Itea 'Little Henry' has been disappointing (too much dieback), 'Henry's Garnet' has done much better for me. I wish I hadn't planted Viburnum 'Summer Snowflake'; while they continue to grow (and flower!) in a very difficult spot (under the canopy of a Norway maple) I think they will outgrow the space, getting much taller than wide. I also have another grouping of Aronia 'Autumn Magic'(chokeberry) and I wish that I'd just added more of those. Clethra will get moved into much less prominent locations, they don't leaf out early enough to be front and center. I wish I'd bought a bigger crabapple, it looks so pathetic... I'm glad I planted Weigela 'Wine and Roses', oakleaf hydrangeas and red-twigged dogwoods (for winter interest). My dappled willow has been fun (so far, in it's 2nd year) to train and grow as a multi-stemmed tree. Hope it doesn't break before it achieves its full potential. I love my 'Quickfire' hydrangea, V. 'Onondaga' and 'Summer Wine' ninebarks too.

Leaves of naked lady types of bulbs like this are strap-shaped and basal - perhaps the ones visible in the picture that are now drying up are from the same planting. Show it again when the flowers open for specific identification suggestions.

Yes! Great guess. I definity sowed some foxglove seeds - ‘Silver Fox’ Digitalis purpurea heywoodii and ‘Foxy foxglove’ which definitely germinated in their respective containers. Since i didn’t expect them to bloom this year, I tucked them away in a shady area that I haven’t had time to focus on. In short, I forgot about them! Funny thing is that the foxglove in the pot ,which was in full sun, is larger than the plants in the ground in partial shade. My understanding is that foxglove prefer partial shade.

I did purchas a Gentian AND a Penstemon so maybe it's one of those. Thanks everyone, I will see what it does next spring with better light and water. And nope- I didn't change the photos at all.