Plant Guide

Popular Plants

• Flowering vines

  Clematis ‘Nelly Moser’
  

  Ipomoea batatas ‘Blackie’
  (Sweet potato vine)

  Ipomoea quamoclit
  (Cypress vine, Star glory)

  Ipomoea tricolor and cvs.
  (Morning glory)

  Actinidia kolomikta
  (Variegated kiwi vine)

  Thunbergia alata
  (Black-eyed Susan vine)

• Pink flowers

  Anemone × hybrida 'Margarete'
  (Japanese anemone)

  Begonia grandis ssp. evansiana
  (Hardy begonia)

  Canna 'Madame Paul Caseneuve'
  

  Tiarella 'Starfish'
  (Foam flower)

  Rhododendron vaseyi
  (Pinkshell azalea)

  Cistus albidus
  (Rock rose, Sun rose)

• Plants for shade

  Heuchera 'Crème Brûlée'
  ('Crème Brûlée' heuchera)

  Helleborus × hybridus cvs.
  (Hellebore)

  Hosta 'Patriot'
  (Hosta)

  Ligularia stenocephala 'The Rocket'
  (Ligularia, elephant ear)

  Pulmonaria saccharata 'Mrs. Moon'
  (Bethlehem sage, lungwort)

  Vinca minor 'Illumination'
  (Common periwinkle, creeping myrtle)

What to plant

10 Shrubs for Summer ColorThese vibrant bloomers give even the showiest annuals and perennials a run for their money

How to Grow RaspberriesSelect an everbearing variety, practice a few trellising and pruning tricks, and pick berries from July through fall

15 Deer-Resistant PlantsDo your deer leap your fences and laugh at sprayed repellent? Try planting something they don't like.

More plant articles

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