WOODLAND PERENNIALS
Aconitum japonicum Zones 4-8 #021-057
Distinctive perennial from northern Japan, blooming in early autumn, with clear medium blue helmet-shaped flowers. Valuable for its ease of cultivation and its rigid stems to 2' that do not flop when the plant is in bloom.
Adiantum pedatum Zones 5-9 #601-079
Adonis amurensis Zones 4-7 #021-059
A favorite Japanese symbol of the new year, it often blooms as early as January here in mid-Zone 6, closing its gorgeous buttery yellow flowers on cold or cloudy days to reappear with the sun. Plant in rich moist well-drained loam in deciduous shade.
Alectrurus yedoensis var. platypetalus Zones 6-9 #057-29
This is a rare liliaceous perennial from the cliffs of Shikoku and Kyushu islands, Japan. Leaves are flat, grass-like; the panicles of small white flowers bloom in late summer. Likes well drained soil in light shade or morning sun. Good trough plant.
Allium schoenoprasum var. orientale Zones 5-8 #057-032
Also known as Allium maximowiczii. This is an alpine allium species from the mountains of central Japan. It grows about a foot tall, with pink button flowers on stiff stems in August. Light shade to sun in a gritty, well-drained soil. Easy.
Allium splendens var. kurilense Zones 5-8 #057-037
Dwarf alipine allium species from northan part of Japan.
NEW! Allium splendens var. kurilense f. album Zones 5-8 #057-077
A pure white flower form of above. Rare and limited supply.
Anemone flaccida Zones 4-8 #018-012
Spring-blooming woodland wildflower with divided leaves and white flowers standing above the foliage. Easy to grow; makes nice colonies quickly. Leaves have silvery spots. Can be used as a woodland groundcover.
NEW! Anemone flaccida 'Suzuka Hime' Zones 4-8 #018-009
Alpine type and very dwarf, but rhizomes running very quick. It was found and selected from Mt. Suzuka in Mie pref. Local collector grow in 2 inch pots as the miniture A. flaccida. Good for rock gardens.
Anemone flaccida 'Ginpai' Zones 4-8 #018-019
'Ginpai' is the miniature size, called as 'Suzuka' type with semi-double flower. Easy to grow and fast spread. Good for rock gardens.
Anemone keiskeiana Zones 4-8 #018-001
Very distinctive spring-blooming Japanese wildflower with 3-parted dark leaves mottled with brown and silver, emerging very early in spring. Flowers are white, with around 20 petals. Foliage disappears in the summer.
Anemone nikoensis Zones 4-8 #018-011
Lovely spring-blooming woodland wildflower with divided leaves and white flowers standing above the foliage. The flower size is larger while other Japanse Anemone species. Easy to grow; makes nice colonies quickly. Can be used as a woodland groundcover.
Anemone pseudo-altaica Zones 4-8 #018-002
A woodland wildflower from NE Asia with very showy early spring flowers in blue or white, followed by finely cut foliage. It needs humus-rich, well-drained soil in shade. Forms carpets of spring color when established. Good plant for the rock garden or in a trough.
Anemone raddeana Zones 4-8 #018-028
Spring blooming woodland wildflower with divided leaves and white flowers standing above the foliage. Easy to grow, makes nice colonies quickly. Can be used as a woodland groundcover.
Anemone raddeana f. roseum Zones 4-8 #018-029
This rare form of Japanese woodland Anemone has pink colors on the back side of the petals, so flowers seems as pink flowers. Very rare.
Anemone stronifera Semi-Double Flower Form Zones 4-8 #018-014
Semi-Double flower selection form of Jpanese woodland wildflower with white flowers and dissected leaves, creeping to form extensive colonies. Later than most spring anemones. Easy and vigorous.
Anemonella thalictroides 'Shoaf's Double Pink' Zones 4-8 #019-001
Classic double-flowered form of American native rue anemone, with fully double dark pink, even raspberry pink flowers in cool climates. Easy in gritty well-drained soil. One of our most beautiful spring flowers.
