Ribes aureum (Yellow Flowering Currant)

Tubular creamy white or pink flowers with lilac or rose hoods that resemble snapdragons bloom vertically on bold flower spikes, bearing leaves that are lobed and shiny dark green. Moderate growth rate.

The genus ‘Acanthus’ comes from the Greek work ‘akantha’ meaning spine, in reference to the tooth-like leaves found on some species.

Blooms mid to late summer
3-5 ft tall x 2-3 ft spread
HARDY to 0°F (-17.8°C)
Attracts butterflies
Drought tolerant

Buttonhead deep reddish-purple dome-like flowers grow on tall stems that rise on green divided foliage. Bears fruit that is ornamentally insignificant. Fast growth rate.

Blooms early to late summer
2-2.5 ft tall x 2 ft wide
HARDY to -30°F (-34.4°C)
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Deer resistant

In late winter, masses of fragrant pale yellow flowers are produced in pendent racemes before the leaves show, which emerge bronze, then to a rich green, and finally shades of yellow in fall, forming a dense, multi-stemmed habit. Moderate growth rate.

Blooms early spring to winter
4-6 ft tall x 8 ft wide
HARDY to -10°F (-23.3°C)
Fragrant

(Wedding Party® Series) Double blooms of stunning white and magenta boast a small centre bunch of yellow stamens surrounded by petals with a white halo that fades into deep rose picotee edges. Slow growth rate.

Hellebores get their common name- Lenten Rose- from the fact that they bloom for approximately six weeks beginning in late winter, or during the Christian season of Lent, heralding in spring.

Blooms late winter to early spring
1.5-2 ft tall x 2 ft spread
HARDY to -30°F (-34.4°C)
Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds
Deer and rabbit resistant
Moderate salt tolerance
Drought tolerant
Evergreen

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