Shade Gardening: woodland wildflowers, 1 by rcn48

rcn48 wrote:
Weerobin, here's my "peculiar" list of Rick's plants I'm using in this garden: Coptis japonica var. major, Coptis quinquefolia, Diphylleia sinensis, Jeffersonia dubia, Paris polyphylla, Peltoboykinia watanabei, and Pterifophyllum racemosa :) I'm familiar with the Coptis, Jeffersonia and Paris but the others I had to look up to see what the heck they were - height, requirements, etc. I had planned to plant them yesterday but overnight another idea for this area popped into my head! I'd like to include a small water feature - first it was just going to be a shallow pool. Then I remembered the wonderful dragonfly sculpture I've had for two years just waiting for that special spot in the gardens! http://www.kineticfountains.com/dragonfly-dripper-fountain.a... Normally I wouldn't even consider digging deep enough around the roots of the pine tree but I tested the spot yesterday to see if I could get a small pond in there. I planned to terrace along the edge of the path with rocks anyway so I think I can drop in a small pond. There's a source of electricity nearby so all I have to do is snake the electrical cord through the top steps and I think it will work! I pasted these two photos together to show the area I'm going to be planting. The spot where the pots of Hosta are ready and waiting is where the small pond would go. I was thinking more of a kidney shaped pond but the size and price is right on this one :) http://www.tractorsupply.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Produ...

Doug I wish I could help with IDs. The mottled foliage on the first one reminds me of Pachysandra procumbens but leaf shape is all wrong. Your second plant does look Virginia Bluebells, roots are right, etc. but I usually see more blue green foliage and yours looks really green and 'fleshy'? I'll be anxious to see if you can these identified :)