Shade Resistant Plants

Many sources suggest this is Dorotheanthus bellidiformis 'Mezoo' even though it is so similar to Aptenia . The Mezoo Variegated Ice Plant is a naturally evergreen perennial tropical plant and is considered to be hardy to near 25 o F for short periods...

This is the first introduction from their Baptisia breeding program. Image courtesy North Creek Nurseries. Twilite Prairiebluestm Baptisia is a hybrid of Baptisia australis and Baptisia sphaerocarpa and was developed at the Chicago Botanic Gardens by...

The foliage alone makes it worth growing as a specimen plant or use it as a bright spiller or thrilling groundcover beneath larger plants. Becomes mostly deciduous in cool weather.

Purple Smoke is another NCBG Baptisia introduction. Baptisia's only get better with age producing more and more spikes of flowers successively each year that they are allowed to share our gardens.

Leucophaea has a variety of common names so feel free to pick one: . This list includes one that proudly has Cajun roots the "Paque-Paque Plant" or "Pock-Pock Plant" as this was one of the plants used to dye Easter eggs.

The Plumeria is an easily grown, summer flowering, heat and sun loving small tropical tree that makes a great addition to tropical gardens or containers. Checkout our new Plumeria Growing Guide for more detailed growing information.

12-18" long sturdy spikes of white pea-like blossoms contrast with the purplish black stems and are born in spring above the newly unfurling bluish green foliage on tall 3-4' stems.

Baptisias resent being transplanted once established. A multitude of sturdy spikes filled with brilliant yellow pea-like blossoms are held above the rounded blue-green to gray-green rounded foliage.

Images courtesy of AG 3, Inc. Baptisias are naturally durable, pest and disease resistant, long-lived perennials and could be considered the Lupine for the south. Baptisias resent being transplanted once established and eventually develop an extensive...

Baptisia's develop an extensive taproot based root-system and should not be disturbed once established. Image courtesy of North Creek Nurseries. Considered a must for the cutflower garden as the spikes have an excellent vase life.

A dainty and rhizomatous denizen of open and disturbed areas along stream banks and deciduous forests in the southeastern US. A rare Louisiana species, these Broadleaf Barbara's Button's were sustainably propagated here in our nursery and like all of...

Excessive moisture and/or poor drainage seem to be the Hardy Ice Plant's only real downfall. Provide slightly more moisture during the growing season and keep it on the dry side during winter.

There is apparently a good deal of confusion (admittedly we were confused as well) as to whether Calypso is a red or a pink flowered Oleander. This is considered by the experts to be the most popular cultivar in the US and deservedly so as Calypso has...

Images courtesy of AG 3, Inc. Baptisias are naturally durable, pest and disease resistant, long-lived perennials and could be considered the Lupine for the south. Baptisias resent being transplanted once established and eventually develop an extensive...

Pink buds open to pure white butterfly-shaped flowers on tall wispy but sturdy stems on this fairly compact and floriferous native perennial. This is one of our favorite Guara selections! Item # 9579.

Excessive moisture and/or poor drainage seem to be the Hardy Ice Plant's only real downfall. Provide slightly more moisture during the growing season and keep it on the dry side during winter.

Large, long-lasting clusters of, 2"+ wide flowers open a dark purple, and like the Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow they quickly fade to lavender, and finally to nearly white. The Paradise Vine climbs by twining and also uses a few sharp re-curved prickles...

The Royal Fern is widely distributed across the eastern half of the US where it occurs near bogs and streams. Winter deciduous. Normally growing to about 3' in height in wet soils it has been known to reach nearly 6' high.

Tall spikes of bright yellow pea-like blossoms are held above the gray-green foliage. Considered a must for the cutflower garden as the spikes have an excellent vase life. Baptisia's only get better with age producing more and more spikes of flowers successively...

The soft silvery fronds of the Ghost Fern contrast nicely with its dark maroon nearly black midribs. The Ghost Fern is considered to be a hybrid of the Japanese Painted Fern and the native Southern Lady Fern.

May spread clonally via rhizomes, but generally not aggressively, once well-established. Excellent for native pollinators. Likely to be a long lived perennial under good conditions returning each year from a woody caudex.

If it starts to look bad you can easily trim it back (like with a weedeater) and it will quickly regrow, this treatment is generally recommended about once a year to keep it looking its best.

Use them at the back of the border, as a large low maintenance, screen, in containers, or even train the larger growing types into tree standards. It has better than average cold hardiness.

The Variegated Tapioca or Cassava is a selection of the Bitter Cassava which is used as a starch food plant once it has been properly processed as the root contains cyanide. The yellow eventually matures to a creamy white and the long purplish red petioles...

Neither of these ideas are true. Crosiers flip over backwards to form tassels as the newly emerging fronds unfurl, hence the common name of tassel fern for this plant. It grows in an outward-spreading, vase-shaped clump to 24” tall and 24” wide.

Drought and deer resistant. Plumes start mid-summer and last through winter. Although a native of Argentina, this variety of White Pampas Grass is hardy and will grow in most parts of America.

Blooms: summer to fall. Drought and deer resistant, attracts butterflies and hummingbirds, great cut flower, fragrant. Bloom at intervals all summer - even on into fall! Hardy, healthy plants bloom in a rainbow of colors even during the hottest, driest...