Hakonechloa (Japanese Forest Grass) Graceful cascading grass that makes a fantastic companion plant or specimen in any shade garden. Happiest in partial shade and moist well-draining soil.
Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'
[12"+] Bright yellow-green variegated foliage that will cascade over rocks and is great by paths...one of the nicest additions of texture and color to any partially shady location. Zone 5-9
**H. macra ‘All Gold’
[14+] New and an exciting addition to the shade garden…an all gold form of Hakonechloa ‘Aureola’ without the green stripes. The gold foliage has a metallic and luminous quality that really stands out. We’re going to guess this one at a Zone 6
**H. macra ‘Beni-kaze’
[14”+] New and exciting addition to the shade garden…hard to find Japanese selection that forms a flowing mound of green foliage that takes on striking red tones in the fall. Name means “red wind”
Helleborus Helleborus are easy to grow and are rapidly becoming one of the most popular plants available to gardeners today. They bloom, of all times, in winter and early spring! Most species are evergreen and there are a wide range of foliage types, flower forms and colors. They enjoy woodland conditions and are happiest in well-draining, humusy soil covered by some light shade. Helleborus tend to enjoy slightly drier conditions and can be quite drought tolerant. They tend to naturalize easily from seed and can be divided but not too often. The flowers hold for months and the foliage is quite tough-what more could be ask for?
H. orientalis Mrs Betty Ranicar
[18"] Absolutely beautiful!...this is a fully double pure white flowering orientalis. Extremely floriferous and can have over 100 flowers on a mature plant. Flowers are a good size and open with a blush of green and then turn pure white, all the time, looking great against the dark green leaves. Wonderful addition to the early spring garden and flowers will hold for weeks
(All Hellebores are gallon size and an additional shipping charge of $2.00 ea will be charged)
H. orientalis 'Royal Heritage Strain'
[14"] This strain exhibits hybrid vigor from years of crossing of H. torquatus, H. olympicus and H. x orientalis...has a long flowering period and excellent evergreen foliage of superior form, texture and color. The flower colors range from pure white to yellow, light and dark pink and finally a very dark purple that comes close to black (the predominant colors are pinks and purples). Will easily naturalize by self-sown seed. Zone 3-9. Will take a considerable amount of sun and tolerates dry conditions (All Hellebores are gallon size and an additional shipping charge of $2.00 ea will be charged)
**H. x hybridus Heronswood double ‘Mixed Pinks’
[18”] These wonderful double hellebores are the result of the breeding program at Heronswood Nursery and years of working on select color lines. There is a wide range of colors from light to dark pink rose and even lots of light and dark lavenders and mauves of fully double nodding flowers that are held above beautiful cut evergreen leaves. This seed strain is as hardy and vigorous as the Royal Heritage strain and offers all the same rewards with double the pleasure. Blooms from early December (in the NW) right on through March and beyond and then the foliage remains for the rest of the season. We are going to suggest zone 5 but do think they would work in zone 4 also with some winter protection. We cannot guarantee a certain color or flower pattern when shipping but will certainly make sure you get a great plant that will do wonderfully in your landscape…on multiple orders we will try to accommodate requests making the plants all different or all similar if possible
(All Hellebores are gallon size and an additional shipping charge of $2.00 ea will be charged)
Podophyllum
Podophyllum (mayapple) hexandrum
[18"] Woodland plant from Asia...large umbrella-like leaves have some mottling in spring and 1" white to rose colored flowers appear at the same time. Handsome egg-shaped non-edible fruits appear in late summer. Requires humusy soil in full to part shade
Polygonatum Polygonatum (Solomon's Seal) Woodland plant with single stems of leaves that have flowers (usually white) that hang down in clusters. Prefers moist organic soil and best naturalized so it can be left alone.
P. commutatum
[3'+] Great Solomon's Seal...large bold species for the shade garden. Flowers in groups of 1-3 with greenish-white blooms that come in June. North American native. Zone 2-7
P. falcatum ‘Variegatum
[2’] Unbranched stems with beautiful creamy variegated foliage and white pendulous flowers tipped
with green hand in clusters on maroon-tinged stems
P. multiflorum
[2'] Very decorative shade-loving perennial for a moist area. Flowers in groups of 3-5 with greenish tipped white blooms that appear in May and June.
Rodgersias Rodgersias have bold coarse foliage that resemble the leaf of a horse chestnut tree…emerge bronze and turn dark green by midsummer. Tall flower spikes appear in either white or pink in summer. The plant is happiest in a consistently moist soil situation and partial shade. Zone 4-8.
