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OTHER CHOICE WOODLAND PERENNIALS
Aconitum japonicum NEW! Zones 4-8 #021-057
Aconitum japonicum var. hakonense Zones 4-8 #021-014
Acorus gramineus Omogo Zones 5-9 #028-016
Adonis amurensis Zones 4-7 #021-059
Adonis amurensis 'Fukujukai' Zones 4-7 #021-023
Adonis amurensis 'Chichibu Beni' Zones 4-7 #021-022
Rarely offering red-orange color selection. Plant in rich moist well-drained loam in deciduous shade. Offering number limited.
Ajuga reptans 'Planet Zoak' Zones 5-9 #030-010
Alectrurus yedoensis var. platypetalus Zones 6-8 #057-29
White small flowers in summer.
Allium schoenoprasum var. orientale Zones 5-8 #057-032
Allium victorialis ssp. platyphyllum NEW! Zones 5-8 #057-073
This is an alpine allium species from the mountains of central Japan. It grows about a foot tall, with round leaves and white button flowers on stiff stems in July. Light shade to sun in a gritty, well-drained soil. Easy.
Alpinia japonica 'Hanafubuki' Zones 7-11 #032-002
Anemonopsis macrophylla Zones 4-8 #021-005
One of the aristocrats of the shade garden. Handsome foliage resembles Cimicifuga, topped in late summer by wiry stems bearing pendant pink flowers, to 3 feet tall. Hard to find.
Amsonia elliptica Zones 5-8 #074-001
The Japanese species of Amsonia is a very beautiful plant, possibly the best for general garden use. It grows to about 18" tall with strong upright stems, crowned with clear caerulean blue flowers.
Amsonia elliptica White Flower Form NEW! Zones 5-8 #074-002
The Japanese species of Amsonia is a very beautiful plant, possibly the best for general garden use. It grows to about 18" tall with strong upright stems, crowned with white flowers.
Astilbe simplicifolia Zones 6-8 #050-015
Japanese native miniature astilbe. Cute and good for rock gardens.
Atractilodes japonica NEW! Zones 6-8 #017-044
Japanese native woodland perennial, use as cut flower.
Beesia calthifolia NEW! Zones 6-8 #021-030
Chinese rare woodland perennial, white flowers and shiny patterned leaves.
Cacalia delphinifolia Zones 4-8 #017-005
Cacalia delphinifolia 'Sansyoku' NEW! Zones 4-8 #017-006
Splashed variegated form of Cacalia delphinifolia. Very rare and limited number available.
Cacalia hastata var. orientalis white margine NEW! Zones 6-9 #017-018
A tall, boldly textured perennial with handsome foliage, bordered white with some gray and gray green accents. Grows to about 3 feet tall, with airy panicles of small white flowers in summer.
Cardiocrinum cordatum Zones 6-9 #057-002
Caltha palustris var. barthei NEW! Zones 4-9 #021-076
Sun and water loving Japanese perennial, with dark yellow flower with shiny petals.
Caltha palustris var. enkoso NEW! Zones 4-9 #021-054
Stem-running habit, sun and water loving Japanese perennial, with dark yellow flower with shiny petals.
Caltha palustris var. membranacea NEW! Zones 4-9 #021-047
Stem-running habit, sun and water loving Japanese perennial, with dark yellow flower with shiny petals.
Caryopteris divaricata 'Pink Butterfly' Zones 6-9 #023-001
Caryopteris divaricata 'Pink Illumination' Zones 6-9 #023-002
Caryopteris divaricata 'Noshoku' Zones 6-9 #023-003
Caulophyllum robustum Zones 4-8 #048-007
Chionographis japonica Zones 6-9 #057-010
Chloranthus japonicus Zones 6-9 #034-001
Choice, rarely seen shade perennial with a showy spike of white bottlebrush flowers in spring. A 4-parted umbrella of foliage remains over the summer. .
Chloranthus japonicus'Aojiku' Zones 6-9 #034-002
Same as above, albino cultivar with fresh green stems. Very rare.
Chloranthus serratus Zones 5-9 #034-003
Similar to above, from Japan and China, with later-blooming flowers in a more slender spike, with two spikes per plant.
Clethra barbinervis 'Takeda Nishiki' Zones 5-9 #441-001
Codonopsis lanceolata Zones 4-8 #016-005
Conandron ramondioides 'Noshoku' NEW! Zones 7-9 #007-003
Conandron has star shaped purple flower in summer season. Require good drainage and humid.
Conandron ramondioides 'Shirobana' NEW! Zones 7-9 #007-005
White flower selection of Conandron. Conandron has star shapedflower in summer season. Require good drainage and humid.
Conandron ramondioides 'Momobana' NEW! Zones 6-8 #007-006
Pink flower selection of Conandron. Conandron has star shapedflower in summer season. Require good drainage and humid.
