Hillside Nursery
Wildflowers For Fall
We have found that these, by nature of their growth, do best if dug, shipped, and planted in the fall.
Anemonellas
With clumps of soft scalloped foliage topped with flowers in a range of colors, these spring ephemerals offer a delicate grace and unmatched beauty to the shade, or partly shaded, garden.
Anemonella thalictroides 'Cameo'
Full double light pink flowers that slowly fade to white. They can last from 4 to 8 weeks in April-June. This is one of the easiest to grow, it tends to multiply faster than most of the other double forms.
Zones 4-8. 12 in. Moist well-drained soil. Shade to part shade. We are offering large flowering size plants.
Our regular price on these was $14.00 Read and view more images here.
Anemonella thalictroides 'Lloyd's Big Bloomers'
This exceptionally large and robust form is very long blooming up (to two months) creating a very satisfying floral display. The upward-facing white flowers display over delicate fern-like foliage. Will form nice clumps and self-sow in a friendly way when happy. Eastern U.S. native.
Zones 4-8. 12 in. Moist well-drained soil. Shade to part shade. We are offering flowering size plants. Read and view more images here.
Disporums (Fairy Bells)
The Disporums are a small Genus of perennial woodlanders ranging from Asia to Japan. Their unusual foliage architecture and delicate flowers add valuable accents to any wildflower garden.
Disporum flavum
A rarely seen but easy-to-grow plant, forming large clumps when happy. Large yellow bell flowers in spring, blue berries in late summer. This is a top-of- the-line plant for the shade or woodland garden.
Zones 3-8. 30 in. Part shade. Large, mature, flowering size plants grown out in half gallon pots. Read and view more images here.
Disporum sessile 'Cricket'
Even those of us who aren't enamored with variegated plants cannot resist the charm of this dwarf named 'Cricket'. The central yellow leaf markings are so broad that the foliage appears mostly yellow with green edging. The variegation color ranges from whitish cream to yellow to light green, even on a single plant. This vigorous grower is a "must have" for anyone inclined towards variegated plants. Cultivar of an East Asian species.
Zones 4-8. 5-10 in. Part shade to shade. Garden soil. Grown out in quart pots. Read and view more images here.
Disporum sessile (Yellow Margin)
A very elegant and stylized cultivar of D. sessile with yellow markings along the margins and leaf tips that can change to a lovely limey green over the length of the season. A vigorous grower that will form highly attractive clumps. Cultivar of an East Asian species.
Zones 4-8. 12-15 in. Part shade to shade. Garden soil. Grown out in quart pots. Read and view more images here.
Hepaticas (Liverleaf or Liverworts)
Hepaticas are beautiful early spring bloomers that make a nice addition to any woodland garden. Some, like H. acutiloba, bloom before the new 3-lobed leaves emerge, others bloom as the leaves are coming up or after. They are clump-forming and range in color from white to pink to blue and purple. It is hard not to be drawn to them. We certainly are. This season we are delighted to offer several different varieties.
Hepatica acutiloba (Bardwells Ferry Form)
This Eastern US native has 3-lobed leaves that are pointed at the end, giving it its name. The name refers to the seed collection site. The site is unique in the fact that the plants grow there in large mats of hundreds of plants each with thousands of plants growing over a half acre area. Strong growing plants with mostly white and light pastel flowers.
Zones 4-8. 6 in. Full to part shade. Moist, well-drained soil. We are offering good sized plants that will bloom this spring. Read and view more images here.
Hepatica nobilis
This is the European form of Hepatica with deep blue flowers that emerge early in the spring, followed by tri-lobed leaves.
Zones 4-8. 4-6 in. Light shade, moist but well-drained soil. We are offering 4-year-old flowering size plants. Read and view more images here.
Hepatica transylvanica
From the Slavic region of southeastern Europe, this early-flowering hepatica is a true harbinger of spring with its large blue flowers and sizable, almost leathery, five-lobed leaves. It is fast growing and offsets freely. This is one of the largest hepatica species, and makes an excellent addition to a collection.
Zones 4-8. 8 in. Full to part shade. Moist, well-drained soil. Appreciates lime. We are offering good sized plants that should bloom next spring. Read and view more images here.
Jeffersonias
While this unusual and uncommon genus of woodlanders may contain but a couple of species, nevertheless they are of exceeding beauty and elegance - deserving of a special place in every neutral to limy shade garden.
Jeffersonia diphylla
White flowers in May followed by interesting pipe-shaped seed pods over large twin kidney-shaped dusty blue-green leaves. Forms exceptional clumps and is useful both as a specimen plant and planted in mass. Best in a moist site, but tolerant of both drought and root competition once established. Eastern U.S. native.
Zones 3-8. 10-12 in. Full or dappled shade, moist humus soil. Very full plants, most of which will flower, grown out in quart pots. Read and view more images here.
Jeffersonia dubia
Native to China and Korea, this is the Asian counterpart to our Eastern U.S. Jeffersonia diphylla. Rich pale blue upward facing flowers emerge in early spring, followed by lobed foliage through the rest of the season.
Zones 4-8. 12-14 in. Part to full shade, moist well-drained soil. These are three-year-old plants that should bloom in the coming spring. Read and view more images here.
Polygonatums (Solomon's Seal)
The Polygonatums add stately structure and visual diversity to a garden through their arching, upright stems and typically dangling flowers. Show to advantage by planting them with other plants whose foliage and growth offer contrasts in both color and textures.
