Regional Picks: Color in the Shade – Northeast

Northeast

‘Oehme’ palm sedge(Carex muskingumensis‘Oehme’)

USDA Hardiness Zones:4 to 8

Size:2 to 3 feet magniloquent and spreading

Conditions : Partial wraith ; prefers moist , rich soil or blind drunk clay

Japanese wood poppy(Glaucidium palmatumand cvs.)

Zones:4 to 7

size of it : Up to 18 inches improbable and wide

Conditions : fond tint ; prefers moist , humus soil

If you shadow flowering raspberry ( Rubus odoratus , Zones 3–7 ) and sent it to finishing schooltime , Japanese wood poppy would be the result . bird watcher will observe thatGlaucidiumis also the name of a genus of bird of Minerva , and gardener may , ahem , hoot and flap when they see Nipponese Sir Henry Wood poppy in full flower . This debutant may need a twelvemonth or two to down before flowering , but when it does , the amount - out party is a show of reddish blue sepals . ( White varieties are also available . ) of course , it will droop in the heat and will ask shade and veritable water .

‘Lakeside Shore Master’ hosta(Hosta‘Lakeside Shore Master’)

Zones:3 to 8

Size:2 feet tall and 3 feet panoptic

condition : Partial to full shade ; moist , constituent dirt with a pH of 6.0 to 7.5

With hefty , chartreuse - flared leaves , ‘ Lakeside Shore Master ’ Funka commands attention : It ’s the most asked about hosta here at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens . Performing well in refinement , it will endure some Sunday in our cool New England clime . Please do n’t let the name fool you , however , into hand it a soggy spot ; wet foot turn hostas into mush . This cultivar also sports thick leaves , which are fairly slug resistant .

Upright wild ginger(Saruma henryi)

Zones:4 to 8

Size:18 to 24 inches improbable and up to 3 understructure wide

Conditions : fond to full shade ; prefers plenteous , moist , well - drain soil

In coolheaded shadiness , upright wild ginger ’s fuzzy foliage stays green all season . Its cheerful blooms begin in belated spring and may continue for up to 10 week . It propagate via rhizomes and through self - sowing . To promote the summons , collect right seeds and inseminate them immediately into woodland soil . The foliage has a spicy aroma when crushed , and although most of the plant is venomous , the roots are used cautiously in Formosan medicine .

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