Coptis japonica var. dissecta Zones 5-8 #021-001
Coptis quinquefolia Zones 5-8 #021-002
Dwarf evergreen woodland perennial with ground cover habitat. White flower in early spring.
Deinanthe bifida Zones 4-8 #050-001
Handsome shade perennial related to hydrangea. Beautiful foliage plant with each leaf divided in two at the tip. Nodding white flowers in summer.
Dicentra peregrina Zones 4-8 #024-007
Dicentra peregrina 'Yubae' Zones 4-8 #024-008
Dicentra peregrina 'Alba' Zones 4-8 #024-010
Dicentra peregrina 'Hien' Zones 4-8 #024-014
Diphylleia grayi Zones 4-7 #048-009
Dysosma veitchii Zones 5b-8 #048-001
Erythronium japonicum Zones 4-8 #057-004
The East Asian dogtooth-violet has all the charm of our native species, plus a showy lavender-pink flower. Likes rich moist soil in deciduous shade. Large blooming size.
Eupatorium fortunei 'Alba' Zones 4-8 #017-010
Pure wite flower type Japanese Eupatrium. Very good contrast green stem and white flower.
Eupatorium fortunei Yellow Margine Zones 4-8 #017-012
Creamy yellow marginal variegation cultivar, sport from narrow marginal type recently. Variegation may wider in part shade and humus rich soil. Easy to grow and good for cut flowers, too. Fast spread by runners.
Geum japonicum 'Variegatum' Zones 4-8 #041-009
This yellow flower japanese native Geum is rarely in cultivation. Pure yellow flower bloom in late spring with withe splashed variegation. The color of variegation change autumn color pink and fade to white in summer. Rare.
Glaucidium palmatum Zones 4-8 #021-017
Star of the early spring garden, this famous Japanese woodlander unfolds its large silky pale purple-pink blossoms while most plants are still sleeping. Moist, well-drained soil in cool shade. Blooming size. Best in cool-summer areas.
Glaucidium palmatum (white flower form) Zones 4-8 #021-018
Rarelly offered white flower form selection. 4-6 years blooming sized seedling. Moist, well-drained soil in cool shade. Blooming size. Best in cool-summer areas. Native in decidious forest, so best to plant under the decidious trees. Do not dry out the dormant buds and roots while winter season.
Heloniopsis orientalis Zones 5-8 #057-011
Asian counterpart of our swamp pink (Helonias), but this is a rock garden plant with an evergreen rosette of leaves turning purple in winter. Does well in moist, well-drained soil in shade. Scapes of rose-purple flowers in spring. Good trough plant.
Hylomecon hylomeconoides Zones 6-8 #024-004
This endless blooming woodland perennial is the one of the best yellow flower shade plant. Each flower stalk has 2-4 yellow round flowers, and come up from spring to autumn. Require good drainage and feed a lot for the endless bloom.
Iris gracilipes Zones 5-8 #003-007
A charming woodland iris from Japan with grassy leaves and showy flowers in Spring. The wild type has pale purple flowers; we also offer white and a double purple selection. Great trough or rock garden subject or as a small-scale groundcover. Easy
Iris gracilipes White flower Zones 5-8 #003-001
Same as above, with pure white flower.
Iris laevigata f.variegata NEW! Zones 5-8 #003-022
Pure white variegated form of Iris laevigata. Good for water garden.
Iris ruthenica var. nana NEW! Zones 5-8 #003-006
Very dwarf species of Iris from north China. Good for garden borders.
Iris sp. 'Tibeticum' NEW! Zones 5-8 #003-020
Very dwarf species of Iris from west China. Good for garden borders.
Isopyrum nipponicum Zones 6-8 #021-027
Elegant early spring blooming perennial for rich woodland soil in shade. The leaves are like a columbine or Thalictrum; the flowers are pale yellow, nodding above the leaves, with a contrasting brown tepal. Likes moist soil. Also known as Dichocarpum nipponicum.
Jeffersonia dubia Zones 4-8 #048-005
Famaous woodland rock garden plant from Korea, long cultivated in Japan. Easy in light shade in gritty or gravelly soil where it will form large clumps. Pretty up-facing light blue flowers in early spring are followed by attractive two-lobed leaves.
Keiskeia japonica Zones 5-9 #030-009
A tall woodland perennial for late summer bloom with showy spikes of white flowers on 2-3' stalks.
Kirengeshoma palmata Zones 4-8 #050-010
Essential perennial for structure and contrast in the shade garden. Bold and shrub-like, with gray-green maple-shaped leaves and pendant clusters of waxy pale yellow flowers in late summer.
Leucosceptrum japonicum Zones 5-9 #030-004
Japanese woodland perennial for early autumn bloom. Spikes of soft yellow flowers are held above matte-green leaves on stems about 2 feet tall. Light shade or morning sun.
