Shade Tolerant Plant Perennial Plant For Sale In Illinois

Prefers a moist heavy soil. Hardy to at least -20°c. * An easily grown plant, so long as the soil does not dry out. * An herbaceous perennial with lemon yellow flowers to 2", May to August; much planted in gardens, where it likes rich moist soil in sun...

* Near California shores, it is common under coast redwood. This is not to be confused with the typical pinkness observed as the petals age. In the northern part of its range, which includes southern British Columbia, extreme southwestern Alberta, Washington,...

* Deschampsia cespitosa , commonly known as Tufted Hair-grass or Tussock grass is a wild plant from the grass family (Poaceae). It typically forms a low, dense tussock (to 16" tall) of very thin (1/5" wide), arching, flat to inrolled, dark green grass...

* Early America settlers boiled parts of the plant to make into candy and they also used it as an ingredient in cake . * Angelica atropurpurea is a species of plant that can be found in moist and swampy woodlands , mostly by riverbanks.

* Yellow Corydalis is hardy to –34°C (-30°F; hardiness zone 4). * Perennial with small yellow flowers throughout the summer; makes a nice bluish mound of delicate foliage; will grow in deep shade; can seed itself about rather freely; native to southern...

Since the 18th century, the roots have been collected by "sang hunters" and sold to Chinese or Hong Kong traders, who often pay very high prices for particularly old wild roots. Ginseng in one study.

* Aruncus dioicus (Walt.) (goat's beard or bride's feathers) is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant in the family Rosaceae, and is the type species of the genus Aruncus. * This rose family member is somewhat similar in appearance to astilbe.

* Hippocrepis emerus or the scorpion senna is a species of perennial plant belonging to the genus Hippocrepis in the Fabaceae family. * These shrubs are usually found in wooded and bushy areas, on sunny, warm and dry slopes and around forest edges.

* It is boiled in olive oil to make black dyes and hair dressing. * The plant produces cup-shaped, lavender-coloured or white flowers. * The plant is native to damp grasslands, woodlands, meadows and rocky areas in temperate areas of Europe.

* Substances from the plant have shown anticancer activity. It is native to northern Burma and China, but is sometimes grown in western gardens where it has been in cultivation since 1848.

* In vitro studies showed that extracts of Devil's Club inhibit tuberculosis microbes. * It is noted for its large palmate leaves and erect, woody stems covered in stinging spines.

* The leaves are used for flavouring rice dumplings. * Requires a well-drained sandy soil and a sunny position. Established plants are drought tolerant.

* Seeds In mid to late simmer, the berries turn bright red . The berries also have a black dot on them. * The whole plant, but especially the root, is analgesic, antirheumatic, galactogogue and rubefacient.The plant was often used medicinally by North...

Veratrum lobelianum Bernh. ), is a medicinal plant of the Liliaceae (lily family) or Melanthiaceae which is native to Europe . * Upright stems topped by 1/2-1" flowers in a branched flower head, white, green, or yellowish; grows in wet, grassy subalpine...

* It is best to sow as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. * In traditional herbalism columbine was considered sacred to Venus; carrying a posy of it was said arouse the affections of a loved one.

* This is an excellent plant to use for cut flowers and dried flowers. They keep their blue color well after drying. * It is very cold hardy, coming from Siberia, and will also tolerate drought and saline conditions.

* Can be grown as a small ornamental tree. The red seed pods are brilliant, opening to revel shiny black seeds. * Common in thickets and in thin secondary forests in lowlands and low mountains of central and southern Japan.

Rhododendron macrophyllum , a widespread rhododendron of the Pacific Northwest , is the state flower of Washington . The flowers exude a delicate fragrance and usually appear before the thin, velvety, elliptic leaves.

* Native to primarily North and South Carolina, but also found in Virginia and Georgia. * Soils should be acidic and very well-drained but not excessively dry. Japonica which has pendulous flower clusters.

It is a member of the Ericaceae (heath family). * An evergreen groundcover, a source of wintergreen oil; 1/4" very light pink or pinkish white flowers in summer, scarlet fruit; wants acid, woodland-type soil; native to eastern and central North America...

* A semi-double form of the species said to come more or less true from seed; yellow flowers; native to U.S. east * The lance-leaved coreopsis , Coreopsis lanceolata , is a species of coreopsis (Tickseed).

* Lilium pensylvanicum reaches a height of 30 cm to 70 cm and has a width up to 25 cm. The seeds mature from August to September. The flower consists of six petals curving backward from the center.

* So called because the roots were once ground for snuff. * Leaves can be eaten raw or cooked. * The leaves are used as an insect repellent. * The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.

* Juniperus communis subsp. Common Juniper has needle-like leaves in whorls of three; the leaves are green, with a single white stomatal band on the inner surface. It is dioecious , with male and female cones on separate plants, which are wind pollinated.

* It is a low, creeping, woody shrub to about 1 m tall and 1–2 m wide but often smaller. It is indigenous to southeast Europe and southwest Asia . It is a popular, semi- evergreen garden shrub with many named cultivars and hybrids derived from it.In...

Lilac pink flowers bloom heavily in spring then rebloom in late summer to fall. 'Scent and Sensibility' is perfect for low growing border, the city garden, and mixed with perennial plants for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds.

It is bound to be a subject of conversation in your garden. Super hardy Edelweiss will survive the coldest winter temperatures and the worst summer droughts. Grows 6-12'' tall and 6-9'' wide.