For shade gardeners, Rudolph's is the place to find the unusual varieties of plants such as brunneras, pulmonarias, wood iris, hostas and many more. You will also find a selection of sun perennials unlike any you have seen before.  We have plants you have never heard of, alongside of tried and true favorites.  And we only have plants that are hardy to zone 5 ensuring their winter hardiness in your garden.
 Below is just a sampling.

Some of the new varieties you will find at our nursery this year:

~Helianthus salicifolius "Low Down" - a new dwarf Helianthus
~Lonicera sempervirens "Major Wheeler" - a great new red honeysuckle that blooms from spring to fall
~Blephilia hirsuta - new shade lover; 24" Blooms for 2 months in summer
~Digitalis - new hybrid purple flower
~Doronicum "Golden Pygmy" - shade lover; 10" ; big yellow daisy flower
~Lunaria "Neon Lights" - great rock garden plant; 8"; brilliant colors
~Valeriana officinalis - sun or shade; 60"; blooms pink in the summer
~Viola corsica "Little Gem" - 1 1/2" flowers all summer
~Berkheya purpurea "Silver Spikes" - sun plant; 24"; with silver flowers
~Eriogonum "Little Roseal" - sun plant; 8"; bright gold, long-lasting flowers
~Haberlea rhodopensiss - 6"; a rockgarden gem!

This is just a sampling of the new varieties... there are over 20 more!

The first double white coneflower! Compact, with over 20 blooms per plant, this cream beauty is a stunner!

A large, bright pumpkin colored coneflower! Wow! With upright, well-branched stems this brand new Echinacea is a definite must have!

Tight lime-green center buds have red tips until they explode with yellow trumpet-shaped flowers! Awesome cut flowers!

The 'March Marigold', this early bloomer offers bright yellow flowers and is perfect in more moist areas, such as by a pond.

Twice the flowers & half the height of 'Razzmatazz'; a beautiful double pink; blooms for 2-3 months on sturdy stems!

This early bloomer has an extended bloom time of 2 months producing large, outfacing, cream-centered white flowers over shiny blue tinged foliage! Nice!

A vigorous grower in partial to full sun, this Japanese Forest Grass also creates a new spin on shade tolerance. These white striped, golden leaves are spectacular in a woodland garden!

One of the most reliable Pulmonarias, this one also has brilliantly contrasting foliage with large pink flowers that fade to blue. The wavy, spear-shaped foliage is dark green with silver and resists mildew.

A vigorous, clump-forming coral bells cultivar, this heuchera features unique apricot foliage and light pink flowers.

Bold, black and beautiful this awesome Heuchera has hot pink splashes all over its leaves that fade to cream as the season progresses.

One of the heaviest spring bloomers with huge masses of dark pink flowers above tall silvered foliage. A real trailblazer of Heucheras!

Gorgeous powder-blue spikes keep their color year round! Over the years it will form a sturdy "trunk" of about 4".

This ornamental banana is bold with huge reddish-purple tones superimposed over deep green on its fronds.

Awesome contrast between the light buds and the dark mauve flowers, this dusky new S. Spectabile hybrid has won an AGM award! It has an upright habit and short stature.

Cream and dark green variegated leaves are only the beginning with this elegant Tricyrtis. Orchid-like flowers bloom August thru September atop a compact plant.

This long-blooming English introduction has attractive upright leaves that are fully silvered. This variety is mildew resistant and flowers in April.