This reliable, adaptable U.S. native provides spider-like foliage and clusters of blue to purple flowers in Eastern gardens each spring

Plant American bladdernut for 3 seasons of interest: spring flowers and striped brown branches and bladder-like seedpods in fall and winter

Plant eastern bottlebrush grass in eastern U.S. woodlands or shade gardens for midsummer flower heads and blue-gray arching grass blades

Plant early meadow-rue in eastern U.S. woodland gardens for its tolerance of dry sites and shade

Stir up some romance in dark corners with the billowy fronds of native Adiantum pedatum

Turn shady problem spots into garden idylls with with these prolific, easy-care bloomers

Plant Pennsylvania sedge in eastern U.S. woodlands or dry shade gardens for spring flowers and softly textured bright green leaves

Plant largeflower bellwort in eastern U.S. woodland gardens for its nodding, twisted yellow flowers in spring

Big foliage and a towering height provide a shady respite in summer, but that's not all hardy catalpa offers dedicated gardeners

This vigorous native ground cover welcomes bees with its early-blooming flowers and makes an attractive lawn alternative