Each kit contains five each of the following plants. They are sold as plugs, young plants with well-developed root systems. They will establish quickly once planted.
 
Jacob's Ladder (Polemonium reptans):
May be substituted with Heuchera.
-Lovely spring ephemeral wildflower. In spring the soft green foliage is crowned by loose branched clusters of bell-shaped pinkish or sky blue flowers. A fine groundcover for woodlands or shade gardens with moist well-drained soil.
-Flourishes in bright shade with moist rich loamy soil.  Plants tolerate sandy soils, acid or alkaline pH and some sun if abundant moisture is present. Blooming occurs in late spring for 2-3 weeks.  Small oval tan colored seed capsules follow. 
-Forms 12-18” tall clumps.
-Not palatable to deer.
 
Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis):
-A lovely wildflower with delicate ferny foliage.  In spring, slender flower stalks emerge bearing elegant red and yellow flowers.  The blooms are nodding and have long spurs. Plants are a lot tougher than they look.  
-Plant in a partly sunny or shaded site with average or dry garden soil.
-Upright branching perennial with compound round-lobed leaves.  Foliage is airy, deep green and very attractive.  A green winter rosette is present except in extremely cold climates. Pendant flowers are held above the foliage in late spring and early summer. The flowers are comprised of 5 tubular red and yellow petals and 5 flat red sepals.  The petal spurs point up and contain nectar that is only accessible to long tongued pollinators like hawk moths and hummingbirds.
-Usually attain a height of 3-4’ and a spread of 1’.
-Usually not palatable to deer.
 
Creeping foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia):
-Plants have heart-shaped lobed leaves that may have reddish or purplish veins. In spring, foliage is crowned by spikey racemes of starry pinkish white florets. Attractive leaves are alternately arranged on green or purplish stems. 
-Flourishes in shady sites with average or moist well drained soil. A fine groundcover for woodlands. Plants tolerate clay, loam, acid or alkaline pH, heat and some drought. Grows best in soils that are rich and moisture retentive but cannot tolerate sites that are wet or soggy in winter.
-Forms foot-tall mounding clumps. 
-Foliage is occasionally nibbled by deer.