R. aesculifolia
[12-24”] Creamy-white to pinkish flowers midsummer
**R. aesculifolia ‘Rubrifolia’
[24”] dark leaves with white flowers
**R. ‘Elfenbeinturm’
[36”] Name means “Ivory Tower”…very tall with flowers that can reach 6’ tall. Flowers start pinkish but soon turn to an ivory color and have a vanilla fragrance. Green leaves
**R. henrici
[24”] Leaves emerge a chocolate brown and soon go to green topped with reddish-pink flowers
R. ‘Irish Bronze’
[24”] Thought to be an aesculifolia but probably is a pinnata selection that has dark green leaves with a bronze glow and white flowers. Older introduction but has never been available in large numbers
**R. ‘Kupferglanz’
[24”] Beautiful coppery-red leaves are shiny in spring and topped with creamy-white flowers
R. ‘Maigrun’
[24”] Name means may-green…this one has a nice appearance in spring with lime-green leaves that turn a light green later topped with creamy-white flowers
**R. pinnata ‘Die Anmutige’
[30”] Dark green leaves are topped with soft pink flowers that later turn red
R. pinnata ‘Die Stolze’
[30”+] Again from Ernst Pagels…name means “the proud” and grows rapidly into a large plant. Dark green foliage topped with pinkish-red flowers midsummer
R. pinnata ‘Elegans’
[36”] Pink flowers with glossy palmate foliage
R. pinnata ‘Firework’ PPAF
[34”] Dark green foliage has red edges and is topped with clear deep pink flower spikes about 10” long…a plant that will definitely create interest
R. pinnata ‘Hercules’
[40”] Bronze foliage is pleated and topped with pink plumes midsummer…does best in cool damp soil. Very nice plant
**R. pinnata ‘Maurice Mason’
[36”] One of the best flowering Rodgersias…soft pink flowers abound and then turn to beautiful red seed heads
**R. podophylla ‘Braunlaub’
[24”] Dark foliage with white flowers
R. podophylla ‘Pagode’
[24”+] Bronze new growth that turns to dark green leaves are topped with white flowers in early summer
**R. podophylla ‘Rotlaub’
[24”] New leaves are red, turn to green and then are red again in the fall. Topped with white flowers
**R. ‘Rosenlicht
[24”] Selected because this one flowers later than other Rodgersias…flowers are whitish with a pink eye and the leaves have a shiny appearance. Name means “pink light”
**R. ‘Rosenzipfel’
[36”] From zur Linden Nursery in Germany…green leaves are held on red petioles and this one has good pink flowers
**R. sambucifolia
[24”] Large deep bronze leaves with a toothed edge are topped with creamy-white or pink flowers on 4’ stems
that appear in July
Trilliums Trilliums are wonderful woodland plants. They like moist well-draining soil that is rich with humus and need to be in partial shade. Leaves, petals and sepals of all trilliums come in groups of three.
**T. catesbaei
pink and white flowers are held on short stems and usually flower from April to May
T. erectum
Clump forming to 18" with green heart-shaped leaves topped with flowers that are red to maroon and held upright. Zone 5-8
T. erectum ‘Beige form’
same as above but has nice beige colored flowers—good color
**T. erectum ‘Purple form’
flower is a dark purple color
**T. flexipes
can reach 24” tall and has white flowers
T. grandiflorum
Largest of the Trilliums and will reach from 12-18" tall. Large white flowers above dark green leaves. Zone 5-8
T. luteum
Native to eastern US...lemon-yellow flowers above patterned leaves that show green, silver and bronze coloring. Zone 5-8
**T. recurvatum
can reach 12-16” tall with 3 nicely mottled green heart-shaped leaves where the maroon flower is found nestled…flowers from April to May
T. sessile
Native to eastern US...blooms in April and May with stem less reddish-purple flowers that appear closed as the petals are narrow and very upright. Leaves are mottled. Zone 5-8
**T. sulcatum
similar to T. erectum but the flower is a little different. Normally a dark red but can even be yellow, pink or even white
**T. vaseyi
quite tall and can reach 24” in height…has three green heart-shaped leaves and the maroon flowers are found hanging below them
Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'
**H. macra ‘All Gold’
H. orientalis Mrs Betty Ranicar 
H. orientalis 'Royal Heritage Strain'
T. erectum
T. luteum
**T. sulcatum