Polygonatum (Chinese species)
I find this to be a standout among the Solomon's Seals. White and green bellflowers appear along the leaf axis, on zigzagging red-tinted stems. A strong spreading colonizer. Originally from a collection obtained in Tu Man Ling, Jilin Province, China, in 1989, as far as we know this form has never been clearly identified.
Zones 5-8. 12-14 in. Part sun to shade, garden soil. Mature plants grown out in half gallon pots. Read and view more images here.
Polygonatum commutatum
The majestic arcs of P. commutatum grace the shade garden, and feature white bell-shaped flowers followed by attractive blue berries. Blooms in spring. A large natural tetraploid form. Eastern U.S. native.
Zones 3-8. 4- 4 1/2 ft. at maturity. Full or part shade, good loam. Mature, flowering size plants grown out in half gallon pots. Read and view more images here.
Polygonatum hirtum
Broad oval glossy light-green leaves on arching stems makes this Solomon's Seal a standout. White nodding flowers in spring. Native to Eurasia.
Zones 4-8. 18-24 in. Part shade, good garden soil. Large, mature plants grown out in half gallon pots. Read and view more images here.
Anemonopsis macrophylla
One of the Japanese aristocrats. This hard-to-find woodlander forms clumps of cimicifuga-like foliage topped with nodding, waxy lilac flowers in late summer. Likes a cool moist position. This year we are offering two-year-old plants with most ready to bloom next spring.
Zones 4-7. 3 feet. Shade to part shade, moist rich soil. Read and view more images here.
Cornus canadensis
A slow spreading ground cover with white upright flowers above overlapping whorled leaves. Red berries in late summer. Requires a deep cool mulch. Can form a lush carpet. Our plants are from a seed strain that has proven to be the most vigorous and adaptable form we have grown over the years. Circumboreal.
Zones 3-8. 6-8 in. Shade to part shade, moist acid soil. These are well established 2-year-old plants grown from seed in 3.5 inch deep pots. Read and view more images here.
Gillenia trifoliata
Gillenia sports large numbers of one-inch star-shaped white flowers on wiry red branches. Flowers freely late May through June. This under-used plant not only adds shape and texture, but is also very useful for dry, shady sites, especially when planted in mass. Native to eastern U.S.
Zones 4-8. 2-3 ft. Part shade, garden soil. Mature, flowering sizeplants grown out in half gallon pots. Read and view more images here.
Glaucidium palmatum
This rare Japanese woodlander has large silky purple-pink or white flowers over full maple-like leaves. Mature plants often bloom for up to three weeks in spring. This is one of our favorite plants here at the nursery and we have been selectively breeding it for both vigor and multiple blooms. We offer a selected form that is strong growing, often carrying a trait that produces two or three blooms per stem. It can in time produce large two-foot round clumps covered with flowers.
Zones 3-8. 18-30 in. Shade to part shade, cool rich moist well-drained soil. We are offering 3 and 4-year-old blooming or near-blooming size plants. Read and view more images here.
Iris gracillipes alba
This refined woodland iris from Japan is truly a standout. Forms a ring of grass-like foliage and bears numerous 1.5 inch-widewhite crested flowers in late May. In its native land, it grows on wooded and rocky moutain slopes or forest edges. It adapts easily to the garden, forming a nice clump.
Zones 5-8. 8-12 in. Part sun to shade, garden soil. Blooming size plants grown out in quart pots. Read and view more images here.
Paoenia japonica
This is a strong-growing plant with gray-green foliage and single white flowers and yellow stamens. Paoenia japonica blooms in May, followed in late summer by bright red seed heads with dark blue seeds.
Zones 4-8. 18-30 in. Part sun to light shade. Good rich soil. We are offering four-year-old seedlings. Most should bloom in the coming spring, but some will need a year to settle in before blooming. Read and view more images here.
Podophyllum peltatum
Every spring I love witnessing this plant emerge from the ground. Each stem produces foliage shaped like a small umbrella that slowly opens over the course of several days. In May, large white flowers appear under the expanded leaves. This plant spreads vigorously and is great for naturalizing in a woodland setting. Eastern U.S. native.
Zones 3-8. 12-15 in. Full or part shade, moist rich soil. Mature plants grown out in half gallon pots. Read and view more images here.
Syneilesis aconitifolia
Grown for its foliage more than the flowers. Umbrellas of finely dissected leaves that are covered with a silvery fuzz as they emerge in spring. Will form nice clumps over time but is not invasive. Native to China and Korea.
Zones 4-8. 18-24 in. Light shade, good garden soil that does not dry out completely. Read and view more images here.
Trillium grandiflorum 'Floro Plenum'
We are continuing to offer a limited block T.'Floro Plenum'. These are large well rooted divisions with 1-3 stems that we will be digging out of our stock beds as we fill orders.
This is the rarely offered, fully double-flowered form. Its exquisite blooms have multiple rows of white overlapping petals. It will offset freely, once established.
Zones 3-8. 12-14 in. Part sun to light shade. Moist, rich, well-drained neutral soil. A yearly dusting of lime is beneficial. Large, well-rooted, blooming-sized divisions with 1-3 stems.
Regular Price on these was $60.00 ea. Read and view more images here.
10 or more = $40.00 ea.
