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Perennials

Type Botanical Name Native Common Name Description Height Light Req. Zone Add to My List
Perennial Clematis ‘Jackmanii Superba’ Clematis

Covered with a profusion of dark velvety mauve flowers, with a deeper reddish flush along the midrib with greenish-cream anthers. The 4-petaled blossoms are held wide open and measure 5 in. across. Flowers are followed by silky seed heads. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds

10-12' Full Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial Primula denticulata ‘Ronsdorf Strain’ Drumstick Primrose

Balls of clustered flowers in a mix of red, blue, lavender, lilac and white. Prefers woodlands.

10-12 Full Sun/Part Shade 3
Perennial ACANTHUS spinosus Bear's Breeches

Spikes of white flowers backed with dark red bracts in the summer.  Impressive, deeply cut, dark green, thistle-like foliage.  Makes a great architectural accent.  Needs excellent drainage in the winter.

3-4 feet Sun/Part Shade 5
Perennial ACHILLEA ‘Terracotta’ Yarrow

A vigorous, early-blooming variety with large burnt orange flower heads. Habit is compact.

12-18 inches Sun 4
Perennial ACHILLEA ‘Little Moonshine’ Yarrow

A smaller version of A. ‘Moonshine’ with the same lemon yellow flower umbels and feathery gray-green foliage.

10-12 inches Sun 4
Perennial ACHILLEA ‘New Vintage Red’

Bright red clusters on sturdy stems from early summer to early autumn. A wonderful butterfly magnet!

Full sun 4
Perennial ACHILLEA ‘New Vintage Violet’ Yarrow

Compact variety has a tidy plant habit, with bold, violet red tightly held flowers that keep their color longer into the summer. Drought tolerant. Deer/rabbit resistant. Reflowers well, deadheading helps!

12-14 inches Full sun 4
Perennial ACHILLEA ‘New Vintage White’ Yarrow

Features pure white flower clusters over compact, ferny, green foliage. Excellent for cutting, fresh or dried. Deadhead regularly to promote continued blooming. