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 DACTYLORHIZA(Marsh Orchid), Part Shade.  maculata, (Heath Spotted Orchid), hardy ground orchid with mauvy-purple flowers.  8" tall.

 praetermissa, (Southern Marsh Orchid), pale lilac to mauve to magenta flowers.  Broad, flat, unspotted leaves.  12-18" tall.

DAISY (see Leucanthemum)

DARMERA peltata (Peltiphyllum), sun-part shade.  30” stems hold starry pink flowers in April.  Large shiny leaves develop later.  3’x 3’.  Rich, moist soil.

DAY LILY (see Hemerocallis)

DELOSPERMA ashtonii, tiny ice plant with green tubular leaves.  Bright pink flowers.

 ‘Beaufort West’, tidy cushions covered spring-frost with light pink daisies.

 cooperi, hardy succulent with deep rose pink flowers, 4"

 dyeri ‘Psdold’ Red Mountain.  Dark orange to red flowers in summer.  2” tall x 12” wide.

floribundum, 'Starburst', this clumping ice plant produces a dome of bright pink flowers with eye-catching white centers.  The texture of the petals is shimmering, almost like metal.  Blooms June-fall.  Grows 4-6"x 10".

nubigenum, ‘Basutoland’, bright yellow flowers, succulent lime-green foliage.  Grows 1-2”.

‘Mesa Verde’, iridescent salmon-pink flowers May-Sept.  Well-drained, sandy soil.  2-4” tall.

DELPHINIUM, zones 3-10, full sun to afternoon shade, rich soil, best results achieved by staking, regular feeding.  POISONOUS IF EATEN.  Although perennial, crown rot in winter often causes it to be annual. 

belladonna :  Larkspur-single species.

‘Casablanca’, single white flowers.  3-4’ tall.

 ‘Cliveden Beauty’, single light blue flowers.  3-4’ tall.

 ‘Connecticut Yankees’, mix of single blues.  30”.

elatum,  'Black Eyed Angels', frilly white blooms with black bee centers.  36-60" tall.

English Hybrids:  Strong stemmed plants with heavily petalled flowers. ‘Blushing Brides’, pinks, 6-7’ tall. 

‘Harlequin’, Unusual forms and color combinations, 6-7’ tall.

 Morning Lights’, dense spikes of gorgeous mauve flowers with white “bees”.  3-4 ½’ tall.  Lush green foliage.

 'Pink Punch', rich mulberry pink; often frilled flowers with a white, brown or pink striped bee.  36-60" tall.

 ‘Summer Skies’, light to medium blue with white bees.

 grandiflorum, ‘Blue Mirror’, electric-blue flowers.  Grows 16”.

MAGIC SERIES:  No staking required for this shorter series!

 ‘Magic Dark Blue’, dark blue with white bee.  30-36”.

 ‘Magic Cherry Blossom’, cherry-pink with white bee.  30-36”.

 ‘Magic Fountains’, mixed colors on 24-30” plants.

 Magic Fountain Sky Blue’, sky-blue with white bee.  24-36”.

 ‘Magic Lilac-Rose’, lilac-rose with white bee.  30-36”.

 ‘Magic White’, pure white.  30-36”.

    DENDRANTHEMA (See Chrysanthemum)

      x. grandiflorum ‘Sheffield’ = Chrysanthemum x. morifolium ‘Sheffield’

      zawadskii ‘Clara Curtis’ = Chrysanthemum x. rubellum ‘Clara Curtis’

DIANTHUS (Pinks, Carnations, Cloves), full sun, medium to dry soil, with a little lime, spring blooming.(Border Pinks)

      alpinus ‘Joan’s Blood’, tiny tufts of narrow lance-like leaves bear crimson-red, semi-double flowers June-July.

  barbatus (Sweet William), biennial, fragrant flowers in early summer in red, pink or white, some bi-colored, good cut, self seeds vigorously, rich-moist well-drained soil.

deltoides,  ‘Zing Rose’, profuse bloomer.  Fragrant bright rose/mauve flowers, blue-gray foliage.  Blooms mid-summer-early autumn.  6” tall x 18” wide.

gratianopolitanus, ‘Bath’s Pink’, beautiful low growing mat of silvery blue foliage with single soft pink fringed flowers in June.  Grows 6-8”.

 ‘Bewitched’, powder-blue foliage.  1” fringed fragrant light pink flowers on 8” stems.

'Firewitch', Long growing single bright magenta flowers.  Deep blue foliage.  8".

‘Mountain Mist’, 2” tall silvery blue foliage, 18” stems with smoky-pink carnations May-June.

'Tiny Rubies' (Cheddar Pink), dense mounds of evergreen, blue-gray foliage with double pink flowers on 4" stems.

 'Wicked Witch', deep cherry-red, clove scented flowers.  6" tall.

japonicus, ‘Pixie’, profuse red-pink flowers late spring-early summer.  Blue-green foliage.  7” tall x 12” wide.

 Star Series: all fragrant!(Clove scented) ‘Arctic Star’, lightly fragrant, double clear white flowers May-Sept.  10”.

 ‘Brilliant Star’, semi-double white blooms with plum centers.  7”.

 ‘Eastern Star’, ruby pink petals accented with dark maroon centers.  10”.

 Neon Star’, magenta flowers. 8”.

 'Peppermint Star', light pink flowers with darker pink in center.  Picotee edges in white.  6-8" tall.

