Plants in family ranunculaceae
Helleborus hybridus 'First Dance'
Helleborus hybridus 'First Dance' is a captivating perennial with double light yellow flowers edged in faint purple, blooming in late winter. Its evergreen foliage provides year-round interest, and it thrives in well-drained soils. This plant is drought-resistant and known for its ability to reseed prolifically. It is valuable for its winter floral display and provides nectar for honeybees. The hybrid contains genes from multiple species, contributing to its unique characteristics.
Delphinium grandiflorum 'Blue Butterfly'
Delphinium grandiflorum 'Blue Butterfly' is a compact plant with sky blue trumpet-shaped flowers that bloom from early to mid-summer. It attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, and is more heat tolerant than most Delphiniums. This low-maintenance plant grows up to 18 inches tall and is deer and rabbit resistant.
Aquilegia 'Winky Rose And Rose'
Aquilegia 'Winky Rose And Rose' is a compact plant with intricate pink and rose red blooms that attract hummingbirds. It is cold-hardy across USDA zones 3 to 9 and resists common garden pests like powdery mildew and leaf miners.
Clematis montana 'Rubens'
Clematis montana 'Rubens' is a Chinese climbing plant known for its masses of soft mauvy pink flowers and vanilla-like scent. It can grow over 20-25 feet tall and is hardy in USDA zones 6 to 9. This climber requires a supporting structure and blooms from late spring to early summer.
Clematis 'Sugar Candy'
Clematis 'Sugar Candy' is known for its large, 7-inch pink striped blooms that appear twice in summer. It attracts hummingbirds and grows well in full sun or light shade. This clematis requires rich, porous, alkaline soil and shaded roots for optimal performance.
Ranunculus ficaria 'Orange You Cute'
Ranunculus ficaria 'Orange You Cute' is a charming plant with 8-inch wide rosettes of silver and green patterned leaves. It produces 4-inch tall stalks of bright, golden-orange anemone-style flowers from late winter to early spring. The plant goes dormant in summer.
Clematis 'Rhapsody'
Clematis 'Rhapsody' is a compact grower with broad, pointed, dark indigo-blue flowers that darken as they age. It requires a supporting structure and thrives in rich, porous, alkaline soil with full sunlight on its tops and shaded roots. This reliable performer is a beautiful addition to any garden.
Thalictrum urbaini 'Taiwan Baika'
Thalictrum urbaini 'Taiwan Baika' is a selection from the mountains of Taiwan, featuring 1-foot tall clumps of dainty green foliage. It blooms in April and May with flowers that have five white petals and a central cone of frothy stamens. The petal tips take on a pink hue as they age.
Thalictrum 'Splendide'
Thalictrum 'Splendide' is a giant meadow rue hybrid with lacy, deer-resistant foliage and lavender-pink flowers. It grows up to 9 feet tall and blooms from late June to late summer, thriving in rich soils.
Helleborus ballardiae 'Maestro'
Helleborus ballardiae 'Maestro' is a hybrid plant with evergreen foliage and silver-veined leaves. It blooms in late January with rosy pink, sterile flowers, several weeks earlier than similar varieties. This plant forms a compact clump and is known for its winter flowering.
Helleborus foetidus 'Gertrude Jekyll'
Helleborus foetidus 'Gertrude Jekyll' is known for its sweetly scented flowers and dark green foliage with very serrated leaves. This plant thrives in part sun to shade conditions and is resistant to rabbits, making it a hardy choice for various garden settings.
Clematis 'Roguchi'
Clematis 'Roguchi' is a charming plant with small dark blue bell flowers and a superb fragrance. It blooms from June to September and grows through and among surrounding plants. This clematis prefers rich, porous, alkaline soil and performs best with its tops in full sunlight and roots shaded, adding a touch of elegance to gardens.
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Leprechaun Gold'
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Leprechaun Gold' is a striking plant with gold and chartreuse speckled foliage and violet flowers. It forms colorful clumps 18 inches wide and produces flower spikes up to 2 feet tall in late spring. After flowering, cutting the clump to the ground refreshes the foliage.
