Fothergilla major x intermedia ‘Blue Shadow’ (Large Fothergilla)
Bloom Time: April to May
Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Butterflies and other pollinators
Tolerates: Deer tolerant
Native to North America: Yes
Zones: 5 to 8
Other: This compact shrub is prized for its profusion of fragrant, bottlebrush-like white flowers in the spring and its striking blue sumer foliage. Fothergilla is quite low maintainence and perfet as a specimen or for a hedge planting.
Location: Bracken Foundation Children’s Garden
Lamprocapnos spectabilis (Bleeding Heart)
Bloom Time: April to May
Sun Requirement: Part Shade to Full Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies
Tolerates: Rabbit, Heavy Shade, Black Walnut
Native to North America: No
Zones: 3 to 9
Other: Bleeding Heart has delicate arching branches that are tipped with pink to white heart-shaped flowers. Best for the shaded border or woodland garden.
Location: Howe Garden
Dodecatheon meadia (Shooting Star)
Bloom Time: April to May
Sun Requirement: Part Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Bumblebees, native bees
Tolerates: Clay Soil
Native to North America: Yes
Zones: 4 to 8
Other: It gets its name from the flowers giving the appearance of a shooting star plummeting to earth. It is best grown in shady areas in a woodland or rock garden.
Location: Howe Garden
Rhododendron ‘Tallulah Sunrise’ (Tallulah Sunrise Azalea)
Bloom Time: April to May
Sun Requirement: Part Shade to Full Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Bees and Butterflies
Tolerates: Heat, Humidity, Insects, Shade
Native to North America: Yes
Zones: 6 to 9
Other: In the spring, this shrub has abundant clusters of red buds that open to bright peachy orange flowers highlighted with gold tones! They produce a delightful honeysuckle-like fragrance .
Location: Howe Garden
Aesculus pavia (Red Buckeye)
Bloom Time: April to May
Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Hummingbirds
Tolerates: Clay Soil
Native to North America: Yes
Zones: 4 to 8
Other: This shrub grows 10 to 20 feet tall and has showy red tubular flowers that attract many ruby-throated hummingbirds!
Location: Seasons Garden
Delphinium tricorne (Dwarf Larkspur)
Bloom Time: April to May
Sun Requirement: Part Shade to Full Shade
Water Requirement: Medium to High
Wildlife: Native Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Tolerates: Rabbit and Deer
Native to North America: Yes
Zones: 4 to 7
Other: This small herbaceous perennial features a cluster of blue-violet flowers. Its the perfect plant for cottage gardens, best planted in groupings and makes an excellent cut flower.
Location: Sculpture Trail
Tetraneuris scaposa (Four-nerve Daisy)
Bloom Time: March to Nov
Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Low
Wildlife: Pollinators
Tolerates: Heat and drought tolerant
Native to North America: Yes
Zones: 4 to 9
Other: This small native is a compact, clump-forming evergreen perennial. It blooms throughout the year under the right conditions with peaks in spring and early summer. It produces masses of cheerful yellow daisy flowers on silky, leafless stems.
Location: Literary Garden Sigourney Cheek Literary Garden
Cornus florida f. rubra (Flowering Dogwood)
Bloom Time: April to May
Sun Requirement: Full Sun to Part Shade
Water Requirement: Medium
Wildlife: Birds and butterflies
Tolerates: Deer, Clay Soil, Black Walnut
Native to North America: Yes
Zones: 5 to 9
Other: A small deciduous tree that bursts with blooms that have four large pink bracts. The leaves turn attractive shades of red in the fall.
Location: Dogwood Garden
