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TreeApr-MayApple
Fragrant white to pink flowers in spring precede a fall crop of dessert apples.
Z3-8
PerennialApr-MayAubrieta
Purple cascades spilling over walls and rocks in spring. Shear after bloom for a fresh flush of foliage.
Z4-8
PerennialMar-AprBergenia
Bold rubbery leaves provide year-round structure and turn burgundy in winter. Early pink flowers arrive with the hellebores.
Z3-8
PerennialApr-JunBleeding Heart
Arching sprays of heart-shaped flowers for shady woodland gardens.
Z3-8
PerennialApr-JunColumbine
Delicate, spurred flowers that dance on wiry stems. Hummingbird favorite.
Z3-8
Ground CoverApr-MayCreeping Phlox
An evergreen sun-loving groundcover that smothers walls, slopes, and rock gardens in dense pink, purple, blue, lavender, or white sheets every April and May.
Z3-10
TreeMar-AprEastern Redbud
Magenta flowers erupt directly from bare branches. Spring showstopper tree.
Z4-9
PerennialApr-MayEpimedium
Delicate fairy-wing flowers above leathery foliage. One of the toughest dry shade groundcovers.
Z4-8
BulbMar-AprGlory-of-the-Snow
Star-shaped blooms that appear as snow melts. Naturalizes into drifts.
Z3-8
PerennialJan-AprHellebore
The Lenten Rose. Elegant nodding blooms that thrive in deep shade.
Z3-10
ShrubApr-MayHighbush Blueberry
Bell-shaped spring flowers are followed by sweet blue berries and excellent fall color.
Z3-7
BulbMar-AprHyacinth
Dense, intensely fragrant spikes. One bulb can perfume an entire room.
Z3-8
PerennialFeb-AprLenten Rose
Nodding flowers in late winter when nothing else is blooming. Evergreen foliage adds year-round structure to shade gardens.
Z4-9
ShrubApr-MayLilac
Intensely fragrant clusters that define spring in northern gardens.
Z3-8
PerennialMar-MayLungwort
Flowers open pink and turn blue on the same stem. Silver-spotted foliage looks great all season.
Z3-8
PerennialApr-AugPacific Bleeding Heart
Western native that blooms much longer than its eastern cousin. Ferny foliage all season.
Z3-9
PerennialApr-JunPrairie Smoke
Nodding wine-red flowers transform into feathery pink seed plumes that persist into summer. Native prairie gem.
Z3-7
TreeApr-MayPrairifire Crabapple
Deep pink-red flowers on a disease-resistant crabapple. Persistent small fruit feeds winter birds.
Z4-8
PerennialApr-MaySaxifrage
Mossy cushions dotted with dainty flowers. Tucks into rock crevices where little else will grow.
Z4-7
PerennialApr-JunSea Thrift
Grassy tufts topped with round pink pom-poms. Loves lean soil and coastal conditions.
Z3-8
PerennialApr-JunShooting Star
Nodding flowers with swept-back petals resemble tiny shooting stars in spring meadows.
Z4-8
AnnualApr-SepSnapdragon
Vertical flower spikes with squeeze-open blooms. Kids love them.
Z3-10
AnnualApr-OctSweet Alyssum
Honey-scented carpet of tiny flowers. The best living edging plant.
Z3-10
AnnualApr-JunSweet Pea
Ruffled, intensely fragrant climbing flowers in every pastel shade. Cool-season annual that hates heat.
Z2-11
PerennialApr-MayTrillium
Three leaves, three petals, pure elegance. The jewel of eastern woodlands.
Z3-8
BulbMar-MayTulip
The classic spring icon in almost every color imaginable.
Z3-8
ShrubApr-JunViburnum
Fragrant snowball clusters in spring, then berries for birds in fall.
Z3-10
PerennialMar-MayVirginia Bluebell
Woodland ephemeral with sky-blue bells. Disappears by summer, returns faithfully.
Z3-8
ShrubApr-MayWild Azalea
Sweetly fragrant pinwheel flowers on a deciduous native azalea that grows from New England to Georgia. Earlier and more cold-hardy than most.
Z4-8
PerennialApr-JunWild Geranium
Soft pink blooms over deeply-cut foliage. A woodland edge staple.
Z3-8