Arkansas Bluestar
Star shaped powder blue flowers. The feathery chartreuse foliage turns golden in the fall.
Qualities:
Drought resistant
Deer resistant
Attracts birds
Low maintenance
Good for containers
Staking is needed when the plant gets floppy from the weight of flowers and seed pods
Bloodroot
Cup shaped double white flowers amidst irregular gray- green foliage
Qualities:
Groundcover
Rock gardens
Good for containers
Low maintenance
Deer resistant
Double Rock Rose
Large baby pink flowers with profuse petals
Qualities:
Low maintenance
Good for containers
Rock gardens
Borders
Drought tolerant
Rabbit resistant
Deer resistant
Puschkinia
Tall foliage stalks filled with showy blooms that may be either pure white or white with bluish centers
Qualities:
Fragrant
Borders
Rock gardens
Low maintenance
Deer resistant
Back walnut resistance
Winter Aconite
Bright yellow goblet flowers with a fringed collar of long leaves
Qualities:
Dies when summer begins
Good for containers
Low maintenance
Groundcover
Erosion control
Deer resistant
Black walnut resistance
Fizzy Lemonberry Pansy
Ruffled yellow flowers with deep purple trims
Qualities:
Fragrant
Attracts butterflies
Deer resistant
Frost tolerant
Good for containers
Hybrid Hellebores
Bowl shaped blooms of any color (except blue) with variations such as double flowers and spotting. Leathery evergreen leaves are composed of leaflets with serrated edges.
Qualities:
Fragrant
Deer resistant
Low maintenance
Poisonous if ingested
Miniature Snowflake Mock Orange
Double white blooms
Qualities:
Intoxicating citrus fragrance
Drought tolerant
Deer resistant
Low maintenance
Good for containers
Pickwick Crocus
Large silver blooms with lilac stripes
Qualities:
Fragrant
Good for containers
Erosion control
Deer resistant
Drought tolerant
Low maintenance
Yellow Trillium
With their three leaves, sepals and petals, the yellow flowers are called Trinity. The silver mottled foliage consists of marbled leaves.
Qualities:
Fragrant
Drought tolerant
Disease resistant
Good for containers
Does not transplant well