Bed 540-the North Island Bed-contains the following plants:

Trees

  • Cornus alternifolia ‘Argentea’
  • Malus x micromalus ‘Kaido Crabapple’
  • Prunus cerasifera ‘Thundercloud’ (‘Thundercloud’ Purple-leaved Plum)

Shrubs & Subshrubs

  • Acanthopanax sieboldianum variegatus
  • Berberis thunbergii ‘Helmond’s Pillar’
  • Berberis thunbergii ‘Golden Ring’
  • Berneris thunbergii ‘Crimson Velvet’
  • Cryptomeria japonica ‘Vilmoriniana’
  • Fothergilla ‘Mt. Airy’
  • Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’
  • Impatiens omieana ‘Silver Pink
  • Juniperus communis ‘Compressa’
  • Lonicera nitida ‘Lemon Beauty’
  • Mahonia x media ‘Charity’
  • Viburnus cinnamonifolium’
  • Viburnum carlesii ‘Aurora’
  • Picea omorika ‘Nana’
  • Pieris ‘Cavatine’
  • Pieris ‘Prelude’
  • Rhododendron ‘Ken Janeck’
  • Sarcoccoca confusa
  • Symphoricarpus alnus ‘Taff’s White’
  • Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Ruby Slippers’
  • Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Goshiki’

Perennials

  • Acanthus mollis ‘Hollard’s Gold’ (Golden Bear’s Breech)
  • Acorus gramineus ‘Variegatus’
  • Ajuga reptans ‘Burgundy Glow’
  • Alchemilla mollis
  • Aquilegia cv.
  • Astilbe chinensis var. pumila
  • Astilbe pumila
  • Carex elata ‘Bowles Golden’
  • Carex morrowii ‘Variegata’
  • Dicentra spectabilis ‘Gold Heart’
  • Decentra spectabilis ‘Alba’
  • Eucomis ‘Sparkling Burgundy’
  • Epimedium myrianthum
  • Eryngium variifolium
  • Euphorbia characias ssp. wulfenii
  • Fuchsia magellanica var. molinea ‘Sharpitor’
  • Geranium ‘Ann Folkard’
  • Geranium cv.
  • Hardy Fuchsia ‘Delta’s Groom’
  • Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’
  • Helleborus hybridus
  • Helleborus niger
  • Heuchera cv.
  • Hosta ‘Sum and Substance’
  • Hosta ‘Blue Angel’
  • Hosta ‘Northern Exposure’
  • Hosta ‘Prairie’s Edge’
  • Hosta cvs
  • Impatiens omeiana
  • Iris foetidissima var. citrina
  • Iris pallida ‘Aureo-Variegata’
  • Iris pumila ‘Pastel Charm’
  • Astilbe pumila
  • Iris siberica ‘Gerald Darby’
  • Iris (dwarf bearded)
  • Melica uniflora f. albida
  • Miscanthus sinensis ‘Variegatus’
  • Nepeta ‘Walkers Low’
  • Peonies, historic – dating from the 1960s
  • Polystichum setiferum (Soft Shield Fern)
  • Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’
  • Scabiosa ‘Mariposa Blue’
  • Scabiosa ‘Fama Deep Blue’
  • Schitzostylus coccinea ‘Oregon Sunset’
  • Stachys byzantina ‘Helene Van Stein’
  • Nepeta racemosa ‘Blue Wonder’ (‘Blue Wonder’ Dwarf Catmint)
  • Schizostylis coccinea ‘Torera’