Shade Tolerant Plant Perennial Plant For Sale In Vancouver

* The flowers are purple, borne in summer. * Astilbe chinensis is a herbaceous plant with alternate, pinnately compound leaves, on thin stems.

* The plant most of us think of as Bleeding Heart; extremely popular, and for good reason; each arching spike, often held horizontally, is lined with an elegant row of pink and white "hearts"; flowers in May in New York; may die back to the ground in...

* Its typical habitat is moist shaded woodland, growing in accumulated humus. The pinnate leaves usually have five soft green leaflets, although three and seven occur as well, each with a shape ranging from lanceolate-oblong to rhombic, and a pattern...

* This perennial blooms late in the season and makes a great transition along shady edges.

* 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.

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

* The welcome wildflower of early spring; sap and root are red, hence the common name. * Bloodroot is one of many plants whose seeds are spread by ants, a process called myrmecochory.

Corydalis lutea; Yellow Corydalis) is a short-lived perennial plant native to the southern foothills of the south-western and central Alps of Italy and Switzerland, but widely introduced elsewhere.

* A good ground cover plant, succeeding in dense shade but rather slow to spread. Plants should be spaced about 60cm apart each way. * Heart-shaped shiny dark green leaves with prominent veins, 9" x 5"; dark violet flowers in August; a 2' mound, flowers...

A yellow-orange dye is obtained from the flowers. The green, ovate leaves grow in opposite pairs. Very vigorous, it can swamp out small plants. The solitary flowers are 3–5 cm in diameter, a rich yellow, with five petals and numerous yellow stamens...

* It occurs in parts of the western United States and western Canada, usually in rich forest. In the northern part of its range, which includes southern British Columbia, extreme southwestern Alberta, Washington, Oregon and east to Montana, Wyoming and...

Grown primarily for its beautiful foliage which provides color, contrast and texture to the landscape. Dense foliage crowds out most garden weeds. A dependable and versatile perennial requiring little care.

* 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. * Upright flower clusters separate it from P.

* In traditional herbalism columbine was considered sacred to Venus; carrying a posy of it was said arouse the affections of a loved one. * The blue flowers and on occasion white flowers are bonnet shaped.

* Features a mound of narrow, medium green leaves edged with pure white, with racemes of orchid-like, purple striped flowers on 18" scapes. * Seedlings from variegated Hosta varieties will not show the variegation.

* Its typical habitat is moist shaded woodland, growing in accumulated humus. The pinnate leaves usually have five soft green leaflets, although three and seven occur as well, each with a shape ranging from lanceolate-oblong to rhombic, and a pattern...

* The leaves or bark have been placed in cupped hands over the nose and inhaled as a mild hallucinogen. * It was the first magnolia to be scientifically described, and is the type species of the genus Magnolia ; as Magnolia is also the type genus of all...

* Early America settlers boiled parts of the plant to make into candy and they also used it as an ingredient in cake . * In Europe it was believed that the plant could cure alcoholism .

* Of open, wide-spreading habit, with several main branches ramifying into small branchlets; grows quickly, but wood may be brittle and susceptible to ice and snow damage; resistant to Dutch elm disease, and so used by breeders; drought tolerant, used...

* The Navajo considered it to be a "life medicine", chewed it for toothaches, and poured an infusion into ears for earaches. * Yarrow has a high reputation and is widely employed in herbal medicine, administered both internally and externally.

* An easily grown plant, it succeeds in most soils, preferring a sandy soil and a sunny position It grows from a small rhizome , forms a shallow, fine root network, and is a facultative mycotroph, receiving about 25% of its nutrients on average from symbiotic...

It is somewhat slow to establish, but if given space to fully develop becomes a magnificent specimen. * Plants can be used as a tall ground cover for large areas of land. * This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

It creates a barrier between the roots of the plant and fungus and pathogens that can cause root rot. A North American native wildflower, this grows well under shrubs and at the edge of woodland gardens.

* An herbaceous perennial with lemon yellow flowers to 2", May to August; much planted in gardens, where it likes rich moist soil in sun or part shade; native to Europe, where it grows in moist meadows, along streams, and in open woods.

The common name is large-flowered tickseed. * 3" yellow-orange flowers in midsummer; native to southern U.S. * Coreopsis grandiflora is a perennial plant species of the tickseed genus, Coreopsis, in Asteraceae.

* Echinops ritro is a species of globe thistle . * Unusual perennials with 2" spherical blue flowers in mid to late summer; the plant itself is rather rough and thistly with dark green leaves; good for middle or back of border; wants full sun and good...

* Jacaranda mimosifolia is a sub-tropical tree native to South America that has been widely planted elsewhere because of its beautiful and long-lasting blue flowers. * Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa is popularly and poetically known...