Astilbe chinensis 'Little Vision in Purple' (Chinese Astilbe)

Purple buds open to a lavender flower with a fuchsia blotch in late spring. Medium-green foliage appears after the flower and in the fall turns yellow. Mounded habit.

Blooms early to mid spring
3 ft tall x 3-4 ft spread
Deciduous
HARDY to -40°F (-40°C)
Fragrant
Attracts butterflies
Rabbit tolerant

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

This deciduous fern gets its common name from the long, upright feathery fronds that resemble ostrich plumes. Before the fronds unfurl in the spring, they can be harvested and cooked to make a delicious side dish. Fast growth rate.  
 
Blooms mid-spring to fall
HARDY to -40 °F (-40 °C) 
4-6 ft tall x 3-4 ft wide 
Deer and rabbit resistant

Very floriferous, semi-evergreen plant forming a rosette of bright green leaves. Sturdy stems bear large, upright-facing, cream, double blooms from early to late spring. Clump-forming habit. 5-8″ tall x 10-12″ spread. Full Sun/Part Shade.

Bright pink, bell-shaped flowers with a red throat and wavy edges bloom in mid spring. Dark green foliage turns maroon in fall. Moderate growth rate. Open, mounded habit. 3-4′ tall x 3-4′ spread. Part Shade. HARDY to -25F (-32C)