! University of Minnesota ARUNCUS dioicus (Sylvan Goat’s-beard)--5-7’ Large showy panicles of white flowers to 4’ tall. Native. June-July. Shade Perennials ARUNCUS dioicus ‘Child of Two Worlds’ (Goat’s-beard)--4’ Showy white panicles, feathery foliage. Interest in Shade Gardening continues to grow as more homeowners are finding ASARUM canadense (Canada Wild Ginger)--4-6” Excellent ground cover with heart their landscapes becoming increasingly shady because of the growth of trees and -shaped leaves and thick rootstalk. Small reddish-brown flowers form under leaves shrubs. Shade plants are those that require little or no direct sun, such as those in in May. northern exposures or under trees or in areas where the sun is blocked for much of ASTILBE prefers partial shade in any moist, fertile soil. Very hardy. Beautiful plume the day. Available from us are many newly introduced plants and old favorites which -like heads are decorative in the winter landscape. Effective in fresh arrangements or can add striking foliage and appealing flowers to brighten up your shade garden when dried. VE - Very Early E - Early EM - Early Mid-season M - Mid-season LM - Late Mid ACONITUM carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’ (Azure Monkshood)--32” Large blue - season L - Late flowers. Dark green glossy foliage. Good cutting flower. Toxic. ASTILBE ‘Augustleuchten’ / ‘August Light’ (False Spirea)--24-30” Red ACONITUM lamarckii (Monkshood)--28” Soft sulphur-yellow flowers. Toxic. plumes. ACONITUM napellus (English Monkshood)--36” Mid-blue flowers, spikes to 5’. ASTILBE ‘Boogie Woogie’ (False Spirea)--15-20” Pink plumes. Erect stems seldom need staking. Cut back after flowering for a later flush of blooms. ASTILBE ‘Country and Western’ (False Spirea)--15-20” Soft pink plumes. Toxic. Dark green foliage. Compact plant. ACONITUM x cammarum ‘Bressingham Spire’ (Monkshood)--24” Dark violet-blue ASTILBE ‘Drum and Bass’ (False Spirea)--15-20” Reddish-purple plumes. flower. Compact, bushy plants do not need staking. June-Aug. Toxic. ASTILBE ‘Ellie’ (Japonica Group) (False Spirea) --24-30” Large white ACONITUM x cammarum ‘Eleanor’ (Monkshood)--40” Near white flowers with plumes. Handsome, dark green foliage. June-July. blue edge. Vigorous, improved ‘Bicolor.’ Toxic. ASTILBE ‘Jump and Jive’ (False Spirea)--15-20” Pinkish-red plumes. ACTAEA pachypoda (Baneberry)--18” Clumped bushy appearance, spring-bearing ASTILBE ‘Key Biscayne’ (False Spirea)--15-18” Rose-pink flower. fluffy clusters of small white flowers producing shiny white berries which are toxic. ASTILBE ‘Key West’ (False Spirea)--15-20” Carmine-red plume. Native. ASTILBE ‘Rhythm and Beat’ (False Spirea)--15-20” Purple-pink plumes. ACTAEA racemosa [CIMICIFUGA racemosa] (Snakeroot, Black Cohosh)--6-8’ ASTILBE ‘Rhythm and Blues’ (False Spirea)--20-25” Raspberry-pink plumes. Showy white plumes. Rich moist soil, shade to part shade in back of border. Fern- ASTILBE ‘Rock and Roll’ (False Spirea)--20-25” White plumes. like foliage. Root is used medicinally as a sedative. ASTILBE arendsii ‘Cotton Candy’ (False Spirea)--16” Deep pink, fluffy ACTAEA ramosa ‘Pink Spike’ (Autumn Snakeroot)--3-4’ Pale pink plumes. Dark plumes. Very compact habit. ML. purple foliage. Needs constant moisture. Good in shade to part shade at back of ASTILBE chinensis ‘Milk and Honey’ (False Spirea)--30” Fragrant creamy- border. Aug-Oct. white plumes mature to light pink. Juvenile foliage is marbled green and silver. ACTAEA simplex ‘Hillside Black Beauty’ [CIMICIFUGA s. ‘H.B.B.’] (Branched Sturdy and vigorous. M to L. Bugbane, Snakeroot)--4-7’ Fragrant blush pink 12” plumes. Black-purple lacy ASTILBE chinensis ‘Vision in Pink’ (False Spirea)--18” Sturdy, upright pink foliage is the darkest to date. Rich moist soil, shade to part shade in back of border. plumes. Blue-green foliage. M. Aug-Sept. ASTILBE chinensis ‘Vision in Red’ (False Spirea)--15” Deep red buds open ADENOPHORA lilifolia (Lilyleaf Ladybells)--3’ Nodding light blue bells are gently to pinky-red flowers. Bronze-green foliage. July. lobed and fragrant. Free-flowering. ASTILBE chinensis ‘Visions’ (False Spirea)--15” Fragrant raspberry-red ALCHEMILLA mollis (Lady’s Mantle)--15-18” Gray-green fan-shaped mounded plumes. Deep green foliage. M. foliage, holds morning dew for hours. Easy for sun or shade in reasonably good gar- ASTILBE simplicifolia ‘Key Largo’ (False Spirea)--15-20” Reddish-pink den soil. Loose-clustered yellow-green flowers bloom late spring. Self-sows even flowers on red stems. Fine-textured green foliage. under trees. ASTILBE x arendsii ‘Amethyst’ (False Spirea)--24” Light magenta- ALCHEMILLA mollis ‘Auslese’ (Lady’s Mantle)--Low growing, gray-green fan- amethyst. M. shaped mounded foliage, holds morning dew for hours. Easy for sun or shade in ASTILBE x arendsii ‘Brautschleier’ / ‘Bridal Veil’ (False Spirea)--18” Grace- reasonably good garden soil. Upright 18” tall scapes of pale yellow flowers bloom in ful, wide white plumes. M. summer. ASTILBE x arendsii ‘Bressingham Beauty’ (False Spirea)--30” A chance AMSONIA ‘Blue Ice’--12-15” Dark lavender-blue flowers in dense terminal clusters seedling found in 1967, it may be one of the purest pinks. LM. bloom for long period in late spring to early summer. Narrow dark green leaves turn ASTILBE x arendsii ‘Erika’ / ‘Erica’ (False Spirea)--30” Pastel-pink flower, brilliant yellow in fall. Very easy to grow with few pests. bronze foliage. M. AMSONIA hubrectii--24” Steel-blue flowers. Willowy foliage turns golden in fall. ASTILBE x arendsii ‘Zuster Theresa’ / ‘Sister Theresa’ (False Spirea)--24” Native to SW U.S. Early spring. Large salmon-pink, blocky plume. Occasionally sports to a darker color. E-M. AMSONIA tabernaemontana (Willow Amsonia)--3 1/2’ Steel-blue flowers in dense ASTILBE x chinensis ‘Purpurkerze’ / ‘Purple Candles’ (False Spirea)--36” terminal clusters bloom in May and June. Leaves turn yellow in the fall. Very easy to Purple-red flower. Dense, narrow plumes form tall candle-like spires. VL. grow with few pests. ASTILBE x japonica ‘Deutschland’ (False Spirea)--24” Clear white ANEMONE hupehensis ‘September Charm’ (Japanese Anemone)-24” Silvery rose- flowers. E. pink flowers. Sept-Oct. ASTILBE x japonica ‘Rheinland’ (False Spirea)--20” Bright pink flower, ANEMONE multifida ‘Rubra’ (Anemone)--12-18” Glowing carmine-red flowers. floriferous. VE. Deeply divided, hairy basal leaves. May-June. ASTILBE x rosea ‘Peach Blossom’ (False Spirea)--20” Soft salmon-pink ANEMONE sylvestris (Snowdrop Anemone)--18” Single pure white solitary flowers flower. VE. about 1 1/2” wide and often nodding. May-June. ASTILBE x simplicifolia ‘Hennie Graafland’ (False Spirea)--16” Light pink ANEMONELLA thalictroides (Rue Anemone)--4-10” White to light pink flowers flower. L. with finely divided, fern-like foliage. May go dormant in early summer. Woodland ASTRANTIA ‘Tickled Pink’ (Masterwort)--12-15” Pale pink flower with darker native, rare. Spring. centers. ANEMONELLA thalictroides ‘Betty Blake’ (Rue Anemone)--4-10” Double green ASTRANTIA major ‘Buckland’ (Masterwort)--24” Creamy-pink flowers in early flowers with finely divided, fern-like foliage. May go dormant in early summer. and midsummer. Woodland wildflower. Spring. BERGENIA ‘Rosi Klose’ --12” Large glossy, thick, cabbage-like leaves are bright ANGELICA archangelica [A. officinalis] (Garden Angelica)--6’ Small greenish- green, but turn bronze in cold weather. Rosy-pink flowers rebloom. Spring. white flowers on umbels. Has been used in herb gardens for centuries. Good flavor- BERGENIA ‘Winterglod’ / ‘Winter Glow’ --12-15” Large glossy, thick, cabbage- ing for fish (leaves) and liqueurs (roots and stems). July. like leaves are bright green, but turn bronze in cold weather. Red flower. Spring. AQUILEGIA sp.--Double flower form (Columbine)--18-20” Mixed colors: pink, BERGENIA purpurascens [B. delavayi] --14” Dark pink to purple-red flowers. Foli- blue, and white. age sometimes purple especially in fall. Spring. AQUILEGIA ‘Origami Blue & White’ (Columbine)--15-16” Blue and white flower. BRUNNERA macrophylla (Heartleaf Brunnera)-- 12-18” Belonging to the borage AQUILEGIA vulgaris ‘Clementine Red’ (European Columbine)--12-18” Double, family, it bears showy small blue flowers in clusters, like those of a “Forget-me-not.” dark purple flowers. The leaves are large and heart-shaped. Deep moist soil. ARISAEMA triphyllum (Jack-in-the-pulpit)--12-18” Flower stalk forms in late May, BRUNNERA macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’ (Variegated False Forget-me-not)-- 12-18” clusters of red berries ripen in August. Likes light, moist woodland soil. Belonging to the borage family, it bears showy small blue flowers in clusters, like ARUNCUS aethusifolius (Dwarf Goat’s-beard)--12” Deep green, finely divided those of a “Forget-me-not.” The leaves are large, heart-shaped, and variegated. Deep foliage with reddish fall color. Creamy-white flowers in early summer. Seed pods. moist soil. Can take full sun if soil remains moist. 2 BRUNNERA macrophylla ‘Looking Glass’ (Heartleaf Brunnera)-- 12-18” Belonging HEPATICA acutiloba ‘Louise’ (Sharp-lobed Hepatica)--6” Discovered by Louise to the borage family, it bears showy small light blue flowers in clusters, like those of a Koehler of Owatonna, Mn. When flowers first open on this double cultivar, the outer “Forget-me-not.” The heart- shaped leaves are solid silver with green veins. More petals are bright pink. As they age they turn pale blue. A real gem. silver than B. ‘Jack Frost.’ The foliage cups downward. Deep moist soil. HEPATICA Americana (Round-lobed Hepatica)--6” Leaves with