Perennials
Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
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Perennial | MONARDA ‘Coral Reef’ | Bee Balm | Beautiful coral-pink flowers and fairly good mildew resistance. |
36-42 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
Perennial | MONARDA ‘Jacob Cline’ | Bee Balm | Huge, red flowers. Dark green mildew-resistant foliage. |
36-42 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
Perennial | MONARDA ‘Peter’s Fancy Fuchia’ | Bee Balm | Brilliant pink flowers atop tall stems are a magnet for all the pollinators. Drought tolerant Attracts pollinators Deer & rabbit resistant |
36-48" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | MONARDA Pocahontas ‘Red Rose’ | Bee Balm | Rich fuchsia-pink flowers over deep green highly mildew resistant foliage on compact plants. Attracts bees & butterflies |
14-16" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | MUKDENIA rossii ‘Crimson Fans’ | Mukdenia | Large maple-like leaves emerge bronze, then age to green splashed red. Early white bell flowers. Likes moisture. |
12-14 inches | Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | NEPETA grandiflora ‘Summer Magic’ | Catmint | Large, deep lavender flowers are clustered on dense spikes, blooming better through the heat of summer than most. |
15-18 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
Perennial | NEPETA kubanica | Catmint | Dense spikes of deep lavender-purple flowers through the summer over glossy green foliage. |
24-30 inches | Sun | 5 | ||
Perennial | NEPETA siberica ‘Souvenir d’ Andre Chaudron’ | Siberian Catmint | Medium blue flowers on tall spikes most of the summer on upright plants. One of our favorites for long bloom-time! |
2-3 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
Perennial | NEPETA subsessilis ‘Blue Prelude’ | Cat Mint | Large, bright blue flowers on bushy plants all summer. Attracts hummingbirds, bees & butterflies Deer & rabbit resistant Drought tolerant |
24-30 inches | Full sun | 5 | ||
Perennial | NEPETA faassenii ‘Junior Walker’ | Cat Mint | Compact and spreading habit covered with aromatic grey-green leaves which are smothered in showy spikes of lavender flowers the bees can’t resist! Deer resistant and rough tolerant. |
12-24 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
Perennial | NEPETA faassenii ‘Picture Purrfect’ | Catmint | Dense spikes of larger and bluer flowers than average on sturdy stems through the summer. This cultivar has a tidier, more compact habit than other catmints. Attracts bees, butterflies & hummingbirds Drought tolerant Good cut flower Deer & rabbit resistant |
10-12 inches | Sun | 3 | ||
Perennial | NEPETA faassenii ‘Walker’s Low’ | Catmint | Long-blooming cultivar forming a large fragrant mass of soft lavender blooms from late spring on if sheared. Attracts bees & butterflies Drought tolerant Deer & rabbit resistant |
18-24 inches | Sun | 3 | ||
Perennial | OENOTHERA missouriensis | Evening Primrose | Very flat growth with large lemon yellow flowers in June-July. Prefers a dry site. |
6-8 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
Perennial | OENOTHERA berlanderi ‘Siskiyou’ | Evening Primrose | Large, light pink flowers with white centers in late spring through the summer. Forms low spreading mounds. Can be overly vigorous in warmer climates. |
10-12 inches | Sun | 5 | ||
Perennial | OMPHALODES verna | Blue-eyed Mary | Resembling forget-me-nots this sweet perennial bears bouquets of soft blue flowers with a white eye in spring on a slowly creeping plant. |
6-8" | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
Perennial | OPUNTIA phaeacantha ‘Orange Form’ | Tulip Prickly Pear Cactus | Large pads have small hooked barbs and large orange flowers in spring. For dry sites. |
8-10 inches | Sun | 5 | ||
Perennial | OREDENIA ‘Fusion of Fire’ | Oredenia | A brilliant combination of Mukdenia and Oresitrophe, ‘Fusion of Fire’ takes the best of both plants for a one of a kind new perennial. The Mukdenia background lends notched leaves and brilliant red fall color. Oresitrophe provides massive leaves at more than 12″ wide and sprays of blushing pink flowers in spring. |
12-14" | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
Perennial | ORIGANUM laevigatum ‘Rosenkuppel’ | Oregano | Compact and upright growing topped with clusters of rosy-pink flowers from June to September. Makes a wonderful cut flower. Attracts pollinators Drought tolerant |
15-18 inches | Full sun | 5 | ||
Perennial | OROSTACHYS iwarenge | Dunce Caps | Curious little gray-leaved succulent. Flowers look like little pink dunce caps. Fall-blooming. |
3-4 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | OROSTACHYS spinosus | Dunce Caps | Stems of white blooms emerge from rosettes of tiny succulent gray-green foliage similar to hens and chicks. |
2-4 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
Fern | OSMUNDA cinnamomea | Cinnamon Fern | A large-growing fern with cinnamon-colored fertile fronds. Rabbit resistant. |
2-4 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
Annual | OTHONNA capensis | Little Pickles | Blue-green, cylindrical leaves with stems of bright yellow daisies above creeping, low-growing foliage for the rock garden or as a houseplant. Need excellent drainage and a dry winter spot. Attracts butterflies. Salt tolerant. |
4 inches | Sun | 5 | ||
Perennial | OXALIS crassipes ‘Rosea’ | Strawberry Oxalis | Bright rose-pink flowers on this Oxalis is great for a shady ground cover. |
4-6 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
Perennial | PACHYSANDRA procumbens | Allegheny Spurge | An attractive native groundcover with its mottled, evergreen foliage and fragrant white bottlebrush-shaped flowers in early to mid-spring. It spreads slowly to form a dense carpet. Deer and drought resistant |