Leucosceptrum japonicum 'Mountain Madness' Zones 5-9 #030-005
A wild and crazy variant of a choice fall blooming perennial. The yellow-splashed foliage harmonizes with the pale yellow flower spikes and adds interest when the plant is not in bloom. Woodsy soil in light to medium shade; not drought tolerant.
Leucosceptrum japonicum 'Silver Angel' NEW! Zones 5-9 #030-012
A wild and crazy variant of a choice fall blooming perennial. The yellow-splashed foliage harmonizes with the pale yellow flower spikes and adds interest when the plant is not in bloom. Woodsy soil in light to medium shade; not drought tolerant.
Lychnis coronata NEW! Zones 6-9 #039-016
Valuable Japanese woodland perennial for early summer bloom, with vivid orange flowers. Likes morning sun or light to moderate shade, and humus-rich, well-drained soil. Blooms when few other flowers are available for the shade garden.
Lychnis gracillima NEW! Zones 6-9 #039-020
Valuable Japanese woodland perennial for early summer bloom, with small white flowers. Likes morning sun or light to moderate shade, and humus-rich, well-drained soil. Blooms when few other flowers are available for the shade garden.
Lychnis kiusiana NEW! Zones 6-9 #039-024
Valuable Japanese woodland perennial for early summer bloom, with orange-pink flowers. Likes morning sun or light to moderate shade, and humus-rich, well-drained soil. Blooms when few other flowers are available for the shade garden.
Lychnis miqueliana NEW! Zones 6-9 #039-001
Valuable Japanese woodland perennial for early summer bloom, with reddish-orange flowers. Likes morning sun or light to moderate shade, and humus-rich, well-drained soil. Blooms when few other flowers are available for the shade garden.
Lychnis miqueliana f. alba NEW! Zones 6-9 #039-022
Valuable Japanese woodland perennial for early summer bloom, with white flowers. Likes morning sun or light to moderate shade, and humus-rich, well-drained soil. Blooms when few other flowers are available for the shade garden.
Lychnis miqueliana 'Momobana' NEW! Zones 6-9 #039-026
Valuable Japanese woodland perennial for early summer bloom, with pale-pink flowers. Likes morning sun or light to moderate shade, and humus-rich, well-drained soil. Blooms when few other flowers are available for the shade garden.
Lychnis sieboldii Zones 6-9 #039-002
Valuable Japanese woodland perennial for early summer bloom, with reddish-orange flowers. Likes morning sun or light to moderate shade, and humus-rich, well-drained soil. Blooms when few other flowers are available for the shade garden.
Lychnis sieboldii f. alba Zones 6-9 #039-003
Valuable Japanese woodland perennial for early summer bloom, with white flowers. Likes morning sun or light to moderate shade, and humus-rich, well-drained soil. Blooms when few other flowers are available for the shade garden.
Lychnis sieboldii 'Momobana' NEW! Zones 6-9 #039-004
Valuable Japanese woodland perennial for early summer bloom, with pink flowers. Likes morning sun or light to moderate shade, and humus-rich, well-drained soil. Blooms when few other flowers are available for the shade garden.
Lychnis wilfordii NEW! Zones 6-9 #039-007
Valuable Japanese woodland perennial for early summer bloom, with reddish orange flowers. Likes morning sun or light to moderate shade, and humus-rich, well-drained soil. Blooms when few other flowers are available for the shade garden.
Lycoris radiata f.plena NEW! Zones 6-9 #042-003
Double flower form of August-blooming bulb with clusters of showy orange flowers. Leaves appear in spring, disappear before bloom. Moist well-drained soil in shade or-sun.
Lycoris sanguinea NEW! Zones 6-9 #042-001
Neglected but beautiful August-blooming bulb from Japan with clusters of showy orange flowers. Leaves appear in spring, disappear before bloom. Moist well-drained soil in shade or-sun.
Lycoris sanguinea var. kiusiana Zones 6-9 #042-002
Neglected but beautiful August-blooming bulb from Japan with clusters of showy orange flowers, with longer more spidery tepals than sanguinea. Leaves appear in spring, disappear before bloom. Moist well-drained soil in shade or-sun.
Mitella stylosa var. makinoi Zones 6-9 #042-002
Evergreen Japanese woodland shade perennial with metalic silver/bronze color leaves.
Narthecium asiaticum Zones 6-9 #057-001
Sun and water loving Japanese perennial with many yellow flwoers.
Oxalis grifithii Double Flower Form Zones 6-9 #013-001
Japanese woodland Oxalis with green, rough-textured leaves and up-facing fully double white flowers. Easy in woodsy soil in shade.
Panax japonicus Zones 4-8 #008-001
Rare native Japanese ginseng, easily grown in humusy soil in shade. Flowers are not showy but the clusters of shiny, vivid red fruits are glorious, displayed high about the compound leaves from summer to early fall.
