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PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION VEGETABLES Asparagus Asparagus Asparagus Jersey Giant Jersey Knight Jersey Supreme Most winter hardy, large green spears with purple bracts. Tips stay tight past harvest, super tender. Uniform spear size, adapted to light to medium sandy soil. FRUITS Blackberry Blackberry Blackberry Blackberry Blackberry Blackberry Arapaho Black Jewel Boysenberry Marionberry Prime Ark Triple Crown Thornless with firm berries spring Self pollinating mid-season black raspberry Cross between raspberry, blackberry and loganberry. Medium-large oblong blackberry with complex earthy flavor. Sweet and tangy midnight black berries in July Thornless, vigorous, August fruit. spring BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 3-4’ 3-4’ 3-4’ sun/avg spring spring spring spring sun/avg 3-5’ sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 4-5’ 3-5’ 3-5’ 5-6’ 3-5’ Blueberry Blue Crop Native northern highbush; large mid-season producer. summer sun/avg Blueberry Blue Gold Northern highbush mid season with medium to large berries. summer sun/avg Blueberry Blue Jay Medium sized berries in early-mid season, highbush. summer sun/avg Blueberry Darrow Native, late season highbush with large berries in late season summer sun/avg Blueberry Duke Native highbush with large berries in early season. summer sun/avg Blueberry Elliott Native late season highbush with med to large berries. summer sun/avg Blueberry Heritage Late season, high yielding. Native. summer sun/avg 4-6’ Blueberry Jersey Late season with medium berries. Natibe summer sun/avg Blueberry Legacy Late season native with medium to large berries summer sun/avg Blueberry Low bush Native with small sweet dark berriessummer sun/avg 1-2’ Blueberry O’Neal Southern highbush with large early season berries. summer sun/avg Blueberry Patriot Northern highbush with large berries in early season summer sun/avg Blueberry Pink A Blu Pink fruit in summer summer sun/avg 4-5’ Blueberry Pink Icing Mid season berries with shades of pink mixed with blue summer sun/avg Blueberry Pink Lemonade Sweet pink berries in mid to late season summer sun/avg Blueberry Sunshine Southern highbush with medium sized mid-late season berries summer sun/avg Blueberry Top Hat Dwarf with pea sized mid-season berries summer sun/avg Currant Red Lake Compact shrub with pendant clusters of bright red berries in July summer sun/avg Elderberry Nova Native producing bluish black fruit in August summer pt shade, moist Fig Brown Turkey Brownish purple fruit inconspicuoussun/avg 15-25’ Fig Chicago Hardy Self fertilize, brown, rich sweet fig inconspicuous sun/avg 15-25’ Grape Chardonnay White grape inconspicuous sun/avg 5-6’ Grape Concord Plump juicy deep purple fruit inconspicuous sun/avg 5-6’ Grape Himrod Seedless golden amber fruit in mid-August inconspicuous sun/avg Grape Merlot Purple-blue grapes with plummy flavor inconspicuous sun/avg Grape Pinor Noir Tightly clustered dark purple fruit inconspicuous sun/avg 5-6’ PERENNIALS PAGE 1 4-6’ 3-5’ 6-7’ 4-6’ 4-6’ 4-6’ 6-8’ 4-6’ 4-6’ 3-5’ 3-4’ 4-5’ 3-4’ 1-2’ 3-5’ 4-5’ 5-6’ 5-6’ PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME Grape Reliance Red fruit in mid-Augustinconspicuous sun/avg Grape Vanessa Red seedless fruit with tangy flavor inconspicuous sun/avg Hops Cascade Light green conelike flowers with pink like fragrance Hops Chinock Herbal smoky character sun/avg 10-20’ Hops Fuggle English-style ales sun/avg 10-20’ Lycinum Big Lifeberry Large bountiful berriesspring sun/well drained 10-12’ Lycium Sweet Lifeberry Sweet berries spring sun/well drained 10-12’ Plum Methley Self-fertile, dwarf, low maintenance spring sun/avg Raspberry Ann Thornless, pale yellow fruit spring sun/avg Raspberry Caroline Thornless, self pollinating large juicy berries in August spring Raspberry Fall Gold Extremely sweet, yellow gold fruit spring sun/avg Raspberry Heritage Native, red raspberry harvested in late summer spring Raspberry Latham Thornless large red fruit in late spring spring Raspberry Meeker Large firm red fruit with traditional flavor spring Raspberry Royalty Large red raspberry ideal for jams spring sun/avg Raspberry Willamette Large, dark red fruit in mid summer spring sun/avg Rhubarb Canada Red Bright red stems, one of the sweetest Rhubarb Victoria Huge leaves with thick green stalks sun/avg Strawberries Earliglow June bearing, medium glossy berries spring Strawberries Ozark Beauty Ever bearing, large sweet berries spring sun/avg Strawberries Quinalt Ever bearing, producing fruit on unrooted runners spring Strawberries Surecrop June bearing, rich sweet solid red berries spring SUN/SOIL 5-6’ 5-6’ sun/avg HEIGHT 15-20’ 10-20’ 4-6’ sun/avg 4-5’ sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 4-5’ 6-10’ 3-5’ 4-5’ 3-5’ 8-10’ sun/avg 4-5’ 1-1.5’ sun/avg 8-10” sun/avg sun/avg 8-10” 8-10” 8-10” ACAENA Acaena microphylla Bronzy lacy foliage, greenish flowers that mature to red burrs. summer sun/shade 4-6” ACHILLEA - YARROW Achillea ‘Ageratifola’ Achillea ‘Apple Blossom’ (millefolium) Achillea ‘Apricot Delight’ (millefolium) Achillea ‘Coronation Gold’ (filipendulina) Achillea ‘Laura’ (millefolium) Achillea ‘Little Susie’ (millefolium) Achillea ‘Moonshine’ (x) Achillea ‘Ortel’s Rose’ (millefolium) Achillea ‘Paprika’(millefolium) Achillea ‘Peachy Seduction’ (millefolium) Greek, dwarf yarrow. Mounds of fragrant silver grey leaves. Fragrant ferny foliage with light pink flowers. Compact bushy plant with light pink to salmon flowers. Silvery gray green foliage with bright yellow flowers. Ruby red flowers with white eye. summer-fall Rose pink flowers fade to soft lilac summer-fall Large clusters of bright yellow flowers. Slow to fade rosy pink flowers. summer-fall Cherry red gold centered flowers fade to light pink and cream. Peach to pink colored flowers. summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall sun/dry sun/dry summer-fall sun/dry summer-fall sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry 1.5-2’ 1-1.5’ sun/dry 12-15” sun/dry 2’ 6-8” 1.5-2’ 1-1.5’ 2.5’ PERENNIALS PAGE 2 2-3’ 1.5-2’ PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT Achillea ‘Pineapple Mango’ (millefolium) Achillea ‘Pink Grapefruit’ (millefolium) Achillea ‘Pomegranate’ (millefolium) Achillea ‘Saucy Seduction’ (millefolium) Achillea ‘Strawberry Seduction’ (millefolium) Achillea ‘Summer Pastels’ (millefolium) Achillea ‘Sunny Seduction’ (millefolium) Achillea ‘Terra Cotta’ (millefolium) Achillea ‘Wonderful Wampee’ (x) Rich pink blooms fade to pale yellow. Dusty rose pink blooms fade to soft creamy pink. Pomegranate red holds color well. summer-fall Strawberry red flowers with yellow eye. Velvety flowers with gold centers. summer-fall This mix contains a variety of soft pastel colors. Grey-green foliage with soft butter yellow blooms. Peach colors deepen to burnt orange. Rich pink blooms mature to apple blossom pink. summer-fall summer-fall sun/dry summer-fall sun/dry summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall sun/dry sun/dry 1.2’ sun/dry 1.5’ sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ AGASTACHE - ANISE HYSSOP Agastache ‘Black Adder’ Agastache ‘Blue Boa’ Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’ Agastache ‘Coronado’ Agastache ‘Cotton Candy’ Agastache ‘Kudos Ambrosia’ Agastache ‘Kudos Coral’ Agastache ‘Kudos Mandarin’ Agastache ‘Peachie Keen’ Agastache ‘Purple Haze’ Agastache ‘Raspberry’ Agastache ‘Red Fortune’ Agastache ‘Rosie Posie’ Agastache ‘Summer Fiesta’ Agastache ‘Summer Glow’ Agastache ‘Summer Love’ Agastache ‘Summer Sky’ Agastache ‘Tango’ Agastache ‘Tutti Fruitti’ Anise hyssop with dark purple bracts & smoky lavender blooms. Anise hyssop with deep violet blue flower spikes. Soft blue salvia-like flower spikes on sturdy stems. Light yellow to orange trumpeted flowers. Light pink flowers. summer-fall sun/dry Creamy coconut pale orange and light rose pink spikes. Salmon colored flowers above green foliage. Bright orange tubular flowers. summer-fall Peach flowers atop purple calyx. summer-fall Spikes of smoky blue lavender flowers. Dark raspberry pink flowers. summer-fall Long wands of bright magenta-red flowers. Hot pink magenta blooms on dense foliage. Dense orange red spikes over fragrant foliage. Lemon custard yellow flowers glow against deep green foliage. Rose-purple flowers.summer-fall sun/dry Dark upright spikes of glowing violet blue flowers. Trumpet shaped blooms of sizzling hot red orange. Lavender pink tubular fruit punch flowers. summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall 20” summer-fall summer-fall sun/dry sun/avg summer-fall sun/avg summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall 1.5-2’ summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall sun/moist sun/dry sun/moist sun/avg 2-3’ 2-3’ 2-2.5’ 1.5-2’ sun/avg sun/avg 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ sun/avg 2-3’ sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ sun/dry sun/avg sun/avg 1.5-2’ 1-1.5’ 2-2.5’ ALCEA Alcea ‘Chaters Mix’ Alcea ‘Queeny Purple’ Alcea ‘Peaches n’ Dreams’ Alcea ‘Spotlight Mix’ Alcea ‘Spring Celebrity Mix’ Vibrant double flowers in mixed pastel hues. Magenta purple with pompom center. Fluffy double flowers in peachy pink blend. Satiny single blooms in a variety of colors. Rose, crimson, lemon, lilac, white. summer summer summer summer summer sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 2.5-3’ 3-5’ 2-3’ 5-6’ 2.5-3’ ALLIUM - ORNEMTAL ONION OR CHIVES Allium ‘Blue Eddy’ Allium ‘Christophii’ Allium karataviense Pinwheel rosettes of blue grey foliage w/ purple ball-shaped flowers. spring Large spherical pale lavender flower heads. spring Large silver lilac flowers on strong stems. spring-summer sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry 1-2’ 1-2’ 6-12” PERENNIALS PAGE 3 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 2-3’ 1.5-2’ 18” PLANT NAME Allium ‘Millenium’ Allium ‘Purple Sensation’ (hollandicum) Allium ‘Rising Star’ (schenoprasum) ALYSSUM Alyssum montanum ‘Luna’ AMSONIA - BLUE STAR OR BLUE DOGBANE Amsonia ‘Blue Ice’ (tabernaemontana) Amsonia hubrectii Amsonia ‘Spring Sky’ (ciliata) DESCRIPTION Upright glossy thick green leaves with 2” purple ball clusters. 4” wide globes of tightly packed purple florets. Dwarf pink chives. spring sun/dry Bright yellow flowers spring sun/dry BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT summer spring 10-12” sun/dry sun/dry 1-1.5’ 2-3’ 5” Dark blue flowers; green leaves turn brilliant yellow in fall. Steel blue flowers in clusters; excellent fall foliage. Light blue flowersspring-summer sun/avg late spring spring-summer 1-1.5’ sun/avg sun/avg 1-1.5’ 2-3’ ANACYCLUS DEPRESSUS - MT. ATLAS DAISY Anacyclus depressus ‘Silberkissen’ White daisy blossoms with reddish purple underside. spring-summer sun/avg 3-5” ANCHUSA Anchusa azurea ‘Loddon Royalist’ Short sprays of rich royal blue flowers. spring-summer sun/moist 2.5-3’ ANTENNARIA DIOCA - PUSSYTOES Antennaria ‘Rubra’ Pink flowers on silvery grey foliage. summer sun/dry 4-6” ARABIS - ROCKCRESS Arabis ‘Spring Charm’ (blepharophylla) Arabis ‘Old Gold’ (ferdinandi-corburgi) Arabis ‘Sturii’ Rose pink flowers on olive green leaves. Alpine wall cress forms low carpet of green/gold streaked flowers. Creeping wall cress with white flowers. spring-summer spring-summer spring-summer sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry 4-6” 2-4” 2-4” ARENARIA - SANDWORT Arenaria montana ‘Avalanche’ Also known as sandwort; snowy white flowers, deer resistant. spring-summer sun/avg 6” ARMERIA - SEA THRIFT OR SEA PINK Armeria ‘Alba’ (maritima) Armeria ‘Ballerina Red’ (pseudarmeria) Armeria ‘Dusselforf Pride’ Armeria ‘Joystick Mix’ Armeria juniperifolia Armeria ‘Nifty Thrifty’ (maritima) Armeria ‘Rubrifolia’ (maritima) Armeria ‘Splendens’ (maritima) Armeria ‘Victor Reiter’ (maritima) (no “JR”) Low tufted mound of grassy green leaves; white pompom flowers. False sea thrift produces larger red flower clusters Reddish pink flowersspring-summersun/avg Low leaves bearing upright stems of red or white. Soft pink flowersspring-summer sun/avg Low grassy mound of green/white leaves w/pink pompom flowers. Rosy pink flowers with burgundy foliage Intense red flowers on clumps of grassy green foliage Pink flowers with gray green foliagespring-summer spring summer 4-6” spring 4-6” spring spring-summer spring-summer sun/avg sun/dry sun/avg 4-6” 12-14” sun/avg 1.5-2’ sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry 2-4” 4-6” 4-8” 6-12” ARTEMESIA Artemesia ‘Powis Castle’ Artemesia ‘Silver Brocade’ (stelleriana) Upright mound of fine silvery greet leaves Mat of bright silvery white scalloped leaves NA summer sun/dry sun/dry 2-2.5’ 6-12” PERENNIALS PAGE 4 PLANT NAME Artemesia ‘Silver Mound’ (schmidtiana) DESCRIPTION Bright silver lacy mounded foliage NA ASCLEPIAS - SWAMP MILKWEED/ BUTTERFLY WEED Asclepias ‘Hello Yellow’ (tuberosa) Asclepias ‘Ice Ballet’ (incarnata) Asclepias incarnata Asclepias tuberosa Vibrant yellow flowerssummer sun/dry Clusters of ivory-white flowers summer Clusters of purplish pink flowers on clumps Clusters of vibrant orange flowers summer ASTER Aster ‘Alert’ (novi-belgii) Aster ‘Alma Potschke’ (novae-angliae) Aster ‘Avondale’ (cordifolius) Aster ‘Blue Autumn’ Aster ‘Bluebird’ (laevis) Aster ‘Happy End’ (alpinus) Aster ‘Kickin’ Lilac Blue’ Aster ‘Kickin’ Pink Chiffon’ Aster ‘Lady in Black’ (lateriflorus) Aster ‘Monch’ (frikartii) Aster ‘October Skies’ (oblongifolium) Aster ‘Prof. Kippenburg’ (novi-belgii) Aster ‘Purple Dome’ (novae-angliae) Aster ‘Raydon’s Favorite’ (oblongifolius) Aster ‘Vibrant Dome’ (novae-angliae) Aster ‘Winston Churchill’ (novi-belgii) Aster ‘Woods Blue’ (novi-belgii) Aster ‘Woods Light Blue’ (novi-belgii) Aster ‘Woods Pink’ (novi-belgii) Aster ‘Woods Purple’ (novi-belgii) Dwarf selection with double crimson red blossoms. Native. Known as fall asters; bear loads of small salmon pink flowers. Light blue flowers. Native. summer-fall Bushy clumps bearing loads of daisy flowers. Dusty sky-blue flower clusters in profusion atop vase shaped plants. Clump forming; spoon shaped green leaves; single rose pink flowers. Compact bush habit with lilac purple flowers. Compact bush habit with pastel pink flowers. Dark purple-black lacy foliage displaying white flowers. Dark lavender blue flowers with yellow centers. Rhizomatous slowly spreading w/aromatic light blue flowers. Native. Dwarf selection forms semi-double clear blue flowers. Deep purple semi-double flowers with yellow centers. Native. Taller selection with bright violet-purple blossoms. Native. Pink flowers with yellow centers. Native. Medium height selection with single bright red blossoms. Dwarf for New York Aster with clear blue single daises. Native. Dwarf for New York Aster with light blue single daisies. Native. Dwarf for New York Aster with clear pink single daises. Native. Dwarf for New York Aster with clear purple single daises. Native. AUBRIETA DELTOIDEA - FALSE ROCKCRESS Aubrieta ‘Axcent Series’ Rock cress avail in colors of blue, red, purple, lilac, violet AURINIA SAXATILIS - BASKETOF GOLD OR PERENNIAL ALYSSUM Aurina saxatilis citrina Aurina saxatilis Compacta Aurina saxatilis Summit fix into appropriate columns fix into appropriate columns fix into appropriate columns AZORELLA Azorella ‘Nana’ Evergreen great for rock gardens. spring PERENNIALS PAGE 5 BLOOM TIME sun/dry SUN/SOIL 1-1.5’ HEIGHT 2-3’ sun/moist summer sun/dry 4-5’ sun/moist 2-3’ summer-fall summer-fall sun/dry summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall fall summer-fall summer-fall fall summer-fall summer-fall fall fall fall fall sun/moist sun/moist 1.5-2’ sun/avg sun/avg sun/dry sun/avg sun/avg sun/moist sun/dry sun/dry sun/moist sun/dry sun/moist sun/dry sun/moist sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry 1-1.5’ 3-4’ 8-12” 2-3’ 2-3’ 3-4’ 2-3’ 1.5-2’ 1-1.5’ 1.5-2’ 2-3’ 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ spring-summer sun/moist 4-6” sun/avg 1-2” 4-5’ 1-1.5’ 3-4’ PLANT NAME BAPTISIA - FALSE INDIGO Baptisia australis Baptisia ‘Carolina Moonlight’ Baptisia ‘Midnight Prairie Blues’ Baptisia ‘Purple Smoke’ Baptisia ‘Screaming Yellow’ Baptisia ‘Starlite Prairie Blues’ Baptisia ‘Twilight Prairie Blues’ BELAMCANDA - BLACKBERRY LILY Belamcanda chinensis Belamcanda chinensis ‘Freckle Face’ Belamcanda chinensis ‘Hello Yellow’ DESCRIPTION Native with blue flowers. 2010 Perennial of the year. Creamy yellow flowers with fernlike foliage. Native. Deep violet blue flowers. Native. spring-summer Giant flower heads of smoky violet with purple eye. Native. Profuse yellow flowers with deep green foliage. Native. Pale blue to white flowers. Native. Violet purple with lemon yellow keel. Native. SUN/SOIL HEIGHT summer spring-summer sun/avg spring-summer summer spring-summer spring-summer sun/avg sun/avg 3-4’ sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 4-5’ 2-3’ sun/avg 6-12” 6-12” spring spring spring spring 6-10” sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 4-6” 4-6” 6-8” 6-8” fall sun/moist 3-5’ summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/moist sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 6-8” 4-6” 6-8” 6-8” 8-10” 4-6” 1-1.5’ 4-6” 6-8” 6-8” 1.5-2’ 1-1.5’ 3-4’ 2-3’ 2-3’ 3-4’ fix into appropriate columns fix into appropriate columns fix into appropriate columns BELLIS Bellis ‘Bellissima Mix’ Bellis ‘Galaxy Mix‘ Bellis ‘Habanera Mix’ Bellis ‘Pomponette Mix’ Bellis ‘Speedstar Mix’ Bellis ‘Strawberries and Cream’ Bellis ‘Super Enorma Mix’ Double flowers with yellow eyes. spring Semi double flowers.spring sun/avg Fluffy double flowers.spring sun/avg Self seeding loads of cute little button-like flowers. Self seeding with yellow eyed semi double flowers. Soft creamy pink flowers with deeper rose pink center. Self seeding with enormous semi double daisy. BOLTONIA - BOLTON’S ASTER Boltonia asteroides ‘Pink Beauty’ False aster forming bushy upright mound with pink flowers. CAMPANULA - BELLFLOWER Campanula ‘Birch Hybrid’ Campanula ‘Blue Clips’ (carpatica) Campanula ‘Blue Rivulet’ (poscharskyana) Campanula ‘Blue Waterfall’ (poscharskyana) Campanula ‘Dickinson’s Gold’ (garganica) Campanula ‘Freya’ (glomerata) Campanula poshcarskyana Campanula ‘Ringsabell Mulberry Rose’ Campanula ‘Samantha’ Campanula ‘Summertime Blues’ Campanula ‘Taikon Blue’ (persicifolia) Campanula ‘White Clips’ (carpatica) Dwarf bellflowers; great for rock gardens; trailing purple flowers. Violet-blue flowers cover tidy mounds. Star shaped lavender blue flowers with white centers. Low spreading white centered deep blue bells. Bright golden yellow leaves w/ loose clusters of bright blue flowers. Full clusters of small star shaped lilac purple flowers. Cascading patch of small green leaves with starry lavender flowers. Rose pink bell shaped flowers; medium green foliage. Forms mats of foliage with blue-violet flowers. Masses of large silver blue bells on upright stems. Compact strain with cup shaped violet blue fell flowers. White flowers cover green mounds. summer PERENNIALS PAGE 6 BLOOM TIME PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT CARYOPTERIS - BLUE BEARD OR BLUE MIST SHRUB Caryopteris ‘Dark Knight’ Caryopteris ‘Longwood Blue’ (clandonensis) Aromatic foliage that resemble clouds of blue smoke. summer sun/avg 2-4’ CATANACHE CAERULEA - CUPID’S DART Catanache caerulea Lavender blue 2” cornflower-like blooms with a darker eye. summer sun/normal 1.5-2’ CENTAUREA - PERENNIAL BACHELOR’S BUTTON Centaurea ‘Amethyst Dream’ (montanta) Centaurea ‘Amethyst Snow’ (montanta) Centaurea ‘Black Sprite’ (montanta) Centaurea ‘Cara Mia’ (montanta) Centaurea montana Mound of grey-green leaves; shaggy flowers. summer sun/moist White flowers with purple center. summer pt. shade/normal 14” Purple black flowers. summer sun/normal 14” Lavender pink flowers. summer sun/normal 14” Rich, blue cornflower-like flowers with deeply fringed edges. summer pt. shade/normal CENTRANTHUS RUBER - JUPITER’S BEARD OR VALERIAN Centranthus ruber Rosy-red flowers in dense, rounded clusters; bushy; fragrant. summer pt. shade/dry 2-3’ CERASTIUM - SNOW IN SUMMER Cerastium tomentosum Star-shaped bright white 1” flowers; Low growing. summer sun/dry 6-8” CERATOSTIGMA PLUMBAGINOIDES - LEADWORT OR PLUMBAGO Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Deep blue flowers; Low spreading; Brilliant bronze red fall foliage. summer-fall sun/dry 8-12” CHAMAEMELUM Chamaemelum nobile Creeping chamomile w/ low mat of ferny leaves; small white daisies. summer sun/avg 4-6” CLEMATIS Clematis ‘Anna Louise’ Clematis ‘Asao’ Clematis ‘Bee’s Jubilee’ Clematis ‘Belle of Woking’ Clematis ‘Blush’ Clematis ‘Cardinal Wyszynski’ Clematis ‘Carnaby’ Clematis ‘Climador’ Clematis ‘Crystal Fountain’ Clematis ‘Daniel Deronda’ Clematis ‘Diamantina’ Bright violet with prominent reddish central bar. May-Sept Rosy pink with white centers. May-June sun/avg Mauve pink with carmine bard. May-Sept sun/avg Double blue. May-Sept sun/avg Group 3 White Flowers with bluish pink tint. May sun/avg Dark crimson-red petals with darker anthers & light pink filaments. June & Sept Raspberry-pink petals with deeper bar and white edges. May-July Purplish blue flowers with dark red anthers. June - Sept Blue with gold bar.June - Sept sun/avg Group 2 Deep purple-blue flowers with creamy yellow anthers. May-Sept Repeat bloomer with double blue large flower. May-July sun/avg Group 2 Group 2 Group 2 PERENNIALS PAGE 7 1-1.5’ 1-2’ Group 2 sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg Group 3 Group 2 Group 3 sun/avg sun/avg Group 2 Group 2 PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg Group 2 Group 2 Group 2 Group 2 sun/avg Group 2 Group 1 sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg Group 2 sun/avg Group 3 sun/avg sun/avg sun/shade/avg Group 2 Group 2 Group 2 Group 2 Clematis ‘Dr. Ruppel’ Clematis ‘Etoile Violet’ Clematis ‘Filigree’ Clematis ‘Fleuri’ Clematis ‘General Sikorski’ Clematis ‘Gillian Blades’ Clematis ‘Gurnsey Cream’ Clematis ‘Henryii’ Clematis ‘John Warren’ Clematis ‘Killian Donahue’ Clematis ‘King Fisher’ Clematis ‘Kirigamine’ Clematis ‘Liberation’ Clematis ‘Midnight Showers’ Clematis ‘Moonfleet’ Clematis ‘Multi Blue’ Clematis ‘Nelly Moser’ Clematis ‘Niobe’ Clematis ‘Pink Champagne’ Clematis ‘Rosemoor’ Clematis ‘Sapphire Indigo’ Clematis ‘Snow Queen’ Clematis ‘Sprinkles’ Clematis ‘Sunset’ Clematis ‘Sweet Autumn’ (paniculata) Clematis ‘Sweet Summer Love’ Clematis ‘Tie Die’ Clematis ‘Ville de Lyon’ Clematis ‘Wildfire’ White sepals with ruffled edges and deep red bars. Deep purple with cream stamens, prolific bloomer. Silvery blue double and single flowers. Deep purple flowers with reddish stripes and contrasting colors. Large blue. June-Sept sun/avg White wavy edges with creamy white anthers. Light yellow with green central bars.May-June Large white flowers.June-Sept sun/avg Lavender-pink sepals with red veining and edges . Ruby red flowers mature to vibrant fuchsia. Deep-blue to purple flowers with creamy yellow anthers. Blue-violet with wavy edges. June-Sept Deep pink scalloped flowers deeper pink central bars. Burgundy-black velvet flowers. June-Sept Lilac-blue flowers mature to pale blue. Double deep purple blue with white tipped petals. Large white flat flowers with lilac bars . Midnight-red blooms with rich color. July-Sept Deep rosy pink . June-Sept pt shade/avg Reddish-purple with yellow stamens. Purple blooming groundcover form. June-Sept White sepaled flowers with pink-flushed margins. Magenta-red with white speckled bars. Deep plum-red with purple highlights. Fragrant, small white flowers. Sept-Oct Cranberry-purple flowers. Fragrant.July-Aug Purple flowers with white marbling. June-Sept Carmine-red flowers.June-Sept sun/avg Magenta pink then deepen to violet with white anthers. May-Sept June-Sept May-July May-October Group 2 July-Aug sun/avg Group 2 May-Sept June-Sept May-Sept sun/avg June-Sept sun/avg May-Sept July-Sept May-August sun/avg Group 2 May-Sept sun/avg May-June June-Sept June-July sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg Group 3 June-Sept COREOPSIS - TICKSEED Coreopsis ‘American Dream’ (rosea) Coreopsis ‘Baby Sun’ (grandiflora) Coreopsis ‘Center Stage’ Coreopsis ‘Cosmic Evolution’ (Big Bang) Coreopsis ‘Cosmic Eye’ (Big Bang) Coreopsis ‘Crème Brulee’ (verticillata) Coreopsis ‘Dahl Baby’ Coreopsis ‘Daybreak’ (Lil Bang) Coreopsis ‘Desert Coral’ Coreopsis ‘Early Sunrise’ (grandiflora) Coreopsis ‘Electric Avenue’ (Cruzin) (vert) Yellow disk with rose rays. summer-fall Deep gold centers surrounded by rings of maroon-red. Bold magenta flowers.summer-fall sun/avg Creamy-white or maroon surrounding a yellow button. Red daisies tipped in golden sunshine yellow. Native. Yellow flowers . summer-fall sun/avg Yellow fluted petals.summer-fall sun/avg Single red flowers with vibrant yellow-orange edge. Peach and coral flowers.summer-fall Semi-double golden yellow. Native. summer-fall Mayo Clinic Flower of Hope - bright yellow. sun/avg summer-fall 1-1.5’ summer-fall summer-fall 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ summer-fall sun/avg sun/avg summer-fall PERENNIALS PAGE 8 Group 2 Group 3 Group 2 Group 2 sun/avg Group 2 sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg Group 3 Group 3 Group 3 Group 1 sun/shade/avg Group 2 1.5-2’ sun/avg 1-1.5’ sun/avg sun/avg 1.5-2’ 1-1.5’ sun/avg 1’ 1-1.5’ sun/avg 1’ Group 2 Group 2 Group 2 1.5-2’ PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT 1’ Coreopsis ‘Enchanted Eve’ (Lil Bang) Coreopsis ‘Full Moon’ (Big Bang) Coreopsis ‘Galaxy’ (Big Bang) Coreopsis ‘Golden Gain’ (verticillata) Coreopsis ‘Heaven’s Gate’ (rosea) Coreopsis ‘Heliot’ (grandiflora) Coreopsis ‘Jethro Tull’ (grandiflora) Coreopsis ‘Little Sundial’ Coreopsis ‘Main Street’ (Cruizin) (vert) Coreopsis ‘Mercury Rising’ (Big Bang) Coreopsis ‘Moonbeam’ (verticillata) Coreopsis ‘Moonlight’ Coreopsis ‘Nana’ (auriculata) Coreopsis ‘Pink Sapphire’ Coreopsis ‘Red Elf’ (Lil Bang) Coreopsis ‘Red Satin’ (verticillata) Coreopsis ‘Red Thread’ Coreopsis ‘Redshift’ (Big Bang) Coreopsis ‘Rising Sun’ (grandiflora) Coreopsis ‘Route 66’ (verticillata) Coreopsis ‘Show Stopper’ Coreopsis ‘Sienna Sunset’ (verticillata) Coreopsis ‘Snowberry’ Coreopsis ‘Star Cluster’ (Big Bang) Coreopsis ‘Sunfire’ (grandiflora) Coreopsis ‘Sunny Day’ (grandiflora) Coreopsis ‘Sunray’ (grandiflora) Coreopsis ‘Sunset Strip’ (verticillata) Coreopsis ‘Sunshine Superman’ (pubescens) Coreopsis ‘Sweet Marmalade’ (verticillata) Coreopsis ‘Tequila Sunrise’ (grandiflora) Coreopsis tripteris Coreopsis ‘Zagreb’ (verticillata) Singe dark yellow with vibrant red-orange center. Large bright canary yellow. Native. summer-fall Semi-double golden daisies with glossy medium green foliage. Starry golden yellow daisies. summer-fall Blush-pink flowers with rosy-red eye. Single daisy-like flower with golden yellow crimson ring in center. Golden yellow flowers with fluted petals. Dwarf coreopsis with single golden yellow daisies w/ maroon eye. Ruby-red flowers. summer-fall sun/avg Large single red flowers with bright yellow center. Creamy yellow flowers.summer-fall sun/avg Pastel-yellow daisies with small golden button center. Great for edging with is leathery leaves and bright golden flowers. Large electric pink flowers. summer-fall Single rich red flowers.summer-fall sun/avg Deep wine red to ruby red flowers with orange centers. Deep wine-red. summer-fall sun/avg Creamy yellow flowers with red rings. Native. Double golden flowers with red center. Yellow flowers with ring of burgundy that bleeds to petal tips. Bright rose-pink flowers . summer-fall Burnt sienna flowers. Native. summer-fall Small ivory-white daisies with wine red eye. Creamy white flowers with gold button centers. Golden yellow petals with deep burgundy center. Large single golden-yellow flowers. summer-fall Double deep golden yellow flowers.summer-fall Golden yellow flower with radiating orang-red streaks. Saucer-like golden yellow flowers. Native. Flowers open with red tints and yellow eyes mellow to apricot. Yellow-orange flowers on variegated foliage. Brown disks with yellow rays US Native. Golden yellow. Native.summer-fall sun/avg summer-fall sun/avg summer-fall sun/avg summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall 1.5-2’ summer-fall 1-1.5’ summer-fall summer-fall sun/avg 1’ summer-fall 1-1.5’ summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall sun/avg sun/avg summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall sun/avg sun/avg summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall 1-1.5’ sun/avg 2-2.5’ sun/avg 1.5-2’ sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 1-1.5’ 6-12” sun/avg 1-1.5’ sun/avg sun/avg 1-1.5’ 1-2’ 6-10” sun/avg 1-1.5’ sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 2.5-3’ 2.5-3’ 1.5-2’ CROCOSMIA - MONTBRETIA Crocosmia ‘Emberglow’ Crocosmia ‘Emily Mckenzie’ Crocosmia ‘George David’ Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ Crocosmia ‘Norwich Canary’ Ccocosmia ‘Orange Lucifer’ Crocosmia ‘Walberton Yellow’ Burnt orange-red tubular flowers on arching stems. Yellow flowers with red centers. summer Soft yellow flowers on arching stems. Brilliant orange-red tubular flowers on an arching stems. Exotic looking canary yellow flowerssummer Orange red flowers. summer sun/avg Bright orange-yellow flowers on wiry stems summer sun/normal summer summer sun/avg 2-3’ mid summer sun/normal 2’ sun/normal sun/normal 2-2.5’ 2-3’ PERENNIALS PAGE 9 sun/avg 1-1.5’ 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 2-8’ 16-24” 2-4’ 2.5-2’ PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME Crocosmia ‘Yellow Lucifer’ Deep yellow flowerssummer DELOSPERMA - HARDY ICE PLANT Delosperma basuticum Delosperma ‘Blut’ (ashtonii) Delosperma congestum Delosperma cooperi Delosperma dyeri Delosperma ‘Fire Spinner’ Delosperma ‘Gold Nugget’ (congestum) Delosperma ‘Jewel of Desert Series’ Delosperma ‘John Proffitt’ Delosperma ‘Lavender Ice’ (cooperi) Delosperma ‘Lemon Ice’ (nubigenum) Delosperma ‘Mesa Verde’ (cooperi) Delosperma ‘Peach Star’ (sutherlandii) Delosperma ‘Raspberry Ice’ (nubigenum) Delosperma ‘Red Mountain’ (dyeri) Delosperma ‘Starburst’ (floribundum) Delosperma ‘Table Mountain’ (cooperi) Yellow flowers have a white centre. summer-fall sun/avg Magenta red flowers. summer-fall sun/avg 2-3” Starry yellow flowers. summer-fall sun/avg 2-3” Rich, purple, 2-3” daisy flowers; Gray-green succulent foliage. summer-fall Orange coral flowers. summer-fall sun/avg 2-3” Orange flowers with red centers. summer-fall sun/avg Yellow daisy-like flower; succulent leaves turn red in winter. summer-fall Garnet, moonstone, peridot, desert ruby, topaz, rosequartz. summer-fall Bright pink fuchsia flowers. summer-fall sun/avg Orchid lavender flowers. summer-fall sun/avg Brilliant lemon yellow daisy flowers. summer-fall sun/avg Shimmering salmon pink flowers in a range of intensity. summer-fall Peach-pink flowers with pale yellow centers. summer-fall Coral raspberry daisy like with white eyes. summer-fall Fuschia bloom. summer-fall sun/avg 2-3” Clear, pink flowers with white centers; Shiny, deep green foliage. summer-fall Bright single fuchsia daisy like colored blooms. summer-fall DELPHINIUM - PERENNIAL LARKSPUR Delphinium ‘Belladonna’ Clear light blue flowers.summer Delphinium ‘Blue Bird’ (elatum) Delphinium ‘Blue Elf’ (grandiflorum) Delphinium ‘Blue Mirror’ (grandiflorum) Delphinium ‘Cameliard’ Delphinium ‘Cherry Blossom White’ (grandiflorum) Delphinium ‘Dark Blue and White’ (elatum) Delphinium ‘Dasante Blue’ (elatum) Delphinium ‘Diamonds Blue’ (grandiflorum) Delphinium ‘Guardian Blue’ Delphinium ‘Guardian Lavender’ Delphinium ‘Guinevere’ (elatum) Delphinium ‘King Arthur’ (elatum) Delphinium ‘Pink Punch’ Delphinium ‘Pure White’ Delphinium ‘Sky Blue White Bee’ Delphinium ‘Summer Cloud’ Delphinium ‘Summer Morning’ (grandiflorum) Delphinium ‘Summer Nights’ (grandiflorum) Clear, medium blue flowers with a white eye; requires staking. Blue, bell-shaped flowers on well-branched plant; Ferny foliage. Single blue flowers. summer sun/normal Soft lavender blue flowers. summer Elegant pink flowers with white centers. Dwarf larkspur with dark blue shades and black centers. Blue flowers with white bees. summer Loose sprays of electric blue single blooms all summer long. Deep blue petals on strong stems. summer Bright lavender mauve petals with strong stems. Pinkish-lavender flowers with a white eye; requires staking. Deep violet flowers with a white eye; requires staking. Rose-purple flowers.summer sun/moist White blooms. summer sun/moist Soft sky blue petals with white center. Spurred bright blue flowers with white eye. Spurred soft-pink flowers. summer Sky-blue to deep midnight-blue flowers throughout the summer. PERENNIALS PAGE 10 sun/avg sun/moist SUN/SOIL HEIGHT 2-3’ 2-3” sun/avg 2-3” sun/avg sun/avg 2-3” 2-3” 2-3” sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 2-3” 2-3” 2-3” 2-3” 2-3” 2-3” sun/avg sun/avg 2-3” 2-3” sun/moist sun/moist 4-8’ 1-2’ 2-3’ summer summer 18” sun/moist summer summer sun/normal summer sun/moist summer summer summer 3-4’ 2-3’ summer summer sun/avg summer 4-6’ sun/moist sun/moist 34” sun/avg 1.5-2’ sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist 1-1.5’’ sun/avg 2-3’ 3-4’ 1-1.5’ 3-4’ 4-8’ 4-8’ 3-4’ 1’ 1-1.5’ PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT summer sun/avg 1-1.5’ late summer 2’ sun/normal 2-3’ Sun/dry sun/normal 8” Sun/dry 4-6” Sun/dry 8” Sun/dry sun/normal Sun/dry 8-10” 6-12” sun/normal 8-12” sun/normal 8” 6-12” sun/avg sun/normal sun/avg sun/normal sun/normal Sun/dry sun/avg sun/avg 8” 14” sun/normal Sun/dry 8” 4-6” 1-1.5’ Sun/dry 8” Sun/dry 4-6” 6” 1-1.5’ 7” 8” 4-6” 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ Delphinium ‘Summer Stars’ (grandiflorum) Spurred white flowers throughout the summer. DENDRANTHEMA - CHRYSANTHEMUM Dendranthema ‘Clara Curtis’ (rubellum) Dendranthema ‘Hillside Pink Sheffield’ Rose pink daisy; clumps of bushy, branched stems. Rosy salmon flowers.late fall sun/normal DIANTHUS - COTTAGE PINKS OR ALWOOD PINKS Dianthus ‘Apple Slice’ (Fruit Punch) Dianthus ‘Bath’s Pink’ Dianthus ‘Chili’ (Early Bird) Dianthus ‘Coconut Surprise’ (Scent First) Dianthus ‘Confetti Deep Red’ (deltoides) Dianthus ‘Coral Reef’ (Scent First) Dianthus ‘Cranberry Ice’ (Dessert) Dianthus ‘Dragon Fruit’ (Fruit Punch) Dianthus ‘Eastern Star’ Dianthus ‘Edgehog’ Dianthus ‘Everlast Orchid’ Dianthus ‘Everlast White Eye’ Dianthus ‘Fire Star’ (Star) Dianthus ‘Firewitch’ (gratianopolitanus) Dianthus ‘Fizzy’ (Early Bird) Dianthus ‘Frosty’ (Early Bird) Dianthus ‘Frosty Fire’ Dianthus ‘Heart’s Desire’ Dianthus ‘Kahori’ Dianthus ‘Neon Star’ (Star) Dianthus ‘Peppermint Star’ (Star) Dianthus ‘Pomegranate Kiss’ (Fruit Punch) Dianthus ‘Radiance’ (Early Bird) Dianthus ‘Raspberry Surprise’ (Scent First) Dianthus ‘Romance’ (Scent First) Dianthus ‘Rosie Cheeks’ (Devon) Dianthus ‘Ruby Tuesday’ (Devon) Dianthus ‘Sangria Splash’ Dianthus ‘Sugar Plum’ (Scent First) Dianthus ‘Sherbert’ (Early Bird) Dianthus ‘Shining Star’ (Cheddar) Dianthus ‘Shooting Star’ (Star) Dianthus ‘Silver Star’ (Border) Dianthus ‘Starburst’ Fragrant double velvet red with pale pink markings. L spring-E summer Soft pink single flowers with a darker eye; fringed petals. spring Double dark coral flowers. spring sun/normal Large double white flowers with pink center. L spring-E summer Tiny starry deep red flowers. L spring-E summer Sun/dry Double frilly deep pink coral petals with white edges. L spring-E summer Lavender flowers with pink. spring-summer sun/normal Large double bright pink ruffled with magenta markings. L spring-E summer Deep pink flowers with maroon center. spring-summer Fragrant double carnation style deep pink flowers. L spring-E summer Orchid pink flowers. spring-summersun/normal 8” Fragrant single, double or fringed pink, rose and red flowers. spring-summer Bright red flowers. summer-fall sun/normal 8” Single bright magenta flowers; dense mounds of foliage. spring-summer Pale pink with maroon eyes. spring sun/normal Double pure white. spring sun/normal 8” Masses of small, fringed ruby-red flowers in late spring. spring-summer Double pink flowers with dark pink eye. spring Grassy, grey-green clump with fragrant, lilac pink blooms spring-summer Vibrant florescent dayglow pink single flowers; mounding foliage. summer-fall Dark pink flowers with white edges. summer-fall Double deep velvety red flowers randomly splashed with rose-pink. L spring-E summer Upright stems of double, crimson-red blooms. spring-summer Pink double flowers with a burgundy eye and frilly edges. spring-summer Double salmon pink flowers. spring-summer sun/normal Double rosy pink flowers. spring-summer sun/normal Deep red flowers with cream anthers. summer-fall Fragrant frilly sangria-red flowers with white center . L spring-E summer Maroon, pink and white flowers. spring sun/normal Double cherry-pink flowers. L spring-E summer Sun/dry Very bright pink, star flowers. spring-summer sun/avg Fragrant magenta pink single flowers. L spring-E summer White flowers with maroon eye. spring sun/normal Large semi-double frilly cherry-red splashed with white. L spring-E summer PERENNIALS PAGE 11 8-10” 8-10” 6-8” 8” 3-4” 14” 8-10” 6-8” 4-8” PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT summer-fall 10” spring-summer 8” L spring-E summer sun/normal 8” sun/normal 4-8” Sun/dry 10-14” L spring-summer L spring-summer sun/avg sun/avg 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ Dianthus ‘Starlette’ (Double Star) Dianthus ‘Tickled Pink’ (Scent First) Dianthus ‘Tiny Rubies’ (gratianopolitanus) Dianthus ‘Wicked Witch’ Dianthus ‘Waterloo Sunset’ (Devon) Double pink flowers with raspberry eye. Pink flowers. spring-summer sun/normal Small double rich pink flowers like tiny carnations. Cherry red flowers. spring-summer sun/normal Rich ember red flowers with port wine eye. DIANTHUS - SWEET WILLIAM Dianthus ‘Double Dwarf Mix’ (barbatus) Dianthus ‘Picotee Purple’ (barbatus) Double flowers in white, pink, salmon and red. Fragrant magenta-purple flowers edged in white. DRACOCEPHALUM RUYSCHIANUM ‘Blue Dragon’ spring-summer ECHIBECKIA Echibeckia ‘Summerina Brown’ Echibeckia ‘Summerina Orange’ Echibeckia ‘Summerina Yellow’ Cross btwn Echinacea and Rudbeckia. Chocolate-orange flowers. Cross btwn Echinacea and Rudbeckia. Orange w brown center. Cross btwn Echinacea and Rudbeckia. Yellow with brown center. summer summer summer Sun/avg Sun/avg Sun/avg 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ ECHINACEA - PALE CONEFLOWER Echinacea ‘All that Jazz’ Echinacea ‘Aloha’ (Praire Pillars) Echinacea ‘Avalanche’ (purpurea) Echinacea ‘Bubble Gum’ (p. Double Scoop) Echinacea ‘Butterfly Kisses’ (purpurea) Echinacea ‘Cheyenne Spirit’ Echinacea ‘Chiquita’ (Prairie Pixie) Echinacea ‘Cinnamon Cupcake’ Echinacea ‘Cleopatra’ (Butterfly) Echinacea ‘Colorburst Orange’ Echinacea ‘Coral Reef’ Echinacea ‘Cranberry’ (p. Double Scoop) Echinacea ‘Daydream’ (Dream Series) Echinacea ‘Double Scoop Mandarin’ (purpurea) Echinacea ‘Evening Glow’ Echinacea ‘Fire Bird’ (purpurea) Echinacea ‘Flame Thrower’ (Prairie Pillars) Echinacea ‘Flamenco Orange’ (Sombrero) Echinacea ‘Green Jewel’ (purpurea) Echinacea ‘Guava Ice’ (p. Cone-fections) Echinacea ‘Gum Drop’ Echinacea ‘Harvest Moon’ (Big Sky) Echinacea ‘Hot Coral’ (Sombrero) Quilled lavender-pink petals surround orange-green center. Wide melon yellow petals surround orange cones. White petals surround orange-green centers. Double pink flowers.June-Sept sun/avg Tall fragrant bright lavender-pink pompoms. Clear tones of purple, pink, scarlet, cream, yellow. Large pale yellow flowers . June-Sept Double cinnamon red flowers. June-Sept Single bright yellow with orange cone. Orange flowers with dark centers, dwarf. Double bicolor flower with orange to salmon-coral. Double cranberry red flowers. June-Sept Yellow to soft yellow blooms. June-Sept Large double flower with mandarin orange center. Single flower with yellow petals that are flamed with orange streaks. Native. Large dark cones and cardinal colored petals. Native. Two-toned orange and yellow flowers. Bright rich orange. June-Sept sun/avg Bright green petals surround large dark center. Enormous fully double, guava colored blooms. Dark pink, double feather pompoms over broad pink petals. Native. Soft orange petals around deep orange cones. Fluorescent coral-orange flowers. June-Sept June-Sept June-Sept June-Sept 2-3’ June-Sept June-Sept sun/avg sun/avg June-Sept June-Sept June-Sept sun/avg sun/avg June-Sept June-Sept June-Sept June-Sept 1.5-2’ June-Sept June-Sept June-Sept June-Sept sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 2-3’ 2-3’ 1.5-2’ sun/avg sun/avg 1-1.5’ 1.5-2’ sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 2-3’ 2-2.5’ sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 1-1.5’ 1.5-2’ PERENNIALS PAGE 12 pt. shade/normal Violet blue flowers. 15” tall. sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 1.5-2’ 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 2-3’ 2’ 1.5-2’ 2-3’ 2-3’ 1.5-2’ 2-3’ 1.5-2’ 2-2.5’ PLANT NAME Echinacea ‘Hot Summer’ Echinacea ‘Hot Lava’ Echinacea ‘Hot Papaya’ (purpurea) Echinacea ‘Indian Summer’ Echinacea ‘Julia (Butterfly) Echinacea ‘Kahuna (Big Sky) Echinacea ‘Kim’s Knee High’ (purpurea) Echinacea ‘Leilani’ Echinacea ‘Lemon Yellow’ (Sombrero) Echinacea ‘Magnus’ (purpurea) Echinacea ‘Maui Sunshine’ (Prairie Pillars) Echinacea ‘Merlot’ (Prairie Pillars) Echinacea ‘Now Cheesier’ (purpurea) Echinacea ‘Pica Bella’ (purpurea) Echinacea ‘Pink Double Delight’ (purpurea) Echinacea ‘Pixie Meadowbrite’ (tennesseensis) Echinacea ‘Pow Wow White’ (purpurea) Echinacea ‘Pow Wow Wild Berry’ (purpurea) Echinacea ‘Purple Emperor’ (Butterfly) Echinacea ‘Rapsberry’ (p. Double Scoop) Echinacea ‘Raspberry Truffle’ (purpurea) Echinacea ‘Rosita’ (Prairie Pixies) Echinacea ‘Ruby Giant’ (purpurea) Echinacea ‘Salsa Red’ (Sombrero) Echinacea ‘Sandy Yellow’ (Sombrero) Echinacea ‘Satin Nights’ Echinacea ‘Secret Affair’ (Secret) Echinacea ‘Secret Desire’ (Secret) Echinacea ‘Secret Glow’ (Secret) Echinacea ‘Secret Love’ (Secret) Echinacea ‘Secret Romance’ (Secret) Echinacea ‘Solar Flare’ (Big Sky) Echinacea ‘Sombrero Adobe Orange’ (purpurea) Echinacea ‘Southern Belle’ (p. Con-fections) Echinacea ‘Summer Sky’ (Big Sky) Echinacea ‘Sundown’ (Big Sky) Echinacea ‘Sunrise’ (Big Sky) Echinacea ‘Supreme Cantaloupe’ Echinacea ‘Tangerine Dream’ Echinacea ‘Tiki Torch’ Echinacea ‘Tomato Soup’ (purpurea) Echinacea ‘Virgin’ (purpurea) Echinacea ‘White Swan’ PERENNIALS PAGE 13 DESCRIPTION Single flower with narrow petals surrounding orange-brown cone. Deep orange red ray petals with burnt orange cone. Native. Fragrant double orange . June-Sept Golden orange with warm amber tones. Deep tangerine-pumpkin orange. June-Sept Large fragrant honey-mango colored blooms. Native. Clear pink drooping flexed petals. Sunshine yellow blooms. June-Sept Bright lemon yellow flowers with brown centers. Native. Rose-pink flowers. 