me the love of growing and reverence for the earth and all living creatures.
Bacopa...White, lavender and blue. Non-stop blooming filler, replaces lobelia and alyssum. No deadheading involved! Somewhat tender perennial that will survive mild winters with protection.
Bergenia 'Appleblossom'...PPAF NEW! Spring bloom of large 1"-2" white flowers which matures to pink with a dark pink throat. Evergreen foliage with bronze hues in winter. Part shade. 15"-18"
**Brunnera macrophylla, Siberian Bugloss...Variegated forms. SLUGS DON'T EAT THIS! These will grow and bloom well in absolutely NO sun, just bright shade. Blossoms resemble sprays of forget-me-nots, so you get the lovely true blue flowers without the reseeding weediness of the true forget-me-nots. Most years they will bloom from late January through June. A must have!
'Jack Frost' you must see this to believe what beauty the white frosted leaves create!
'Looking Glass' NEW. Child of Jack Frost (above), more frosted with paler green margins.
'Dayson's White' more definite white & green patterns, very striking. Less apt to scorch.
'Hadspen Cream' variegated green & creamy white. Wonderful!
'Variagata' crisp white & green variegation.
Buddlea, Butterfly Bush...Guess who loves this. We grow several colors including deep purple and also several dwarf froms (in Buddlea, this means 5 feet tall instead of 12).
Callicarpa, Beauty Berry...Bright putple berries in winter. 5-6 foot tall shrub. Prune in winter.
Campanula...Full sun to light shade in Puget Sound areas, good drainage.
'Bavaria Blue' NEW! Low-growing, spreading type with light blue double blooms. Great in containers.
'Hot Lips' NEW! Also log-growing. Speckled inner blossoms are quite large & bell-shaped.
**'Jane Elliot' purple outward facing bells on 12"-15" tall plants.
**'Cherry Bells' exhuberant plant with lovely dangling pink bell blossoms.
**'Beautiful Trust' exciting unusual form from Japan with white ribbon-like petals!
Cerinthe...Major purpurescens, incredible purple & blue growth & blooms. Tender perennial, partial sun, moise humusy, well-drained soil. Reseeds a colony of babies each spring!
**Chelone, Turtlehead...Purple or white turtlehead-shaped blooms in fall. Very hardy, moist shade lover. We have an unusually tall variety 24-30"!
**Cimicifuga racemosa...We grow the dark foliaged ones. Tiny white incredibly fragrant blossoms on tall spires in late summer. The scent repels mosquitos! Moist soil is a must. This is a great plant for that low, heavy boggy area...don't we all have at least one!
'Brunette' the original "dark-haired beauty". Requires a minimum of 5 hours sun for dark foliage. 5-6 ft.
'Black Negligee' lovely! Also needs the minimum 5 hrs. sun to keep the darkest tones.
'James Compton' dwarf form. 15" or so.
'Hillside Black Beauty' develops dark foliage even in total shade! This will also be 5-6 ft.
'Wild Song Midnite Sonata' our own seed-grown form. Darker foliage in less sun than Brunette.
Clematis...One of the most popular of all climbing vines, clematis flowers are irresistibly beautiful and indispensible in the garden. Use them to liven up any dull space by growing them on fences, arbors, pergolas, obelisks or even over large shrubs. Hardy in zones 4-8.
'Hagley Hybrid' the speckled, subtle shell-pink to pinkish mauve flowers of this selection tend to lighten up as they age. The flower color is best preserved in partial shade. A good choice for trowing in containers. Pruning Group 3.
Terniflora 'Sweet Autumn Clematis' a small-flowered selection that blooms profusely in autumn. Very small, sweetly fragrant, creamy white flowers smother the bushy foliage for nearly two months, just as the leaves on the trees begin to turn color. Stunning! Pruning Group 3.
'Polish Spirit' a small-flowered variety with deep velvety purple blossoms. A strong climber and vigorous grower. Recipient of the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit in 1993. Pruning Group 3.