Anemonella thalictroides 'Double White' Zones 4-8 #019-003
Classic double-flowered form of American native rue anemone, with fully double pure white flowers. Easy in gritty well-drained soil.
Anemonella thalictroides 'Cameo' Zones 4-8 #019-002
Classic double-flowered form of American native rue anemone, with fully double very pale pink flowers, white in warm climates. Easy in gritty well-drained soil.
Anemonella thalictroides 'Green Hurricane' Zones 4-8 #019-016
Strange double-flowered form of American native rue anemone with twisted green petals. It is a curiosity, but the flowers are long-lasting. Easy in gritty well-drained soil in light shade or morning sun.
Anemonella thalictroides 'Tairin' Zones 4-8 #019-015
This is a new large flowered selection of American native rue anemone with deep pink flowers selected and grown in Japan. The flowers are especially showy. It is easy in gritty well-drained soil in light shade or morning sun.
Anemonella thalictroides 'Betty Blake' Zones 4-8 #019-004
This is a new large flowered selection of American native rue anemone with deep pink flowers selected and grown in Japan. The flowers are especially showy. It is easy in gritty well-drained soil in light shade or morning sun.
NEW! Anemonella thalictroides 'Kikuzaki Pink' Zones 4-8 #019-043
New variety from Japanese grower, with the lovely pink semi-double flower. Limited supply.
NEW! Anemonella thalictroides 'Kikuzaki White' Zones 4-8 #019-044
Off white semi-double new variety from Japanese grower. Limited supply.
Anemonopsis macrophylla Zones 4-8 #021-005
One of the aristocrats of the shade garden. Handsome foliage resembles Cimicifuga, topped in late summer by wiry stems bearing pendant pink flowers, to 3 feet tall. Hard to find.
Arisaema heterophyllum Zones 5-9 #029-014
Tall, vigorous East Asian species to 3' called "dancing crane" in Japanese, which it resembles. There is one leaf with a least 15 leaflets, with a green flower held high above the leaf. The spathe is green, with a very long, yellow, whip-like spadix that arches up and descends. Easy.
Arisaema iyoanum subsp. nakaianum Zones 6-9 #029-008
One of the rarest and most dramatic of the Japanese arisaemas, native to Shikoku Island, rarely offered for sale. The swooping purple striped spathe is dramatically rolled at the edges, and is held above the one divided leaf. Needs very well-drained soil, high in organic content, in light to medium shade. USDA Zones 6-9
Arisaema kishidae Zones 6-9 #029-005
Charming species with a single leaf to I' tall, with 7-13 leaflets. The flower is held on a short stalk. The spathe is dark purple with white markings inside. The spadix is tail-like and more than 5" long. " Like a mouse doing the rumba," says Maggie Wyche. Late spring bloomer.
Arisaema kiushianum Zones 6-9 #029-013
Charming species with a single leaf to I' tall, with 7-13 leaflets. The flower is held on a short stalk. The spathe is dark purple with white markings inside. The spadix is tail-like and more than 5" long. " Like a mouse doing the rumba," says Maggie Wyche. Late spring bloomer.
Arisaema mayebarai Zones 5-9 #029-037
One of the unique rare species from Kyusyu, west part of Japan. Dark black-brown flower. Limited supply.
Arisaema ringens Zones 5-9 #029-019
Common Asian species with glorious 3-parted foliage, gray-green and glossy, and a green-and purple, rather fist-shaped flower. Easy long-lived garden plant that forms large clumps. Worth growing for its handsome foliage. Always popular.
Arisaema sazensoo Zones 6-9 #029-006
Wrongly listed in some books as a synonym of A. sikokianum, this blooms 3 weeks later here. The spadix is not bulbous, and the purple spathe hood droops way down over the tube. Name is from "zazen", Japanese Buddhist meditation, as the flower recalls a bowed monk meditating. Hard to find. Good garden plant. Mid-spring. Rhymes with "ma can sew".
Arisaema sikokianum Patterned Leaves Zones 5-9 #029-035
This is a rare form of our most popular arisaema, and a star of the spring garden, this widespread Japanese/Chinese species is unsurpassed for "wow" impact. The startling white "golfball" spadix is displayed inside the purple spathe. In addition to the showy flowers, this form has green leaves splashed with silver for all summer foliage interest. Early to mid-season. Needs excellent drainage in rich woodsy soil in shade.