1998 perennial of the year. Native. Large bright yellow flowers. June-Sept Native. Extra large rose-pink flowers on black stems. Deep golden yellow blooms. June-Sept Native. Watermelon pink flowers with red cones. Double pink flowers.June-Sept sun/avg Native. Compact narrow rosy-purple petals. . Native. White flowers with yellow centers. Native. Deep rose-purple flowers. June-Sept Magenta purple flowers.June-Sept sun/avg Double raspberry pink flowers. June-Sept Double deep salmon.June-Sept sun/avg Soft pink flowers . June-Sept sun/avg Huge blooms in dark ruby color. June-Sept Rich red flowers. June-Sept sun/avg Bright yellow flowers with orange-brown centers. purple-pink flowers with ribbon like petals. Rich double mauve-lavender blooms. Double pink and orange, bicolor. June-Sept Double golden blooms.June-Sept sun/avg Double scarlet red blooms with green centers. Double bright to medium pink. June-Sept Deep magenta-red petals and purple backs. Single flowers with overlapping orange petals with large rust cone. Flat ray petals stick out from fully double deep magenta cones. Light orange flowers with red halo and orange cones. Native. Fragrant bright orange flowers. Native. Soft citrus yellow flowers. June-Sept Melon-orange flowers with brown centers. Native. Clear orange with 4” wide flowers. Pumpkin orange. June-Sept sun/avg Native. Rich, reddish-orange flowers. Native. Fragrant white blooms surround mossy green center. Native. Tall creamy white. June-Sept BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT June-Sept June-Sept sun/avg June-Sept sun/avg June-Sept June-Sept sun/avg June-Sept June-Sept sun/avg June-Sept sun/avg June-Sept 1.5-2’ June-Sept June-Sept sun/avg 1-1.5’ sun/avg 1.5-2’ 1-1.5’ sun/avg 1.5-2’ June-Sept June-Sept June-Sept sun/avg 1.5-2’ June-Sept sun/avg June-Sept June-Sept June-Sept June-Sept June-Sept sun/avg June-Sept June-Sept 1.5-2’ June-Sept June-Sept sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 2-3’ sun/avg 1-1.5’ sun/avg sun/avg 2-3’ sun/avg sun/avg 2-3’ sun/avg 1.5-2’ sun/avg 2.5-3’ 1.5-2’ sun/avg sun/avg 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 1-1.5’ 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 2-3’ 2-3’ 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 3-4’ sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 1-1.5’ 1.5-2’ sun/avg 1.5-2’ sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 2-2.5’ sun/avg sun/avg 1.5-2’ sun/avg sun/avg 1.5-2’ 2.5-3’ 1.5-2’ 2-2.5’ 2’ 2-3’ 2-2.5’ 2-2.5’ 2-3’ 2-2.5’ PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT ECHINOPS - GLOBE THISTLE Echinops ‘Star Frost’ (bannaticus) Echinops ‘Taplow Blue’ (bannaticus) Pearly white blooms. 40” tall. summer 2” Steel blue globes on 4-5’ stems over silvery foliage. sun/dry summer 2-3’ sun/well drained 4-5’ ERIGERON GLAUCUS - FLEA BANE Erigeron ‘Prosperity’ Large, double lavender blue daisy flowers with yellow centers. summer sun/normal 18” ERYNGIUM - SEA HOLLY Eryngium ‘Big Blue’ Eryngium ‘Blue Hobbit’ (planum) Eryngium ‘Jade Frost’ (planum) Eryngium ‘Sapphire Blue’ Steel blue flowers. summer-fall sun/dry Steel blue flowers. summer-fall sun/dry Steel blue flowers with variegated foliage. Umbels of steel-blue prickly flowers.summer 2’ 15” summer-fall sun/dry sun/dry 2-2.5’ 15” EUPATORIUM - HARDY AGERATUM OR MIST FLOWER Eupatorium ‘Chocolate’ (rugosum) Eupatorium ‘Gateway’ (maculatum) Eupatorium ‘Little Joe’ (fistulosum) Rich maroon to chocolate-colored leaves with white flowers. Mauve-purple flowers in large clusters; vanilla scent; native. Purple flowers. 3’ tall.summer-fall sun/moist summer-fall summer-fall 3’ sun/moist sun/moist 18-24” 4-8’ EUPHORBIA - SPURGE Euphorbia ‘Ascot Rainbow’ (martinii) Euphorbia ‘Blackbird’ (nothowlee) Euphorbia ‘Bonfire’ (polychroma) Euphorbia myrsinites Euphorbia polychroma Euphorbia ‘Purpurea’ (amygdaloides) Euphorbia ‘Ruby Glow’ (amygdaloides) Euphorbia ‘Tasmanian Tiger’ (characias) Euphorbia ‘Tiny Tim’ (martinii) Cream & lime flowers; cream, green & blue to pink foliage. Clusters of bright chartreuse-yellow flowers.spring Red leaves. spring sun/dry Donkey Tail Spurge sprawling with yellow flowers. Bright golden yellow flowers over light green foliage. Lime green flower heads; maroon foliage. New growth is bright red darkens to nearly black. White and cream bracts; green foliage with cream edges. Cream flowers with red centers. 10” tall. spring-summer spring 10” spring spring spring spring spring-summer spring sun/normal sun/normal 18” 6-12” sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/avg sun/normal sun/dry 6-8” 1-1.5’ 12” 1-1.5’ 12” 10” FILIPENDULA RUBRA- MEADOWSWEET Filipendula ‘Venusta Magnifica’ Plumes of deep, rosy-pink flowers; clump forming; native. summer pt. shade/moist 5-6’ FRAGARIA - ORNAMENTAL STRAWBERRY Fragaria X ‘Pink Panda’ Bright pink 1” flowers; bright, semi-evergreen foliage; edible fruit. L spring-fall sun/normal 6-8” GAILLARDIA - BLANKET FLOWER Gaillardia ‘Amber Wheels’ (grandiflora) Gaillardia ‘Arizona Apricot’ (aristata) Gaillardia ‘Burgundy’ Gaillardia ‘Commotion Moxie’ Gaillardia ‘Dazzler’ Golden yellow petals surround orange-red button. Apricot petals with bright yellow tips.June-Aug Large wine-red flowers.June-Aug sun/dry Bright yellow tubular fluted petals around orange eye. Bright orange petals with golden yellow tips. June-Aug sun/dry 2-3’ June-Aug June-Aug sun/dry 8-12” 2-2.5’ sun/dry sun/dry 1.5-2’ 2-2.5’ PERENNIALS PAGE 14 PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION Gaillardia ‘Fanfare Blaze’ Gaillardia ‘FrenzyRed’ Gaillardia ‘Gallo Bright Red’ (grandiflora) Gaillardia ‘Gallo Dark Bicolor’ Gaillardia ‘Gallo Fire’ (grandiflora) Gaillardia ‘Gallo Peach’ (grandiflora) Gaillardia ‘Gallo Yellow’ (grandiflora) Gaillardia ‘Gallow Yellow Trumpet’ Gaillardia ‘Goblin’ (grandiflora) Gaillardia ‘Mesa Yellow’ Gaillardia ‘Torchlight’ Scarlet yellow and trumpet petals. June-Aug Trumpet petals with yellow tips. June-Aug Native. Rich burgundy-red petals around rust eye. Bright red center and yellow on outer half. Orange petals with yellow tips. June-Aug Native. Bicolor, bright yellow with gold accents. Native. Pure yellow with gold tinge darkening to ruby gold. Native. Red center with yellow eye and trumpet. Bright red petals tipped with yellow centers. Vivid yellow flowers.June-Aug sun/dry Bicolor orange-red petals with wide golden tips. GALIUM Galium odoratum White flowers. spring-summer GAURA lindheimeri - WAND FLOWER Gaura ‘Crimson Butterflies’ Gaura ‘Rosy Jane’ Gaura ‘Siskiyou Pink’ Gaura ‘Snow Fountain’ Gaura ‘Sunny Butterflies’ Gaura ‘Whirling Butterflies’ Dwarf; Hot pink flowers on red stems with crimson foliage. Airy white flowers edged in pink. July-Oct Deep rich pink flowers on wiry, arching stems; very showy. Reddish-green leaves with soft blush pink flowers. Loose sprays of delicate pink flowers. White flowers age to pink; gray-green foliage. GAZANIA Gazania linearis ‘Colorado Gold’ GERANIUM - CRANESBILL Geranium ‘Biokovo’ (cantabrigiense) Geranium ‘Blushing Turtle’ Geranium ‘Brookside’ Geranium ‘Cambridge’ (cantabrigiense) Geranium ‘Crystal Rose’ (cantabrigiense) Geranium ‘Ingwersen’s Variety’ (macrorrhizum) Geranium ‘Johnson’s Blue’ Geranium ‘Karmina’ (cantabrigiense) Geranium ‘Orion’ Geranium ‘Rozanne’ Geranium ‘Ann Folkhard’ Geranium ‘Ankum’s Pride’ (sanguineum) Geranium ‘New Hampshire Purple’ (sanguineum) Geranium ‘Max Frei’ (sanguineum) Geranium ‘Spiked Punch’ (sanguineum) Geranium ‘Tiny Monster’ PERENNIALS PAGE 15 BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL sun/dry sun/dry June-Aug June-Aug sun/dry June-Aug June-Aug June-Aug June-Aug 1-1.5’ June-Aug 12” 12” sun/dry sun/dry 1-1.5’ sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry HEIGHT 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 12” sun/dry 2-2.5’ July-Oct sun/dry July-Oct July-Oct July-Oct July-Oct sun/dry 1.5-2’ sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry 18” 2-2.5’ 2-2.5’ 1.5-2’ 3-4’ Shiny yellow flowers and deep green foliage. summer sun/dry 24” Low growing hybrid w/ white flowers. 2015 perennial of the year. Orchid pink flowers with dark pink veins. True blue flowers with white heart center . Bright magenta-pink flowers. summer Bright magenta-pink flowers over dark green foliage. Spreading mound of green leaves with pale candy floss flowers. Large cup shaped bright blue flowers. Bright bubblegum pink flowers . summer Deep violet-purple cut shaped blooms. Large saucer shaped violet blue flowers; 2008 perennial of the year. Tolerates pt. shade, chartreuse leaves; magenta-pink flowers; black eye. Single pink flowers. summer sun/avg Bright magenta purple flowers. summer Cup shaped magenta-pink flowers. summer Cut leaf foliage with bright magenta flowers. Purple-violet flowers, leaves become scarlet in fall. summer summer summer sun/avg summer summer summer sun/avg summer summer summer 9-12” sun/avg sun/avg summer summer sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 6-8” sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 6-8” sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 6-8” 2-2.5’ 2-2.5’ pt. shade/moist 8” 8-12” 4-6” sun/avg sun/avg 6-8” 10-12” 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 1-2’ 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT summer summer sun/avg sun/avg 8-12” 6-8” summer summer summer summer summer sun/moist summer summer summer summer sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist 2-2.5’ sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist 1-1.5’ 1.5-2’ 6-12” 8-12” 1.5-2’ 6-12” 1-1.5’ 2-2.5’ 1.5-2.5’ Geranium ‘Dilys’ Geranium ‘Karmina’ (cantabrigiense) Compact with purple flowers and deep purple veins. Lemon scented foliage with magenta flowers. GEUM - AVENS Geum ‘Banana Daiquiri’ (Cocktails) Geum ‘Blazing Sunset’ Geum ‘Cooky’ (coccineum) Geum ‘Fire Storm’ Geum ‘Fireball’ Geum ‘Lady Stratheden’ (chiloense) Geum ‘Mango Lassi’ (coccineum) Geum ‘Mai Tai’ (Cocktails) Geum ‘Mrs. Bradshaw’ (chiloense) Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’ Clear lemon yellow with semi-double flower. Fully double tangerine-red blooms. Orange flowers with yellow stamens. Bright red flowers. Semi-double golden yellow with scarlet orange petals. Deep yellow, semi-double blooms. summer Semi-double in shades of soft orange and mango. Ruffled semi-double apricot flowers lighten to peach. Scarlet orange, semi-double blooms. Warm yellow-orange blossoms. GENTIANA Gentiana Large bright blue flowers summer sun/avg 1-2” Lacy white flowers. 30” tall. summer-fall sun/normal 30” summer summer shade/moist shade/moist 8-12” 4-6” True Blue GILLENIA Gillenia trifoliata GRASSES Acorus gramineus - Sweet Flag (not a true grass) Acorus Variegatus Leaves striped with green and creamy white. Acorus Minimus Aureus Yellow grass like blades, iris like foliage. Calamagrostis - Reed Grass Calamagrostis ‘Avalanche’ (acutiflora) Green& white stripes; silver plumes Calamagrostis ‘Eldorado’ (acutiflora) Soft feathery greenish-mauve plumes.summer Calamagrostis ‘Feather Reed’ (brachytricha) Silvery pink blooms fade to creamy white Calamagrostis ‘Karl Foerster’ (acutiflora) Green foliage; golden plumes. Calamagrostis ‘Overdam’ (acutiflora) Variegated w/ white edge. Deschampsia cespitosa - Tufted Hair Grass Deschampsia ‘Northern Lights’ Strongly striped leaves with creamy white/green. Pink tint in spring. Erianthus ravennae ‘Hardy Pampas’ Well drained soil. White plumes. Festuca glauca - Blue Grass Festuca ‘Beyond Blue’ Festuca ‘Boulder Blue’ Festuca ‘Elijah Blue’ Dense tuft of bluer than blue leaves. Deep metallic foliage forms compact mound. Dome shaped foliage with light green flowers. PERENNIALS PAGE 16 May-June pt. shade/normal sun-average/dry 4.6’ fall pt shade-sun/moist May-June pt. shade/normal May-June pt. shade/normal 4’ 3-4’ 5’ 3’ na pt shade-sun/moist 8-12” L summer-fall sun/moist 5-10’ spring spring spring sun/moist sun/moist sun/avg 10-12” 8-12” 8-12” PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT Imperata cylindrica - Japanese Blood Grass Imperata ‘Red Baron’ Leaves are green at the base with red tips. n/a pt. shade-sun/moist 1-1.5’ Miscanthus - Maiden Grass Miscanthus ‘Adiago’ (sinensis) Miscanthus ‘Cosmpolitan’ (sinensis) Miscanthus ‘Dixieland’ (sinensis) Miscanthus ‘Gold Breeze’ (sinensis) Miscanthus ‘Gracillimus’ (sinensis) Miscanthus ‘Graziella’ (sinensis) Miscanthus ‘Little Kitten’ (sinensis) Miscanthus ‘Morning Light’ (sinensis) Miscanthus purpurascens Miscanthus ‘Super Stripe’ (sinensis) Pink blooms fade to white. Fall display of deep pink plumes. Soft pink plumes mature to silver. Green and white variegated foliage. Coppery-pink plumes. Early blooming of soft silvery white plumes. Dwarf grass with arching green leaves; silvery white plumes. Popular narrow white variegated leaves with tan plumes. Flame grass noted for orange-red fall color. Leaves arch gracefully above sturdy stems with tan plume. fall fall fall fall fall fall fall fall fall fall pt shade-sun/moist pt shade-sun/moist pt shade-sun/moist pt shade-sun/moist pt shade-sun/moist pt shade-sun/moist pt shade-sun/moist pt shade-sun/moist pt shade-sun/moist pt shade-sun/moist 3-4’ 6-10’ 4-12’ 4-6’ 5-7’ 6-7’ 1-3’ 4-6’ 4-5’ 4-6’ Muhlenbergia capillaris - Muhly Grass Muhlenbergia ‘Pink Muhly’ Muhlenbergia ‘White Muhly’ Well drained soil. Admired for its redish, pinkish color. Well drained soil. Pure white flowers open in fall. L summer-fall L summer-fall sun/moist sun/moist 3-4’ 3-4’ Tidy stature offering great texture and movement. Light metallic blue foliage with golden yellow blooms. Emerge blue-green but quickly redden to deep maroon. Narrow mound; airy, tiny green flowers. 2014 Perennial of the year. Wine-red tips with airy heady of tiny reddish-brown flowers. Red foliage in fall. July-Aug sun/normal fall fall fall July-Aug fall 3’ sun/avg pt shade-sun/moist sun/avg sun/normal sun/avg 2-3’ Well drained soil. Green all summer, then blazes scarlet. Mauve plumes. July-Sep sun/normal Jul-Sep sun/normal Rose plumes. 3’ Well drained soil. Graceful fountain-like form, attractive blooms. Dark brown to black plumes. July-Sep Tawny brown. July-Aug sun/normal Well drained soil. Smoky-pink coloured bottlebrush flower spikes. L summer-fall 2’ sun/moist 1-1.5’ L summer-fall sun/normal 18” L summer-fall sun/moist 3’ 1-1.5’ sun/moist 1-1.5’ sun/avg 2-2.5’ inconspicuous summer shade/moist shade/moist Panicum virgatum - Switch Grass Panicum ‘Cape Breeze’ Panicum ‘Cloud Nine’ Panicum ‘Hot Rod’ Panicum ‘Northwind’ Panicum ‘Ruby Ribbons’ Panicum ‘Shenandoah’ Pennisetum - Fountain Grass Pennisetum ‘Burgundy Bunny’ (alopecuroides) Pennisetum ‘Hameln’ (alopecuroides) Pennisetum ‘Karley Rose’ (orientale) Pennisetum ‘Little Bunny’ (alopecuroides) Pennisetum ‘Moudry’ (alopecuroides) Pennisetum ‘Piglet’ (alopecuroides) Pennisetum ‘Red Head’ (alopecuroides) Schizachyrium scoparium - Little Bluestem Schizachyrium ‘Carousel’ Blue-green upright foliage. fall Carex - Sedge Carex ‘Beatlemania’ (caryophyllea) Variegated yellow and green leaves. Carex buchananii Leatherleaf sedge, with very fine bronzy-cinnamon leaves. PERENNIALS PAGE 17 2-3’ 5’ 3-4’ 6-12” 1-2’ PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION Carex ‘Evercolor’ (oshimensis) Dark green leaves with white margins and brownish flowers. Carex ‘Evergold’ (oshimensis ) Green margins w/ golden centers. May-Jun Carex ‘Gold Strike’ (oshimensis) Brownish blooms. May shade/moist Carex ‘Ice Dance’ (morrowii) Silver variegated. May-June pt. shade/dry Carex ‘Kaga Nishiki’ (dolichostachya) Gold edged leaves. May-June pt. shade/dry Carex pennsylvanica Green. May pt. shade/moist Carex plantaginea Dimpled green leaves. May-June pt. shade/moist Carex ‘Priaire Fire’ (testacea) Green-bronze foliage with orange highlights. Carex ‘Silver Sceptre’ (morrowii) Silver edged. May-June pt. shade/dry Carex ‘Toffee Twist’ (flagellifera) Brown-bronze foliage . na shade/moist Hakonechloa macra - Japanese Forest Grass Hakonechloa ‘Albo Striata’ Adorned with thick and thin creamy white stripes. Hakonechloa ‘All Gold’ Metallic gold. shade/normal Hakonechloa ‘Aureola’ Yellow green striped leaves; 2009 perennial of the year. Hakonechloa ‘Nicolas’ Excellent fall color turning from green to orange in autumn. Hakonechloa ‘Sunny Delight’ Feature yellow streaks with tiny green hidden flowers. BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT spring pt. shade/moist 1-1.5’ 1’ 1’ 8” 1’ spring 1’ 1-1.5’ shade/moist 10” 1-1.5’ shade/moist 2-2.5’ L summer-fall 10” summer summer shade/moist 8-12” shade/normal shade/moist shade/moist 18” 8-16” 10-14” sun/avg sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry 4-6” 4-6” 8-12” 1-1.5’ sun/moist sun/dry 1.5-2’ 30-40” sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist 2-3’ 2-3’ 1-3’ sun/dry sun/dry 8-12” 6-12” sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry 6-12” 6-12” 8-12” GYPSOPHILA - BABY’S BREATH Gypsophila ‘Pink Fairy’ (paniculata) Gypsophilia ‘Filou Rose’ (repens) Gypsophilia ‘Filou White’ (repens) Gypsophilia ‘Pixie Splash’ (cerastioides) Gypsophilia ‘Summer Sparkles’ (paniculata) Double pink flowers. summer sun/dry Form a low mat of blue-green leaves; small starry, light pink flowers. Dwarf creeping bearing small starry white fragrant single flowers. Mounding foliage makes it great for borders. White semi-double flowers with blue-green foliage. 2’ summer summer summer summer HELENIUM - HELEN’S FLOWER OR SNEEZEWEED Helenium ‘Mariachi Fuego’ (autumnale) Helenium ‘Mardi Gras’ Helenium ‘Mariachi Salsa’ (autumnale) Helenium Mariachi Siesta’ (autumnale) Helenium ‘Mariachii Sombrero’ (autumnale) Helenium ‘Tie Dye’ (autumnale) Helenium ‘Tiny Dance’ (flexuosum) Compact w/orange petals & gold halo surrounding brown cone. Yellow/orange-red multicolored 2” blooms; Profuse bloomer. Deep red flowers. summer-fall sun/dry Bright yellow flowers.summer-fall sun/normal Bright yellow petals, yellow cone, over dark green foliage. Daisy like flowers with yellow to purple-pink colors. Daisy-like flowers w/drooping, bright yellow flowers. summer summer-fall 18” 18” summer-fall summer summer-fall HELIANTHEMUM nummularium - SUNROSE OR ROCKROSE Helianthemum ‘Ben Nevis’ Helianthemum ‘Dazzler’ Helianthemum ‘Hartswood Ruby’ Helianthemum ‘Henfield Brilliant’ Helianthemum ‘Wisley Pink’ Helianthemum ‘Wisley Primrose’ Lovely single, orange-gold flowers bloom over green foliage. L spring-summer Brick red single 5-petaled rose-like flowers with yellow center. spring-summer Red flowers. summer sun/dry 12” Orange, 5-petaled, rose-like flowers; spreading; evergreen. spring-summer Soft pink 5-petaled, rose-like flowers; evergreen; spreading. spring-summer Soft primrose-yellow flowers, over a mound of silvery-grey foliage. spring-summer PERENNIALS PAGE 18 PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME HELIANTHUS - PERENNIAL SUNFLOWER Helianthus ‘First Light’ (salicifolius) Profuse bloom with golden yellow rays and brown center disks. L summer-fall Helianthus ‘Sunshine Daydream’ ª multiflorus) Fully double blooms with petals that re-curve toward the stem. L summer-fall HELIOPSIS - FALSE SUNFLOWER Heliopsis ‘Doubloon’ Heliopsis ‘Loraine Sunshine’ Heliopsis ‘Summer Nights’ (helianthoides) Heliopsis ‘Summer Sun’ (helianthoides) Heliopsis ‘Tuscan Sun’ (helianthoides) Helianthus ‘Happy Days’ Semi-double gold flowers. summer-fall Large, yellow daisy flowers; striking variegation. Yellow flowers with red centers and dark red foliage. Large, semi-double, gold yellow daisy flower; native. Semi-double gold flowers. summer-fall Dwarf with strong stems holding yellow blooms. HEMEROCALLIS - DAYLILY Hemerocallis ‘Apache Wardance’ Hemerocallis ‘Beseme Mucho’ Hemerocallis ‘Bridgeton Invention’ Hemerocallis ‘Carmen Renee’ Hemerocallis ‘Chesapeake Crablegs’ Hemerocallis ‘Dorothy and Toto’ Hemerocallis ‘Dynamite Returns’ Hemerocallis ‘Francis Assisi’ Hemerocallis ‘Happy Days Are Here Again’ Hemerocallis ‘Happy Enchanted’ Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns’ Hemerocallis ‘Heavenly Angel Ice’ Hemerocallis ‘Indian Giver’ Hemerocallis ‘Indy’s Inca Gold’ Hemerocallis ‘Joylene Nichole’ Hemerocallis ‘Just Plum Happy’ Hemerocallis ‘Kansas Kitten’ Hemerocallis ‘Lavender Blue Baby’ Hemerocallis ‘Miss Rachel’ Hemerocallis ‘Moonlit Masquerade’ Hemerocallis ‘Moses Fire’ Hemerocallis ‘Night Embers’ Hemerocallis ‘Oriole’ Hemerocallis ‘Red Hot Returns’ Hemerocallis ‘Red Reverance’ Hemerocallis ‘Rythym & Hues’ Hemerocallis ‘Romantic Returns’ Hemerocallis ‘Rosy Returns’ Hemerocallis ‘Royal Frosting’ Hemerocallis ‘Scarlet Orbit’ Orange/red petals bearing a deep red eyezone and heavy ruffles. July-Aug Watermelon pink-red flowers with deep red eye. summer Creamy white with magenta eye zone. summer Unusual soft lavender/magenta with an oversized yellow throat. July-Aug Bright red/orange spider flowers, light orange rays, reddish chevron. June-July 6-7” double, coral flower with peach edges and a golden picotee. June-July Pink bloom, combination of romantic and red hot returns. summer Mauve flowers w/ a white picotee edge and a watermark. July-Aug Reblooming yellow. summer sun/avg 16-18” Ruffled pink, a true beauty. summer sun/avg Fragrant, light yellow flowers; miniature; re-bloomer. early White with a green to yellow throat. July-Aug Magenta-purple, 5” flowers with a watermark and white edge. early-mid season Thick petals of bright gold; heavy ruffles and a small olive throat. July-Aug Glowing rose-pink 6” flower with large lemon throat. mid season Plum/purple flowers. early 20” Lav/purple flowers with a near black eyezone and green