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Slow-growing, rhizomatous perennial found in a variety of woodland settings preferring rich, moisture-retentive soils in partial to full shade. 2-3 hrs of morning sun and protected from strong winds for best flowering.

Historically used medicinally by indigenous cultures, now used to treat menopause and make insect repellent. It is a host plant for Spring Azure, Holly Blue, and Appalacian Azure butterflies. 6’

Non-aggressive rhizomous thicket former that prefers humus-rich moist soil in woodlands. 

The small white flowers provide pollen to short-tongued bees and develop into wild looking berries that look like creepy little doll's eyes! All parts are poisonous, so plant accordingly! 3’

Dark ruby double flowers bloom at the height of spring, delighting all who see the remarkable starry petals. Rare and exquisite, it smolders among spring-green ferns and golden-leaved feverfews and echoes black and white China pinks' deep hues. Fertile, well-drained soils best. Shade tolerant. 2-3'

The unusual flower of our native wildflower, Jack-in-the-Pulpit is a spring woodland favorite usually growing 16-20″ tall. It is a charming plant with very unusual foliage and flower. The unique shape and color of Arisaema triphyllum make it an excellent choice for the shade or woodland garden where it should be planted in rich soil and shade to partial shade. Bright orange-red berries follow the flowering in the fall. Annually switches between male and female based off of growing conditions. 

Forms thick carpets when established in part to deeply shaded, high organic matter, forest floors. Very strange (!!) ground-level flowers service pollinators from beetles to bees. Neatly appearing leaves are a great erosion stopper in no traffic areas. Deer don’t like this aromatic, and will browse elsewhere. 6”

Very tall, plume-like, stately fronds and grows in symmetric, vase-shaped clumps.  Fertile stalks are found in the center of the ring. The fertile “beads” are green when young and brown when ripe. This is the only species of fern of   which the fiddlehead is edible. This deciduous fern is at its most beautiful in spring when the large, pale green, lacy fronds start to unfurl. One of the best foliage plants for areas of moist, dappled shade. 3'

Increasingly rare wildflower in the trillium family that has dimorphic male and female plants. Male flowers can be a little showier and drooping. Prefers part to full shade in organically rich, moist, acidic, well-drained soils. Not drought tolerant. Nursery propagated and NEVER wild collected. 12-18”

Cracking a wintergreen leaf is like snapping a stick of gum! In fact, this low-growing evergreen once served as a commercial gum base, thanks to its berries and leaves, which carry a bold, spearmint-like flavor. While dried leaves were traditionally brewed into tea, this practice is now discouraged due to some of its aspirin-like components. Still, some herbalists value this trait, using the plant in poultices to ease arthritic pain and sore muscles. Great groundcover for shade! 3’

Easy to grow, evergreen orchid that thrives in a woodland garden. It requires dappled sunlight, acidic soils, and a layer of mulch to ensure consistent soil moisture. Rhizomatous and spreads most quickly through offsets , the roots have a mycorrhizal relationship with fungi that assists the plant in getting moisture and ­nutrients. Flowers July-Sept.

18” 

Clump-forming perennial (typically to 12″ tall) of maple or ivy-like long-petioled leaves (3-5″ wide) which are an attractive deep purple   above and beet-red beneath. Foliage color may fade to a bronze-green in hot summers. Tiny, pinkish white, bell-shaped flowers in open, airy panicles on slender, wiry, dark red stems extending well above the mound of leaves, typically to a height of 18-22″ in late spring to early summer. 

Well known, but now sadly rare due to overharvesting, this perennial’s rhizome contains a medicinal, yellowish cell sap. Two-leaved with a single, petal-less flower with exposed greenish-yellow/white stamens and pistil. The crimson fruit is cherished by wildlife. These are nursery-bred specimens and NEVER collected from the wild. Jo-Mar is a licensed breeder/dealer in MD 1’

A favorite woodland wildflower. Produces loose clusters of trumpet-shaped pink flower buds that turn blue when the flower is fully opened. Virginia Bluebells grow well in any garden soil but prefers moist rich soils. Another spring ephemeral, by the end of June the plants are completely dormant. The stems of the plant are subsucculent and nearly hollow, so the plant is fragile. If left undisturbed, this species will thrive and form large colonies. 2'    

Christmas Fern gets its common name from the evergreen fronds that are sometimes used   in holiday decorations.The ‘Christmas’ Fern is dark green and typically grows in a fountain-like clump and features leathery, lance-shaped, evergreen (green at Christmas time as the common name suggests) fronds. Stocking shape of the pinnae also suggests Christmas. Crosiers (young fiddleheads) in spring are silvery and scaled. Evergreen fronds also provide good winter interest for the landscape. 2'

Lemon-yellow flowers, blue-green foliage and fuzzy seedpods complete the package with this precious little woodland, spring ephemeral. Reseeds but does not become invasive. 18″ clumps. March to May, clusters of bright   yellow, 2-inch buttercup-like flowers appear and are followed by nodding green hairy pods.    

This plant makes a great groundcover for shady areas and serves as a host for Fritillary butterflies. Its leaves and spring-blooming flowers are edible, with blooms in deep shades of blue and occasionally white. Prolific clumps of 6-8” tall foliage spread readily through rhizome division and seed. The leaves take a short break in the summer while the plant produces seeds asexually in special cleistogamous flowers.