Upper Midwest perennial plants

Some perennial understory plants for the Permaculture System in the Frozen North

Shade-tolerant:

Aster (large leaf)

Red Bareberry

Foxglove

Bleedingheart

Bloodroot

Blue Cohost

Wild Ginger

Wild Leeks

Jack-in-the-Pulpit

Lobellia

Woodland Phlox

Solomon's Seal

Snowy Trillium

Sweet Woodruff

Alpine Strawberry

 

Perennial Shrubs:

Nanking Cherry 

Highbush Cranberry

Beaked Hazelnut

Black Raspberry

Serviceberry

Wintergreen

Wild Rose (prickly)

Alpine Currant (partial shade)

Black Currant (partial shade)

Gooseberry (partial shade, or full, depending on variety)

Jostaberry (partial shade)

 

Vines: 

Arctic Beauty Kiwi

Grape - Many cold-tolerant varieties

 

Special Thanks to Lindsay Rebhan for compilation.

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