throat. July-Aug Magenta petals with a painted eyezone of soft blue/lavender flowers. June-Aug Pink flower w/reddish eyezone; hints of melon/orange; orange throat. June-July Cream 6” flowers with dramatic purple eyezone. early-mid season Large double of burning orange embers with glowing golden tips. July-Aug Double deep red flowers w/ burnt yellow edges. July-Aug 5” blossoms w/ruffled, orange petals with red-orange veining. June-Aug Brilliant, cherry-red, 5” flower; the longest blooming red. early-mid season Velvety red with small green throat. July-Aug Recurved petals of soft lavender with wide eye of violet. summer Deep coral rose with soft pink sepal edges and lemon throat. summer Bright rose flowers with deeper eye; miniature; re-bloomer. early season Rich, 6” ruffled white flower; fragrant; re-blooms. early-mid season Rocket red 6” flower with chartreuse throat; ruffled; sunfast. early-mid season PERENNIALS PAGE 19 sun/normal summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall sun/normal summer SUN/SOIL HEIGHT sun/avg sun/avg 3-4’ 5-6’ 5’ sun/normal sun/normal sun/normal 10” sun/moist 1.5-2’ sun/moist sun/avg sun/avg sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist sun/avg sun/moist 2-2.5’ 22-26” 30-32” 3-3.5’ 2.5-3’ 2.5-3’ 16-18” 2-2.5’ 22-24”= sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist 18” 2.5-3’ 20” 1-1.5’ 14” sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist sun/avg sun/avg sun/moist sun/moist 1-1.5’ 2-2.5’ 1.5-2’ 26” 1.5-2’ 2-2.5’ 2-2.5’ 24” 2-2.5’ 22-26” 22-24” 14” 36” 22” 2.5-3’ 3’ 3-4’ PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT sun/moist sun/avg sun/moist sun/moist 16” sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist 16” 23” tall. 14-16” 2-2.5’ 25” Hemerocallis ‘Siloam Double Classic’ Hemerocallis ‘Stella de Oro’ Hemerocallis ‘Stephanie Returns’ Hemerocallis ‘The Jury’s Out’ Hemerocallis ‘Tuscawilla Tigress’ Hemerocallis ‘When My Sweetheart Retuns’ Hemerocallis ‘Winner’s Potrait’ Hemerocallis ‘Woodside Fire Dance’ Hemerocallis ‘You Are My Sunshine’ Bright peach-pink, 5” double flowers; ruffled; fragrant. early-mid season Miniature; ruffled gold flowers with green-gold throat; fragrant. Early Season Short reblooming bicolor of pink with plum eye and red veining. summer Lemon yellow, a near-perfect flower form. July-Sep Glowing bright orange 7” flower with deeper eye; re-bloomer. mid season Cream flower with rose eye. early-mid season Blend of pink/cream/yellow with crimpled golden yellow edges. July-Aug Blazing scarlet/red/orange, an attention-grabbing color. June-July Bright glowing gold with a rich red eyezone and thin red edge. July-Aug HEUCHERA - CORAL BELLS Heuchera ‘Amber Waves’ Heuchera ‘Apple Crisp’ Heuchera, ‘Autumn Bride’ (macrorhiza) Heuchera ‘Autumn Leaves’ Heuchera ‘Beaujolais’ Heuchera ‘Bella Note’ Heuchera ‘Berry Smoothie’ Heuchera ‘Berry Timeless’ Heuchera ‘Big Top Gold’ Heuchera ‘Birkin’ Heuchera ‘Black Taffeta’ Heuchera ‘Blackberry Crisp’ Heuchera ‘Bressingham Hybrid’ Heuchera ‘Bronze Wave’ (villosa) Heuchera ’Buttered Rum’ Heuchera ‘Caramel’ (villosa) Heuchera ‘Carnival Black Olive’ Heuchera ‘Carnival Cocomint’ Heuchera ‘Carnival Limeade’ Heuchera ‘Carnival Peach Parfait’ Heuchera ‘Carnival Plum Crazy’ Heuchera ‘Cherry Cola’ Heuchera ‘Cherry Sorbet’ Heuchera ‘Christa’ Heuchera ‘Cinnabar Silver’ Heuchera ‘Circus’ Heuchera ‘Citronelle’ (villosa) Heuchera ‘Crimson Curls’ Heuchera ‘Delta Dawn’ Heuchera ‘Ebony and Ivory’ Heuchera ‘Electra’ Large golden and amber leaves with soft pink flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Ruffled bright green leaves with silvery white overlay. summer pt shade-sun/avg Chartreuse to lime-green foliage with white flowers summer pt shade-sun/avg Three seasons of color from red to bronze to burgundy. summer pt shade-sun/avg Huge burgundy leaves w/ a touch of silvering and deeper purple veins. summer pt shade-sun/avg Dark purple leaves with silvery shadow and pink flowers summer pt shade-sun/avg Native. Large round leaves with colors ranging from purple to rose. summer pt shade-sun/avg Mint green foliage with light silver overlay. summer pt shade-sun/avg Large yellow, green & apricot leaves w/curled edges & pink undersides. spring-summer pt shade/avg Silver leaves with burgundy veins and green edge. summer pt shade-sun/avg Silky black ruffled foliage with light pink flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Burgundy leaves. spring-summer sun/normal 12” Rounded green leaves; loads of small bells. summer sun/avg Native. Dark tan foliage with spikes of creamy flowers summer pt shade-sun/avg Maple-shaped leaves begin caramel, changing to a rose-red in fall. summer pt shade/avg Native. Gold-caramel foliage with red undersides summer pt shade-sun/avg Featured on HGTV. Dark maroon to black leaves. summer pt shade-sun/avg Tricolored leaves centered with silver and burgundy. summer pt shade-sun/avg Cream markings on chartreuse foliage. summer pt shade-sun/avg Peach with distinctive burgundy veins and tinges of silver. summer pt shade-sun/avg Silver markings on purple foliage. summer pt shade-sun/avg 12-20” Native. Red-brown leaves with cherry red flowers summer pt shade-sun/avg Cherry-red changing to bronze in fall with white flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Rose-purple leaves with peach underlay. summer pt shade-sun/avg Metallic silver foliage with red bell flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Chartreuse with deep green veins transforming to maroon veins. summer pt shade-sun/avg Chartreuse foliage with white flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Ruffled and curled bronzy-brown foliage. summer pt shade/avg Round medium green leaves with red centers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Ruffled ebony leaves with ivory flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Native. Leaves change from yellow to chartreuse with red veins. summer pt shade-sun/avg PERENNIALS PAGE 20 2-2.5’ 2-2.5’ 2-2.5’ 8-16” 6-8” 15-24” 1.5’ 12-22” 8-13” 18-28” 6-18” 1-1.5’ 8-12” 12-21” 1-1.5’ 12-24” 1-1.5’ 12-14” 10-12” 12-20” 12-20” 12-20” 6-18” 8-12” 8-12” 8-10” 12-18” 12-20” 1-1.5’ 8-14” 8-12” 8-12” PLANT NAME Heuchera ‘Fire Alarm’ Heuchera ‘Fire Chief’ Heuchera ‘Frosted Violet’ Heuchera ‘Galaxy’ Heuchera ‘Georgia Peach’ Heuchera ‘Georgia Plum’ Heuchera ‘Ginger Ale’ Heuchera ‘Ginger Peach’ Heuchera ‘Glitter’ Heuchera ‘Gotham’ Heuchera ‘Grape Expectations’ Heuchera ‘Lime Marmalade’ Heuchera ‘Lipstick’ Heuchera ‘Little Cute Sugar Berry’ Heuchera ‘Little Cutie Blondie’ Heuchera ‘Little Cutie Sweet Tart’ Heuchera ‘Little Cutie Coco’ Heuchera ‘Little Cutie Frost’ Heuchera ‘Marmalade’ Heuchera ‘Melting Fire’ Heuchera ‘Midnight Rose’ Heuchera ‘Miracle’ Heuchera ‘Mysteria’ Heuchera ‘Obsidian’ Heuchera ‘Palace Purple’ (micrantha) Heuchera ‘Paprika’ Heuchera ‘Paris’ Heuchera ‘Peach Crisp’ Heuchera ‘Peach Flambe’ Heuchera ‘Peppermint Spice’ Heuchera ‘Plum Pudding’ Heuchera ‘Rio’ Heuchera ‘Root Beer’ Heuchera ‘Sashay’ Heuchera ‘Shanghai’ Heuchera ‘Silver Scrolls’ Heuchera ‘Snow Angel’ Heuchera ‘Southern Comfort’ Heuchera ‘Sugar Plum’ Heuchera ‘Vulcano’ Heuchera ‘Zipper’ PERENNIALS PAGE 21 DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL Leathery scarlet-red foliage with white flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Native. Wine-red foliage with pink and white flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Native. Purple foliage with pink flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Bright red foliage with heavy spots of color. summer pt shade-sun/avg Native. Peachy-orange leaves with silvery overlay. summer pt shade-sun/avg Rose-purple leaves with silver overlay and pink flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Chartreuse and soft pink foliage. summer pt shade-sun/avg 12-25” Ruffled leaves of apricot and rose with white blooms. summer pt shade-sun/avg Bright silver foliage with black veins and fuchsia flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Black leaves with primrose yellow flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Grape-purple leaves with black veins and creamy white flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Heavily ruffled lime green to chartreuse leaves. summer pt shade-sun/avg Native. Silver veined green leaves with red flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Berry-violet foliage with dark veins and pink flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Caramel colored foliage with creamy yellow flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Lime-colored foliage with bicolored pink flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Cherry brown foliage to nearly black with pink flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Small burgundy leaves with silver overlay and pink flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Shades of peach to honey with purple undersides. summer pt shade-sun/avg Red leaves with white flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg 16-18” Native. Black leaves spotted with pink. summer pt shade-sun/avg Charteuse to deep red leaves. summer-fall sun/normal 14” Ruffled pink silver foliage with coral blooms. summer pt shade-sun/avg Native. Black shiny leaves all season. summer pt shade-sun/avg Native. Purple foliage. 1991 perennial of the year. summer pt shade-sun/avg Cherry-coral foliage with darker veins. summer pt shade-sun/avg Native. White veins on green foliage, rose flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Ruffled peach to amber leaves. summer pt shade-sun/avg 6-15” Native. Peachy-yellow fading to red in fall. summer pt shade-sun/avg Native. Heavily veined silver foliage with rose-pink flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Shiny plum foliage. summer pt shade-sun/avg 8-26” Peach-amber foliage fades to tan with white flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Root beer colored foliage with creamy yellow flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Dark green w/burgundy underside; ruffled edges. summer sun/avg Silvery-purple leaves with white bell flowers. summer pt shade-sun/avg Native. Silver-purple foliage with dark purple veins. summer pt shade-sun/avg Cherry-pink flowers over green and white variegated foliage. summer pt shade/avg Peachy-apricot fading to copper in the fall. summer pt shade-sun/avg Frosty plum-purple leaves change to silver in summer. summer pt shade-sun/avg Amber colored leaves with silver overlay. summer pt shade-sun/avg Ruffled lease change from orange to amber with black stalks. summer pt shade-sun/avg HEIGHT 8-13” 9-18” 20-30” 9-14” 14-30” 15-29” 16-18” 10-16” 10-12” 10-34” 10-16” 9-18” 5-9” 5-9” 5-9” 5-9” 5-9” 10-16” 16-24” 9-12” 10-24” 8-20” 8-12” 10-24” 7-16” 8-18” 14-28” 6-18” 1-1.5’ 10-12” 11-24” 8-12” 14-22” 12-18” 8-10” 6-8” PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT 4-5’ HIBISCUS - PERENNIAL ROSE MALLOW OR PERENNIAL HIBISCUS Hibiscus ‘Blue River II’ (moscheutos) Hibiscus ‘Cranberry Crush’ Hibiscus ‘Fantasia’ (moscheutos) Hibiscus ‘Fireball’ (moscheutos) Hibiscus ‘Kopper King’ (moscheutos) Hibiscus ‘Lady Baltimore’ (moscheutos) Hibiscus ‘Lord Baltimore’ (moscheutos) Hibiscus ‘Luna Pink Swirl’ (moscheutos) Hibiscus ‘Plum Fantasy’ Hibiscus ‘Robert Fleming’ (moscheutos) Hibiscus ‘Summer Storm’ Hibiscus ‘Hearthrob’ (moscheutos) Hibiscus ‘Jazzberry Jam’ Hibiscus ‘Midnight Marvel’ Hibiscus ‘Party Favor’ Hibiscus ‘Luna Red’ (moscheutos) Hibiscus ‘Berrylicious’ Hibiscus ‘My Valentine’ Hibiscus ‘Cherry Cheesecake’ Hibiscus ‘Luna Rose’ (moscheutos) Huge, 10”, clear, all-white, funnel-shaped flower with ruffled petals. 7-8”, deep scarlet red flowers. summer 9” ruffled lavender flowers; prolific bloomer; compact rounded form. Dark foliage w/purple blush; burgundy flowers. White, 12” ruffled flowers w/bright eye and streaks; copper foliage. Rose pink flowers with bronze foliage. lHuge 10” brilliant red, funnel-shaped flower with ruffled petals. Dinner plate sized flowers displaying a pink swirl effect. 10” blooms shade of lavender-plum with purple veining. 3 ft. tall, hydrangea-like foliage ,darkest red, overlapping flowers. Dark purple, maple-like foliage , huge pink flowers, magenta veining. Deep red flowers with black center. summer-fall Deep magenta with red eye. summer-fall Red flowers; purple foliage. summer-fall Pink overlapping petals with deep red eye. Solid red saucer blooms. late summer Large mauve-lavender blooms with strawberry red eye. 8-9” velvety red flowers.late summer White flowers with magenta tipped petals and veins. 8” across blooms of deep rose petals with ruby eye. summer-fall sun/avg summer-fall summer summer summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall summer sun/normal sun/normal sun/normal summer-fall sun/avg late summer sun/avg late summer late summer sun/normal 3-4’ sun/normal sun/normal sun/normal sun/normal sun/normal sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/ave 4’ 5’ 5’ sun/normal 2-3’ sun/avg 3-4’ sun/avg sun/avg HYPERICUM - ST. JOHN’S WORT Hypericum ‘Albury Purple’ (androsaemum) Hypericum ‘Brigadoon’ (calcynum) Dusky purple leaves with yellow flowers. yellow flowers with golden foliage. summer mid summer sun/normal sun/moist 15” 2-3’ IBERIS - CANDYTUFT Iberis ‘Alexander’s White’ Iberis ‘Little Gem’ Iberis ‘Purity’ Iberis ‘Snowcone’ Iberis ‘Snowflake’ White flowers in clusters cover dark green foliage; spreading. Dwarf; Clear white clusters of flowers on compact plants. Pure white blossoms on compact plants; dark green foliage. Early white flowers spring sun/avg Large white 2-3” flowers with green foliage; spreading. spring spring spring 8-10” spring sun/normal sun/normal sun/normal 10-12” 5-8” 8-10” sun/normal 8-10” summer summer summer sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 2-3’ 2.5-3’ 2-2.5’ Iris ensata - Japanese Iris Iris ‘Caprician Butterfly’ Fully double white flowers with purple veins and yellow throat. Iris ‘Rose Queen’ Lavender-pink flowers with darker mauve at base. Iris ‘Variegated’ Blue-green and cream foliage with purple flowers. PERENNIALS PAGE 22 2-3’ 4’ 3.5’ 4’ 4-6’ 3-4’ 4-5’ 2-3’ 4-5’ 5’ 3-4’ 3-4’ 2-3’ PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL Iris germanica - German Iris (IB = Intermediate Beard; TB = Tall Bearded IB Royal purple with white markings. summer sun/avg 2-2.5’ Iris ‘Again and Again’ TB Medium yellow with white centers, reblooms. summer sun/avg Iris ‘Albo Varigata’ (pallida) Zebra Iris with green and ivory blades with lavender-blue blooms. summer sun/avg Iris ‘Art Deco’ TB Violet flowers with white center. summer sun/avg 2-3’ Iris ‘Before the Storm’ TB Dark petals and slight fragrance.summer sun/avg 2.5-3’ Iris ‘Beverly Sills’ TB coral pink. summer sun/avg 3’ Iris ‘Champagne Elegance’ TB Ruffled bicolor flowers of white and peachy apricot. summer sun/avg Iris ‘Clarence’ TB Light blue bi-tone with creamy white beards. summer sun/avg Iris ‘Copper Classic’ TB Coppery-orange flowers with tangerine beards. summer sun/avg Iris ‘Devil’s Riot’ TB Bright apricot with violet accents. summer sun/avg Iris ‘Edith Wolford’ TB Ruffled bright yellow color falls over mid-blue violet. summer sun/avg Iris ‘Everything Plus’ TB Light blue-white overlay with deep purple. summer sun/avg Iris ‘Happenstance’ TB Lightly ruffled and laced with clear pink. summer sun/avg Iris ‘Hemstiched’ TB White petals edged in soft lilac. summer sun/avg 2.5-3’ Iris ‘Indigo Princess’ TB Ruffled deep violet.summer sun/avg 3’ Iris ‘Infinity Ring’ IB White falls with purple edges. summer sun/avg 1.5-2’ Iris ‘It’s Magic’ TB Sunny yellow flower with bright yellow beards. summer sun/avg Iris ‘Lovely Senorita’ TB Burnt orange ruffles.summer sun/avg 3’ Iris ‘Messenger’ IB Two tone of white and deep blue.summer sun/avg 1.5-2’ Iris ‘New Moon’ TB Large lemon-yellow flowers with ruffled edges. summer sun/avg Iris ‘October Sky’ TB Hyacinth blue flowers with white.summer sun/avg 2.5-3’ Iris ‘Orange Harvest’ TB Vibrant orange. summer sun/avg 2.5-3’ Iris ‘Pink Attraction’ TB Pink petals with orange beards. summer sun/avg 3’ Iris ‘Raptor Red’ TB plush red flowers with yellow tipped beards. summer sun/avg Iris ‘Sangria’ IB Deep burgundy-red with tangerine beards. summer sun/avg Iris ‘Starwoman’ IB Thick ruffled blackish purple petals. summer sun/avg Iris ‘Summer Olympics’ TB Ruffled lime yellow flowers. summer sun/avg 3’ Iris ‘World Premier’ TB Icy white contrasts with inky blue-purple falls. summer sun/avg Iris sibirica - Siberian Iris Iris ‘Butter & Sugar’ White with yellow falls, reblooms summer pt shade-sun/avg 2-2.5’ Iris ‘Caesar’s Brother’ Velvety purple. summer pt shade-sun/avg 3’ Iris ‘Sparkling Rose’ Lilac-rose flowers with prominent veins. summer pt shade-sun/avg Iris veriscolor - Blue Flag Iris Iris versicolor Native. Bluish-purple flowers. summer sun/moist 2-2.5’ Iris virginica - Virgina Blue Flag Iris virginica Native. Violet-blue flowers with yellow and white falls spring sun/moist PERENNIALS PAGE 23 HEIGHT Iris ‘Batik’ 3’ 3’ 2.5-3’ 3’ 2-3’ 2-3’ 2.5-3’ 2.5-3’ 3’ 2.5-3’ 2-3’ 3’ 2’ 2’ 3’ 3’ 1.5-3’ PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION ISOTOMA Isotoma fluviatilis ‘Blue Star Creeper’ Flat carpet of tiny green leaves with starry, soft-blue flowers. KALIMERIS Kalimeris incisa ‘Blue Star’ Daisy-like flowers featuring light blue rays and yellow centers. BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT summer sun/avg 1-2” late summer sun/avg 1-1.5’ KNAUTIA - RED PINCUSHION PLANT Knautia ‘Mars Midget’ (macedonica) Compact; Deep ruby-red 2” pincushion flowers; blooms all season. Knautia ‘Thunder and Lightning’ (macedonica) Double magenta flowers; green leaves w/ cream edge. summer summer pt shade/dry sun/normal 15” 12” KNIPHOFIA - RED HOT POKER Kniphofia ‘Fire Dance’ (hirsuta) Kniphofia ‘Fire Glow’ Kniphofia ‘First Sunrise’ Kniphofia ‘Ember Glow’ Kniphofia ‘Flamenco Mix’ (uvaria) Kniphofia ‘Lemon Popsicle’ Kniphofia ‘Orange Vanilla Popsicle’ Kniphofia ‘Papaya Popsicle’ Kniphofia ‘Red Hot Popsicle’ Red and yellow spikes. summer-fallsun/normal Orange & red flowers. summer sun/normal Torch like flower spikes that go from yellow to orange. Orange, tangerine and yellow flowers. Fiery red, orange, and yellow tones.summer Bright yellow flowers.summer sun/dry Red-orange tops with creamy white on the bottom. Gold and red blooms.summer sun/dry Cinnamon-red flowers.summer sun/dry 18” 12” summer summer sun/dry 1.5’ summer 1-1.5’ 1.5’ sun/well-drained sun/dry 2-3’ 3-4’ 1-1.5’ sun/dry 1.5’ LATHYRUS Lathyrus Everlasting Sweet Pea, showy clusters of pink flowers summer sun/avg Dwarf with grey-green foliage and deep lavender-blue flowers. Silver gray foliage with fragrant violet-blue flower. Soft violet-blue flowers on long dense spikes. Fragrant white lavender. Deep purple flowers on spikes; fragrant evergreen leaves. Classic lavender with deep purple blue flowers. Pinkish-white flowers on spikes; fragrant evergreen leaves. Fragrant and great for borders, vivid blue flowers. flowers are just a tad lighter than Hidcote, and the shorter stature. Bushy mound of silver foliage; long spikes of purple-blue flowers. Cream and green variegated foliage with blue flowers. Lavender-blue flowers; silver-gray foliage. Purple flowers; silvery green foliage. Flowers appear early and last until fall. Grey-green foliage and spikes of deep lavender-blue flowers. summer summer summer sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry 1.5-2’ 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/normal sun/dry sun/dry 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 10-12” 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 1.5-2’ 2-3’ 16” 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ latifolius LAVANDULA - LAVENDER Lavender ‘Blue Cushion’ (angustifolia) Lavendula ‘Dilly Dilly’ (intermedia) Lavendula ‘Ellegance Sky’ (angustifolia) Lavender ‘Ellagance Snow’ (angustifolia) Lavender ‘Hidcote’ (angustifolia) Lavender ‘Hidcote Superior’ (angustifolia) Lavender ‘Jean Davis’ (angustifolia) Lavendula ‘Mini Blue’ (angustifolia) Lavender ‘Munstead’ (angustifolia) Lavender ‘Phenomenal’ (intermedia) Lavendula ‘Platnium Blonde’ (angustifolia) Lavandula ‘Provence’ (intermedia) Lavandula ‘Silver Mist’ (angustifolia) Lavendula ‘Sweet Romance’ (angustifolia) Lavender ‘Vicenza Blue’ (angustifolia) PERENNIALS PAGE 24 PLANT NAME LEPTINELLA Leptinella squalid ‘Platt’s Black’ DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME Black Brass Buttons carpeting evergreen. LEUCANTHEMUM superbum - SHASTA DAISY Leucanthemum ‘Alaska’ Large single white flowers. Leucanthemum ‘Amelia’ Single daisies with yellow eye. Leucanthemum ‘Banana Cream’ Lemon-yellow flowers brighten to white. Leucanthemum ‘Becky’ Large, single white daisy. Leucanthemum ‘Bridal Bouqet’ Compact, double broad petals. Leucanthemum ‘Crazy Daisy’ Semi-double white petals surround yellow eye. Leucanthemum ‘Daisy Mae’ White blossoms with yellow centers.summer Leucanthemum ‘Freak’ Fluffy flowers on vibrant dark green foliage. Leucanthemum ‘Goldfinch’ Semi-double flowers change from lemon-yellow to ivory. Leucanthemum ‘Ice Star’ Double shaggy white petals with yellow eye. Leucanthemum ‘Lacrosse’ Single yellow eyed with spoon shaped petals. Leucanthemum ‘Paladin’ Stiff upright stems with white daisy flowers. Leucanthemum ‘Real Dream’ Three layers of broad lemon to white petals. Leucanthemum ‘Real Galaxy’ Multiple layers of finely fringed snow white petals. Leucanthemum ‘Real Glory’ Full white bloom opens flat. Leucanthemum ‘Real Neat Improved’ Double layer of fluted white petals. Leucanthemum ‘Silver Princess’ Dwarf white daisy with yellow center; lustrous dark green foliage. Leucanthemum ‘Silver Spoons’ Narrow spoon shaped petals. Leucanthemum ‘Snowbound’ Short and neat mounds of daisy like flowers. Leucanthemum ‘Victorian Secret’ Ruffled White flowers. LEWISIA - BITTER ROOT Lewisia ‘Little Peach’ (longipetala) Lewisia ‘Little Plum’ (longipetala) Flowers are mix of white, pink, peach and yellow. Candy pink flowers. spring sun/dry LIATRIS - GAYFEATHER Liatris ‘Floristan White’ (spicata) Liatris ‘Kobold’ (spicata Liatris spicata ‘Floristan Violet’ (spicata) Native. White flower spikes. Native. Rosy-purple flowers. Native. Pinkish-purple flowers. Native. Rose-lavender flowers. LILIUM - ASIATIC HYBRIDS Lillium ‘Ladylike’ Lillium ‘Matrix’ Lillium ‘Orange Matrix’ Lillium ‘Orange Pixie’ Large upward facing pink flowers with gold centers. Red flowers with dark green foliage.summer Bright orange flowers on strong stems. Bright orange with gold blush. summer PERENNIALS PAGE 25 late summer late summer late summer late summer SUN/SOIL HEIGHT spring sun/avg 1-2” summer summer summer summer summer summer sun/avg summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer-fall sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 1-2’ sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/normal sun/avg sun/avg sun/normal 1.5’ 3-3.5’ 1.5’ 3-4’ 8” 2-2.5’ 1-1.5’ 1.5-2’ 1.5’ 8-12” 1.5’ 1.5-2.5’ 1.5-2.5’ 1.5-2.5’ 1.5-2.5’ 15-18” 3-4’ 1.5’ 14” spring 4-6” sun/dry 4-6” sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 2-4’ 3-4’ 3-5’ 2-4’ summer sun/avg summer sun/avg sun/avg 18” sun/avg 15” Liatris 20” 22” PLANT NAME LILLIUM - DWARF ASIATIC HYBRIDS Tiny Series LILLIUM - DWARF ORIENTAL HYBRIDS Lillium ‘Sunny After Eight’ Lillium ‘Sunny Azores’ Lillium ‘Sunny Bonaire’ DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT includes wide range of colors: yellow, pink, white, red, summer sun/avg magenta orange, burgundy, with or without freckles. 