Cornus canadensis, Bunchberry...Groundcover dogwood with incredible white dogwood blossoms in early summer. Loves acid soild. Plant in 75-80% peat in shade to get established.
Cornus, Red Twig Dogwood...Deciduous shrub, deep red stems wit wonderful winter color.
Corydalis...Woodland shade perennials. Some forms from N. America, blues originating in China. All love moist humusy soil, woodland part shade or cool sun conditions. Most are intensely fragrant, releasing their scents morn & eve!
C. flexuousa 'Blue Heron' NEW! Bright sky blue.
**'Blackberry Wind' NEW! Rare purple blooms, smells like grape kool-aid!
C. Sapphire Fumitory 'Elata' sapphire blooms in July. Sturdier, less fragile upright form.
C. lutea N. American native. Yellow blooms. Ready in 2006
Currant, Flowering Red...Native growing 6-8' tall, woodland edge plant. Sun - part sun. Don't miss this!
**Darmera peltata...Rare bos plant. Sends up a "fist" of pink blooms prior to round leaves emerging in spring.
Delphinium 'Blushing Bride'...NEW PINK SHADES! An old-fashioned favorite for traditional perennial gardens. Effective in borders and cutting gardens. The New Millennium series is bred by Dowdeswell's of New Zealand. These outstanding hybrids have strong stems and heavily petalled flowers of exceptional color and form. Plants are long-lived and very tolerant of heat and humidity. 5-6' tall, 18-24" apart, full sun.
Dicentra 'Gold Heart'...NEW CPBRAF. This brilliant spring beauty will shine like a beacon in the spring and summer landscape. It is a selection of Nori Pope from England's Hadspen House. Produces arching sprays of pink bleeding hearts in spring above shocking gold foliage. Best in light shade and moist soil. Excellent in the shade garden combined with our dark foliaged cimicifugas and 'Frosted Violet' Heucheras, and accented with Ajuga 'Mahogany'.
Dicentra spectabilis 'Alba', White bleeding heart...Deer don't like this! Goes summer dormant.
Dicentra spectabilis, Pink bleeding heart...Dig & separate every 4-5 years to retain vigor.
Didiscus 'Wedding Party'...Pastel Queen Anne's lace blossoms on sun loving reseeding annuals.
Didiscus caeruleus 'Blaudolde', Blue Lace Flower...Same as above but in blue.
Disporum flavens...Much sought-after by collectors and shade gardeners. Korean classic allied with Solomon's Seal. Elegant vertical shoots to 2', gently branched and graced with perfectly in-scale pendulous yellow flowers at their apex. Good humusy soil.
**Epimedium...Dry shade lover! Survives slugs too. Heart-shaped leaved tall groundcover with pink, yellow or white tiny blossoms in spring. Woodland garden must have!
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Lilafee'...White blossoms
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Rubrum'...Reddish pink blossoms
Eupatorium 'Baby Joe', Dwarf Joy Pye...Moist soil, full/part sun. Striking 'cotton candy' pink flowers.
Evergreen Huckleberry...Our pick for best foliage/berry shrub. Native, deep blue winter berries, shiny deep green evergreen foliage. Grows tall in shade, short in sun...Can't ask for more than this!
Falliopa 'Variegata', Japanese Fleece Flower...Heart-shaped leaves are variegated with splashes of dark green on a creamy white background. New growth is coral pink. Clump forming. A good spreading groundcover. Popularly used on slopes and banks to help prevent erosion. 4' tall, space 12-18" apart. Shade/part shade.
Filipendula rubra 'Venustra', Queen of the Prairie...6' tall rose pink plumes like cotton candy in midsummer. Full sun, moist soil.
Geranium macrorhizum, Cranesbill...True Geraniums. We grow mainly shade loving varieties. 'Phaeum' Mourning Widow with deep maroon almost black flowers.
