Vigorous, Primula beesiana, commonly known as Candelabra Primrose, is a deciduous perennial with attractive whorls of deep-pink to purple flowers with a yellow heart. Each stem displays up to 6-8 whorls, spaced at intervals atop flat, basal rosettes of light green leaves. Native to the mountain meadows of China, this perennial thrives in damp, shady environments where it brings in late spring or early summer its brightly colored blossoms. Primroses are brilliant vehicles for adding color to the shade garden. A low maintenance plant that is also deer resistant. Easily grows up to 24 in. tall and across (60 cm)

A popular favorite, Iris sibirica 'Shirley Pope' (Siberian Iris) is a clump-forming perennial with wonderfully dark, velvety flowers in late spring to early summer. Each blossom features large, flared, deep violet-blue petals adorned with a prominent white signal veined with purple at the base of each fall. They open up from large buds, almost as beautiful as the flowers. After blooming, the grass-like foliage, consisting of sturdy clumps of upright blue-green, narrow and fairly rigid, blade-shaped leaves, is also one of its most attractive garden features.