pinewood perennial gardens

A native species found in meadows and along roadsides. Tough and well suited to hot, dry sites. Red buds open to bright-yellow flowers during early summer. A strong grower, particularly in sandy soils. 15-18" ht. Z 4-9.

Low growing, compact plant to 10" high with bright lemon-yellow, 3-5" wide flowers from June to August. Low maintenance plant tolerant of dry conditions. Z 3-7.

Pink, 2" wide flowers throughout the summer on 8-12" tall plants. Plants, which spread by stolons, tend to be more aggressive in rich soils. Z 5-8.

Native. Deciduous, erect 2.5-5' fronds. Named for bright cinnamon colored fertile fronds arising in late spring. This native is very vigorous in wet conditions. 2-5'. Z 2-10.

Native. Deciduous, erect 2-5' fronds. One of the most handsome native ferns. Foliage is deep forest-green with long smooth edged leaves. Occurs in wet sites. Z 2-10.

Native. Easy to grow native. Plant develops a rosette from the basal, heart-shaped leaves. The plant spreads by rhizomes to form a colony functioning as a nice groundcover. Yellow, daisy-like flowers appear on 12-24" tall stems in late spring into early summer. Prefers full sun to light shade and wet to average soil moisture. 12-24" h x 36" w. Z 3-9.

Lactiflora. Single. Incredible pink flowers with a central core of tiny, strap-like petals with a wonderful fragrance. Attractive foliage on strong stems. 23-30" h x 29-35" w. Z 3-8.

Lactiflora. Double. Flowers are white with a creamy center from midspring to early summer. Fragrant and floriferous. Attractive foliage on strong stems. 3' ht. Z 3-8.

Intersectional hybrids between Paeonia suffruticosa and P. lactiflora. First developed by Toichi Itoh in 1948. These peony have the exotic flowers of a tree peony and the growth habit of a herbaceous peony. Flowers develop in late spring. Various colors available. Z 4-9.

Lactiflora. Double, red flowers from midspring to early summer develop on plants up to 3' tall. Z 3-8.