Arisaema sikokianum Zones 5-9 #029-018
Widespread Japanese/Chinese species, one of the easiest garden plants and unsurpassed for "wow" impact. Startling white, golf-ball-like spadix is displayed against the erect purple spathe. Two dark green divided leaves. Early to mid spring. Always sells out.
Arisaema ternatipartitum Zones 6-9 #029-015
Diminutive, very rare species with 3-parted leaves and "ears" on the brown spathe. Cute trough or garden plant. Sends out short rhizomes from the tuber and makes new tubers on the ends, forming colonies. Tubers are always small. Mid-spring. Easy.
Arisaema thunbergii Zones 6-9 #029-012
From the southern islands of Japan, this has much-divided glossy leaves and a very long, black whip-like spadix snaking out from the purple-brown spathe. Dramatic and always popular.
Arisaema tosaense Zones 5-9 #029-001
Tall, vigorous species from Shikoku Island, Japan. Green spathe has a long-extended tip and droops way down over the face of the tube. Translucent spathe is especially beautiful when back-lit. Easy garden plant. Late spring bloom.
Arisaema urashima Zones 5-9 #029-002
Very similar overall to A. fhunbergii, but hardier, somewhat coarser in appearance, and often with broader leaflets. Easy and vigorous, good garden plant.
Asarum asaroides Zones 6-9 #701-029
Evergreen clump-forming Japanese species with gray-green leaves to 6" long, with cloudy silver patterns, taking on a rosy blush in winter. Name means "asarum resembling an asarum"; taxonomists are deranged. Large tubby brown flowers in spring. Easy plant essential for the shade garden, glorious when the hostas are frozen mush.
Asarum asperum Zones 6-9 #701-046
Clump-forming evergreen species from central Japan with leaves to 3" long, marked with a variety of beautiful patterns. Curious "Dutchman's pipe" flowers in spring. Often seen in Kyoto temple gardens. Good garden plant.
Asarum caulescens Zones 4-8 #701-042
It's not easy being deciduous, but this charming Japanese woodlander belongs in every shade garden. Pairs of dainty heart-shaped 2-to 3-inch long leaves, with deeply impressed patterns of venation. Pretty nodding rose-pink flowers. Small enough for a trough. Elegant groundcover for small bulbs such as trout lilies
Asarum megacalyx Zones 5-8 #701-019
Northern Japanese species with wide-ranging rhizomes and glossy 3" long evergreen leaves, dark green or patterned. Forms a beautiful groundcover in loose, humusy soil. Large, bell- shaped nearly black flowers in fall. Excellent garden plant.
NEW! Asarum minamitanianum Zones 7-9 #701-010
Clump-forming Japanese species from a few sites on Kyushu Island, now nearly extinct in the wild (no, I had nothing to do with it). Usually patterned semi-glossy evergreen leaves, to 4" long. Amazing flowers have extended tails on each lobe to 3" long, often with interesting color patterns. Good garden plant, or essential cool greenhouse plant for those who enjoy horticultural one-upspersonship.
Asarum sieboldii Zones 3-7 #701-067
Deciduous clumping species from northeastern Asia with thin green leaves and purple flowers. Will lose its foliage in summer in hot-summer climates.
Asteropyrum peltatum Zones 4-8 #021-052
Rare species from China.
Astilbe glaberrima 'Yakushima' Zones 4-8 #050-022
One of the most smallest, miniature Astilbe from Yakushima island. Hight will be up to 10 cm include flower stalk.
Astilbe simplicifolia Zones 6-8 #050-015
Japanese native miniature astilbe. Cute and good for rock gardens.
NEW! Athyrium niponicum 'Dragon Tail' Zones 4-8 #603-015
New Japanese painted fern with sprit tails. Rare and limited supply.
Athyrium niponicum 'Variegata' Zones 4-8 #603-051
True variegated form of Japanese painted fern. Limited supply.