Actaea japonica 'Silver Blush'
Actaea japonica 'Silver Blush' is a large, vigorous plant with heat tolerance, forming a deciduous clump with wiry stems. Its leaves emerge silver and age to light green, while 2.5-foot tall spires of white bottlebrush-like flowers bloom in moist, humus-rich soils. This plant is easy to grow in hot, humid climates and adds a striking presence to any garden.
Clematis 'Prince Charles'
Clematis 'Prince Charles' is a compact and vigorous climber known for its profusion of deeply ribbed blue flowers that bloom from July through September. It requires a supporting structure and thrives in rich, porous, alkaline soil with full sunlight for its tops and shaded roots.
Helleborus foetidus 'Golden Showers'
Helleborus foetidus 'Golden Showers' is a perennial with bright gold streaked leaves and dark green foliage heavily streaked with yellow. It requires good drainage and is suitable for dry shade areas, providing a unique variegated leaf trait.
Helleborus hybridus 'Rose Quartz'
Helleborus hybridus 'Rose Quartz' is a hybrid plant with bicolor, double flowers and evergreen foliage. It blooms in late winter and is drought-resistant, thriving in well-drained soils. This plant is a prolific re-seeder and provides nectar for honeybees, making it a valuable addition to gardens.
Helleborus hybridus 'Splashdown Strain'
Helleborus hybridus 'Splashdown Strain' is a hand-pollinated variety of lenten roses, featuring large white flowers adorned with burgundy-red spots. These spots often blend into solid central blotches, creating a striking visual effect in shaded garden areas.
Helleborus niger 'White Magic'
Helleborus niger 'White Magic' is a vigorous selection from New Zealand, known for its large pure white flowers around Christmas. It features very dark glossy green foliage and is possibly a hybrid with H. orientalis. This plant is a standout in winter gardens.
Clematis 'Rebecca'
Clematis 'Rebecca' is a reliable performer with intense scarlet-red flowers that bloom from spring till fall. This rebloomer requires a supporting structure and grows best in rich, porous, alkaline soil. It is a striking addition to any garden.
Adonis amurensis 'Sandanzaki'
Adonis amurensis 'Sandanzaki' is an Asian winter-flowering ephemeral with frilly, fern-like foliage. It grows to about 6 inches tall and produces double rows of yellow petals with a green collar. This plant forms a 1-foot wide patch in moist woodland sites and becomes summer-dormant by June.
Helleborus hybridus 'Flower Girl'
Helleborus hybridus 'Flower Girl' is an evergreen perennial known for its double, light-pink flowers, some with red spots. Flowering in late winter, it provides nectar for honeybees and thrives in well-drained soils. This drought-resistant plant is a prolific re-seeder and offers year-round interest with its attractive foliage.
Helleborus croaticus 'Wm121'
Helleborus croaticus 'Wm121' is a unique perennial found in Slovenia, closely resembling Helleborus atrorubens. It features small, rounded flowers of purple flushed with green that bloom in late winter. This plant thrives in slightly acidic to alkaline soils and forms a 10-inch tall by 18-inch wide clump. It is deer and rabbit resistant, making it a hardy choice for shaded garden areas.
Thalictrum pubescens
Thalictrum pubescens, native to North Carolina, is a tall perennial reaching up to 6 feet with delicate, maidenhair fern-like foliage. It produces tiny, airy yellow-green flowers in late spring, adding a soft, ethereal quality to gardens. This deer-resistant plant is suitable for both sun and light shade, making it versatile for various garden settings.
Anemone altaica
Anemone altaica is a European spring ephemeral woodland groundcover that emerges from summer dormancy in late winter. It features lacy foliage topped with 4-inch stalks of double white flowers and spreads slowly in moist, rich, woodland soils.
Clematis integrifolia 'Rose Colored Glasses'
Clematis integrifolia 'Rose Colored Glasses' is a non-vining bush clematis that produces 2-inch rosy pink flowers in spring. It flowers heavily, takes a rest for a month, and then blooms again, making it suitable for rock gardens or the front of borders. This plant is a charming addition to any garden with its unique flowering pattern.
Clematis hexapetala 'Mongolian Snowflakes'
Clematis hexapetala 'Mongolian Snowflakes' is a perennial plant discovered in Mongolia, known for its six-petaled white flowers that bloom from spring through summer. It grows up to 18 inches tall before arching to the ground, forming a 3-foot wide patch. This plant is durable in hot, humid summers.