Longfellow's Greenhouses Online Plant Guide
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Aconitum fischeri - Azure Monkshood

Actaea racemosa 'James Compton' - James Compton Black Snakeroot

Actaea racemosa 'Pink Spike' - Pink Spike Bugbane

Adiantum pedatum - Northern Maidenhair Fern

Ajuga 'Cordial Canary' - Feathered Friends™ Cordial Canary Bugleweed

Ajuga reptans 'Black Scallop' - Black Scallop Bugleweed

Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' - Burgundy Glow Bugleweed

Ajuga reptans 'Chocolate Chip' - Chocolate Chip Bugleweed

Alchemilla 'Thriller' - Thriller Lady's Mantle

Aquilegia 'Earlybird Red And Yellow' - Earlybird™ Red and Yellow Columbine

Aquilegia 'PAS1258487' - Earlybird™ Purple and Blue Columbine

Aralia cordata 'Sun King' - Sun King Japanese Spikenard

Aralia racemosa - American Spikenard

Arisaema x triphyllum - Hybrid Jack-In-The-Pulpit

Asarum canadense - Canadian Wild Ginger

Astilbe 'Rise And Shine' - Rise And Shine Astilbe

Astilbe 'Visions In White' - Visions In White Astilbe

Astilbe chinensis 'Mighty Pip' - Mighty™ Pip Chinese Astilbe

Astilbe chinensis 'Pumila' - Dwarf Chinese Astilbe

Astilbe chinensis 'Visions' - Visions Astilbe

Astilbe chinensis 'Visions in Pink' - Visions in Pink Chinese Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii 'Amethyst' - Amethyst Astilbe (New For 2026)

Astilbe x arendsii 'Bressingham Beauty' - Bressingham Beauty Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii 'Bridal Veil' - Bridal Veil Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii 'Ostrich Plume' - Ostrich Plume Astilbe

Astilbe x arendsii 'Red Sentinel' - Red Sentinel Astilbe

Astilbe x rosea 'Peach Blossom' - Peach Blossom Astilbe

Athyrium filix-femina 'Lady in Red' - Lady in Red Fern

Athyrium niponicum 'Crested Surf' - Crested Surf Japanese Painted Fern

Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum' - Japanese Painted Fern

Brunnera macrophylla 'Alexander's Great' - Alexander's Great Bugloss

Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' - Jack Frost Bugloss

Brunnera macrophylla 'Queen of Hearts' - Queen of Hearts Bugloss

Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' - Ice Dance Sedge

Carex pensylvanica - Pennsylvania Sedge

Cimicifuga racemosa 'Chocoholic' - Chocoholic Bugbane

Cimicifuga racemosa 'James Compton' - James Compton Black Snakeroot

Convallaria majalis - Lily-Of-The-Valley

Dennstaedtia punctilobula - Hay-Scented Fern

Dicentra eximia - Bleeding Heart

Dicentra spectabilis - Common Bleeding Heart

Dicentra spectabilis 'Alba' - White Bleeding Heart

Dicentra spectabilis 'Gold Heart' - Gold Heart Bleeding Heart

Dicentra spectabilis 'Hordival' - Valentine Bleeding Heart

Dodecatheon meadia - Shooting Star

Doronicum 'Little Leo' - Little Leo Leopard's Bane

Epimedium x rubrum - Bishop's Hat

Filipendula rubra 'Venusta' - Venusta Queen Of The Prairie

Galium odoratum - Sweet Woodruff

Geranium macrorrhizum 'Bevan's Variety' - Bevan's Variety Cranesbill

Helleborus 'Dark and Handsome' - Wedding Party® Dark and Handsome Hellebore

Helleborus 'Glenda's Gloss' - Frostkiss® Glenda's Gloss Hellebore

Helleborus 'Pippa's Purple' - Pippa's Purple Hellebore

Helleborus 'Tropical Sunset' - Honeymoon® Tropical Sunset Hellebore

Heuchera 'Berry Smoothie' - Berry Smoothie Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Forever Purple' - Forever® Purple Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Forever Red' - Forever® Red Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Lemon Love' - Lemon Love Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Spellbound' - Spellbound Coral Bells

Heuchera 'Timeless Night' - Timeless Night Coral Bells

Heuchera 'TNHEUNES' - Northern Exposure™ Silver Coral Bells (New For 2026)

Heuchera 'Wildberry' - Dolce® Wildberry Coral Bells

Heucherella 'Pink Revolution' - Pink Revolution Foamy Bells

Hosta 'Abiqua Drinking Gourd' - Abiqua Drinking Gourd Hosta

Hosta 'August Moon' - August Moon Hosta

Hosta 'Autumn Frost' - Shadowland® Autumn Frost Hosta

Hosta 'Big Daddy' - Big Daddy Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Angel' - Blue Angel Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Ivory' - Blue Ivory Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Mammoth' - Blue Mammoth Hosta

Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' - Blue Mouse Ears Hosta

Hosta 'Blueberry Muffin' - Blueberry Muffin Hosta

Hosta 'Dancing Queen' - Dancing Queen Hosta

Hosta 'Diamond Lake' - Shadowland® Diamond Lake Hosta

Hosta 'Earth Angel' - Earth Angel Hosta

Hosta 'Empress Wu' - Shadowland® Empress Wu Hosta

Hosta 'Fireworks' - Fireworks Hosta (New For 2026)

Hosta 'First Frost' - First Frost Hosta

Hosta 'Francee' - Francee Hosta

Hosta 'Frances Williams' - Frances Williams Hosta

Hosta 'Gigantosaurus' - Gigantosaurus Hosta

Hosta 'Gold Standard' - Gold Standard Hosta

Hosta 'Golden Tiara' - Golden Tiara Hosta

Hosta 'Guacamole' - Guacamole Hosta

Hosta 'Halcyon' - Halcyon Hosta

Hosta 'Hope Springs Eternal' - Shadowland® Hope Springs Eternal Hosta

Hosta 'Humpback Whale' - Humpback Whale Hosta

Hosta 'Island Breeze' - Island Breeze Hosta

Hosta 'June' - June Hosta

Hosta 'Lakeside Paisley Print' - Lakeside Paisley Print Hosta

Hosta 'Love Story' - Shadowland® Love Story Hosta

Hosta 'Maui Buttercups' - Maui Buttercups Hosta

Hosta 'Mighty Mouse' - Mighty Mouse Hosta

Hosta 'Mini Skirt' - Mini Skirt Hosta

Hosta 'Patriot' - Patriot Hosta

Hosta 'Prairie Sky' - Prairie Sky Hosta

Hosta 'Rainforest Sunrise' - Rainforest Sunrise Hosta

Hosta 'Sagae' - Sagae Hosta

Hosta 'Silly String' - Silly String Hosta

Hosta 'Stained Glass' - Stained Glass Hosta

Hosta 'Sum and Substance' - Sum and Substance Hosta

Hosta 'Touch Of Class' - Touch Of Class Hosta

Hosta 'Waterslide' - Shadowland® Waterslide Hosta

Hosta 'Wheee!' - Shadowland® Wheee! Hosta

Hosta 'Wu-La-La' - Shadowland® Wu-La-La Hosta

Hosta sieboldiana 'Elegans' - Elegans Hosta

Lamium maculatum 'Pink Pewter' - Pink Pewter Spotted Dead Nettle

Lamium maculatum 'White Nancy' - White Nancy Spotted Dead Nettle

Ligularia 'The Rocket' - The Rocket Rayflower

Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona' - Desdemona Rayflower

Matteuccia struthiopteris - Ostrich Fern

Mertensia virginica - Virginia Bluebells

Onoclea sensibilis - Sensitive Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea - Cinnamon Fern

Pachysandra terminalis 'Green Carpet' - Green Carpet Japanese Spurge

Phlox divaricata 'Blue Moon' - Blue Moon Phlox

Podophyllum peltatum - Mayapple

Polygonatum humile - Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum' - Variegated Solomon's Seal

Polystichum acrostichoides - Christmas Fern

Polystichum polyblepharum - Japanese Tassel Fern

Primula denticulata - Drumstick Primrose

Primula japonica - Fairy Primrose

Primula vulgaris 'Belarina Valentine' - BELARINA® Valentine Primrose

Pulmonaria 'Pretty In Pink' - Pretty In Pink Lungwort

Pulmonaria 'Spot On' - Spot On Lungwort

Scutellaria 'Appalachian Blues' - Appalachian Blues Skullcap

Thalictrum rochebruneanum - Rochebrun Meadow Rue

Tiarella 'Sugar And Spice' - Sugar And Spice Foamflower

Trollius chinensis 'Golden Queen' - Golden Queen Globeflower

Trollius x cultorum 'Lemon Queen' - Lemon Queen Globeflower

Vinca minor 'Bowles' - Bowles Periwinkle

Vinca minor 'Dart's Blue' - Dart's Blue Periwinkle

Disclaimer - This Plant Finder tool is an online resource representing many of the varieties that we carry over the course of the season, and is intended for informational purposes only. Inventory varies seasonally, so we cannot guarantee that every plant will be in stock at all times - please contact the store directly for current availability. It does not include our entire selection of plants, so be sure to visit our store to see varieties that may not be represented on this list.