Perennials For Shade Perennials For Sale In Massachusetts

, commonly called Lenten rose, is a clump-forming, late winter-blooming perennial which typically grows 1-1.5′ tall. Meaning injures/destroys in reference to the plant's toxic leaves, stems and roots which are poisonous to humans if ingested.

Cool season plant. Clusters of deep magenta-purple flowers are larger than all other varieties, appearing in spring then continuing off and on until fall. Purple Dragon forms a spreading patch of small silver leaves with a green edge.

A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole. Astilbe Fanal thrives in dappled or full shade gardens. Feeding your plants is probably the single most forgotten part of growing healthy...

Hybrid hellebores, sometimes commonly called hybrid Lenten roses or hybrid winter roses, are bushy, clump-forming perennials which typically grow to 12-15” tall. Flowers bloom in a large variety of colors, including various shades and tints of white,...

Prefers rich, fertile, humusy, consistently moist soils. ‘Luxuriant' features deeply-cut, fern-like, grayish-green foliage which persists throughout the growing season and cherry red, nodding, heart-shaped flowers carried above the foliage on long,...

In colder climates, cut it back as one of the last chores in your garden before the snow flies. With a compact habit, this Daylily is excellent for massing, edging, borders or in mixed containers and tubs.

Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots to spread through the loose, nutrient rich soil, much easier than if you used solely the existing soil which more times than not will be hard and compacted.

Loves acidic, organically rich, saturated, moisture-retentive soils. However in winter, it is intolerant of both standing water and boggy soils where rhizomes may rot. Japanese iris grows surprisingly well in garden soils, albeit less vigorously, as long...

Synonymous with Easily grown in average, medium to wet soils in full sun to part shade. Flowers (typically 3-6” across) have a distinctively flattened appearance. Loves acidic, organically rich, saturated, moisture-retentive soils.

Tolerates drought. This German selection has a nice compact habit, and flowers of deep violet-purple. Details: Perfect for the perennial borders, cottage garden, or butterfly gardens and wild gardens.

We recommend feeding your Sedum fuldaglut in the very early spring and again in mid summer after all new growth has hardened off and it begins to set flower buds. A 2 to 3 inch layer of mulch is sufficient but remember to take care not to cover any part...

Gorgeous in mass plantings but will not tolerate long periods of drought. For example a one gallon pot would be watered until you count to 5 a three gallon pot would be 15 and so on.

We do not recommend using straight topsoil or compost as a back-fill soil because more times than not these products will retain entirely to much moisture and will cause the root system to rot.

Adding compost or topsoil will help the young feeder roots to spread through the loose, nutrient rich soil, much easier than if you used solely the existing soil which more times than not will be hard and compacted.

They prefer moist, humusy soil. With such showy flowers, they deserve to be in the front of the shade garden. Remember that it goes dormant in mid-summer. A garden favorite for years, it's fairly tall at 3′, and has evenly spaced pink hearts suspended...

All ferns grow best in soils with high organic matter content. Young sori are covered by bright red indusia. So named due to its copper color when young, the semi-evergreen Autumn Fern matures to a lovely dark green.

Starter fertilizer is the best product to use at the time of planting. Its better to leave a one inch gap of space between the mulch and the stem or base of the plant. Be careful with products such as miracle-grow as these products can burn newly planted...

Provides excellent bloom and color for late summer. Good fresh cut flower. Tolerates hot and humid summers and some drought. It is an excellent perennial for providing color in late summer and is especially showy in mass plantings.

We highly recommend that you mulch your Asclepias incarnata with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability. A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling...

Delosperma is good for hard to grow areas in the sun garden because they do not require much water, yet fill in very quickly. 'Red Mountaintm' has a low-growing stature that makes it the perfect, fast-spreading, dazzling groundcover on slopes or in borders...

It features shiny, bipinnate, dark green fronds (to 1-2' long) with finely divided but overlapping pinnae. Neither of these ideas are true. Tassel fern is an evergreen fern that is native to Japan and southern Korea.

Excellent cut flower. Older proven variety that's still quite popular! The Peony is an extremely long lived, hardy, shrub-like plant. Also effective as accents or herbaceous hedges along fences, sidewalks, driveways or walls.

If grown in full sun, consistent moisture is needed and soil should not be allowed to dry out. Best grown in organically rich, humusy, well-drained soils. Does well in full sun in the northern part of its range.

Dwarf Blazing Star, also called Small Headed Gayfeather, is a stunning wildflower native to the Appalachian mountains of the southeast. Happy with poor soils and tough conditions, this native beauty handles heat and drought beautifully and can also tolerate...

Any type of mulch will do but cypress or hardwood mulch will be of a higher quality and provide better nutrition overall as they breakdown. Alternately, Mondo Grass is equally happy with no attention, and can be not cut back at all and still performs...

Avoid soils that are too wet or too dry. Flowering stems rise above the foliage to 3' tall in May-June, each stem bearing 2-5 flowers in colors which primarily include blue, lavender, purple and white, but sometimes yellow, pink and wine.

Blooms in late spring and reblooms in fall. Grow 36-38'' tall. Potted plants sent. SHIPS IN FALL We have chosen this Iris variety because it has been the most consistent rebloomer we've seen.