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A Turkish cushion of tight felted, silk rosette foliage producing short racemes of white flowers, more desirable for foliage than infrequent blossoms. Slow growing, cruciform, Alpine house candidate. Probably short lived if not grown in scree which also keeps the furry cushion tight. 
A
valuable foliage Arabis forming a mound of neat rosettes, greens
leaves. White flowers on 6" stems. Roots
as it spreads. Lovely under-planted with blue Chinodoxa bulbs. Stunning in
masses. Evergreen except in the most hideous winter. 
Tufts of cushion-like dark green, shiny foliage completely covered with large, 4-petaled white flowers in the early spring. Easy in well-drained soil. Space 8-12" apart. Cut back after flowering. This is one of our very favorite rock garden plants. 
Similar to our native Jack but w/ 5 leaflets instead of 3. It's very hardy, easy to grow in moist but well-drained soil. It's early to emerge and, like our native, comes in a green form or a purple form.
A good one to start with if you're new to Arisaemas but
want something more exotic than our native. Crisp, almost wavy edges to the leaves. Medium
size bulbs are in the second year from bulblets and are a year or
two from bloom size. 
Gorgeous, tall, snakeskin mottled stems are topped by a parasol of
leaflets, each ending in a whiskery drip-tip to channel rain away from the
stem. The long spathe is beautiful shades of purple, brown and gray. An
easy 'Jack', it adds a striking architectural form to the shade garden.
The leaves often have beautiful drip tips as well. One of the easiest to grow.
These are bloom size bulbs.
Gorgeous, tall, snakeskin mottled stems are topped by a parasol of
leaflets, each ending in a whiskery drip-tip to channel rain away from the
stem. The long spathe is beautiful shades of purple, brown and gray. An
easy 'Jack', it adds a striking architectural form to the shade garden.
This rare form has a silver centered leaf. One of the easiest to grow.
Just about fool-proof. Medium size bulbs are in the second year
from bulblets and
are a year or two from bloom size.
A Native relative of Jack-in-the-Pulpit but with a long whip on the 'Jack'. More interesting
and exotic & RARE. 7-12 leaflets. (Younger plants have from 3-5 leaflets.) Needs at least average moisture. Red fruit looks similar to the common Jack. Good with hostas or ferns that fill in when it goes summer DORMANT. These
are 2nd year bulblets.
Like our other Native, this blooms when the bulb is still fairly small
compared to some Arisaemas but probably won't bloom this year but they are
very unfussy and very exotic for a Native!
With Arisaemas, all the hoop-lah is about
the bloom/inflorescence/Jack. Well, here's an Arisaema that has
such an incredible mottled stem, two leaves with 11-18 leaflets, can
reach 5 feet in heaight so it makes your garden look like the tropics, that even
if it never bloomed, you'd want it. BUT-- it blooms too and does
that just as well as it does everything else - sitting, where it can
easily be seen, above the foliage with a big bold 'Jack' with an exotic
drip tip which can range from deep green to deep purple with white
stripes. And it that isn't enough, it's an easy un-fussy Arisaema.
From Japan and China, this Arisaema can't be beat for Wow Power! Early to emerge so watch for late frosts. Maroon spathe houses a
HUGE pestle-shaped, white spadix that looks like the 'Pillsbury Dough Boy'
instead of a 'Jack'. Sparing with offsets but easy to grow with proper
soil. Gusman recommends a raised peat bed with leafy, sandy soil and
sharp drainage.
Riveting in bloom. One of the most unique and popular
Arisaemas. Bloom size corm.
A hooded, striped, green to purple spathe & spadix appear in spring, followed by red berries on mature plants. DORMANT in summer. APPEARS TO US TO DETER MOLES
nearby. Ours are grown HERE from seed -- takes 3-5 years to reach bloom & sale size. These
are 3-4 year olds bulbs and most will bloom this year.
These will be mixed bloom colors, green, maroon, possibly a 'Lazy S'S
Form' that slipped in by accident if you're lucky! Small but
bloom-size bulbs. (This native blooms at a very young age and
relatively small bulb and yet will eventually grow huge if happy.)
"Variegated
horseradish! This plant is one of the top ten for having the most
dramatic variegated foliage. Creamy white & green splashed
leaves the second and ensuing years. Be patient, this plant may be
all green the 1st year or so. Quite hardy and exotic. Appreciates moist
conditions. Worth the wait." Dan Heims, Terra Nova - THE variegated plant guy! Terra Nova Photo.
Attracts butterflies.
Insect
repellant in Colonial days. A semi-evergreen, shrubby plant w/
FEATHERY, silver-grey green foliage & a strong tangerine scent.
Tiny flowers are borne in dense panicles in late summer; unless it's
a cool. Known as Old Man, Lad's Love -- by any name, it's a beauty.
Can be kept shorter by pruning. 
Handsome,
erect clumps of purplish green, heavily dissected leaves on purple
stems are topped w/ showy, fragrant milky white flowers for A VERY
LONG TIME if adequate moisture. Use in arrangements & as a moth
preventative. Prefers moister, richer soil than other Artemisias.
Slightly acid soil best but any is okay. The species is a RHS
Award of Garden Merit Winner and this is even better! A Chicago
Botanic Garden 'Best Plants'
Forms a dense clump of aromatic, feathery,
silver-gray leaves. Sometimes used as insect repellent. Grows well even in poor soils. Forms a dense mound. Useful for edging herb pathways. Excellent in rock gardens. MUST have good drainage like most Artemisias and most 'gray' plants in general.
Takes extreme heat (fire resistant plant!) and extreme cold.
Beautiful silvery, lacy foliage in soft rounded 2' mounds. Makes whatever is planted next to it look even better. Periodic 'tipping' keeps stems full & dense. Evergreen but ready to be cut back hard in early spring when new growth appears. Superb plant. Very deer resistant.
Bright
red-orange berries in the fall. Marbled, UNRIVALED WINTER FOLIAGE
then appears & remain green all winter. Perfect planted around
hostas because their peak foliage times are in opposite seasons.
DORMANT in SUMMER. Over fertilizing reduces marbling. "I wouldn't
garden without it!" (Avent) AKA, Arum italicum 'Pictum'
Compact, evergreen, woodland perennial with creamy white plumes somewhat like an Astilbe; lends a delicate airy appearance to the shade garden. Fernlike foliage. Rare and choice. Native to Korea and Japan, this is a miniature variety and easy.
Like
a giant white Astilbe, w/ 6' tall blooms, this handsome plant is
beautiful for many months. Staking isn't necessary -- you probably
couldn't push them over. Takes several years to establish full
height. Beautiful with Autumn Fern or Siberian Iris or as a backdrop
to any shade planting. 
As above but this German hybrid
performs much better in windy areas due to being shorter and
stockier. And it may be a better height in a smaller garden.
An
exciting dwarf hybrid (A. diocus x A. aesthusifolia) of Goatsbeard
with delicate creamy white flower panicles in early spring.
This Allan Armitage introduction has red stems and fern-like leaves,
medium to dark green and very rich. An upright form that
creates a mature clump 2.5' tall x 2' wide. It has a very
showy texture to the foliage, much more fine that A. aesthusifolia.
And one of it's best features is that it's both heat and humidity
tolerant as well as cold tolerant. And she's so special, she
has a 
