Astilbe arendsii 'Amethyst' (False Spirea)

Large wavy blooms are deep rose with a dark pink blotch, and sit on dark green glossy foliage that turns brilliant red in the fall. Stems turn deep red in winter. Upright low growing.

Blooms mid spring
2-4′ tall x 3-5′ wide spread
Evergreen
HARDY to -10°F (-23°C)
Fragrant
Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies
Rabbit resistant

Clump-forming silver-green leaves with black veining and violet undersides grow below tall stems with small bright red bell-shaped flowers. Fast growth rate.

Blooms early to late summer
1 ft tall x 1.5 ft spread
HARDY to -30°F (-34.4°C)
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Deer and rabbit resistant
Salt tolerant

These shade-loving, rhizomatous, clump-forming perennials bear leaves that are medium green with chartreuse rippled margins. Lavender bell-shaped flowers bloom on one-sided racemes atop tall bracted scapes. Slow growth rate. Sport of “Gold Drop”.

Blooms mid to late summer
0.5-1.5 ft tall x 1.5-2.5 ft spread
HARDY to -40°F (-40°C)
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Tolerant to juglone
Moderate salt tolerance
Heat and humidity tolerant

Green, produces edible fiddleheads, bronze fall foliage, moderate growth rate, 3-4 ft tall x 2-3 ft wide, groundcover, partial to full shade, acidic.

Floriferous semi-evergreen plant forming a rosette of bright green leaves. Stems bear large, upright-facing, pink double blooms and mature to lilac pink from early to late spring. Clump-forming habit. 5-8″ tall x 10-12″ spread. Full Sun/Part Shade

Noted for its single pink blooms, small foliage and red stems. Blooms in April. Moderate growth rate. Small mounded habit. 2-3′ tall x 2-3′ spread. Part Shade. Offspring of Weston’s Aglo. HARDY to -20/-25F (-29C/-32C)