Gunnera tinctoria... From Patagonia, the land that time forgot, comes this definition of dramatic! Leaves to 6 feet across. Loves a pond or stream edge, wet/moist deep rich soil a must. Clear away old leaves in fall and cover crown with dry leaves, branches etc. for winter mulch. Manure tropdressing in spring and lots of water gets you maximum leaf size. Flowers are like huge primeval pine cones extending from crown. Sun if ample water or light shade. Not to be missed!
Helleborus
**H. orientalis, Lenton Rose partial to full shade, rich humusy moist soil. Evergreen, blooming from January through March and April. Siting under deciduous trees gives it winter sun and summer shade. White to rosy purple blooms speckled with maroon.
'Winter Queen' New! Hybrid forms. Not to be missed!
'Honeyhill Joy'
'Fire & Ice'
Native species green blooms in spring, likes more sun than orientalis. Very exhuberant.
Heuchera, Coral Bells...Evergreen & hardy, for morning or filtered sun. Hundreds of new varieties! Attract butterflies and humminbirds. Loverly year-round interest. Colors range from variegated through golden.
'Peach Melba' NEW amber & peach toned leaves all year round! Shade/part shade. 8-12" tall, 10-14" apart.
'Snow Fire' NEW variegated 'frosted' form, with bright red blooms 'till frost. Lovely!
'Blood Red' NEW best blooms of all heucheras with variegated green foliage and blood red blooms.
'Ruby Bells' NEW relatively large blood red fragrant flowers persist for 4-8 weeks. Green leaves.
'Frosted Violet' deep purple frosted with silver. Lovely! Matches dark Cimicifugas!
'Key Lime Pie' bright lime foliage brightens garden beds. Delicate pale blooms add frosting.
'Black Beauty' glossy ruffled deepest burgundy color, almost black, with red blooms.
Heucherella, Foamy Bells...Crosses of Heuchera, above, and Tiarella, with best of both!
'Strike It Rich Gold' amber leaves with pale golden fluffy spikes of bloom. 8-12" tall, 16-20" apart.
Strike It Rich Pink' one of the best flowering, frothy pink with frosted dark leaves.
Hostas...Foliage for shade. Flower spikes are an added bonus.
NEW MINI HOSTAS:
'Blue Mouse Ears' small round gray-green leaves are comprised of a substance so thick you have to feel it to believe it. Lavender flowers on short scapes proportionate to the clump top it in midsummer. A must have hosta for the collector and rock garden enthusiast.
'Baby Bunting', 'Bill Dress's Blue', 'C. Wiggles', 'Cameo', 'Surprised by Joy', 'Hope', 'Pandora's Box'
ALSO, OTHER HOSTAS:
'Fujibotan' NEW fully double lavender flowers of this Japanese selection warrants its use as a specimen in the garden. Established clumps are capable of producing stems with over 50 flowers on each stem.
'Fragrant Bouquet' large fragrant white blooms
'Bridegroom'
'Blue Angel'
'Spring Fling'
'Tattoo'
'Cutting Edge' a fountain of ruffled leaf margins arched and folded to reveal their white backs. The rippled blue-green leaves are topped with lavender flowers in later summer.
'Little Black Scape' purple blooms with black stems & almost chartrese leaves!
'Dancing in the Rain', 'Remember Me', 'Island Charm', 'Blue Umbrellas'
'Golden Song' miniature edging hosta
'Golden Standard' large clump
'Paul's Glory'
'So Sweet'
Lathyrus odoratus, Sweet Peas:
'Little Sweetheart' dwarf delight
'Super Snoop' knee-high type
'Winter Elegance' blooms early & late.
We offer 4" pots and hanging baskets. Fragrant & colorful!
'Matucana' heirloom. Smaller flowers than hybrids, but intensely fragrant purple blossoms.
Lathyrus latifolius, Everlasting Sweet Peas... Perennial, come up every year. Great for bank or slope. No fragrance though.
Lavatera 'Barnsley'... Hardy deciduous perennial, 6-8' tall shrub, pink blooms with deeper centers. You won't want to be without this! One of the loveliest blossoms to be found on a shrub, or anywhere!
Lavatera trimestris, Rose Mallow... Hardy annual, clear pik blossoms look similar to hollyhocks.
Leptinella squalida 'Platt's Black'... Brass Buttons NEW! Excellent groundcover featuring tiny ferny leaves that are almost black. This striking and unusual perennial is excellent between pavers or stepping stones. A Great Plant Pick for the Pacific Northwest.
Ligularia dentata 'Marie Britt Crawford'... Patented Hybrid. Darkest, largest, huge dark leaves with maroon undersides. Loves boggy soil and part sun. Do use 'Sluggo' bait for slugs. Multi flowered golden yellow bouquet blooms in late summer. Enjoy the sight or cut them off to put vigor into leaves. I suggest planting this variety in a huge (24" or larger) pot wit companions 'Hillside Black Beauty' Cimicifuga and bright colored tuberous begonias or impatiens. Wow!
Linaria purpurea:
'J. Canon Went', Purple Toadflax part sun, 30-36" tall. Spires of soft pink tiny blooms from June through Sept. Airy delicate appearing, but extremely hardy, politely self sowing. Accent among larger flowered plants. Wonderful in bouquets.
'Snow Bird' pure white form of toadflax.
Lupine... Fragrant late spring blooming perennials. New hybrid forms no longer need to be cut to the ground after blooming. We've not had a lick of mildew on these:
'Gallery Mix' solid red, pink, blue. We're excited to see this too!
'Morello Cherry' NEW larger flowers in colid cherry red. Hybrid with mildew resistance.
Malva sylvestris mauritiana... Vivid shades of purple & magenta on hardy perennial. Loves sun/part sun.
Meconopsis betonicifolia, Himalayan Blue Poppy... Incredible deep sky blue blooms. Part shade, moist well-drained soil. Short lived perennial.
Mints:
Chocolate, Ginger, Lime, Pineapple-Variegated, Sweet Pear, Orange Spearmint. Best to grow these in pots to keep them "in bounds" These love moist oils.
Nasturtium 'Alaska'... Variegated leaves & cheery blooms in oranges and yellows.
Omphaloydes:
Pansy:
Polemonium... Great for moist, well-drained morning sun or shady areas & slugs don't like them!
**'Bris de Anjou' variegated Jacob's Ladder does NOT seed about.
**'Peaches & Cream' variety with peach blossoms!
**'Snow & Sapphires' variegation: bright white with green.
'Stairway to Heaven' NEW! much hardier and less susceptible to mildew. Lovely variegated green & white leaves with pink blush in mid summer.
Pulmonaria... Slugs & deer don't eat these shade lovers! Grow these in part to full moist shade. They'll bloom in very early spring with blue or pink flowers that fade to the opposite color. Often known as "boy/girl" plant as a common or "pet" name. Dependable in your woodland.
'Moonshine' mature foliage is moonlike with fully silvered centers and deep green edges. Spring flowers a bonus as is the bright foliage. Brightens shady corners wo well.
'Cevensis' clusters of bright blue spring flowers top long, narrow leaves heavily blotched with sparkling silver. 10" tall and 24" wide.
'Dark Vader' dark foliage with silver spots. Great contrast to Moonshine.
'Jeepers Creepers' creeping, not leaping, groundcover form.
Roscoea scillifolia, Miniature form... Himalayan tuberous perennial increases quickly by offsets and by seed, creating a delightful mass of broadly grassy foliage 6-8" high with lots of gentle pink flowers of elfish charm. Half sun/part shade. A charming little urchin!
Sisyrinchium 'Devon Skies' NEW!... Beefier foliage and larger blooms on hardier plants.
