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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Iris Versicolor
A versatile native iris for bridging wet and dry gardens
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Shooting star is a unique prairie ephemeral and will add a galaxy of interest to your eastern North American garden
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Viola Pubescens Dots Woodlands With Yellow
Plant downy yellow violet in eastern U.S. woodland gardens for its heart-shaped leaves and bright yellow flowers
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Osmunda Cinnamomea
Cinnamon fern brings spring interest and summer cool to the shade garden
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Carex Sprengelii
Fit for nearly any site, Sprengel’s sedge makes for a low-care, healthy garden
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Thalictrum Dioicum Thrives in Dry Shade
Plant early meadow-rue in eastern U.S. woodland gardens for its tolerance of dry sites and shade
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Cephalanthus Occidentalis
Buttonbush is an adaptable woody shrub with delightful pincushion flowers
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Larix Decidua ‘Pendula’
Soft, graceful and sculptural, weeping larch is a star in northern U.S. gardens
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Eragrostis Spectabilis
Purple lovegrass thrives in tough conditions. It’s a native grass with a wide range across the eastern U.S.
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Bouteloua Curtipendula
Hot, dry clay or rocky soils are sideoats grama’s pleasure ground
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Stylophorum Diphyllum
Appalachian native celandine poppy’s flowers and foliage combine to brighten a woodland garden well into summer
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