Plants in the Nursery - April 2026
A few of the plants staged in the nursery
With Seattle seemingly shaking off one last winter-like storm in mid-April (!), gardens everywhere are about to start seriously bursting forth. Here’s a semi-complete list of what’s available at Willows End as of April 15th, 2026.
Availability is limited on everything, and I can offer no guarantee that’s what listed here will still be here when you visit. If you want to check on specific availability of anything, please contact me.
Someday I will have live inventory, pretty pictures, and descriptions of everything on the website, but today is not that day. Plants below are organized into categories, listed alphabetically by botanical name, with common name after.
There will be more plants coming to the nursery sales area weekly, but this is what’s ready right now!
Note: I have a number of divisions of great perennials whose cultivar name is long forgotten or unknown — things like heucheras and Siberian and bearded irises. I have these available in the nursery, but they’re not listed.
Perennials and biennials for sunnier spots
Abutilon megapotamicum, Brazilian bellflower
Achillea ‘Moonshine’, Moonshine Yarrow
Cynara cardunculus, Cardoon
Dianthus barbatus, Sweet William
Digitalis purpurea, Common foxglove
Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’, Magnus coneflower
Echinops, Globe thistle
Iris ensata ‘Henry’s White’, Henry’s White Japanese iris
Monarda didyma 'Jacob Cline’, Jacob Cline bee balm
Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Firetail’
Persicaria bistorta ‘Superba’, Pink bistort
Potentilla nepalensis ‘Miss Wilmott’, Miss Wilmott cinquefoil
Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’
Silene dioica ‘Clifford Moor’, Variegated red campion
Solanum crispum ‘Glasnevin’, Chilean potato vine
Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’, Fireworks goldenrod
Verbena bonariensis, Purple vervain
Vernonia fasciculata, Prairie ironweed
Perennials for shadier spots
Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’, Variegated Siberian bugloss
Convallaria majalis, Lily of the valley
Dicentra formosa, Pacific bleeding heart
Eupatorium rugosum ‘Chocolate’, Purpeleaf bugbane (Chocolate Joe Pye weed)
Fuchsia magellanica, Hardy fuchsia
Geranium macrorrhizum ‘Ingwersens’, Ingwersen’s hardy geranium
Hosta ‘Paul’s Glory’
Lamprocapnos (dicentra) spectabilis, Asian bleeding heart
Leucosceptrum japonica ‘Golden Angel’, Golden Angel mint shrub
Polygonatum biflorum, Giant Solomon’s seal
Saxifraga stolonifera, Strawberry begonia
Saxifraga taygetea ‘Rotundifolia’, Kidney leaved saxifrage
Saxifraga x geum ‘Dentata’, Sawtooth saxifrage
Saxifraga x urbium, London Pride saxifrage
Saxifraga x urbium ‘Aureopunctata’, Variegated London Pride saxifrage
Saxifraga x urbium primuloides, Dwarf London Pride saxifrage
Shrubs
Choisya ternata ‘Sundance’, Sundance Mexican orange blossom
Cornus sanguinea ‘Midwinter Fire’, Midwinter Fire redtwig dogwood
Hebe buxifolia, Boxleaf hebe (veronica)
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Nigra’, Black stemmed hydrangea (mophead)
Physocarpus opulifolia ‘Mindia’, Coppertina ninebark
Ribes sanguineum ‘King Edward VII’, Flowering red currant
Sambucus nigra ‘Eva’, Black Lace elderberry
Taxus x media, Hicks yew
Western Washington Natives
Dicentra formosa, Pacific bleeding heart
Fragaria chiloense ‘Aulon’, Beach strawberry
Gaultheria shallon, Salal
Geum macrophyllum, Large-leaved avens
Polystichum munitum, Western sword fern
Ribes sanguineum ‘King Edward VII’, Flowering red currant
Grasses
Chasmanthium latifolium, Northern sea oats
Hakonechloa macra ‘All Gold’, Gold Japanese forest grass
Edibles
Alpine strawberry, fragaria vesca
Dwarf blue curly kale
Garden rhubarb
Triple Crown thornless blackberry
Annuals
Ipomoea lobata, Spanish flag (vine)
Lagurus ovatus, Dwarf bunny tail grass
Limonium sinuatum, Statice (mixed colors)
Zinnia ‘Queeny Orange Lime’
