pinewood perennial gardens

Finely dissected, bronze-green foliage forms a 12" high mound with shell-pink flowers in midsummer. A great dwarf astilbe. Z 4-8. 1994 PPA Perennial Plant of the Year. (M)

Native. Deciduous, erect, 1-2' lacy fronds, short-creeping rhizome. Spreads nicely but doesn't run. More tolerant of dry, sunny conditions than other ferns. Z 2-9.

Selection of A. f-f. with red stems.

Deciduous, arching, 8-20" fronds. Short-creeping rhizome. Tricolored frond with burgundy rachis and Z of gray and darker green on the leaves. Best color in light shade. Z 4-9. 2004 PPA Perennial Plant of the Year.

Deciduous fern with upright, silvery-white colored fronds. Grow in part-shade to shadw with average to consistent moisture. Spreads slowly by shallow rhizomes. 18-24" ht. Z 4-8.