1-1.5’ Fragrant dark pink with white edge. White flowers with lemon-yellow center. Fragrant upward facing light pink. summer summer summer sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 18-20” 16-18” 16-18” LILLIUM - ORIENTAL HYBRIDS Lillium ‘Belonica’ Lillium ‘Casa Blanca’ Lillium ‘Mona Lisa’ Lillium ‘Stargazer’ Double pink flowers with white edge, pollen free. Pure white flowers. White flowers with pink stripes ruffle and red freckles. Crimson centers with light edges and lots of freckles. summer summer summer summer sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 32” 28-32” 2’ 22-26” LILLIUM - TIGRINUM - TIGER LILY Lillium ‘Orange’ Lillium ‘Pink’ Lillium ‘Red’ Lillium ‘Yellow’ Orange spotted flowers. Pink spotted flowers. Red spotted flowers. Yellow spotted flowers. summer summer summer summer sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 2.5-3’ 2.5-3’ 2.5-3’ 2.5-3’ LINUM Linum ‘Blue sapphire’ (perenne) Blue Flax forms bushy mounds of ferny leaves w/ blue flowers. summer sun/avg 12” LITHODORA Lithodora ‘Grace Ward’ (diffusa) Lithodora ‘Heavenly Blue’ Lithodora ‘White Star’ Brilliant, intense, electric blue flowers over a dense mat. The lowest growing Lithodora; clear blue flowers. Blue flowers with central white star. spring-summer spring-summer spring-summer sun/dry sun/dry sun/normal 6-12” 3” 12” LOTUS Lotus ‘Plenus’ (corniculatus) Double flowered yellow Trefoil. summer sun/vg 3-4’ LUPINUS - LUPINE Lupinus Camelot Blue Lupinus Gallery Series Lupinus Popsicle Series Lupinus Woodfield Hybrid Mix Compact producing intense blue and white colored flowers Native. Dwarf shades of yellow, blue, pink, red, white, yellow Native. Fan-shaped leaves in variety of colors Bicolored blooms in yellow, blue, pink, red, white, yellow summer summer summer summer sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 3-4’ LYCHNIS - CATCHFLY OR MALTESE CROSS Lychnis alpina Lychnis chalcedonica Lychnis ‘Lumina Bronze Leaf Red’ (haageana) Lychins ‘Rose Campion’ (coronaria) Rosy-pink flower clusters; low growing tufts of narrow leaves. Fiery-red, 1”, cross-shaped flowers densely clustered on stem. Bright red flowers with bronze-purple leaves. Vivid rose magenta flowers 1” diameter. summer summer summer summer sun/normal sun/normal sun/avg sun/dry 4” 2-3’ 1-1.5’ 2-3’ PERENNIALS PAGE 26 PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL sumer summer summer summer sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 1.5-2’ 4-6” 2.5’ 2” sun/normal sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist sun/normal sun/normal sun/moist sun/normal sun/moist sun/normal sun/moist sun/normal sun/normal sun/moist sun/normal sun/moist sun/moist sun/normal sun/normal 2-3’ 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 10-12” 10-12” 3” 16-20” 2-3’ 15” 1-1.5’ 4’ 1-1.5’ 2.5-3’ 12” 10-12” 12-15” 1-1.5’ 2-2.5’ 3’ 2.5-3’ sun/avg 2-4” 6” sun/shade/avg 6-8” LYSIMACHIA - LOOSESTRIFE Lysimachia ‘Alexander’ (punctata) Lysimachia ‘Aurea’ (nummularia) Lysimachia clethroides Lysimachia nummularia Variegated foliage with golden yellow blooms. Golden Creeping Jenny. Yellow foliage with yellow flowers. Gooseneck Loosestrife. Curved spikes of white flowers. Creeping Jenny. Yellow green foliage with yellow flowers. MONARDA - BEE BALM Monarda ‘Blue Stocking’ (didyma) Monarda ‘Blushing Baby’ (didyma) Monarda ‘Cherry Pops’ Monarda ‘Coral Reef’ (didyma) Monarda ‘Cranberry Lace’ (didyma) Monarda ‘Dark Ponticum’ Monarda ‘Fireball’ (didyma) Monarda ‘Gardenview Scarlet’ Monarda ‘Grand Marshall’ (didyma) Monarda ‘Grand Parade’ Monarda ‘Jacob Cline’ (didyma) Monarda ‘Lilac Lollipop’ Monarda ‘Marshall’s Delight’ (didyma) Monarda ‘Pardon My Pink’ (didyma) Monarda ‘Pardon My Purple’ (didyma) Monarda ‘Petite Delight’ (didyma) Monarda ‘Pink Lace’ Monarda ‘Pink Supreme’ Monarda ‘Purple Rooster’ (didyma) Monarda ‘Raspberry Wine’ (didyma) Intense violet-purple tubular flowers in dense whorls. summer Aka Petite Delight. Plum/pink flowers on glossy dark green foliage. mid-late summer Cherry-red 2” flowers on dark green foliage. summer Foliage is delightfully fragrant; more resistant to powdery. mid-late summer Flowers are pink-purple, over fragrant green foliage. mid-late summer Violet flowers. summer Bright red flowers; A more compact variety. summer Two-lipped tubular rose-red flowers. summer Fuschia purple flowers. summer Shaggy lavender purple flowers. summer Huge, bright red flowers; most mildew resistant; fragrant foliage. summer Solid dome of lavender-lilac flowers on strong stems. summer Clear pink, tubular flowers in very dense whorls; fragrant leaves. summer Pink flowers. summer Fuchsia purple flowers in high summer. mid-late summer Lavender rose flowers; crinkled foliage is mildew resistant. summer-fall Heads of pink flowers with purple centres in mid to late summer. mid-late summer Compact stature with magenta-pink flowers. summer Dark purple flowers. summer Wine-red flowers over dark green foliage; mildew resistant. summer MUHLENBERGIA Muehlenbeckia axillaris Creeping Wire Vine groundcover with bronze foliage. MYOSOTIS sylvatica Myosotis ‘Bluesylva’ Myosotis ‘Rosylva’ Myosotis ‘Snowsylva’ Myosotis ‘Victoria Blue’ Myosotis ‘Victoria Rose’ Deep blue blooms. spring sun/moist 6-8” Clear pink flowers. spring sun/moist 6-8” White flowers. spring sun/moist 6-8” Blue flowers with yellow eye. spring sun/normal Low mound of grey-green leaves, clusters of soft pink flowers. spring-summer NEPETA - CATMINT Nepeta ‘Blue Wonder’ (faassenii) Nepeta ‘Cat’s Meow’ (faassenii) Nepeta ‘Dropmore Hybrid’ faassenii Lavender blue flowers. summer sun/moist Small grey-green aromatic leaves with blue flowers. Deep lavender blue flowers. summer PERENNIALS PAGE 27 summer 12” summer sun/moist sun/avg 12” HEIGHT 1-1.5’ PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL Nepeta ‘Early Bird’ Nepeta ‘Junior Walker’ (faassenii) Nepeta ‘Six Hills Giant’ Nepeta ‘Walker’s Low’ (racemosa) Flowers starting in early April. summer Lavender blue flowers on blue-green foliage. Color of the flower is a deeper violet blue blossoms. Soft lavender-blue flowers; gray green foliage. NIPPONANTHEMUM - NIPPON DAISY Nipponanthemum nipponicum Large, single, white, 31/2” daisies w/yellow centers. OENOTHERA - SUN DROPS Oenothera ‘Cold Crick’ Oenothera ‘Fireworks’ (fruticosa) Oenothera missouriensis Oenothera ‘Siskiyou’ (berlandieri) Native. Bright yellow flowers on dark green foliage. Native. Deep bronze foliage and red stems with yellow flowers. Native. Pure yellow flowers. summer Native. Light pink flowers. summer OPHIOPOGON - MONDO GRASS Ophiopogon japonicus Ophiopogon ‘Nana’ (japonicus) Ophiopogon ‘Silver Mist’ (japonicus) Stemless dark green leaves. na Dwarf dark green foliage. na Silvery white and blue striped grass, spreading clumps. ORIGANUM - ORNAMENTAL OREGANO Origanum vulgare ‘Aureum’ Sprawling oval leaves with pinkish two-lipped flowers. PAEONIA - GARDEN PEONY Paeonia ‘Alexander Fleming’ (lactiflora) Paeonia ‘Bowl of Beauty’ (lactiflora) Paeonia ‘Buckeye Belle’ (lactiflora) Paeonia ‘Charles Burgess’ (lactiflora) Paeonia ‘Cora Stubbs’ (lactiflora) Paeonia ‘Felix Crousse’ (lactiflora) Paeonia ‘Festiva Maxima’ (lactiflora) Paeonia ‘Flame’ (lactiflora) Paeonia ‘Itoh Magical Mystery Tour’ Paeonia ‘Itoh Scarlet Heaven’ Paeonia ‘Itoh Yankee Doodle Dandy’ Paeonia ‘Kansas’ (lactiflora) Paeonia ‘Karl Rosenfield’ (lactiflora) Paeonia ‘Orient Jewel’ (lactiflora) Paeonia ‘Paula Fay’ (lactiflora) Paeonia ‘Pink Hawaiian Coral’ Paeonia ‘Purple Spider’ (lactiflora) Paeonia ‘Red Magic’ (lactiflora) Paeonia ‘Santa Fe’ Paeonia ‘Singing In The Rain’ Large, double salmon-pink flowers. spring-summer sun/moist 30” Rosy-pink flowers with yellow centers; fragrant. Single. spring sun/moist Semi double deep maroon-red large outer petals E summer sun/avg Deep crimson with burgundy centerSpring sun/avg 2.5-3’ Raspberry pink petals around creamy white centers E summer sun/avg Carmine-red flowersE summer sun/avg 2.5-3’ White petals, delicately flecked with red. early summer sun/shade/fertile Brilliant, fiery red petals; good cut flowers. Single. spring-summer sun/moist Semi-double cream fades to lavender-pink E summer sun/avg Bright red flowers with red tipped carpals E summer sun/avg Semi-double deep rose pink with plum eye E summer sun/avg Large, double, carmine-red flowers with sweet fragrance; vigorous. spring sun/moist Bright crimson-red, semi-double flowers on tall strong stems. spring-summer sun/moist Double yellow bowl-shaped flowers E summer sun/avg 2.5-3’ Semi-double deep rose flowers. spring-summer sun/moist 30” Fragrant, round-petaled, double, coral pink blooms; yellow center. early summer sun/shade/fertile Vivid violet-pink petals tipped with white E summer sun/avg Double blooms with feathered deep red petals E summer sun/avg Deep pink petals and creamy stamen. early summer sun/shade/fertile Butter yellow flowers. spring pt shade/normal 30” PERENNIALS PAGE 28 sun/well-drained 10-12” summer sun/avg summer sun/well-drained spring-summer sun/moist HEIGHT 1-1.5’ 2-3’ 10” summer-fall sun/dry 2-2.5’ summer summer sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 1-1.5’ 10-12” 10-12” 1-1.5’ shade-sun/avg shade-sun/avg summer 8-12” 2-3” shade-sun/avg 8-15” summer sun/avg 6-12” 31” 2-2.5’ 2-3’ 3-4’ 24” 2.5-3’ 2-2.5’ 2.5-3’ 32” 38” 2.5-3’ 2.5-3’ 2.5-3’ 2.5-3’ PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL Paeonia ‘Scarlett O’Hara’ (lactiflora) Paeonia ‘Shirley Temple’ (lactiflora) Paeonia ‘Sweet Harmony’ (lactiflora) Paeonia ‘White Wings’ (lactiflora) Paeonia ‘Whopper’ (lactiflora) Single red flowers. spring sun/moist Large, light pink, double flowers fade to creamy white; fragrant. Large double lavender-rose bloomsE summer White flowers with yellow centers; fragrant. Pink, double peony with a beautiful cream-pink center. PAPAVER NUDICAULE - ICELAND POPPY Papaver ‘Champagne Bubbles Mix’ Papaver ‘Spring Fever Series’ Large satiny flowers in a variety of colors. Vivid colors on compact plants. E summer E summer sun/dry sun/dry 10-12” 1-1.5’ PAPAVER ORIENTALE - ORIENTAL POPPY Papaver ‘Allegro’ Papaver ‘Beauty of Livermore’ Papaver ‘Brilliant’ Papaver ‘Flamenco Dancer’ Papaver ‘Plum Pudding’ Papaver ‘Prince of Orange’ Papaver ‘Princess Victoria Louise’ Papaver ‘Royal Wedding’ Papaver ‘Turkenlouise’ Bright orange-red flowers with black marks. Deep blood-red flowers.E summer sun/dry Fiery red flowers. E summer sun/dry True red with fringed edges. E summer Crinkly plum-pink petals around a black center. Huge satiny tangerine-orange flowers. E summer Pale pink with dark blotches. E summer White blossoms with maroon-black eye. Fringed red blooms with dark centers. E summer E summer 30” 32-36” sun/dry E summer sun/dry sun/dry E summer sun/dry sun/dry 1.5-3’ PARDANCANDA NORISII - CANDY LILY Pardancanda norisii Spotted/striped, mixed, star-shaped flowers. summer sun/normal Feel like the tropics with this climber in shades of blue. summer sun/well drained Light lavender-purple flowers. summer Native. Glossy dark bronze-red foliage with pink flowers. Pure lavender-blue tubular flowers. Native. Clear pink flowers. summer Bright pink trumpet flowers. summer White two-lipped tubular flowers. summer Silvery pink tubular flowers. summer Bright violet-purple trumpet flowers. Clusters of lavender-pink flowers on burgundy foliage. Native. Purple flowers.summer sun/avg Native. Pink flowers with white tips and throats. Purple trumpets on glossy green foliage. Bright red trumpets on glossy green foliage. Bright rose-pink trumpet flowers. summer sun/avg summer summer sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg summer summer 20-24” summer summer summer sun/avg 8-12” sun/avg sun/avg 12” 18-20” 2-3’ 24-30” sun/avg sun/avg PASSIFLORA Passiflora caerulea PENSTEMON - BEARD-TONGUE Penstemon ‘Carillo Purple’ (mexicali) Penstemon ‘Dark Towers’ Penstemon ‘Delft Blue Riding Hood’ (schmidel) Penstemon ‘Elfin Pink’ (barbatus) Penstemon ‘Hot Pink Riding Hood’ (schmidel) Penstemon ‘Husker Red’ (digitalis) Penstemon ‘Marble Riding Hood’ (schmidel) Penstemon ‘Pikes Peak Purple’ (mexicali) Penstemon ‘Pocahontas’ (digitalis) Penstemon ‘Prairie Dusk’ Penstemon ‘Prairie Twilight’ (barbatus) Penstemon ‘Purple Riding Hood’ Penstemon ‘Red Riding Hood’ Penstemon ‘Red Rocks’ (mexicali) PERENNIALS PAGE 29 36” spring-summer sun/moist sun/avg 2.5-3’ spring-summer sun/moist early summer sun/pt shade/fertile HEIGHT 28-30” sun/dry 24-30” 1.5-2’ sun/dry 24-30” sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 1-1.5’ 34” 34” 2.5-3’ 24-30” 28-30” 3’ 32-36” 24-30” 1-15.’ 18-24” 22” 16-18” 23-29” PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION Penstemon ‘Ruby Candle’ Penstemon ‘Sour Grapes’ Tubular magenta blooms. Native. Pale purple trumpet flowers. PEROVSKIA - RUSSIAN SAGE Perovskia atriplicifolia Perovskia ‘Filigran’ (atriplicifolia) Perovskia ‘Lacey Blue’ (atriplicifolia) Perovskia ‘Little Spire’ (atriplicifolia) Perovskia ‘Peek A Blue’ (atriplicifolia) Perovskia ‘Rocketman’ (atriplicifolia) Perovskia ‘Superba’ (atriplicifolia) Blue lavender flowers with gray-green foliage. Spikes of lavender-blue flowers; very fine textured foliage. Purple blue flowers w/ gray green foliage. Short upright habit; Spikes of lavender-blue flowers. Lacy silver-green fine leaves topped with lavender-blue flowers. Lavender blue flowers on grey-green leaves. Lavender-blue blooms arise among silvery-green leaves. PHLOX DIVARICATA - WOODLAND PHLOX Phlox ‘Blue Moon’ Phlox ‘Chattahoochee’ Phlox ‘London Grove Blue’ Phlox ‘May Breeze’ Native. Fragrant blue-violet flowers in dainty clusters. Bright blue flowers over spreading mound. Native. Pale blue flower with burgundy winter foliage. Native. Light blue flowers. PHLOX PANICULATA - GARDEN PHLOX Phlox ‘Blue Paradise’ Phlox ‘Blushing Shortwood’ Phlox ‘David’ Phlox ‘David Lavender’ Phlox ‘Coral Crème Drop’ Phlox ‘Coral Flame’ Phlox ‘Cotton Candy’ Phlox ‘Eva Cullum’ Phlox ‘Flamingo’ HGTV feature. Phlox ‘Franz Schubert’ Phlox ‘Glamour Girl’ Phlox ‘Grape Lollipop’ Phlox ‘Jeana’ Phlox ‘Laura’ Phlox ‘Light Pink Flame’ Phlox ‘Nicky’ Phlox ‘Peacock Cherry Red’ Phlox ‘Peacock Neon Puprle’ Phlox ‘Peppermint Twist’ Phlox ‘Pink Flame’ Phlox ‘Red Riding Hood’ Phlox ‘Shockwave’ Phlox ‘Starfire’ Native. Brilliant blue flowers with white and pink eyes. Pink and white pinwheel flowers. Native. Fragrant white blooms. Purple pink flowers. Coral colored sweet smelling blooms, great for cutting. Vibrant coral-red fragrant flowers. Soft lavender pink flowers with dark centers. Native. Clear pink with maroon eye. Light pink surround dark pink eye. Native. Soft lilac with dark purple stars. Hot coral-pink flowers with dark purple stems. Color of grape jelly with white eye. Native. Lavender-pink flowers. Native. Purple with white star center. Compact plant with large light pink flower. Native. Magenta purple. Native. Bright cherry red. Native. Vibrant neon purple flowers. Native. Pink and white poked pattern. Native. Large heads of dark pink flowers with red eye. Tubular pink-purple to white florets. Native. Variegated foliage with clusters of lavender-pink flowers. Native. Brilliant red flowers. PERENNIALS PAGE 30 BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT summer summer sun/avg sun/avg 20-24” 24-30” summer summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall summer summer summer sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/avg 4’ 3-4’ 18” 18-25” 24-28” 30-36” 3-4’ spring spring spring spring shade/avg shade/moist shade/avg shade/avg 12-36” 6-10” 10-12” 8-10” summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 2-3’ 30” 30” 42” 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 30” 1.5-2’ 26-30” 32” 1.5-2’ 2-3’ 24” 1-1.5’ 30” 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 16” 12” 1.5-2’ 1-1.5’ 3’ PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT Pale pink flowers with broad magenta eyes. Deep salmon-orange around a red eye. summer summer sun/avg sun/avg 15-18” 11-15” PHLOX STOLONIFERA - BROADLEAF CREEPING PHLOX Phlox ‘Bruce’s White’ Pure white flowers with yellow eye. Phlox ‘Home Fires’ Masses of deep pink flowers in lose clusters; evergreen foliage. Phlox ‘Sherwood Purple’ Purple-blue flowes; Forms a dense mat of evergreen foliage. spring spring spring sun/avg shade/normal shade/normal 8-12” 6-8” 6-12” PHLOX SUBULATA - CREEPING PHLOX/MOSS PLHOX Phlox ‘Amazing Grace’ Native. Mass of white crimson-centered star shaped flowers. Phlox ‘Candy Stripe’ Native. Two tone, white and pink. Phlox ‘Cotton Candy’ Light green foliage with snow white flowers. Phlox ‘Crimson Beauty’ Native. Rosy red flowers. Phlox ‘Drummunds Pink’ Native. Moss pink flowers. Phlox ‘Early Spring Blue’ Native. Blue star shaped blooms. Phlox ‘Early Spring Purple’ Native. Purple star shaped flowers. Phlox ‘Emerald Blue’ Native. Lavender blue flowers. Phlox ‘Emerald Pink’ Native. Lavender pink with hot pink eye. Phlox ‘Fort Hills’ Native. Rose-pink deeply cut petals. Phlox ‘Millstream Daphne’ Bright pink flowers with deeper rose eye. Phlox ‘Purple Beauty’ Native. Star shaped rose or blue violet flower. Phlox ‘Red Wings’ Native. Crimson with dark red centers. Phlox ‘Scarlet Flame’ Native. Rose-red flowers. Phlox ‘Snow Flake’ Native. Pure white. Phlox ‘White Delight’ Native. White flowers. spring spring spring spring spring spring spring spring spring spring spring spring spring spring spring spring sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 6” 4” 3-6” 4-6” 6” 8-10” 3-6” 3-6” 2-6” 2-4” 3-5” 3-5” 6” 4-6” 6” summer summer sun/avg sun/pt shade 1.5-2’ 2-3’ Phlox ‘Swizzle’ Phlox ‘Tequila Sunrise’ PHYGELIUS RECTUS - CAPE FUSHIA Phygelius ‘Pheeges Series’ Phygelius ‘Trewidden Pink’ Series contains colors of orange, yellow, pink, red. Well drained soil. Masses of dusky salmon-pink, tubular flowers. PHYSOSTEGIA VIRGINIANA - OBEDIENT PLANT Physostegia ‘Cystal Peak White’ Physostegia ‘Miss Manners’ Physostegia ‘Pink Manners’ Native. Bright white blooms. Native. petite form with white flowers. Native. Pale pink buds open to lavender flowers. summer summer-fall summer-fall sun/avg sun/normal sun/normal 16” 1.5-2’ 36” PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORUS - BALLOON FLOWER Platycodon ‘Fuji Blue’ Platycodon ‘Fuji White’ Platycodon ‘Mariesii’ Platycodon ‘Sentimental Blue’ Shell pink flowers. Large, pure-white open bells; buds pop when squeezed. Bright blue flowers; buds pop when squeezed. Bright blue flowers from balloon shaped buds; spreading. summer-fall summer summer summer sun/normal sun/normal sun/normal sun/normal 20” 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 6-8” PERENNIALS PAGE 31 PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION SUN/SOIL HEIGHT summer-fall sun/normal 20” spring spring sun/dry sun/dry 2-4” 8-12” summer-fall summer-fall spring-fall sun/normal sun/normal sun/normal 8” 8” 18” spring sun/normal 8” 1-2’ 2.5-3’ 18” Platycodon ‘Shell Pink’ Pink flowers. POTENTILLA - CINQUEFOIL Potentilla ‘Nana’ (meumanniana) Potentilla ‘Nuuk’ (tridentata) Evergreen leaves with yellow flowers great between flagstones. Low mat of shiny evergreen leaves with white flowers. PRUNELLA - SELF HEAL Prunella ‘Bella Blue’ (grandiflora) Prunella ‘Bella Deep Rose’ (grandiflora) Prunella ‘Summer Daze’ Blue violet flowers. Deep rose flowers. Vibrant pink flowers. PULSATILLA VULARIS - PASQUE FLOWER Pulsatilla ‘Pearl Bells’ Soft pink bell shaped flowers. RUDBECKIA - BLACK-EYED SUSAN OR CONEFLOWER Rudbeckia ‘Deamii’ (fulgida) Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’ (fulgida) Rudbeckia ‘Denver Daisy’ (hirta) Rudbeckia missouriensis Rudbeckia ‘Herbstonne’ (nitida) Rudbeckia ‘Henry Eilers’ (subtomentosa) Rudbeckia ‘Little Henry’ (subtomentosa) Rudbeckia ‘Little Gold Star’ (sullivanti) Rudbeckia triloba Rudbeckia ‘Praire Sun’ (hirta) Rudbeckia ‘Little Suzy’ (fulgida) Rudbeckia ‘Early Bird Gold’ (fulgida) Rudbeckia ‘Indian Summer’ (hirta) Drought-tolerant, produces masses of yellow daisy-like flowers. Native. Deep yellow with black cones. Native. Striking yellow with brown cones. Daisy-like flowers with yellow rays and summer black centers. Native. Golden yellow flowers. Native. Tubular bright yellow flowers. Shorter version of Henry Eilers. Golden yellow flowers. Brown eyed susan with yellow petals. Yellow tipped orange rays with green disk. Yellow daisy like flower with dark brown center. Yellow ray with dark center. Bright yellow ray with brownish-purple center. summer summer-fall summer-fall sun/avg summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall summer-fall summer summer summer summer summer sun/avg sun/dry sun/normal 2-3’ sun/dry sun/dry sun/normal sun/normal sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg 5-6’ 24” 3’ 16” 2-3’ 2.5-3’ 1-1.5’ 1.5-2’ 2-3’ RUMEX SANGUNEUS - SORREL OR RED-VEINED DOCK Rumex sanguneus Blood-red to purple veins on ripply green foliage; star-shaped flowers. summer-fall sun/normal 2-3’ SAGINA SUBULATA - IRISH OR SCOTCH MOSS Sagina Irish Moss (subulata) Sagina Scotch Moss (subulata) Moss-like evergreen foliage and small white 5-petaled flowers. Moss-like yellow-green foliage and small white flowers. summer summer pt shade/normal pt shade/normal 2-4” 2-4” SALVIA - MEADOW SAGE OR PERENNIAL SALVIA Salvia ‘Blauhugel’(nemorosa) Aka Blue Hill, Distinctly blue flowers, long-flowering. summer sun/avg 1-1.5’ PERENNIALS PAGE 32 BLOOM TIME PLANT NAME BLOOM TIME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT sun/normal sun/normal sun/moist sun/normal sun/normal sun/avg sun/normal sun/normal sun/normal sun/normal sun/normal sun/moist sun/normal sun/normal sun/moist sun/avg sun/moist 1.5-2’ 2-2.5’ 2-2.5’ 20” 2’ 1.5-2’ 8-12” 2-2.5’ 12” 10” 10” 1-1.5’ 2’ 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 1-1.5’ 1.5-2’ Salvia ‘Blue Hill’ (nemorosa) Salvia ‘Carradonna’ (nemorosa) Salvia ‘Cystal Blue’ (nemorsa) Salvia ‘East Friesland’ (nemorosa) Salvia ‘Eveline’ (pratensis) Salvia ‘Lyrical Silvertone’ (nemorosa) Salvia ‘Marcus’ (nemorosa) Salvia ‘May Night’ (nemorosa) Salvia ‘Merleau Blue’ (nemorosa) Salvia ‘New Dimension Blue’ (nemorosa) Salvia ‘New Dimension Rose’ (nemorosa) Salvia ‘Pink Dawn’ Salvia ‘Purple Rain’ (verticillata) Salvia ‘Snow Hill’(nemorosa) Salvia ‘Sweet 16’ Salvia ‘Viola Klose’ (sylvestris) Salvia ‘Violet Riot’ (nemorosa) True blue flowers on dense spikes. summer Dense spikes of viole-purple blooms on glowing purple stems. summer Light sky blue flowers. summer Violet purple flowers. spring-summer Rose pink flowers. spring-summer Deep blue with silver edging, compact. summer Intense blue-violet flower spikes; will rebloom with pruning. summer Dark, indigo-blue flowers on dense spikes. summer Blue violet flowers. spring-summer Deep violet blue flowers. summer Bright rose pink flowers. summer Cotton candy pink blossoms open from fuchsia buds. summer Smoky purple flowers on arching, dense spikes. summer White flowers on dense spikes. summer Bright lavender-pink flowers with purple tip. summer Dark blue flowers. summer Vivid violet blue flowers with dark calyxes. summer SANTOLINA - LAVENDER COTTON Santolina ‘Nana’ (incana ) Santolina virens Aromatic Grey foliage. Bright yellow, button-like flowers; fragrant evergreen foliage. summer summer sun/dry sun/dry 8” 1-2’ SAPONARIA - SOAP WORT Saponaria ocymoides Evergreen, long branching trailing stems; 5-petaled flowers. summer sun/normal 6-9” SCABIOSA - PINCUSHION FLOWER Scabiosa ‘Beaujolais Bonnets’ (atropurpurea) Scabiosa ‘Blue Note’ (columbaria) Scabiosa ‘Butterfly Blue’ (columbaria) Scatiosa ‘Pink Mist’ (columbaria) Scabiosa ‘Vivid Violet’ Red petals with burgundy centers. summer-fall Low mound of lacy grey-green leaves, blooms of soft lavender-blue.summer Lavender-blue petals surround a tufted center cushion. summer-fall Soft, lilac-pink petals surround tufted center cushion. summer-fall Rich violet purple, needs very good drainage in winter. summer-fall sun/normal sun/well-drained sun/normal sun/normal sun/normal 24” 6-8” 12-15” 12-15” 1-1.5’ SEDUM - STONECROP Sedum ‘Angelina’ Sedum ‘Autumn Charm’ Sedum ‘Autumn Delight’ Sedum ‘Autumn Fire’ Sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ Sedum ‘Aureum’ (acre) Sedum ‘Birthday Party’ Sedum ‘Blaze’ (spurium) Sedum ‘Blue Carpet’ (hispanicum) Spreading foliage with golden yellow blooms. Greenish blue leaves w/creamy yellow edges, burgundy flowers. Chartreuse-yellow leaves with light pink flowers. Similar to Autumn Joy, with stronger habit. Bronze-red flowers with bronze foliage in winters. Low carpet of tiny leaves develop yellow flowers. Deep rose-pink tight flower heads. Bronze-green to beet red leaves form ruby star shaped flowers. Groundcover with tight blue-grey foliage with pink flowers. sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry 3-6” 1-1.5’ 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 2-3’ 2-3” 1-1.5’ 4-6” 1-2” PERENNIALS PAGE 33 summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer PLANT NAME Sedum ‘Blue Spruce’ (reflexum) Sedum ‘Chloroticum’ (album) Sedum ‘Chocolate Ball’ (hakonense) Sedum ‘Chocolate Drop’ Sedum ‘Coral Carpet’ (album) Sedum ‘Crystal Pink’ (spectabile) Sedum ‘Czars Gold’ (hybridum) Sedum ‘Dragon’s Blood’ (spurium) Sedum ‘Dynomite’ Sedum ‘Elsies Gold’ (spectabile) Sedum ‘Fuldaglut’ (spurium) Sedum glaucophyllum Sedum ‘Green Ice’ (acre) Sedum ‘John Creech’ (spurium) Sedum kamtschaticum Sedum ‘Lemon Jade’ Sedum ‘Matrona’ Red Sedum ‘Munstead Dark Red’ (telephium) Sedum ‘Neon’ (spectabile) Sedum ‘Oktoberfest’ (acre) Sedum ‘Oracle’ (forsterianum) Sedum pachyclados Sedum ‘Plum Perfection’ Sedum ‘Red Carpet’ (spurium) Sedum ‘Rosy Glow’ Sedum sieboldii Sedum sexagulare Sedum ‘Sunset Cloud’ Sedum ‘Sunset Gold’ (sieboldii) Sedum ‘Sunsparkler Cherry Tart’ Sedum ‘Sunsparkler Dazzleberry’ Sedum ‘Sunsparkler Lime Zinger’ Sedum ternatum Sedum ‘Touchdown Teak’ Sedum ‘Triocolor’ (spurium) Sedum ‘Vera Jameson’ Sedum ‘Voodoo’ (spurium) Sedum ‘Weihenstephaner Gold’ (floriferum) SEMPERVIVUM - HENS AND CHICKENS / COMMON HOUSE LEEK Sempervivum ‘Black Selection’ PERENNIALS PAGE 34 DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT Needle-like blueish-green foliage with yellow flowers. Tear dropped shaped green leaves with white flowers. Yellow flower clusters on steel-gray foliage with red highlights. Dark brown scalloped leaves with rose colored flowers. Coral leaves change to reddish bronze in winter, white flowers. Icy pink flowers on short stems. Low carpet of scalloped leaves with yellow flowers. Deep red flowers are supported by red leaves in the fall. Deep rose-red flowers with dark short foliage. Medium green creamy edges leaves with bronzy-red flowers. Blood-red flowers. Clump of light green leaves with starry white flowers. Olive green leaves with white flowers. Blue-green overlapping leaves with pink flowers. Siberian Stone Crop with clusters of orange-yellow flowers. Large bright yellow flowers with seeds turning rosy peach. stems hold pale pink flowers. Dark purple-red flowers on green foliage. Deep purple-pink flowers with green foliage. Spreading evergreen covered with starry white flowers. Golden flower clusters on blue-gray foliage. Grayish blue leaves with dainty white flowers. Low mound of plum and grey-green leaves; red stems; pink blooms. Low growing sprawling mat w/ red tinged leaves and red flowers. Spreading stonecrop with bluish green leaves and ruby flowers. Circular mounds of blue-green foliage with pink flowers. Creeping low growing foliage with yellow flowers. Vibrant rose-red flowers on green leaves. Silver blue foliage with bright pink flowers. Cherry-red foliage with pink flower clusters. Smoky blue-grey foliage with raspberry-red flowers. Bright green leaves edged in red with hot pink flowers. Light-green leaves appear in whorls of three with white flowers. Reddish-brown leaves on red stems and rosy-red flowers. Green and white with splashes of red, groundcover. Mahogany-purple leaves with dusty pink blooms. Spreading, rosy-red flowers on dark mahogany foliage. Triangular green leaves turn purple in fall with yellow flowers. summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry 1.5-2’ 4-6” 6-8” 8-10” 4” 12” 4-6” 4-6” 6-10” 2-3’ 6” 2-4” 1-2” 4” 4-9” 1-1.5’ 2.5-3’ 12” 15” 2-3” 6-8” 3-6” 8-10” 4-6” 6-8” 6-10” 3-4” 1-1.5” 6-12” 6-8” 6-8” 6-8” 4-8” 6-10” 3-4” 6-8” 4-6” 3-6” Medium-sized rosettes of rich chocolate brown. summer sun/well-drained 4-6” PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer sun/dry sun/dry sun/well-drained sun/dry sun/dry sun/well-drained sun/well-drained sun/well-drained sun/well-drained sun/well-drained sun/well-drained sun/dry sun/well-drained sun/dry 3-4” 3-4” 4-6” 6-8” 6” 4-6” 4-6” 6-8” 6-8” 6-8” 6-8” 4-6” 4-6” 3-4” Sempervivum ‘Carmen’ Sempervivum ‘Cobweb’ Sempervivum ‘Emerald Empress’ Sempervivum ‘Forest Frost’ (arachnoideum) Sempervivum ‘Green Wheel’ Sempervivum ‘Hopewell’ Sempervivum ‘Jade Rose’ Sempervivum ‘Moss Rose’ Sempervivum ‘Oddity’ Sempervivum ‘Red Heart’ Sempervivum ‘Red Rubin’ Sempervivum ‘Silver King’ Sempervivum ‘Spring Beauty’ Sempervivum ‘Sunset’ Large heads of emerald green with bright tips; purple-red flowers. Leaf tips connected by cobweb-like strands; red flowers. Rosettes of emerald green, flushed bronze in cool months. Low cushion of carpet fleshy leaves. Apple green rosettes. Large-sized rosettes with pointy leaves of bright jade green. Medium-sized green rosettes flushed with rose; fuzzy leaf tips. Medium-large light green rosettes covered in fine, soft hairs. Beautiful dense clusters of attractive growth. Green foliage that is washed with deep, ruby red. Large green rosettes with distinctive burgundy-red leaf tips. Silvery, mint-green leaves with red purple centers. Medium-sized grey-green rosettes;flushed with plum in the cold. Heavily tipped leaves from red to green. SILENE - MOSS CAMPION / CATCHFLY Silene ‘Clifford Moor’ (dioica) Silene ‘Short and Sweet’ (caroliniana) Silene ‘Starry Dreams’ (alpestris) Dark green leaves edged in gold; single pink flowers. Deep pink flowers. Trailing deep green leaves; starry, upward facing, white flowers. spring-summer spring-summer spring-summer sun/normal sun/normal sun/normal 18” 5” 6-8” SISYRINCHIUM - BLUE-EYED GRASS Sisyrinchium ‘Lucerne’ (angustifolium) Sisyrinchium ‘Yellowstone’ (californicum) Bright blue, star-shaped flowers with yellow eyes. Bright yellow, star-like flowers and grassy foliage. spring-summer Lt spring sun/normal sun/normal 10-14” 6-8” SOLIDAGO - GOLDENROD Solidago ‘Goldrush’ (cutleri) Solidago ‘Little Lemon’ (dansolitlem) Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’ Solidago shortii ‘Solar Cascade’ Solidago sphacelata ‘Gold Fleece’ Alpine goldenrod with tiny yellow flowers. fall Native. Light yellow flowers. summer Long, arching, golden yellow flowers flare out above the leaves. summer-fall Fountains of golden yellow cascading panicles. summer utstanding display of golden-yellow flowers, compact habit. summer sun/avg sun/avg sun/dry sun/avg sun/avg 8-12” 1-1.5’ 3-4’ 2-3’ 1.5-2’ STACHYS - LAMB’S EAR Stachys ‘Big Ears’ (byzantina) Stachys ‘Fuzzy Wuzzy’ (byzantina) Stachys ‘Helen von Stein’ (byzantina) Stachys lanata Stachys ‘Pink Cotton Candy’ (officinalis) Stachys ‘Silver Carpet’ (byzantina) Tolerates heat and humidity, seldom blooms. Dense carpet of soft silver leaves with magenta-lavender. Huge white woolly leaves; strong, clumping habit. Purple flowers; silvery white foliage. Light and dark pink flowers. Soft wooly leaves with purple flowers. summer summer rarely flowers summer summer summer sun/well-drained sun/avg sun/dry sun/dry sun/dry sun/avg 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 8-15” 12” 24” 8-12” STOKESIA - STOKE’S ASTER Stokesia ‘Blue Danube’ (laevis) Stokesia ‘Color Wheel’ Native. Lavender blue with 5” flowers. Native. Flowers open white; age to lavender, then blue. summer spring-summer sun/moist sun/moist 1-2’ 2’ PERENNIALS PAGE 35 PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT Stokesia ‘Honeysong Purple’ (laevis) Stokesia ‘Mary Gregory’ (laevis) Stokesia ‘Mel’s Blue’ (laevis) Stokesia ‘Peachie’s Pick’ (laevis) Stokesia ‘Purple Parasols’ Royal purple flowers. Soft, yellow, 5” aster-like flowers; clumps of dark green leaves. Large, brightly colored blooms; deep green foliage. Native. Compact blue late flowering. Native. deep violet-blue. summer summer sun/well-drained summer summer sun/moist sun/moist 1-1.5’ sun/moist sun/moist TANACETUM Tanacetum ‘Robinson Series’ Daisy-like flowers with yellow centers; ferny foliage. Asst. colors. summer sun/avg 2-3’ TEUCRIUM CHAMADRYS - GERMANDER Teucrium ‘Summer Sunshine’ Bright yellow leaves in spring develop short spikes of pink flowers. summer sun/avg 6-8” THERMOPSIS CAROLINIANA - CAROLINA LUPINE Thermopsis caroliniana Thermopsis ‘Sophia’ (chinensis) Aka Carolina Lupine; dense spikes of sulphur yellow blooms. Soft canary flowers. summer spring-summer sun/avg sun/normal 2-3’ 18” THYMUS Thymus ‘Albiflorus’ (praecox) Thymus ‘Coccinieus’ (praecox) Thymus ‘Doone Valley’ Thymus ‘Elfin’ (praecox) Thymus ‘Golden Lemon’ (citriodorus) Thymus ‘Nutmeg’ (praecox) Thymus ‘Pink Chintz’ Thymus ‘Purple Carpet’ (praecox) Thymus ‘Silver’ (praecox) Thymus ‘Wooly’ (praecox) Creeping thyme great as groundcover Fuchsia red blooms. Lemon fragrance; green foliage tipped w/bright gold in fall. Very low, grey green foliage smootherd by soft pink flowers. Golden edged leaves with fragrant lemon scent Nutmeg-scented green leaves; mauve-pink flowers. Tiny pink flowers. Tiny dark green leaves; bright mauve-purple flowers. White and green foliage with lavender-pink blooms Pale pink flowers; grey foliage. summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer summer sun/avg sun/normal sun/well-drained sun/well-drained sun/avg sun/well-drained sun/normal sun/well-drained sun/avg sun/normal 1-2” 2” 2-4” < 1” 3-4” 2-4” 1/4” 1-2” 1-2” 2” White flowers; golden foliage. L spring summer/moist Lilac flowers with white edges. spring-fall sun/moist Small clusters of white flowers are striped with lavender. summer pt shade-sun/avg Native. Rich purple flowers on frosty blue-grey foliage. spring-fall sun/moist Deep purple flowers on deep green foliage. summer pt shade-sun/avg Bluish-green, grass-like leaves; lusters of blue flowers. L spring-summer sun/moist Purple flowers over a compact plant with more narrow foliage. spring-fall sun/moist Native. Dwarf cultivar with red-violet flowers. spring-fall sun/moist Gold to lime green foliage; purple flowers. spirng-summer sun/normal Native. Yellow foliage displays violet-blue flowers. spring-fall sun/moist Large flowers in a rich violet-blue shade. spring-summer sun/moist 8-10” 20” TRADESCENTIA - SPIDERWORT Tradescantia ‘Angelic Charm’ Tradescantia ‘Billberry Ice’ (andersoniana) Tradescentia ‘Blue and Gold’ Tradescentia ‘Blueberry Sundae’ (x andersoniana) Tradescantia ‘Concord Grape’ (andersoniana) Tradescentia ‘Jeannene’ ( x andersoniana) Tradescantia ‘Ohiensis’ Tradescantia ‘Purple Profusion’ (andersoniana) Tradescantia ‘Red Grape’ (andersoniana) Tradescantia ‘Sunshine Charm’ Tradescantia ‘Sweet Kate’ (andersoniana) Tradescantia ‘Zwanenburg Blue’ PERENNIALS PAGE 36 12” 1-2’ 18” 18” 1-1.5’ 1.5’ 1-1.5’ 2-3’ 18-24” 1.5-2’ 20” 1.5’ 1.5-2’ PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT E summer spring-summer spring-summer sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist 1-2’ 32” TROLLIUS - GLOBE FLOWER Trollius ‘Earliest of All’ (x chinesis) Trollius ‘Golden Queen’ (chinensis) Trollius ‘Orange Princess’ (x chinensis) Early flowering golden yellow flowers. Deep golden orange yellow flowers. Orange red flowers; green toothed foliage. VERBASCUM - MULLEIN Verbascum ‘Apricot Pixie’ Verbascum ‘Jackie’ Verbascum ‘Pink Pixie’ Verbascum ‘Southern Charm’ Verbascum ‘Temptress Purple’ (phoeniceum) Upright spikes of fragrant apricot-peach blooms w/ red center. summer sun/dry Pale orange blossoms with rose-pink tones and plum stamens. spring-summer sun/normal Green leaves; fragrant, pink blooms. L spring-summer sun/well-drained Flower spikes in pastel colors of pink, apricot and cream. spirng-summer sun/normal Scalloped green leaves; spikes of grapes purple flowers. spring-summer sun/well-drained VERBENA - ROSE VERBENA OR CREEPING VERVAIN Verbena ‘Homestead Purple’ (canadensis) Dark rich, purple-pink flowers in showy clusters; hairy foliage. summer-fall sun/dry 8-18” fall sun/avg 2.5-3’ sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/avg sun/normal sun/avg sun/normal sun/avg sun/normal sun/dry sun/normal sun/avg sun/normal sun/normal sun/normal sun/avg sun/avg sun/normal sun/normal sun/normal sun/avg sun/normal 6” 2-3” 1.5-2’ 1-1.5’ 2-2.5’ 8-12” 16-20” 22” 20-22” 6-12” Veronica 4-6” 20” 1-1.5’ 12” 8” 2” 2-3” 1-3” 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 24” <1” 4” VERONIA - IRON WEED Vernonia ‘Iron Butterfly’ (lettermanii) Native. Fine foliage with true purple flowers. VERONICA - SPEEDWELL Veronica ‘Aztec Gold’ (prostrata) Veronica ‘Blauspiegel’ (prostrata) Veronica ‘Blue Bomb’ Veronica ‘Candied Candle’ (longifolia) Veronica ‘Charlotte’ (longifolia) Veronica ‘Crater Lake Blue’ (austriaca) Veronica ‘Enchanted Indigo’ Veronica ‘Eveline’(longifolia) Veronica ‘First Lady’ Veronica ‘Georgia Blue’ (peduncularis) ‘Goldwell’ (prostrata) Veronica ‘Hocus Pocus’ Veronica ‘Icicle’ (spicata) Veronica ‘First Love’ Veronica liwanensis Veronica ‘New Century’ Veronica pectinata Veronica ‘Reavis’ Veronica ‘Red Fox’ (spicata) Veronica ‘Royal Candles’ (spicata) Veronica ‘Sunny Border Blue’ (longifolia) Veronica ‘Sunshine’ (repens) Veronica ‘Waterperry’ (peduncularis) Chartreuse to golden foliage with spikes of blue flowers. summer Clear blue flowers on short spikes; gray green foliage. summer Violet-blue blooms that are terrific for cutting. summer Rose pink flowers above clump forming dark green foliage. summer Green foliage with white edges displaying white flowers. summer Bright, true gentian-blue flowers; hairy leaves; sprawling habit. spring-summer Royal purple flowers on glossy bright green foliage. summer Deep rose-purple flower spikes; clump forming; long blooming. summer Pure white flowers. summer Blue flowers with eye; spreading. spring Short spikes of soft violet-blue flowers . E summer Violet purple flower wands. spring-summer Upright spikes of white flowers. summer Pink flowers. spring-summer Cobalt blue flowers. summer Small blue flowers. summer Grey-green foliage; tiny blue flowers w/white eye. summer Groundcover showing tiny blue flowers. E summer umerous, deep rose-red flowers on dense spikes. spring-summer Very showy, deep violet-blue flower spikes; long bloomer. spring-summer Navy blue flowers. summer Flat carpet of tiny golden leaves, with small near-white flowers. summer Light blue flowers. spring-summer PERENNIALS PAGE 37 1.5-2’ 1.5’ 1.5-2’ 2-3’ 1.5-2’ PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT Veronica ‘Whitewater’ Low carpet of dark green leaves with white flowers. summer sun/avg 4-6” VERONICASTRUM VIRGINICUM - CULVER’S ROOT OR BOWMAN’S ROOT Veronicastrum ‘Lavender Towers’ Veronicastrum virginicum Native. Pale purple flowers on whorled foliage. Native. Soft spikes of white to pale pink candelabra flowers. summer summer sun/avg sun/avg 4-5’ 5’ WALDENSTEINIA TERNATA - BARREN STRAWBERRY Waldensteinia ternata Shiny, strawberry-like leaves; yellow flowers; evergreen foliage. spring pt. shade/dry 4-6” YUCCA - ADAM’S NEEDLE Yucca ‘Color Guard’ (filamentosa) Yucca ‘Sapphire Skies’ (rostrata) Evergreen eaves variegated w/ creamy yellow lines; white flowers. Native. Narrow powder blue flexible leaves. summer summer sun/dry sun/dry 3-5’ 4’ ACTAEA OR CIMIFUGA - BUGBANE Actaea ‘Black Negligee’ (simplex) Actaea chocoholic Actaea Hillside Black Beauty Actaea ‘Pink Spike’ (simplex) Actaea racemosaNative. White with purple tinge, black purple lacey foliage. Native. Mauve pink flowers lighten to white; bronze foliage. Dark purplish black foliage bearing white flowers w/ tinge of pink. Fragrant light pink flowers, dark bronze purple foliage. Narrow fuzzy spikes of fragrant white flowers fall summer fall L summer-fall fall shade/moist shade/moist shade/avg shade/moist shade/avg 4-5’ 4-5’ 4-6’ 4-5’ 4-6’ ACANTHUS - BEAR’S BREECHES Acanthus spinosis Spikes of hooded mauve and white flowers with spiny foliage. L summer shade/avg 3-4’ ACONITUM - MONKSHOOD Aconitum fischeri Aconitum ‘Spark’s Variety’ (henryii) Aconitum napellus Royal blue flowers. Violet blue flowers. Deeply-cut green leaves, bearing tall spikes of deep-blue flowers. L summer-fall L summer-fall summer pt. shade/moist pt. shade/moist shade/moist 3’ 3-5’ 4-5’ AEGOPODIUM PODAGRARIA - BISHOPS WEED OR SNOW ON THE MOUNTAIN Aegopodium ‘Variegata’ Light green/white variegated leaves; small white flowers in clusters. spirng-summer 8-15” AJUGA reptans - BUGLE WEED Ajuga ‘Black Scallop’ Ajuga ‘Bronze Beauty’ Ajuga ‘Burgundy Glow’ Ajuga ‘Catlin’s Giant’ Dark burgundy/black foliage bearing blue flowers. Quick groundcover with medium sized rounded leaves, blue flowers. Tricolor foliage of green, white, pink with purple