Hello Everyone, New to this perennial forum and I like this thread. I have re-arranged the nhbabs's list alphabetically (no spells checked). It would be nice if someone could add the common names and hardiness zones to individuals plants. Acanthus mollis Aconitum napellus Adenophora triphylla Aethionema schistosum fragrant Persian stonecress) Agastache 'Purple Haze' Allium (other than the 'Globemaster' types) Althea cannabina Anemonella thalictroides Anenome sylvestris (Snowdrop Anenome) Angelica gigas Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-the-Pulpit) Aruncus dioicus Asarum canadense (Wild Ginger) Asclepias purpurascens (Purple Milkweed) Asclepsias tuberosa (Butterfly Weed) Asplenium scolopendrium- Hearts Tongue Fern Athyrium felix-femina - Lady fern Aucuba japonica, I think Baptisia australis (although hopefully that will change this year) Brunerra macrophylla Centranthus ruber (Jupiter's Beard/Red Valerian) Cephalaria Chelone obliqua, turtle head Cimicifuga 'White Pearl' Dictamnus albus (Gas Plant) - Dierama pulcherimma Disporum flavens - Korean fairybells Dodecatheon meadia (Shooting Star) - Dracocephalum rupestre - Dragonhead. Eremurus Filipendula alba Filipendula elegantissima Filipendula purpurea Filipendula rubra Galax urceolata Galium odoratum (Sweet woodruff) Gaultheria procumbens. aka Wintergreen Gaura lindheimia Gentiana andrewsii (Bottle Gentian) Geum triflorum (Prairie Smoke) Gilenia trifoliata (AKA Porteranthus) Gillenia trifoliata - Bowman's Root. Hepatica rotundifolia & acutiloba Hyssopus officinalis Incarvillea arguta Iris cristata (Crested Iris) Kirengashoma palmata Knautia macedonica Lathyrus vernus - spring vetchling Lespedeza Leucosceptrum japonicum Lewisia cotyledon Limonium latifolium Macleaya cordata, plume poppy Malvaviscus drummondii (or M. arboreus) - Turk's cap mallow Mertensia virginica (Virginia Bluebells) Morina longifolia Mukdenia (AKA Aceriphyllum) rossii - Crimson Fans. Nepeta subsessilis Oenothera missouriensis Paxistma canby Penstemon hirsutus 'Pygmaeus' Persicaria affinis 'Border Jewel' Persicaria campanulata Persicaria 'Crimson Beauty' Persicaria 'Firetail' Persicaria polymorpha Petasites varigated Phuopsis stylosa Polemonium reptens (Jacob's Ladder) Rabdosia longituba Ranunculus aconitifolius 'Floro Pleno' Ranunculus constantinopolitanus 'Plenus' Ranunculus ficaria Rehmannia alata Rheum palmatum, ornamental rhubarb Rubus pentalobus Rudbeckia maxima Salvia 'Wild Thing', 'Ultra Violet', Black Cherry' Sanguisorba menzii Sanguisorba obtusa( Japanese burnet) Sanguisorba officinalis(greater burnet) Sanguisorba tenuifolia Sanguisorba'Lemon Splash' Scrophularia auriculata 'Variegata'- Water Figwort. Selinum Shortia galicifolia Silene "Prairie Fire" Solidago Fireworks- Goldenrod Spigelia marilandica, Indian Pink or pinkroot Strobilanthes Stylophorum diphyllum (Celandine Poppy) Thalictrum aquilegefolium, meadow rue. Thalictrum delavayii Thalictrum rochebrunianum Trillium Uvularia grandiflora - Merry Bells. Uvularia grandiflora - merrybells Veronica spicata 'Purpleicious' Veronicastrum virginicum - Culver's Root Zaluzianskya ovata (night phlox) Zizia aptera - Golden Heart Alexander

Prairiemoon, I decided not to make more comments on delphiniums. There will always be somebody new, who will drag it forward again anyway, so there is no sense in it. Second language??? English is actually my fourth language and I'm selftaught. Nevertheless it was assessed to be good enough to appoint me to be a global moderator on an US-based international forum in another branch. And let me tell you: although the Americans are in minority there, it is the most offended group of all (Australians runner-up). Nothing is too small to feel offended about,it seems like they love to feel offended. Nothing is too small to cause a stir. No opportunity is missed to feel offended, no matter how small, it's like they are fault finders or something.They try to find something that is not there. And then they use half an hour to tell each other what they actually meant and what they did not mean. Nobody else does it. The Dutch ones do not even have a word for sorry. So no, you are not right even on this account, either. And they remember being offended like elephants: til the day they die. As far as the Kevin's attack on me is concerned: it surprises me that you cannot see that it was totally unfounded and out of place. You seem to only notice "my sins". This post was edited by wieslaw59 on Mon, Aug 12, 13 at 1:20

I received 'Rosea' at a plant swap & it's currently in bloom. Not as full as the Great Plant Picks below, but has clumped up since it's humble beginnings as a stem with roots in early April. It's suppose to be well-behaved not aggressive or weedy like some of the other mountain fleece. A lot of my plants flop because of too much shade from the surrounding forest trees, but this one hasn't. By the way Great Plant Picks is a great resource even for you in eastern WA. All plants should: Be hardy in USDA zones 7 and 8 (0ð to 10ðF/-18ð to -12ðC) Be long lived Be vigorous and easy to grow by a gardener of average means and experience. Plants requiring specialist knowledge should not be considered Be reasonably disease and pest resistant Have long season of interest and preferably multiple seasons of interest Be available from at least two retail plant sources in Canada and the U.S. Be adaptable to a variety of soil and fertility conditions Not require excessive moisture (with the exception of aquatic plants) Not be invasive or overly vigorous in colonizing the garden or larger environment Perennials should not require staking, continuous deadheading, or frequent division. Trees and shrubs should require little pruning and nominal training to achieve their best form (excluding plants used for hedges). Bulbs should persist in the garden, without being lifted, for at least three years. Variegated plants should be stable and not revert. Here is a link that might be useful: Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Rosea'

I haven't seen anyone mention Fernleaf Bleedingheart Dicentra "Luxuriant". This comes up in March in my SW Ontario garden, bloooms in April and continues to bloom enthusiasticly into November. Mine is blooming still under several inches of snow this morning. The official description says it grows in shade to lart shade but my plants haven't read that. They self seed and grow into massive blooming clumps anywhere they please to in my acre garden. They are the ONLY plant that I allow to self seed at will because I love them so much! https://www.gardenia.net/plant/dicentra-Luxuriant