Dryopteris erythrosora (Autumn Fern )

Dark red stems carry burgundy blooms that turn to fuchsia and sit high on dark green foliage. Moderate growth rate.

Blooms early to midsummer
1.5 ft tall x 1.5 ft wide
Fragrant
Attracts butterflies
Deer and rabbit resistant
Tolerant to juglone

Large white blooms turn to soft pink on deep green foliage that turns to bronze in the winter. Moderate growth rate.

Blooms mid spring to early summer
1-1.5 ft tall x 1.5-2 ft wide
HARDY to -30 °F (-34.4 °C)
Attracts butterflies
Deer and rabbit resistant
Drought tolerant
Moderate salt tolerance

This mat-forming ground cover features small, delicate white 4-petalled flowers in loose cymes on foliage of tall, thin, square stems bearing dark green leaves. The entire plant is fragrant, giving off the scent of freshly mown hay when crushed. Fast growth rate.

Blooms early to mid-spring
0.5-1 ft tall x 0.75-1.5 ft spread
Attracts butterflies
Deer and rabbit resistant
Tolerant to juglone
Groundcover

Dense clumps of arching stems, with brilliant golden variegated leaves in cascading layers resemble dwarf bamboo. Hidden among the foliage are tiny delicate green flower heads. The foliage turns to an attractive copper-orange shade as the weather cools. Slow growth rate.

Blooms late summer to early fall
1-2 ft tall x 1-2 ft spread
Shade tolerant
Deer and rabbit resistant
Groundcover

Clump-forming leaves that turn from red to black to maroon over the seasons grow below tall dark stems with small white bell-shaped flowers. Fast growth rate.

Blooms early to late summer
1.5-2 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

White, silver leaves with narrow green edge, variegated, fast growth rate, blooms mid spring, 0.5 ft tall x 1-2 ft wide, partial to full shade, groundcover, evergreen.