8-10" | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA ‘Black Beauty’ | Peony | An early to midseason bloomer with large burgundy, almost black double flowers. |
36-42 inches | Sun | 3 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA ‘Eden’s Perfume’ | Peony | Considered the most fragrant peony ever with a scent of roses. It features large, elegant, double flowers with layer upon layer of shell pink petals. Heavy bloomer with sturdy stems. Excellent cut flower. Reliable and vigorous. |
30-34" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 2 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA (I) X ‘Duchesse de Lorraine’ | Itoh Peony | Fully double yellow Itoh Peony has very large blooms completely covering any stamens in the center. A delicious fragrance is an added reward. |
30-36" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA (I) x ‘Scrumdidleumptious’ | Itoh Peony | Cream and yellow blooms have a pink blush and pink edging. Sturdy branches hold the blooms upright without added support. Attracts bees Deer resistant |
30-36" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA intersectional hybrid ‘Bartzella’ | Itoh Hybrid Peony | This cultivar with very fragrant double yellow flowers. |
30-36 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA intersectional hybrid ‘Hillary’ | Itoh Peony | The very large semi-double blooms feature pink petals that age to cream, with a contrasting maroon-red eye and yellow tuft of stamens. |
30-34" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA intersectional hybrid ‘Julia Rose’ | Itoh Hybrid Peony | This cultivar has single to semi-double coral pink blooms that fade to creamy yellow. |
26-28 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA intersectional hybrid ‘Scarlet Heaven’ | Itoh Hybrid Peony | This cultivar has glowing scarlet single blooms. |
28-30 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA intersectional hybrid ‘Morning Lilac’ | Intersectional Peony | Very large flowers that are fuchsia with dark purple and white streaked-running petals. |
26-28 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA japonica | Japanese Woodland Peony | Single. cupped white flowers with yellow stamens in May over gray-green foliage. Beautiful metallic blue seeds on red stalks in late summer. Strong-growing. |
16-18 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA ‘Joker’ | Peony | Huge double flowers open dark pink then mature to a white center with pink picotee edge. |
30-34" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA ‘Krinkled White’ | Peony | Large single white flowers with prominent yellow stamens. Midseason. |
28-30 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA ‘Gardenia’ | Peony | Starts as a pink bud and develops large, ivory white flowers emitting a strong fragrance. |
24-36" | Sun | 4 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA ‘Lemon Chiffon’ | Peony | Semi-double lemon yellow fragrant blossoms with lots of bright yellow stamens in the center on strong stems that need no staking. |
24-36 inches | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA officinalis ‘Anemoniflora’ | Peony | Semi-double. Compact and long-lived. Dark pink-red bowl-shaped flowers appear between May and early June. Great fragrance and wonderful cut flower. |
24-30 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA ‘Peppermint Patty’ | Peony | Twisted white petals are streaked with roses-pink…very unusual. |
28-30 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA ‘Pink Hawaiian Coral’ | Peony | Fragrant, semi-double coral flowers on strong stems. Early bloomer. |
30-36 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA ‘Purple Spider’ | Peony | Fringed and frilly center petals of a rich purple-magenta surrounded by larger petals. Each petal is tipped in white. |
30-34" | Full sun | 3 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA ‘Sarah Bernhardt’ | Peony | Late large double pink. Lightly fragrant. |
30-36 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA ‘Sorbet’ | Peony | Pink bomb with center of light pink and canary yellow. Midseason bloomer. |
26-28 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA suffruticosa ‘Renkaku’ | Tree Peony | Glowing 6-8 inch semi-double white blooms with ruffled petals. |
2-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA suffruticosa ‘Shima Nishiki’ | Tree Peony | Striking, large 6 inch, semi-double blooms are deep rose to red streaked with white. |
2-4 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA tenuifolia ‘Flore-Plena’ | Fern Leaf Peony | Fine delicate texture with narrow, deeply cut, fern-like leaves that may go dormant in summer. It has double, lightly scented, bright red flowers with stalks that may be weak in exposed sites or rich soil and require staking. |
18-30" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Perennial | PAEONIA intersectional hybrid ‘Pink Double Dandy’ | Hybrid Peony | Large double soft pink flowers open to reveal the cluster of bright yellow stamens. |
24-30 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
Grass | PANICUM virgatum ‘Trailblazer’ | Switch Grass | Larger, showier seed heads on this graceful new cultivar. Sheer red-tinted flower clusters wave good-bye to summer as blue-green blades turn to a blaze of old golds and maroons that promise to brighten your autumn and maintain a winter presence. Attracts birds |
4-5 feet | Full sun | 5 | ||
Perennial | PAPAVER nudicaule ‘Wonderland Mix’ | Alpine Poppy | Lovely short-lived perennial with large saucer flowers in shades from white to lemon to golden yellow to orange-red and pink. Blooms held on 1-2 foot stalks above the lobed basel foliage. Will reseed. |
12-24 inches | Sun | 2 |