The Library
Perennials
The long spine of the bed, returning stronger each season.
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Astilbe simplicifolia 'Hennie Graafland'
Hennie Graafland Astilbe
Blooms pale pink, airy plumes
Partial shade to full shade
Astilbe thunbergii 'Chocolate Shogun'
Chocolate Shogun Astilbe
Blooms soft pink
Partial shade to full shade
Astilbe x arendsii 'Brautschleier'
Astilbe Bridal Veil
Blooms pure white, airy plumes
Partial shade to full shade
Astilbe x arendsii 'Rheinland'
Rheinland Astilbe
Blooms soft pink
Partial to full shade
Astilbe x arendsii 'Washington'
Washington Astilbe
Blooms creamy white
Light shade
Astilbe x rosea 'Peach Blossom'
Peach Blossom Astilbe
Blooms soft peach-pink plumes
Partial shade to full shade
Astrantia major
Greater Masterwort
Blooms greenish-white to pinkish, with papery bracts
Partial shade to full shade
Astrantia major 'Alba'
Alba Greater Masterwort
Blooms white pincushion flowers with greenish-white bracts
Partial shade to full shade
Astrantia major 'Burgundy Manor'
Burgundy Manor Greater Masterwort
Blooms dark burgundy, pincushion-like flowers with dark colored bracts
Partial shade to full shade
Astrantia major 'Sparkling Stars Pink'
Sparkling Stars Pink Masterwort
Blooms soft pink with a darker pink center, surrounded by a collar of bracts
Partial shade to full shade
Astrantia major 'Star of Fire'
Star of Fire Greater Masterwort
Blooms dark burgundy bracts with small, star-like central flowers in a rich pink shade
Partial shade
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Regal Red'
Japanese Painted Fern
Blooms non-flowering (grown for foliage)
Partial to full shade
Baptisia Australis
Blue False Indigo
Blooms indigo-blue
Full sun; tolerates light shade
Baptisia x 'Purple Smoke'
Purple Smoke False Indigo
Blooms smoky purple with charcoal stems
Full sun
Blechnum chilense
Chinese Hard Fern
Blooms non-flowering fern
Partial shade to full shade
Blechnum spicant
Deer Fern
Blooms non-flowering
Part shade to full shade
Bouteloua gracilis 'Blonde Ambition'
Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass
Blooms chartreuse aging to blonde
Full sun
Brugmansia aurea
Golden Angel's Trumpet
Blooms pale yellow to gold
Full sun to partial shade
Calamagrostis brachytricha
Korean Feather Reed Grass
Blooms soft, fluffy pinkish plumes that age to silvery tan
Full sun to partial shade
Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
Foerster's Feather Reed Grass
Blooms pink-purple tinged turning to blonde-tan
Full sun to partial shade
Campanula glomerata
Clustered Bellflower
Blooms purple-blue
Full sun to part shade
Campanula lactiflora
Milky Bellflower
Blooms pale blue, lavender, or white
Full sun to partial shade
Canna indica 'Phasion'
Tropicanna Canna
Blooms vibrant orange
Full sun
Canna indica 'Tropicanna Gold'
Tropicanna Gold Canna Lilly
Blooms golden-yellow with dark orange speckled throats
Full sun