Platycrater arguta Zones 6-9 #439-012
Charming woodland semi-shrub in the hydrangea family to about 18" tall. In late summer clusters of nodding white flowers appear to brighten the shade garden.
Rabdosia longituba Zones 6-8 #030-013
This is an unaccountable neglected Japanese perennial with many virtures, for late fall bloom. Purple flowers are long and tubular, held by the hundreds in airy panicles on stems about 3' tall. One of the most remarkable perennials in the late fall garden. Good for cutting. Morning sun or light shade, good drainage.
Rabdosia longituba f. alba Zones 6-8 #030-014
This is an unaccountable neglected Japanese perennial with many virtures, for late fall bloom. This is the pure white-flowered form of the species, which has purple flowers that are long and tubular. They are held by the hundreds in airy panicles on stems about 3' tall. One of the most remarkable perennials in the late fall garden. Good for cutting. Morning sun or light shade, good drainage.
Rabdosia longituba 'Momokaze' Zones 6-8 #030-015
This is a selection of an unaccountable neglected Japanese perennial with many virtures, for late fall bloom. The species has deep purple flowers are long and tubular, held by the hundreds in airy panicles on stems about 3' tall. This new selection has pretty pink flowers. One of the most remarkable perennials in the late fall garden. Good for cutting. Morning sun or light shade, good drainage.
Rabdosia longituba 'Noushoku' NEW! Zones 6-8 #030-020
Dark purple flower selection of Rabdosia.One of the most remarkable perennials in the late fall garden. Good for cutting. Morning sun or light shade, good drainage.
Ranzania japonica NEW! Zones 6-8 #048-008
Dark purple flower selection of Rabdosia.One of the most remarkable perennials in the late fall garden. Good for cutting. Morning sun or light shade, good drainage.
Sanguinaria canadensis 'Multiplex' Zones 4-8 #024-003
The gorgeous full-double form of our native bloodroot, long familiar to good gardeners, but seldom available. Easy in woodsy soil in light shade. Blooming size plants.
Schizocodon intercedons NEW! Zones 4-8 #070-004
Grossy evergreen leaves with cute white flowers, native in alpine. Good for rock gardens. Rarely offering even in Japan.
Schizocodon soldanelloides 'Kuju' NEW! Zones 4-8 #070-001
Grossy evergreen leaves with cute white flowers, native in alpine. Good for rock gardens. Rarely offering even in Japan.
Scutellaria strigillosa NEW! Zones 4-8 #030-025
Summer blooming Scutellaria native near sea. Easy to grow.
Sedum aizoon var. floribundum NEW! Zones 4-8 #044-003
Japanese native hardy Sedum with star-shaped yellow flower.
Shibateranthis pinnatifida Zones 4-8 #021-012
Also known as Eranthis pinnatifida, this is the Japanese relative of the Korean Shibaterantis stellata. This elegant species is a little more finely textured, but also with white flowers with dark stamens in early spring. Plant in well-drained humus rich soil in light to medium shade. Goes dormant in summer.
Smilacina japonica Zones 4-8 #057-045
Japanese counterpart to our native false Solomon's seal, with creamy terminal clusters of flowers in spring.
Syneilesis palmata Zones 4-8 #017-007
Woodland composite from Northeast Asia. I spring the new leaves are silky silvery umbrellas, a delight to see and touch. In summer, fuzzy white flowers bloom on tall stalks.
Syneilesis palmata 'Kikko' NEW! Zones 4-8 #017-023
Spider net patterned leaves selection of Syneilesis. Still rare and not widely available in Japan. Very collector's plant. Limited number available.
Tanakaea radicans Zones 6-8 #050-009
Creeping evergreen perennial for the rock garden or trough, native to China and Japan. Oval, leathery leaves form a mat at ground level, between and over rocks. Clusters of small white flowers bloom in late spring. Moist, well-drained soil in shade.
Tofieldia coccinea Zones 6-9 #057-053
Tufted grassy East Asian perennial, white flowers in June.
Tofieldia nuda var. furusei Zones 6-9 #057-006
Dwarf tufted Japanese perennial with starry white flowers in July..
Trautvetteria caroliniensis var. japonica Zones 6-9 #019-006
Rare Japanese woodland perennial with white flower and maple-shaped leaves.
Trypterospermum japonicum Zones 6-9 #059-001
Evergreen climing plants with pale purple flower and red fruit.
Typhonium divaricatum Zones 7-9 #028-003
Aroid from Ryukyu Island, very large leaves, large red/purple flowers.
Veratrum maackii var. japonicum Zones 4-8 #057-021
Japanese perennial that like rich moist soil and shade., growing to 2-3' tall. The near black flowers are unique in the shade garden.