Pulmonaria ‘Trevi Fountain’ (Lungwort)
Bloom Time: March to April
Sun Requirement: Part Shade to Full Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Early season pollinators
Tolerates: Deer resistant, Heavy shade
Native to North America: N/A
Zones: 4 to 9
Other: Foliage is speckled with silver and flowers are pink in bud and blue when open.
Location: Petite Swan Garden
Pieris japonica ‘Scarlet O’Hara’ (Japanese Pieris)
Bloom Time: March to April
Sun Requirement: Part Shade to Full Sun
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Early season bees
Tolerates: Deer resistant, Heavy Shade
Native to North America: N/A
Zones: 5 to 8
Other: An evergreen shrub featuring red new growth and cascading white bell-shaped flowers.
Location: Blevins Japanese Garden
Phacelia bipinnatifida (Fernleaf Phacelia)
Bloom Time: March to April
Sun Requirement: Part Shade to Full Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Attracts bees
Tolerates: Poor soils
Native to North America: Yes
Zones: 5 to 8
Other: This woodland perennial as arching clusters of lavender flowers.
Location: Howe Garden
Narcissus ‘Ice King’ (Double Daffodil)
Bloom Time: March
Sun Requirement: Part Shade to Full Sun
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Bees, wasps, and butterflies
Tolerates: Deer resistant
Native to North America: N/A
Zones: 3 to 8
Other: Features large double flowers with a ruffled pale yellow center and white outer petals.
Location: Blevins Japanese Garden
Euphorbia myrsinites (Myrtle Spurge)
Bloom Time: March to April
Sun Requirement: Full Sun
Water Requirement: Low
Wildlife: Bees, butterflies, beneficial flies
Tolerates: Drought and Rocky Soil
Native to North America: No
Zones: 5 to 9
Other: A trailing evergreen with blue-green succulent-like leaves and bright green yellow blooms.
Location: Sigourney Cheek Literary Garden
Hepatica acutiloba (Sharpe-lobed Heptica)
Bloom Time: March to April
Sun Requirement: Part to Full Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Sweat bees and beneficial flies
Tolerates: Varied soil types
Native to North America: Yes
Zones: 3 to 9
Other: White to pale lavendar flowers bloom over speckled leaves.
Location: Herb Study Garden
Erythronium albidum (White Trout Lily)
Bloom Time: March to April
Sun Requirement: Part Shade to Full Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Chipmunks, ants, and bees
Tolerates: Woodland conditions
Native to North America: Yes
Zones: 3 to 8
Other: A delicate spring wildflower with nodding white petals and mottled leaves.
Location: Howe Garden
Cercis canadensis f. alba (Eastern Redbud)
Bloom Time: March to April
Sun Requirement: Part Shade to Full Sun
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Attracts butterflies and birds
Tolerates: Deer resistant, Clay Soils
Native to North America: Yes
Zones: 4 to 9
Other: Pure white blossoms line bare branches on this native understory tree.
Location: Sculpture Trail