flowers. Deep bronzy spinach like leaves with blue flowers. sun-shade/avg sun-shade/moist sun-shade/avg sun-shade/avg 2-3” 4-6” 6-8” 6-8” SHADE PERENNIALS PERENNIALS PAGE 38 spring spring spring spring PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT Ajuga ‘Chocolate Chip’ Ajuga ‘Dixie Chip’ Ajuga ‘Mint Chip’ Ajuga ‘Mini Crisp Red’ Quick groundcover known for dwarf habit and chocolate foliage. Low carpet of narrow leaves splashed with green, pink and cream. Carpet of small, narrow dark green leaves with deep blue flowers. Slow spreading carpet of ruffled congested bronzy red leaves. summer spring spring spring sun-shade/avg shade/moist sun-shade/avg sun-shade/moist 2-4” 3-4” 4-6” 2-4” ALCHEMILLA - LADY’S MANTLE Alchimilla erythropoda Alchimilla mollis Alchemilla ‘Auslese’ (mollis) Bluish-green leaves form mounds; chartreuse flowers. Rounded, 6” wide leaves form mounds; chartreuse flowers. Gray-green foliage forms a groundcover when planted in mass. spring-summer spring-summer summer sun/normal shade/normal shade/avg 6-8” 15-18” 8-12” ANEMONE - GRECIAN WIND FLOWER Anemone ‘Annabell Deep Rose’ (multifida) Anemone blanda ‘Blue Shades’ Anemone ‘Fantasy Cinderella’ Anemone ‘Fantasy Pocahontas’ Anemone ‘Honorine Jobert’ Anemone ‘Pamina’ Anemone ‘Party Dress’ Anemone ‘Pink Saucer’ (hupenhensis) Anemone ‘Pretty Lady Diana’ (hupenhensis) Anemone ‘Pretty Lady Emily’ (hupenhensis) Anemone ‘Pretty Lady Susan’ (hupenhensis) Anemone ‘Prince Henry’ Anemone ‘Queen Charlotte’ Anemone ‘Robustissima’ (tomentosa) Anemone ‘Rosenschale’ Anemone ‘September Charm’ (hupenhensis) Anemone sylvestris Anemone ‘Whirlwind’ Decorative foliage w/ rose colored blossoms w/ yellow centers. fall Average soil. Lilac purple with yellow center daisy-like flowers. spring Thickly petaled baby pink blooms. fall Double rose-pink flowers. fall Pure white single flowers w/ yellow stamens. L summer-fall Rose-pink, semi-double flowers with yellow stamens. L summer-fall Fluffy, double pink flowers 3.5” in diameter; glossy green foliage. L summer-fall Average soil. Prefer a rich, moist site. summer-early fall Soft pink flowers w/ gold centers. summer-fall Semi-double deep pink flowers. summer-fall Single dark pink floers w/ gold centers. summer-fall fall Soft pink, semi-double flowers with yellow stamens. L summer-fall Mauve-pink, single flowers; vigorous. L summer-fall Single pink-purple flowers. L summer-fall Single pink flowers-darker outside; dark green leaves. fall Average soil. Flowers and fluffy seed-heads useful for cutting. L summer-fall Pure white, semi-double flowers with yellow stamens; mounding. L summer-fall shade/avg sun/pt. shade shade/avg shade/avg pt. shade/normal pt. shade/normal pt. shade/normal sun/pt. shade shade/normal shade/normal shade/normal pt. shade/normal pt. shade/normal pt. shade/normal shade/normal pt. shade/normal sun/pt. shade pt. shade/normal 12” 6-8” 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 3-4’ 2.5-3.5’ 3’ 2-3’ 2’ 2’ 2’ AQUILEGIA - COLUMBINE Aquilegia ‘Biedermeier’ Aquilegia ‘Clementine Series’ (vulgaris) Aquilegia ‘Corbett’ (canadensis) Aquilegia ‘Little Lanterns’ (canadensis) Aquilegia ‘Origami Mix’ (x caerulea) Aquilegia ‘Songbird Series’ Aquilegia ‘Winky Series’ (vulgaris) Short-spurred flowers in mixed colors of whites, pinks, purples. spring-summer pt. shade/normal Variety of colors appearing like double clematis. spring shade/avg Nodding, 1.5”, creamy-yellow flowers; long yellow spurs. spring-summer pt. shade/normal Dwarf; Brilliant red flowers wth yellow corolla; grey, lobed foliage. spring-summer pt. shade/normal Long blooming upward facing flowers in a variety of colors. spring shade/avg Large flowers in colors of red, white, and rose. spring shade/avg Upward facing blooms in variety of colors. spring shade/avg 9-16” 1-2’ 1.5-2’ 10” 14-16” 2-3’ 15-18” ARALIA Aralia ‘Sun King’ Form of Aralia; outstanding accent in the shade or part shade. PERENNIALS PAGE 39 summer sun/shade/moist 2-3’ 2.5-3’ 3” 2-2.5’ 6-8” 3-4’ 3-4’ PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT ARISAEMA - JACK IN THE PULPIT Arisaema ringens Arisaema triphyllum Club-shaped flower spikes. Native. Spikes containing numerous tiny green to purple flowers. summer spring shade/moist shade/moist 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ ARUNCUS - GOAT’S BEARD Aruncus ‘Sylvester’ (dioicus) Native. Ivory white flower plumes. summer shade/avg 2-3’ ASARUM - WILD GINGER Asarum canadense (Canadian Wild Ginger) Asarum europium (European Wild Ginger) Heart-shaped deciduous leaves; purple-brown flower. Heart-shaped evergreen leaves; greenish flower. late spring spring shade/moist shade/moist 6-12” 5-8” ASTER Aster ‘Eastern Star’ (divaricatus) Low mound of bright green foliage with white red eyed daisies. fall shade/avg 1.5-2’ ASTILBE Astilbe ‘Astary Series’ Astilbe ‘Bressingham Beauty’ (x arendsii) Astilbe ‘Bridal Veil’ (x arendsii) Astilbe ‘Cotton Candy’ (x arendsii) Astilbe ‘Delft Lace’ Astilbe ‘Deutschland’ (japonica) Astilbe ‘Elizabeth Bloom’ (x arendsii) Astilbe ‘Erika’ Astilbe ‘Europa’ (japonica) Astilbe ‘Fanal’ (x arendsii) Astilbe ‘Gloria Purpurea’ (x arendsii) Astilbe ‘Hennie Graafland’ (simplicifolia) Astilbe ‘Jump and Jive’ Astilbe ‘Maggie Daley’ (chinensis) Astilbe ‘Mainz’ (japonica) Astilbe ‘Milk & Honey’ (chinensis) Astilbe ‘Montgomery’ (x arendsii) Astilbe ‘Ostrich Plume’ (thunbergii) Astilbe ‘Peach Blossom’ (japonica) Astilbe ‘Peaches and Cream’ (arendsii) Astilbe ‘Pink Lightning’ (simplicifolia) Astilbe ‘Pumila’ (chinensis) Astilbe ‘Purple Candles’ (chinensis) Astilbe ‘Purple Rain’ Astilbe ‘Red Sentinel’ (japonica) Astilbe ‘Rheinland’ (japonica) Astilbe ‘Short and Sweet Fireberry’ Color selections of: pink, rose, and white. L summer Arching plumes of rich pink flowers; ferny foliage forms mounds. summer Thick white sprays of flowers; ferny foliage forms mounds. spring-summer Large, deep pink, tight, fluffy plumes; green ferny foliage. summer Fluffy plumes of soft pink held on deep-red stems. summer White flowers. early summer Soft-pink plumes; compact mound of lacy green leaves. shade/avg Features open narrow panicles of light heather pink. L summer Soft pink flowers above lush dark green glossy leaves. summer Crimson red flowers on narrow plumes; bronzy green foliage. summer Dark rose-purple blooms. summer Clear pink flowers. mid summer Fluffy plumes of bright magenta-pink. summer Lavender-purple blooms on bronze foliage. L summer Lavender-pink plumes on dark green foliage. summer Creamy white plumes. summer Bright red flowers. mid summer Salmon-pink cascading plumes; red stalks; ferny leaves. mid summer Light salmon pink flowers. mid summer Plumes of pale-pink to white flowersL summer. shade/avg Light pink plumes on very dark green foliage. L summer Dwarf; Stiff plumes of rose-lavender; drought tolerant. L summer-fall Dense, candalabra-like, 3-4’ spikes of purple red flowers. L summer Fluffy plumes in shades of lavender to magenta. L summer Carmine-red flower spikes; green ferny mounded foliage. summer Clear-pink flower spikes; mounds of green ferny foliage. summer Compact form with raspberry-pink feathery blooms. L summer shade/avg pt. shade/moist pt. shade/moist pt. shade/moist shade/avg pt. shade/moist 1.5-2’ shade/avg shade/avg pt. shade/moist shade/avg pt. shade/moist shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg shade/normal pt. shade/moist pt. shade/moist pt. shade/moist 2-2.5’ shade/avg pt. shade/moist pt. shade/moist shade/avg pt. shade/moist pt. shade/moist shade/avg 10-12” 3’ 1.5’ 16” 1.5-2’ 12” PERENNIALS PAGE 40 2.5-3’ 1-1.5’ 2’ 2’ 16” 14-18” 16-20” 18-20” 2’ 20” 35-40” 2’ 14-16” 8-12” 3’ 18-21” 3’ 2’ 16” PLANT NAME Astilbe ‘Short & Sweet Sugarberry’ Astilbe ‘Snowdrift’ (x arendsii) Astilbe ‘Spinell’ (arendsii) Astilbe Sprite’ (simplicifolia) Astilbe ‘Vision Series’ Astilbe ‘Younique Series’ DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME warf cultivar bearing soft pink plumes. summer White flowers in large plumes; mounds of green ferny foliage. summer Crimson-red panicles held on clear green foliage. L summer Airy, shell-pink blooms; rust seedheads; bronze foliage. summer Colors include: pale pink, pink-red, white. L summer Colors selections of: fuchsia, hot pink, lavender, white. L summer SUN/SOIL shade/avg pt. shade/moist shade/avg pt. shade/moist shade/avg shade/avg HEIGHT 1-1.5’ 1.5-2’ 2-2.5’ 1’ 18” 1-1.5’ BEGONIA GRANDIS - HARDY BEGONIA Begonia ‘Alba’ Begonia grandis Sprays of white flowers; large green leaves w/ red veins. prays of pink flowers; large green leaves with red veins. L summer-fall L summer-fall 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ BERGENIA - PIGSQUEAK Bergenia ‘Bressingham Ruby’ Bergenia ‘Dragonfly Angel Kiss’ Bergenia ‘Dragonfly Sakura’ Bergenia ‘Edens Dark Margin’ Bergenia ‘Lunar Glow’ Bergenia ‘Pink Dragonfly’ Bergenia purpurascens Rosey-red flower clusters rise above the shiny foliage in spring. Semi-double white to pink flowers. Pink semi-double flowers. Leathery green leaves w/pencil line red edges; purple blooms. Pink flowers; creamy yellow foliage turns green then dark red. Plum-red tone leaves with coral-pink flowers. Spikes of bright magenta-purple flowers; arge green leaves. spring spring spring spring spring spring spring shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg shade/moist shade/avg shade/avg 1-1.5’ 10-16” 10-16” 12-16” 14” 10-16” 1-1.5’ BLETILLA - HARDY ORCHID Bletilla ‘Alba’ (striata) Bletilla ‘Alba Variegata’ (striata) Bletilla striata Creamy white, orchid-like 1.5” flowers; broad leaves. Ornamental foliage and purple, orchid-like flowers. urplish-pink, orchid-like 1.5” flowers; broad leaves. spring spring spring sun/moist sun/moist sun/moist 1.5’ 10-12” 1.5’ BOUTELOUA Bouteloua ‘Giant Snowdrop’ (gracillus) Arching white chalice shaped flowers. spring pt. shade/normal 14” BRUNNERA MACROPHYLLA - FALSE FORGET-ME-NOT Brunnera ‘Dawson’s White’ Brunnera ‘Jack Frost’ Brunnera ‘King’s Ransom’ Brunnera ‘Looking Glass’ Brunnera macrophylla Brunnera ‘Sea Heart’ Heart shaped leaves surrounded with white creamy edges. Silvery leaves veined/outlined in green; blue flowers. Medium green leaves with creamy margins. Foliage begins small in the spring, later expanding.spring. Intense blue flowers; neat clumps of heart-shaped leaves. Pink and blue bicolored blooms with frosty silver leaves. spring L spring spring shade/moist L spring spring shade/avg shade/moist shade/avg 1-1.5’ shade/moist shade/avg 18” 12” 10-12” CALTHA PULSTRIS - MARSH MARIGOLD Caltha palustris Bright, 2” yellow flowers and shiny, heart-shaped leaves. spring shade/moist 12-18” CAMASSIA LEICHTLINII Camassia ‘Caerulea’ Dark blue flowers. spring shade/normal 30” PERENNIALS PAGE 41 1-1.5’ 6-12” PLANT NAME BLOOM TIME DESCRIPTION CHELONE - TURTLEHEAD Chelone glabra Chelone ‘Hot Lips’ (lynoii) Chelone ‘Tiny Torgua’ (lyonii) Native. Hooded two-lipped white flowers with tinge of pink. Native. Dark rose-pink hooded flowers. Uniquely shaped, dark pink flower clusters. CHRYSOGONUM VIRGINIANUM - GOLDENSTAR Chrysogonum virginianum’Allen Bush’ Yellow flowers. CONVALLARIA MAJALIS - LILY OF THE VALLEY Convallaria ‘Bordeaux’ Convallaria majalis Convallaria ‘Rosea’ Pure white bell shaped flowers. Nodding, bell-shaped white flowers on arching stalks; fragrant. Light pink bell-shaped flowers on arching stalks; fragrant. CORYDALIS - BLEEDING HEART Corydalis ‘Berry Exciting’ (shimienensis) Corydalis ‘Blackberry Wine’ Corydalis ‘Blue Heron’ (curviflora) Corydalis ‘Blue Panda’ (flexuosa) Corydalis ‘Canary Feathers’ Corydalis elata Corydalis lutea Corydalis ‘Purple Leaf’ (flexuosa) Gold ferny foliage with fragrant purple flowers. Deep, wine-purple fragrant flowers with blue-green foliage. Ferny blue-grey foliage; intense sapphire blue fragrant flowers. Cobalt blue flowers. Canary yellow flowers. Clump of yellow-green leaves, bright blue tubular flowers. Pretty yellow locket-shaped flowers. Violet-blue flowers; bronze-purple, ferny leaves. DICENTRA - BLEEDING HEART Dicentra ‘Alba’ (spectabilis) Dicentra ‘Burning Hearts’ Dicentra ‘Candy Hearts’ Dicentra eximia Dicentra ‘Gold Heart’ (spectabilis) Dicentra ‘Ivory Hearts’ Dicentra ‘King of Hearts’ Dicentra ‘Luxuriant’ (eximia) Dicentra spectabilis Dicentra ‘Valentine’ (spectabilis) Pure white; arching stems of heart-shaped flowers. Deep rose rose. Pink flowers. Rosy-pink1” long, heart-shaped flowers over fern-like foliage. Gold foliage and bright pink flowers. White flowers. 12” tall. Dwarf; Rosy-pink, heart-shaped flowers; long blooming. Native. Strong pink flowers. Flowers are rose-red with white interior. Red flowers. DIGITALIS - PERENNIAL FOXGLOVE Digitalis ‘Candy Mountain’ (purpurea) Digitalis ‘Dalmation Rose’ (purpurea) Digitalis ‘Dalmation Series’ Digitalis ‘Excelsior Hybrid Mix’ (purpurea) Peach-tinged spotted blooms mature to lilac. Average soil. Rosy purple bells; dark crimson spots. Upright flowers in shades of peach, purple, rose, white. Rich shades of pink, lavender, and pure white. PERENNIALS PAGE 42 BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL L summer L summer L summer shade/moist shade/moist shade/moist 2-3’ 2-3’ 10-16” spring-summer pt. shade/dry 10” spring spring spring shade/avg 6-8” 6-12” 6-12” summer shade/moist spring-fall pt. shade/normal E summer shade/moist spring-summer pt. shade/normal summer-fall pt. shade/normal L spring-summer shade/moist L spring-summer shade/moist spring pt. shade/normal HEIGHT 10-13” 10-12” 8-10” 12” 12” 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 8-12” spring-summer spring-summer spring-summer spring-summer spring spring-summer spring-summer spring spring-summer spring-summer pt. shade/ moist pt. shade/ moist pt. shade/ moist pt. shade/ moist pt. shade/ normal pt. shade/ moist pt. shade/ moist shade/moist pt. shade/ moist pt. shade/ moist 2-3’ 12” 12-18” 3’ 12” 8” 12-14” 2-3’ 2’ summer summer summer summer shade-sun/moist sun/pt. shade shade-sun/moist shade-sun/moist 3-4’ 1-1.5’ 2-4’ 4’ PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME summer summer summer summer summer SUN/SOIL HEIGHT Digitalis ‘Foxy’ (purpurea) Digitalis ‘Giantea’summer Digitalis mertonensis (x grandiflora) Digitalis ‘Polkadot Pippa’ Digitalis ‘Polkadot Princess’ Average soil. Enormous spires of dangling bells, asst colors. Usual; features tall, towering wands of honey-brown flowers. Coppery-pink, trumpet-shaped flowers with rose interior. Average soil. Apricot-pink, trumpet-shaped flowers; yellow interior. Bright pink flowers. sun/pt. shade sun/pt. shade pt. shade/moist sun/pt. shade shade-sun/moist 3-4’ 4-6’ 3-4’ 2-3’ 2.5-3’ DODECATHEON MEADIA - SHOOTING STAR Dodecatheon ‘Aphrodite’ Dodecatheon jeffreyi Upright stems of bright magenta-pink flowers w/a yellow center. Rose purple flowers. L spring-summer shade/moist spring-summer pt. shade/moist 1-1.5’ 18” DORONICUM - LEOPARD’S BANE Doronicum ‘Leonardo’ Doronicum orientale ‘Little Leo’ Bright yellow flowers. Large yellow 2” daisies; plants go dormant mid summer. spring-summer pt. shade/normal spring-summer pt. shade/normal 1’ 12-15” EPIMEDIUM - BARRENWORT OR BISHOP’S HAT Epimedium ‘Azusa’ (x youngianum) Epimedium cantabrigiense Epimedium ‘Ellen Wilmott’ (x warleyense) Epimedium ‘Lilafee’ (grandiflorum) Epimedium rubrum Epimedium ‘Sulphureum’ (x veriscolor) Epimedium ‘Sweetheart’ (x rubrum) Epimedium warleyense Bright white flowers with long spurs and red outer petals. Pink, beige and yellow flowers. Bright orange flowers. Lilac flowers on wiry stems. Sprays of rose-red flowers with spurs; heart-shaped leaves. Ground cover in shady or woodland areas; yellow flowers. red-yellow flowers with red veined foliage. Copper colored flowers. summer shade/avg spring-summer shade/dry spring-summer shade/dry summer shade/avg spring-summer shade/dry spring shade/well-drained summer shade/avg spring-summer shade/dry 6-12” 24” 8” 10-15” 8-12” 6-12” 12-16” 8” FERNS ADIANTUM - MAIDENHAIR FERN Adiantum pedatum Adiantum venustum na na shade/moist shade/moist 1-1.5’ 1’ ARACHNOIDES STANDISHII - UPSIDE DOWN FERN Arachnoides ‘Upside Down Fern’ (standishii) Prominent veins on surface rather than bottom. na shade/moist 2-3’ ATHYRIUM - LADY FERN Athyrium ‘Branford Beauty’ (x) Athyrium ‘Burgundy Lace’ (niponicum) Athyrium ‘Frizelliae’ (filix-femina) Athyrium ‘Ghost’ (niponicum) Athyrium ‘Lady Fern’ (filix-femina) Athyrium ‘Ocean’s Fury’ Athyrium ‘Pewter Lace’ (niponicum) na na na na na na na shade/moist shade/moist shade/moist shade/moist shade/moist shade/moist shade/moist 1-2’ 1’ 1-1.5’ 2-3’ 1.5-3’ 2.5-3’ 10-15” PERENNIALS PAGE 43 Native. Maidenhair fern w/ jet black stems; airy green foliage. Himalayan maidenhair fern; fronds emerge bronze, develop green. Silver fronds help upright by reddish stems (Lady x Painted). Silvery green with purple ribs. Native. Tatting Fern distinctive fronds of deep green. Silver-white fronds stand broad and tall. Light green lacy leaves. Upright silvery foliage; reddish stems (Jap Painted x Crested Lady). Metallic foliage with dark blue-green central rib. PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT Athyrium ‘Pictum’ (niponicum) Athyrium ‘Ursula’s Red’ (niponicum) Athyrium ‘Victoriae’ (filix-femina) Japanese Painted Fern metallic gray and mahogany. Silvery frons with red-tinged ribs. Native. Interlocking pinnae which crisscross along frond. na na na shade/moist shade/moist shade/moist 1-1.5’ 1’ 1.5-2’ CYRTOMIUN - JAPANESE HOLLY FERN Crytomium fortunei Crytomium ‘Rochfordianum’ (falcatum) Fortune’s Holly Fern satin chartreuse with smooth margins. Japanese Holly Fern shiny green foliage with holly-like leaflets. na na shade/moist shade/moist 1-2’ 1.5-2’ CHEILANTHES LANOSA - HAIRY LIP FERN Cheilanthes ‘Hairy Lip’ (lanosa) Fuzzy green leaflets along brown stem. na shade/moist 6-8” DRYOPTERIS - WOOD FERN OR BUCKLER FERN Dryopteris ‘Autumn Fern’ (erythrosora) Dryopteris ‘Brilliance’ (erythrosora) Dryopteris ‘Dixie Wood Fern’ (australis) Dryopteris ‘Eastern Wood Fern’ (marginalis) Dryopteris ‘Male Fern’ (filix-mas) Fronds turn to bronze. More colorful than Autumn Fern coppery pink color. Native. Semi-evergreen with slender vase shape Native. Blue-green evergreen. Native. Lance shaped, pinnate fronds. na na na na na shade/moist shade/moist shade/moist shade/moist shade/moist 2.5-3’ 1.5-2’ 4-5’ 1.5-2’ 2-4’ MATTEUCCIA - OSTRICH FERN Matteuccia ‘Ostrich Fern’ (pensylvanica) Native. Extremely vigorous vase shaped fronds. Matteuccia ‘Ostrich the King Fern’ (struthiopteris) Bronze base forms towering vase. na na shade/moist shade/moist 2-2.5’ 3-7’ OSMUNDA - CINNAMON OR ROYAL FERN Osmunda ‘American Royal Fern’ (regalis spectabilis) Osmunda ‘Cinnamon Fern’ (cinnamomea) Native. Graceful fronds form massive clumps with great fall color. Native. Bright green with cinnamon colored fertile fronds. na na shade/moist shade/moist 2-5’ 3-5’ POLYSTICHUM - CHRISTMAS FERN OR SHIELD FERN Polystichum ‘Alaskan Fern’ (setiferum divisilobum) Polystichum ‘Christmas Fern’ (acrostichoides) Polystichum ‘Korean Rock Fern’ (tsus-simense) Polystichum ‘Tassel Fern’ (polyblepharum) Low spreading with soft looking foliage. Native. Evergreen. Semi-evergreen. Evergreen. na na na na shade/moist shade/moist shade/moist shade/moist 1-1.5’ 2.5’ 1-1.5’ 2’ GENTIANA - GENTIAN Gentiana ‘Blue Cross’ Gentiana ‘True Blue’ Blue violet flowers. Brilliant blue flowers. fall summer pt. shade/normal pt. shade/normal 12” 2’ GILLENTIA TRIFOLIATA - BOWMAN’S ROOT Gillenia trifoliata Reddish stems branch freely; white starry flowers; clump forming. summer 2-3’ PERENNIALS PAGE 44 PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION HELLEBORUS - CHRISTMAS ROSE OR LENTEN ROSE Helleborus argutifolius Chartreuse cupped flowers streaked purple. Helleborus ‘Ballerina Ruffles’ Double blooms in shades of pink with purple speckling. Helleborus ‘Berry Swirl’ (x hybridus) Double orchid with white center. Helleborus ‘Bridget’ (x hybridus) Single white, cream or pink flowers. Helleborus ‘Champion’ (x ericsmithii) Creamy white blooms with bluish-green foliage. Helleborus ‘Cinnamon Snow’ (x ballardiae) Light pink buds open yellow. Helleborus ‘Cotton Candy’ (x hybridus) Double light pink flowers. Helleborus ‘Double Fashion’ (niger) Double snow white blooms with yellow stamens. Helleborus ‘Double Ladies Mix’ (x hybridus) Double flowers in shades of white, purple, yellow, pink. Helleborus ‘Golden lotus’ (x hybridus) Double yellow lotus-like flowers. Helleborus ‘Golden Sunrise’ (x hybridus) Yellow flowers accented with red picotee edges. Helleborus ‘Grape Galaxy’ (x hybridus) Purple flowers spotted with dark purple. Helleborus ‘Green Gambler’ (x hybridus) Single blooms of apple green spotted in burgundy. Helleborus ‘HGC Platinum Rose’ (x ballardiae) Rose colored buds open to cream. Helleborus ‘HGC Winter Sunshine’ (x ericsmithii)Creamy white flowers age to pink. Helleborus ‘Harlequin Gem’ (x hybridus) Single white flowers. Helleborus ‘Jacob’ (niger) White flowers with dark green foliage and burgundy stems. Helleborus ‘Jade Tiger’ (x hybridus) Double green petals edged in purple. Helleborus ‘Josef Lemper’ (niger) White flowers, rich deep green foliage. Helleborus ‘Mahogany Snow’ (x ballardiae) Cream flowers with light pink reverse. Helleborus ‘Mango Magic’ (x hybridus) Mango-orange flowers with red speckles and edges. Helleborus ‘Metallic Blue Lady’ (x hybridus) Deep purple hueswinter-spring. Helleborus ‘Midnight Ruffles’ (x hybridus) Double black flowerswinter-spring. Helleborus ‘Painted Doubles’ (x hybridus) Double rose flowers edged in white. Helleborus ‘Penny’s