Stachys byzantina, Lambs Ears... Fuzzy soft grayish leaves make a wonderful foliage effect. Try in potpourri too! We're now growing a variety that does not get the rather coars, ugly flowers.
Tiarella... Wonderful shade lover that thrives, once established, in dry shade. We grow several varieties, and plan to add more each season. Dependable evergreen foliage & great plant!
'Heronswood' bred at Heronswood Nursery by Dan Hinkley. Variegated layers of cool pink, cream and green settle like a mist. Very pastel and delightful as a dainty groundcover. Not invasive, clumping form for woodland shade. A "must have"!
'Spring Symphony' brightest pink of all the Tiarella blossoms. Dependable clumping form. Hardy.
'Crow Feather' best winter foliage color. A bit larger foliage and more sturdy plant. Clumper.
'Jeepers Creepers' plant this one to fill in a garden bed. Politely creeping form.
**Trillium grandiflorium... Wonderful greeter of spring, nursery propagated & grown. NOT wild dug.
Tricyrtis hirta, Toal Lily... Part to full shade. Very hardy, 24"-36". Moist humusy well-drained soil. Speckled blossoms in August through October. Woodland shade garden must!
'Togen' large unspotted lavender with darker purple accented blossoms that bloom earlier than the species. My personal favorite.
'Moonlight Treasure' NEW! luscious large yellow blooms, healthy lush foliage.
'Lasiocarpa' from Taiwan. Amazing blue/purple spotted blooms, largest I've ever seen on a toad lily and spotted leaves on mature foliage! You won't want to miss this one.
**Trollius, Globeflower... 24-36" tall x 24" wide. Loves constantly moist, rich humsy soil in shade to partial sun. Yellow blossoms in July & August.
**Uvularia sessilifolia, Bellwort... A petite woodlander from the NE which gently creeps about mingling with ferns and Trillium. 9" tall. Neat little pale yellow bell flowers. Likes loose woodsy moist soil.
Verbascum... Sun/part sun, well-drained soil. Tall spires with blooms of white with mauve or rosy purple centers and purple with pink centers. Refreshingly unusual and lovely.
Veronica 'Georgia Blue'...Sun/part sun. Intense bright true blue tiny blossoms cover this exhuberant vining bronze leaved selection. We put them in hanging baskets, to come back each year from spring until the hard frost knocks them back in late fall. In mild winters, it will not go dormant.
**Veronicastrum virginicum 'Album', White Culver's Root... Sun/part sun, 5-7' tall & 3-4' wide. Strong vertical statement in the garden. White spire blooms in late Aug. and Sept.
Viola, True English Violas... These are propagated from cuttings, as the seeds would cross-pollinate.
'Rebecca' exquisite ruffled purple edged white blooms. Fragrant!
'Painted Porcelain' delightful white with purple accents. Delicate as fine porcelain.
'Columbine' purple & white tie dye effect. Rebloom all summer if picked.
'Mars' amazing foliage with a purple centered interest all season. Spring blooms.
Viola, Seeded Varieties... Distinctive 'faces' on a purple viola:
Viola tricolor maxima 'Joker'... Purple & white 'faces'. Dries beautifully. Try in potpourris.
Viola x wittrockiana 'Satin Boudoir' pansies, 'Black Moon' pansies.
Violette
**'Freckles' white with purple freckles. My personal favorite! Reseeds, but not agressively so. Never seems to lose its wonderful pokadots!
**La Violette' fragrant purple double blossoms.
Zaluskiatus, Night Phlox... Intense almond fragrance, but inconspicuous white blooms which open after sunset. Vining reseeding tender perennial, perfect planted in with other more showy plants. Try near bedroom windows or where evening breezes will bring you perfumed evenings or pleasant dreams!
Native Trees & Shrubs... Ask for specific wants... We grow most of them, or can get them for you.
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Silvana, WA 98287
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