| Plant |
Features |
Hardy
to
Zone |
Bloom
Time |
Drought
Tolerant |
|
Aegopodium p. 'Variegatum' (Bishop's Weed) |
Dense carpet of
green and white foliage |
2
|
summer |
yes |
| Ajuga varieties
(Carpet Bugles) |
Low carpet of
leaves, blue flower spikes |
2
|
spring |
moderate |
|
Asarum europeaum (European Wild Ginger) |
Polished,
emerald-green leaves |
2
|
spring |
no
|
| Astilbe x
arendsii varieties |
Fluffy flower
plumes, ferny leaves |
2
|
summer |
no
|
| Astilbe
chinensis varieties |
Fluffy flower
plumes, ferny leaves |
2
|
fall |
no
|
| Campanula
carpatica (Carpathian Bellflower) |
Large blue
saucer flowers, low mounds |
2
|
summer |
moderate |
| Carex morrowi 'Augeo-Variegata' |
Mounds of
evergreen, yellow-striped lvs |
5
|
spring |
moderate |
| Chrysogonum
virginianum (Goldenstar) |
Long blooming
starry yellow flowers |
4
|
summer |
yes |
| Convallaria
majalis (Lily of the Valley) |
White, scented
flowers, carpeting |
2
|
spring |
yes |
| Dicentra
spectabilis (Bleeding Hearts) |
Arches of
heart-shaped flowers |
2
|
spring |
no
|
| Dicentra x
'Luxurient' (Bleeding Hearts) |
Low ferny
carpet, cherry red flowers |
2
|
summer |
moderate |
| Digitalis
(Foxgloves) |
Tall spikes of
spotted flowers |
2
|
spring |
moderate |
| Doronicum
cordatum (Leopard's Bane) |
Clean,yellow
daisy flowers |
2
|
spring |
moderate |
| Epimedium X
rubrum |
Red-veined/margined leaves, red flowers |
4
|
spring |
yes |
| Hardy Ferns of
all sorts |
A great
diversity of leaf colour and height |
various |
n/a |
moderate |
| Galium odoratum
(Sweet Woodruff) |
Carpets of
cartwheel leaves, white flowers |
4
|
spring |
no
|
| Helleborus
orientalis (Hellebore) |
Large, nodding
flowers in early spring |
3
|
spring |
moderate |
| Hosta 'August
Moon' |
Crisp mound of
bright yellow leaves |
2
|
summer |
yes |
| Hosta
sieboldiana 'Frances Williams' |
Huge blue
leaves edged in yellow |
2
|
summer |
yes |
| Hosta undulata
'Variegata' |
Clumps of wavy
green and white leaves |
2
|
summer |
yes |
| Lamiastrum
'Herman's Pride' |
Creeping carpet
of silver-veined leaves |
2
|
spring |
moderate |
| Lamium
maculatum varieties |
Carpets of
white or white striped leaves |
2
|
spring |
moderate |
| Ligularia
dentata 'Desdemona' |
Tall
purple-leaved clump, orange flowers |
3
|
summer |
no
|
| Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' |
Creeping mat of
bright yellow leaves |
2
|
spring |
moderate |
| Mentha
requienii (Corsican mint) |
Strongly
scented flat green mat. Self-seeds |
7
|
summer |
no
|
| Myosotis
varieties (Forget-Me-Nots) |
Mists of small
blue, yellow-eyed flowers |
3
|
spring |
no
|
| Primula X
'Wanda' |
Low mats
smothered in magenta flowers |
2
|
spring |
no
|
| Pulmonaria
varieties |
Mounds of
silvery leaves, blue flowers |
2
|
spring |
moderate |
