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Hellebore (Helleborus) is a small genus of evergreen perennial flowering plants belonging to the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae. Native to much of Europe and parts of Asia, these plants are highly valued by gardeners for their ability to bloom during winter and early spring. All parts of the helleb...

The Bleeding Heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis) is a herbaceous perennial flowering plant in the poppy family, native to Siberia, northern China, and Japan. It is easily distinguished by its unique, heart-shaped pink and white flowers that dangle from arching stems in the spring. The species was famou...

Fuchsia is a genus of flowering shrubs and trees named after 16th-century German botanist Leonhart Fuchs, noted for its pendulous, bi-colored flowers.

Lerema accius, the Clouded Skipper, is a skipper of the southeastern United States and Central America identified by dark-brown wings overlaid with a cloudy gray sheen and small translucent spots.

Hosta is a shade-tolerant perennial native to East Asia, cultivated since the 17th century in Japan and now comprising over 3,000 registered cultivars prized for ornamental foliage.

Wishbone Flower is an annual plant native to Southeast Asia, distinguished by its trumpet-shaped blooms and stamens that form a wishbone shape, popular in shaded garden borders.

Lungwort is a shade-loving perennial of the genus Pulmonaria, historically used in herbal medicine to treat respiratory ailments due to its lung-shaped leaves.

Impatiens (Impatiens walleriana), native to East Africa, became one of the best-selling bedding plants in North America before downy mildew devastated commercial crops around 2011–2012.