I'm excited about several Persicaria cultivars. Three went in last fall--'Golden Arrow', 'Blackfield' and a third whose name I've forgotten. 'Dimity' will be arriving this spring. What's really appealing to me is their ground covering aspect with being highly weed suppressing, deer resistant and very attractive flowers to boot.

I'm also expecting Aralia 'Sun King' and I've wanted that plant for several years.

I have a shade garden too, I did bleeding hearts, Virginia bluebells, jack in the pulpit, toad lillies, caladium, & hostas. I've also got a pitcher plant & an elephant ear, a couple ferns, & Shade hardy sedum. I've got a cherry tree, a lilac bush & a clematis that hog all the sun!

I'm hoping all my perennials flower, if not this year then next!

I am excited about another giant, but monocarpic umbellifer - melanoselinum decipiens. The usual ferny foliage but with a lovely glossy sheen...and pink flower heads. Also, making a change from the usual white inflorescences, I am growing a number of yellow umbels such as zizia aurea, ridoflia segetum and, not an umbel but similar, patrinia gibbosa. Also new to me - boykinia, francoa, oemleria (beach plum) and various anemones are germinating for next year (levelleii, rivularis, canadensis, multifida, barbata and narcissiflora).

Like many of you I have list of plants (many coming from threads in this forum) that I formulate in the off season...plants to consider when/if I have room for new additions:

For 2017:

"Real Sunbeam" (Leucanthemum)

"Real Charmer" (Leucanthemum)

"Japanese Yellow Sage" (Salvia koyamae)

Bleeding Heart "White Gold"

"Gypsy Rose" Hosta

Acanthus "Morning Candle"

"Ajania Pacifica"

Erigeron "Lynnhaven-Carpet"

Corydalis noblis

Phlomis russeliana "Jerusalem Sage"

Pennisetum alopecuroides "Moudry"

Schizachyrium scoparium "Blue Paradise"

"Sun Gold" Tomato

Gosh, not much so far - just six trillium.

So many great suggestions from everyone. I have to write these down and look them up. Thank you also for the shade plant suggestions - great pics! I will have to look these up over the weekend when I have some free time.

I planted baptisia Lunar Eclipse last year. Hoping I will get blooms this year. It looks lovely online! I want to add more baptisia to the garden and plan to get White Knight this season. I am thinking about planting non climbing clematis with them along with a few new peonies to start off. However, I am really looking forward to Pink Lemonade baptisia that comes out next year. I hate waiting! Lol.

This:

https://www.farreachesfarm.com/Salvia-bulleyana-as-cultivated-p/p3229.htm

been looking for it many years. I'm one of the ones who helped it sell out haha.

Mmm, new salvias for me too (from Robin Smith) - spathacea, stolonifera, forskaoli, purple leaf macrophylla, involucrata 'Boutin', Penny's Smile and Christine Yeo - a greggii/chamaedryoides hybrid I had and mistakenly gave away before propagating. Fast from seed...plus a freebie yellow (name escapes me but not glutinosa, which lurks in the woods). Salvia is a cyclical craze for me...and I am currently going through an 'on' phase. To be entirely honest, the bulleyana looks more 'interesting' than totally desirable. I grew yellow and purple salpiglossis one year (shudder) and swore not to go down that colour route again. Then again, I have said this about many plants - some of which went on to become beloved.

My small backyard is becoming almost all shade because of a large tree. I have to buy shade plants that do well with root competition. Variegated Solomon's seal is a must-have. I also like Japanese hakone grass to brighten up dark areas. Epimedium and pulmonaria are nice for spring blooms.

Last year I bought two heuchera Forever Purple and they stayed a true purple all summer, so I'm hoping the same greenhouse has them again.

"the bulleyana looks more 'interesting' than totally desirable."
Agreed, but I like interesting. IIRC I first saw a picture of it in one of the Phillips & Rix books, at least 20 years ago, and was captivated by it. Quite a few of their plant pictures were merely 'interesting' - I think that's what made it a great book series.