Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Small native tree with vibrant pink spring flowers and heart-shaped leaves.
Bottlebrush Buckeye
Aesculus parviflora
Large shrub with showy white summer flower spikes; good for shade.
Doll’s Eyes
Actaea pachypoda
Woodland perennial with distinctive white berries and red stems. (Berries are poisonous.)
Heuchera “Autumn Bride”
Heuchera villosa “Autumn Bride”
Large green leaves with airy white flowers in late summer and fall.
Bigleaf Aster
Eurybia macrophylla
Woodland groundcover with broad leaves and lavender-white flowers in late summer and fall.
Cimifuga “Ramosa”
Actaea simplex group (Ramosa)
Tall perennial with slender, fragrant white flower spikes.
Lady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Graceful, finely divided fronds for shady areas.
Cinnamon Fern
Osumundastrum cinnamomeum
Large fern with distinctive cinnamon-colored fertile fronds.
Solomon’s Seal
Polygonatrum biflorum
Elegant arching stems with bell-shaped white spring flowers.
Goat’s Beard
Aruncus dioicus
Tall native perennial with feathery white flower plumes in early summer.