 ‘Pixie Star’, bright pink petals with darker eye.  8”.

 ‘Spangled Star’, red petals with light pink and white edge.  7”.

'Starlette', radiant pink double flowers have a deep raspberry pink eye.  8" tall.

x. 'Pomegranate Kiss', fragrant, deep velvety red double flowers are streaked with pink, serrated edges are pink.  6" tall

'Tatra Bull's Eye', very fragrant, fringed, blush-pink flowers with a violet-rose "bull's eye" in late spring.  9" tall. 

«DICENTRA (Bleeding Heart), zones 3-10, partial to full shade, moist, well-drained soil (does not survive in wet soil!)

eximia , fringed leaves, heart-shaped pink flowers, May-June, 15".  Native.

‘Aurora’, 12-15”.  Blue-green foliage.  White flowers May-Sept.

'Burning Hearts', rose-red flowers with a white edge.  10-12" tall.

 ‘King of Hearts’. Finely cut, soft grayish-green foliage and rosy-pink heart shaped flowers.  Blooms all summer!  12-15”

 'Luxuriant' (Fringed Bleeding Heart), grey-green foliage, pink to red flowers beginning in spring and flowering all summer, 1-1.5' x 1-1.5'

‘Snowflakes’, white flowers spring-summer.  Light green, ferny foliage.  12-15”.

spectabilis, pink hearts in spring, foliage dies in midsummer, 2-3' x 1.5'(Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart)

 'Alba', all white flowers

‘Gold Heart’, brilliant gold foliage, pink hearts.  3’.

x. ‘Bacchanal’, brick-red flowers May-frost.  12-15”.

DICTAMNUS alba (Gas Plant, Burning Bush, Dittany, Fraxinella), zones 2-9, vertical stems of pink or white flowers in late spring into summer, and dark green, lemony scented foliage, full sun, seeds are poisonous, 2-3' x 2.5'

a. 'Purpureus', dark veined, pink flowers on plants to 30".  Long lived perennial.

albus ‘Albiflorus’, white flowers.  32”.

«DIGITALIS (Foxglove), partial shade to full sun, biennial and perennial forms, well-drained, moist soil, enriched with organic matter, HIGHLY POISONOUS!, all flower in late spring into summer with long stems of bell-like flowers.

 ferruginea, (Rusty Foxglove), yellow to yellow red flowers.  3-4’. Mine has proven to be both perennial (at least 6 years in my garden, and seeds itself around at a pretty good pace!)

‘Yellow Herold’, large pure yellow flowers.  3-4’ tall.

grandiflora, Perennial pale butter yellow flowers on 2-3’ spikes.

 ‘Carillion’, dwarf form with yellow bell-shaped gloves June-Aug.  10” tall.

 lanata, cream gloves.  3-4’.

hybrida, ‘Camelot Rose’, (perennial), deep pink flowers with burgundy speckles inside.  4’.

x mertonensis, tetraploid hybrid which comes true from seed, strawberry pink flowers, prefers partial shade, perennial zones 5-10, 2-3' x 1-1.5'

purpurea, ‘Apricot’, Biennial.  Creamy pastel pink flowers on 40” stems.

 ‘Candy Mountain’, upward facing large rose-pink flowers.  3-4’ tall.

 ‘Dalmation F1 Purple’ deep purple flowers.  24”.

 ‘Dalmation F1 White’, white flowers 24”.

'Dwarf Red', dense spikes of purplish-red hooded flowers May-July.  Biennial.  2' tall.

‘Foxy’, 2’ hybrid mix with huge gloves in many colors.  Biennial. 

 ‘Giant Shirley’, huge, bell-shaped flowers in reds, whites, and pinks.  3-5’ tall. Blooms late April-Mid June.  Biennial.

thapsi,  pink bell-shaped flowers on 2’ plants in early summer. 

x.'Gold Crest', flowers are flushed with gold, apricot, and rose, with dark brown freckles.  18" tall. 

«DISPOROPSIS pernyi ‘Bill Baker’s Form’, (Evergreen Solomon’s Seal), Glossy evergreen foliage to 12”.  April-May dainty white bell-shaped flowers.  Part-Full Shade.  Moist, well-drained soil.  Colonizes slowly. 

«DISPORUM (Fairy Bells), best in bright open shade to ½ day of sun.  Avoid hot afternoon sun. ‘Night Heron’ will need some sun to retain color, and not be floppy.  Well-drained, fertile, humus rich soil.  Evergreen, but ratty by late Feb.  Cut back to ground late Feb.

 cantoniense, ‘Aureovariegatum’, irregular bright cream to yellow margins.  Flowers also variegated, bloom April-May.  ‘Night Heron’, 4-5’ tall, dark burgundy, bamboo-likestems, age to greenish-purple.  Cream-chartreuse flowers in early summer.  Black-purple fruit.

  flavens, (aka:  D. uniflorum), erect, clumping stems to 3’.  Long, narrow, soft yellow bells in mid-spring.  Later, bluish-black fruit in abundance.  Shade.  Well-drained soil.

 meglanthum, white flowers, May-June.  Blue-black fruit in Oct.  24-36” (up to 6’!!!) 

sessile ‘Variegatum’, lance shaped green and white striped leaves with pale green and white bell flowers.  8-16”.  Cool, damp, shady spot.