Part Sun
These plants like more sun than shade-Filtered light is best!
Amsonia (hubrichtii), Willow
Height - 36"
Width - 36"
Bloom Time - Spring
Bloom Color - Pale blue
Awesome gold fall color. Light and airy texture. Flowers not super showy. Deer Resistant.
Amsonia, String Theory Willow
Height - 18-22"
Width - 32-36"
Bloom Time - Spring
Bloom Color - Pale blue
Compact version of the species. Same great texture and fall color. Flowers are more noticeable. Deer Resistant.
A Proven Winners® selection.
Aralia, Sun King
Height - 3'
Width - 3'
Bloom Time - Late summer
Bloom Color - White
The foliage has a tropical look that will be more green in more shade. Flowers are not showy. A nice way to get height in the shade garden and breaks up the look in a patch of Hostas. Deer Resistant.
Campanula, Blue Waterfall
Height - 8-10"
Width - 18-24"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Lavender blue
Cascading habit for a rock garden. Long blooming.
Geranium, Biokovo
Height - 6-12"
Width - 12-18"
Bloom Time - Early summer
Bloom Color - Light pink-white
Flat groundcover habit, but not spready. Flowers stand about foliage. Fall color is beautiful reds and purples. Foliage is stinky, so rabbit and deer resistant.
Geranium, Boom Chocolatta
Height - 24-26"
Width - 24-30"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Blue-purple
Dark Bronze foliage, upright habit. More vigorous and more refined habit than other dark leaved varieties.
A Proven Winners® selection.
Geranium, New Hampshire Purple
Height - 12-18"
Width - 15"
Bloom Time - Spring-summer
Bloom Color - Magenta purple
Compact spreading mound. Easy care. Can grow in full sun to part shade and still get nice blooms. Fall foliage of reds in more sun. Foliage is stinky, so rabbit and deer resistant.
Geranium, Karmina
Height - 10-12"
Width - 12-18"
Bloom Time - Late spring
Bloom Color - Intense pink
Outstanding fall colors of oranges and reds. Foliage is flat groundcover, but not spready. Can grow in full sun to partial shade. Foliage is stinky, so rabbit and deer resistant.
Stachys hummelo
Height - 18-20"
Width - 18"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Rose purple
Drought tolerant and easy to grow. Divides easily. Grows in both sun and partial shade. Spent flowers add winter interest, so I rarely deadhead this one. Deer and rabbit resistant.
Stachys Summer Crush
Height - 24-30"
Width - 12-24"
Bloom Time - Summer
Bloom Color - Pink
Flowers stand tall above foliage. Drought tolerant. Deer and rabbit resisitant.