• Polemonium reptans

    Jacob’s Ladder is a native perennial plant. It’s foliage is made up of small leaflets that resemble ladders. The blue flowers are bell shaped and bloom in the late spring.
    HEIGHT: 1′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FLOWER COLOR: Blue BLOOM TIME: April-June
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Athgyrium niponicum var. pictum

    Japanese Painted Fern is a a fern with silver, blue, and purple coloration in the fronds.
    HEIGHT: 1′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Liatris ‘Kobold’

    Kobold Blazing Star is a native perennial plant. It has purple flowers that bloom on large showy spikes in the late summer. It also attracts pollinators.
    HEIGHT: 2′ EXPOSURE: Full sun FLOWER COLOR: Purple BLOOM TIME: July-August
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Athyrium ‘Lady in Red’

    Lady in Red Lady Fern is a short cultivar of Red Lady Fern with upright bright green fronds with red striping.
    HEIGHT: 1′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Alchemilla mollis

    Lady’s Mantle is a perennial plant. It is a pale green plant with hairy, scalloped foliage. Water sits on the leaves in large water droplets. The flowers are yellow.
    HEIGHT: 1′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FLOWER COLOR: Yellow BLOOM TIME: June
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’

    Native. A very tall perennial with bright yellow flowers that bloom in the fall. Attracts pollinators. HEIGHT: 6′ EXPOSURE: Full sun FLOWER COLOR: Yellow BLOOM TIME: August-September
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Helleborus orientalis

    A shade perennial with tropical glossy semi-evergreen foliage. Purple pink flowers bloom in early spring low to the ground. HEIGHT: 1′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FLOWER COLOR: Purple-pink BLOOM TIME: April
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Liriope spicata

    Lilyturf is a very tough, grass-like, quick spreading perennial. Purple flowers bloom in the fall (mostly are covered up by the foliage) followed by black berries that persist through the winter.
    HEIGHT: 1′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FLOWER COLOR: Purple BLOOM TIME: August-September
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Eupatorium ‘Little Joe’

    Little Joe Pye Weed is a native perennial plant. It is a shorter cultivar than Gateway Joe Pye Weed but still rather tall. It has showy mauve-pink flower clusters that bloom in the late summer. It attracts butterflies.
    HEIGHT: 3′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FLOWER COLOR: Purple-pink BLOOM TIME: July-September
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’

    Lucifer Montbretia is a clump-forming perennial with clusters of bright red flowers that form on arching flower stalks.
    HEIGHT: 2′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FLOWER COLOR: Red BLOOM TIME: June-August
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Gelsemium ‘Margarita’

    Native. A vining perennial with yellow, tubular fragrant flowers in the spring. Foliage is semi-evergreen. Needs a supportive structure. HEIGHT: 12′ EXPOSURE: Full sun FLOWER COLOR: Yellow BLOOM TIME: February-April
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
  • Caltha palustris

    Marsh Marigold is an native perennial plant. It prefers wet areas. It is a low growing plant with yellow flowers bloom in the spring.
    HEIGHT: 1′ EXPOSURE: Full sun to partial shade FLOWER COLOR: Yellow BLOOM TIME: April-June
    Photos by Scott Beuerlein
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