Pink’ (x ballardiae) Emerge bright, mauve-pink maturing to deeper pink. Helleborus ‘Peppermint Ice’ (x hybridus) Double light pink with purple picotees. Helleborus ‘Red Lady’ (orientalis) Dark red flowers. Helleborus ‘Red Sapphire’ (x hybridus) Rose red flowers edged in black. Helleborus ‘Royal Heritage’ (x hybridus) Blooms in shades from white, pink, red, maroon, near black. Helleborus ‘Sally’ (x hybridus) Consistently yellowwinter-spring. Helleborus ‘Sparkling Diamond’ (x hybridus) Pure white double flowers. Helleborus ‘Sunshine Selections’ (x ericsmithii) Single assortment of colors from red, yellow, and green. Helleborus ‘White Spotted Lady’ (x hybridus) Cup-shaped white blooms spotted with dark red in center. HEPATICA ACUTILOBA - LIVERLEAF Hepatica acutiloba Blue, pink or white flowers. HEUCHERELLA - FOAMY BELLS Heucherella ‘Alabama Sunrise’ Heucherella ‘Brass Lantern’ Native. Gold flowers with red veins. Native. Gold and red flowers on maple shaped leaves. PERENNIALS PAGE 45 BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT winter spring winter-spring winter-spring winter-spring winter-spring winter-spring winter-spring winter-spring winter-spring winter-spring winter-spring spring winter-spring winter-spring winter-spring winter-spring winter-spring winter-spring winter-spring winter-spring shade/avg shade/avg winter-spring spring winter-spring winter-spring winter-spring spring shade/avg winter-spring winter-spring spring shade/dry shade/avg shade/normal shade/normal shade/avg shade/avg shade/normal shade/avg shade/avg shade/normal shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg shade/normal shade/normal shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg shade/dry shade/avg 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ shade/normal shade/organic shade/normal shade/dry shade/dry shade/organic 1-1.5’ shade/normal shade/avg shade/organic 1-1.5’ 1.5-2’ 14” 18” 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 14” 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 14” 1-1.5’ 1.5-2’ 1.5-2’ 1-1.5’ 12” 14” 9-12” 10-14” 1-1.5’ 18” 1.5-2’ spring shade/normal 4” spring summer pt. shade/normal pt. shade/normal 12” 20” 14” 1-1.5’ 14” 1.5’ 18” 1-1.5’ 14” 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL Heucherella ‘Copper Cascade’ Heucherella ‘Dayglow Pink’ Heucherella ‘Golden Zebra’ Heucherella ‘Leap Frog’ Heucherella ‘Redstone Falls’ Heucherella ‘Solar Power’ Heucherella ‘Sweet Tea’ Heucherella ‘Tapestry’ Heucherella ‘Yellowstone Falls’ Rosy-copper gold foliage holds its color all year. Native. Green foliage cut with chocolate inlay. Native. Bright yellow feathery leaves marked with dark red. Chartreuse foliage, burgundy centers, mellows to green w/ purple. Native. Coppery colored leaves with dark veins. Yellow-gold to lime green leaves splashed with red. Emerge as amber-orange with cinnamon star pattern . Native. Blue-green leaves in spring change to green in fall. Native. Chartreuse lobed leaves with deep crimson markings. HOSTA - PLANTAIN LILY Hosta ‘Abiqua Drinking Gourd’ Hosta ‘Albomarginata’ (undulata) Hosta ‘American Halo’ Hosta ‘Ann Kulpa’ Hosta ‘August Moon’ Hosta ‘Aureomarginata’ (fortunei) Hosta ‘Baby Bunting’ Hosta ‘Big Daddy’ Hosta ‘Blue Mouse Ears’ Hosta ‘Blue Umbrellas’ Hosta ‘Blueberry Muffin’ Hosta ‘City Lights’ Hosta ‘Designer Genes’ Hosta ‘Dancing Queen’ Hosta ‘Diamond Tiara’ Hosta ‘Dream Queen’ Hosta ‘Earth Angel’ Hosta ‘Empress Wu’ Hosta ‘Fire and Ice’ Hosta ‘Fire Island’ Hosta ‘First Frost’ Hosta ‘Fragrant Bouquet’ Hosta ‘Francee’ (fortunei) Hosta ‘Francis Williams’ (sieboldiana) Hosta ‘Frosted Mouse Ears’ Hosta ‘Guacamole’ Hosta ‘Golden Tiara’ Hosta ‘Great Expectations’ Hosta ‘Halycon’ Hosta ‘Independence’ Hosta ‘Invinvible’ Hosta ‘Ivory Coast’ Blue-green deeply cupped leaves. 2014 hosta of the year. summer shade/avg Dark green leaves streaked with lighter green to creamy white. summer shade/avg Dark green with large white edge. summer shade/avg Narrow cream-white centers and very wide green margins. summer shade/avg Heart-shaped gold leaves with white flowers. summer shade/avg Dark green leaves; distinctive yellow edging, lavender flowers. summer shade/avg Low growing rounded leaves with purple flowers. summer shade/avg Deep blue round puckered leaves. summer shade/avg Miniature hosta variety with blue-green leaves. summer shade/avg Giant mounds of large, bluish foliage; white flowers. early-mid summer Powdery-blue puckered leaves with purple flowers. summer shade/avg White flowers; gold puckered leaves. summer shade/normal Bright red petioles contrasted with bright gold foliage. summer shade/avg Bright yellow wedge shaped leaves with pie crust edges. summer shade/avg Dense mound of heart-shaped green leaves w/white margins. summer shade/avg Bluish-green corrugated leaves with narrow creamy white center. summer shade/avg Large blue-green heart shaped leaves w/ wide creamy margins. summer shade/avg Huge dark green corrugated leaves with lavender flowers. summer shade/avg White leaves with dark green wide margins; lavender flowers. summer Brilliant yellow leaves on red petioles with lavender flowers. summer shade/avg Blue-green leaves w/a yellow border that turns to white. summer shade/avg Apple-green leaves with yellow-white margins; white flowers. early-mid summer Heart-shaped leaves with narrow white margin; lavender flowers. mid-late summer Large blue-green puckered leaves w/ gold borders; white flowers. early-mid summer Blue green leaves with white margins. summer shade/normal Chartreuse leaves w/ wide green edge; fragrant lavender flowers. mid-late summer Heart-shaped green leaves with gold edge; purple flowers. mid-late summer Blue and green around creamy yellow center; white flowers. mid summer Mid-sized blue that holds color well summer. shade/avg 1.5’ Dark green heart-shaped leaves with wide creamy margins. summer shade/avg Sturdy mound of foliage, topped with lily-like blooms. summer shade/avg Grey-green leaves with rippled yellow margins. summer shade/avg PERENNIALS PAGE 46 summer shade/avg summer shade/avg spring-summer shade/normal summer shade/avg summer pt. shade/normal summer shade/avg summer shade/avg summer shade/avg summer shade/avg HEIGHT 6-8” 7” 10-12” 12” 1-1.5’ 1.5-2’ 8-10” 6” 20” 1-1.5’ 28” 1-1.5’ 20” 1-1.5’ 6-8” 28” 8-10” 2.5’ 12-14” 18” 1-1.5’ 1.5’ 1-1.5’ 18” 2-3’ 2-4’ 1.5-2’ 10-14” 1-1.5’ 1.5-2’ 1-2’ 3-5’ 7” 2-2.5’ 10-15” 1.5-3’ 2’ 1-1.5’ 20” PLANT NAME Hosta ‘June’ Hosta ‘June Fever’ Hosta ‘Komodo Dragon’ Hosta ‘Krossa Regal’ Hosta ‘Liberty’ Hosta ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ Hosta ‘Lakeside Cupcake’ Hosta ‘Loyalist’ Hosta ‘Minuteman’ (fortunei) Hosta ‘Moonstruck’ Hosta ‘Orange Marmalade’ Hosta ‘Paradigm’ Hosta ‘Patriot’ Hosta ‘Paul’s Glory’ Hosta ‘Pineapple Upsidedown Cake’ Hosta plantaginea Hosta ‘Praying Hands’ Hosta ‘Rainbow’s End’ Hosta ‘Rainforest Sunrise’ Hosta ‘Ripple Effect’ Hosta ‘Sagae’ Hosta ‘Saint Elmo’s Fire’ Hosta ‘Snow Mouse Ears’ Hosta ‘So Sweet’ Hosta ‘Stained Glass’ Hosta ‘Stiletto’ Hosta ‘Strip Tease’ Hosta ‘Sum and Substance’ Hosta ‘Sun Power’ Hosta ‘Touch of Class’ Hosta ‘Twilight’ Hosta ‘Whirlwind’ Hosta ‘Wide Brim’ Hosta ‘Wolverine’ Hosta ‘Zounds’ DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME Gold centered leaves with blue-green margins; lavender flowers. mid-late summer Bright yellow leaves w/ a narrow blue-green margin. summer Giant, rippled green leaves with white blooms. summer Frosty-blue leathery upright leaves; soft, orchid-pink flowers. late summer Gorgeous blue-green centers with very wide white-yellow margins. summer Emerges chartreuse, intensifies to bright gold. summer Blue-green margins with gold centers and pale lavender flowers. summer Bold white interiors with rich green margins; lavender flowers. mid summer Dark green center, heavy substance, creamy white margins. Narrow blue leaf with creamy centers. summer Large blue-green margins; orange-gold centers. summer Gold leaves with blue-green margins and white flowers. summer Heart-shaped leaves with broad margins; lavender flowers. early summer Gold leaves with streaky blue-green margin; lavender flowers. mid summer Golden yellow with small dark green margins and heavy ripples. summer Light green glossy leaves; fragrant, white flowers. late summer Upright, narrow, tightly folded leaves resembling folded hands. summer Thick bright yellow leaves w/dark green veining, lavender flowers. summer Gold leaf surrounded by dark green and white flowers. summer Chartreuse summer leaves w/green margin; pale lavender flowers. summer Frosty, blue leaves with creamy yellow margin; lavender flowers. mid-late summer Yellow leaves with white margins. summer Thick white leaves with wide blue green margin. summer Green leaves with white margins; fragrant lavender flowers. late summer Shiny gold foliage, dark green margin, fragrant purple flowers. summer Row dark-green wavy leaves with a white margin. summer Green leaves with narrow gold center; lavender flowers. summer Bright green, rounded, puckered leaves; lavender flowers. L summer Bright gold leaves with lavender flowers. summer Blue leaves with gold in the center and lavender flowers. summer Large dark green centers with very wide creamy yellow margins. summer Yellow-white centers and dark green margins; lavender flowers. mid summer Dark green leaves with wide irregular margins of buttery yellow. summer Pointy blue-green leaves with a streaky creamy-gold edging. summer Brilliant gold corrugated foliage with lavender flowers. summer SUN/SOIL HEIGHT shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg 1’ 1-1.5’ 30” 2-3’ 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 5” 1-1.5’ shade/normal shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg shade/normal shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg 10” 1-1.5’ 28” 1-1.5’ 2’ 1.5’ 1.5-2.5’ 1-1.5’ 1-2’ 8-10” 12” 2.5’ 18” 6-8” 1.5-2’ 15” 6-8” 1.5-2’ 3-4’ 1.5-2’ 10-18” 1-1.5’ 1-2’ 1.5-2’ 1-1.5’ 2’ IRIS CRISTATA - DWARF CRESTED IRIS Iris cristata Native. Blue-violet flowers with fringed yellow crests spring shade/moist 4-8” LAMIASTRUM GALEOBDOON - YELLOW ARCHANGEL Lamiastrum ‘Herman’s Pride’ 8-12” PERENNIALS PAGE 47 Yellow flowers; dark green leaves flecked with silver; mounding. spring-summer pt. shade/normal PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT LAMIUM MACULATUM - SPOTTED DEAD NETTLE Lamium ‘Anne Grennaway’ Lamium ‘Aureum’ Lamium ‘Chequers’ Lamium ‘Ghost’ Lamium ‘Lemon Frost’ Lamium ‘Orchid Frost’ Lamium ‘Pink Pewter’ Lamium ‘Purple Dragon’ Lamium ‘Red Nancy’ Lamium ’Shell Pink’ Lamium ‘White Nancy’ Lavender mauve flowers with gold edged leaves. Heart shaped yellow and silver leaves, rose purple flowers. Small heart-shaped green leaves w/silver stripe, purple flowers. Silver leaves with orchid flowers. Small lemon-lime leaves w/ silver stripe;lavender-pink flowers. Orchid pink flowers with green leaves w/silver centers. Pink with silver grey variegation. Deep urple flowers with silvery foliage. Small silver leaves; lusters of purplish-pink flowers. Soft pink, hooded flowers; silver leaves edged in green. White hooded flowers; spreading; silver leaves edged in green. summer summer spring-fall summer summer summer summer summer spring-fall summer summer pt. shade/normal shade/moist shade/avg pt. shade/normal shade/moist pt. shade/normal pt. shade/normal pt. shade/normal shade/avg pt. shade/normal pt. shade/normal 6” 6-8” 6-8” 4” 6-8” 4” 4” 4” 6-8” 6-8” 6-8” LIGULARIA - BIGLEAF GOLDENRAY Ligularia ‘Bottle Rocket’ Ligularia dentata ‘Britt Marie Crawford’ Ligularia ‘Dragon’s Breath’ (przewalskii) Ligularia ‘Othello’ (dentata) Ligularia stenocephala ‘The Rocket’ Yellow flower spikes on chocolate stems. Glossy, maroon leaves/purple reverse; orange-yellow flowers. Mound of ‘dark green leaves with bright golden yellow flowers. Leaves mature to brownish-green with yellow-orange flowers. Yellow flowers; large green leaves with coarse, jagged edges. summer summer-fall summer summer summer shade/moist shade/moist shade/moist shade/moist shade/moist 24” 3-4’ 2-2.5’ 2-3’ 4-5’ LIRIOPE MUSCARI - LILYTURF Liriope ‘Big Blue’ (muscari) Liriope ‘Marc Anthony’ Liriope ‘Monroe White’ (muscari) Liriope ‘Royal Purple’ (muscari) Liriope ‘Silver Dragon’ (spicata) Lirope ‘Silvery Sunproof’ (muscari) Liriope ‘Spicata Silver Dragon’ Liriope ‘True Blue’ (muscari) Liriope Variegata’ (muscari) Lavender blue flowers. Leaves have hues of golden, green & white w/avender blooms. White flowers. Rich purple flowers. Narrow leaves striped with white. Purple flowers with green and yellow leaves. Narrow striped leaves with pale lavender flowers. Arching glossy dark green leaves. Lavender flowers; white-edged leaves. summer-fall summer summer-fall summer-fall summ-fall summer-fall summer summ-fall summer-fall shade-sun/avg shade-sun/avg shade-sun/avg shade-sun/avg shade-sun/avg shade-sun/avg shade-sun/avg shade-sun/avg sshade-sun/avg 10” 1.5’ 10” 10” 8-15” 10” 1-1.5’ 16” 10” LOBELIA - CARDINAL FLOWER Lobelia ‘Black Truffle’ (cardinalis) Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia ‘Fan Deep Rose’ (speciosa) Lobelia ‘Fan Deep Red’ (speciosa) Lobelia ‘Fried Green Tomatoes’ (cardinalis) Lobelia siphilitica Lobelia ‘Vulcan Red’ (speciosa) Dark chocolatey-purple foliage and bold red flowers. Native. Brilliant scarlet-red flowers. Deep rose tubular flowers on erect, well-branched leafy stems. Dark red flowers. Native. Dozens of tomato-red blooms. Spikes of brilliant blue flowers on upright long lance foliage. Deep purple foliage with spikes of cardinal red flowers. summer summer summer summer summer summer summer pt. shade/avg pt. shade/moist pt. shade/moist pt. shade/moist shade/moist pt. shade/moist shade/moist 3-4’ 2-4’ 2’ 30” 2.5-3’ 2-3’ 2-3’ PERENNIALS PAGE 48 PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT spring spring pt. shade/normal pt. shade/normal 2” 2” early summer shade/avg 6-8” MAZUS REPTANS - MAZUS Mazus reptans Mazus reptans ‘Albus’ Tiny blue, tubular flowers; creeping, mat-like light green leaves. Tiny white, tubular flowers; creeping, mat-like light green leaves. MEEHANIA Meehania cordata Creeping mint, mat forming, native to western PA. MERTENSIA VIRGINICA - VIRGINIA BLUEBELLS Mertensia virginica Native. Nodding clusters of trumpet-shaped blue flowers spring shade/moist 1-2’ MUKENDIA ROSSII Mukendia rossii ‘Crimson Fans’ Maple-shaped leaves start bronze, change to green w/crimson tips. spring pt. shade/moist 1-1.5’ PACHYSANDRA - SPURGE Pachysandra ‘Green Carpet’ (terminalis) Evergreen groundcover forming a dense carpet of green leaves. spring shade/avg 6-8” Pachysandra ‘Green Sheen’ (terminalis) Thick durable evergreen leaves with glossy foliage. spring shade/avg 6-8” Pachysandra procumbens Native. Green leaves veined & mottled w/ brown; pink spring flowers. spring shade/avg 6-10” Pachysandra ‘Variegated’ (terminalis) Slow growing green and creamy white foliage . spring shade/avg 6-8” PODOPHYLLUM PELTATUM - MAYAPPLE Podophyllum peltatum Native. Large green umbrella-like leaves with white to rose flowers. POLEMONIUM - JACOB’S LADDER Polemonium ‘Apricot Delight’ (caeruleum) Polemonium ‘Bambino Blue’ (viscosum) Polemonium ‘Bressingham Purple’ Polemonium ‘Brise d’Anjou’ (caeruleum) Polemonium caeruleum Polemonium ‘Heavenly Habit’ (boreale) Polemonium ‘San Juan Skies’ (boreale) Polemonium ‘Stairway To Heaven’ (reptans) Polemonium ‘Touch of Class’ (reptans) Apricot flowers with lilac. Compact mound of ferny foliage with intense blue flower clusters. Dark purple flowers. Variegated green/cream leaves, violet-blue flowers. Loose clusters of nodding blue flowers; dense tufts of ferny foliage. Violet-blue flowers with clear yellow eyes, reblooms if cut back. Compact w/ feathery silver-green leaves; blue white-eyed flowers. Native. Variegated foliage with bright blue flowers. Native. Green leaves w/white margins and pale blue flowers. POLYGONATUM - SOLOMON’S SEAL Polygonatum humile Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegatum’ A very miniature form; white flowers; green leaves. Fragrant white flowers. PRIMULA - PRIMROSE Primula ‘Belarina Series’ (vulgaris) Primula ‘Millers Crimson’ (japonica) Primula ‘Ronsdorf Mix’ (denticulata) Series colors include: yellow, blue, white, orange, and pink. Candelabra rose-red blooms on cabbage like foliage. Ball-shaped, white, lilac, and fuchsia rosettes. PERENNIALS PAGE 49 summer shade/moist 1-1.5’ spring-summer summer spg-summer-fall summer spring summer summer spring-summer spring-summer pt. shade/moist shade/moist pt. shade/moist pt. shade/moist pt. shade/moist shade/moist shade/moist pt. shade/moist pt. shade/moist 15” 1-1.5’ 15” 1-2’ 1-2’ 1’ 1’ 12” 12” late spring spring shade/moist shade/moist 4-8” 2-3’ spring spring spring shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg 7” 1-2’ 8-12” PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT spring spring spring spring spring spring pt. shade/normal pt. shade/normal shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg pt. shade/normal 9-12” 9-12” 10-12” 1-2’ 12” PULMONARIA LONGIFOLIA - LUNGWORT Pulmonaria ‘Bertram Anderson’ (longifolia) Pulmonaria ‘Dark Vader’ Pulmonaria ‘High Contrast’ Pulmonaria ‘Mrs. Moon’ (saccharata) Pulmonaria ‘Raspberry Splash’ Pulmonaria ‘Trevi Fountain’ Violet-blue flowers; dark green foliage / silver spots. Pink to dark blue; silver spots on dark green leaves. Pink, blue and purple flowers with silver splashed leaves. Silver spotted foliage with magenta-pink blooms. Upfacing deep raspberry-pink bells, the narrow green leaves. Silver-spotted leaves and clusters of cobalt-blue flowers. RHABARBARUM Rhabarbarum ‘Canada Red’ Rhabarbarum ‘Victoria’ summer summer RODGERSIA - RODGER’S FLOWER Rodgersia ‘Bronze Peacock’ Glossy deep bronze leaves emerge with tiny medium pink flowers. summer shade/avg 1.5-2’ SANGUINARIA CANADENSIS - BLOODROOT Sanguinaria canadensis 3” white flowers with yellow stamens; blue-green leaves; native. spring shade/moist 3-6” SAXIFRAGA CAESPITOSA - MOSS SAXIFRAGE Saxifraga ‘Touran Series’ (x arendsii) Large flowers with long bloom times in colors of: red, white, neon rose, and scarlet. spring shade/avg 3-6” SELAGINELLA KRAUSSIANA Selaginella kraussiana ‘Aurea’ (Golden Spikemoss) Low creeping mat of feathery leaves. N/A shade/moist 2-4” SPIGELIA MARILANDICA - INDIAN PINK Spigelia marilandica Bright red, 2” flowers with yellow center; forms clump; native. spring-summer pt. shade/moist 12” SPIRANTHES ODORATA Spiranthes odorata Fragrant white flowers. fall pt. shade/moist 18” STYLOPHORUM Stylophorum diphyllum Large lemon yellow flowers; gray green leaves. spring-summer shade/moist 16” THALICTRUM - MEADOW RUE Thalictrum ‘Black Stockings’ Thalictrum ‘Evening Star’ (ichangense) Clumps of lacey green foliage with large pink flowers heads. Colorful foliage with tufts of lavender flowers on wiry stems. summer summer shade/avg shade/avg 6’ 1’ TIARELLA CORDIFOLIA - FOAMFLOWER Tiarella ‘Brandywine’ (cordifolia) Native. Creamy white flowers with wrinkled green foliage. summer shade/avg 1-1.5’ PERENNIALS PAGE 50 sun/normal sun/normal Bright red stems. 18” tall. Green stems; red toward base. 3’ tall. PLANT NAME DESCRIPTION Tiarella ‘Crow Feather’ Tiarella ‘Oakleaf’ (cordifolia) Tiarella ‘Octoraro’ Tiarella ‘Pink Skyrocket’ Tiarella ‘Running Tapestry’ Tiarella ‘Spring Symphony’ Native. Bright green deeply lobed leaves with purple flowers. Light pink flowers with burgundy fall foliage. Flower stalks hold mauve-pink buds that open to creamy. Native. Shiny deep cut foliage with bright pink flowers Light pink blooms. Native. Light pink flower with black midrib TRICYRTIS FORMOSA - TOAD LILY Tricyrtis ‘Gilt Edge’ (formosana) Tricyrtis ‘Golden Festival’ Tricyrtis ‘Miyazaki’ (hirta) Tricyrtis ‘Samurai’ (formosana) Tricyrtis ‘Sinonome’ Tricyrtis ‘Tojen’ (hirta) White with reddish-purple spotting on star-shaped flowers. Clusters of yellow orchid-like flowers w/speckles of maroon-purple. White flowers spotted with dark purple. Purple flowers with yellow eyes. Orchid-like, white flowers ruby-purple markings. Pale lavender flowers/white throats. TRILLIUM - WAKEROBIN Trillium erectum Trillium grandiflorum Trillium luteum Deep maroon, 3-petaled flowers; red berries. 3” white flower with wavy leaves. Yellow flowers. VIOLA - VIOLET Viola ‘Angel Amber Kiss’ Viola ‘Blackout’ (cornuta) Viola ‘Celestial Northern Lights’ Viola ‘Columbine’ Viola labradorica Viola ‘Purple Showers’ Viola ‘Rebecca’ Viola ‘Twilight’ (cornuta) Semi-double bronze and yellow flowers Black flowers on medium green foliage Yellow and lavender bicolored flowers. Fragrant white flowers streaked with violet-blue Native. Purple green foliage with tiny purple flowers. Large purple blue flowers. White and purple flowers. Rich combination of mauves and golds PERENNIALS PAGE 51 BLOOM TIME SUN/SOIL HEIGHT summer summer summer summer summer summer shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg shade/avg 1’ 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 10-12” 8-12” 8” fall fall summer-fall summer summer-fall summer-fall shade/moist shade/moist pt. shade/moist pt. shade/moist pt. shade/moist pt. shade/moist 1-1.5’ 1-1.5’ 2-3’ 15” 30” 24-30” spring spring spring shade/moist shade/moist shade/moist 6-18” 6-18” 15” spring shade/avg spring shade/avg spring normal spring shade/avg spring-summre pt. shade/normal spring-fall pt. shade/normal spring-fall pt. shade/normal spring shade/avg 4-6” 6-8” 6” 6-8” 2-4” 8” 6” 6-8”
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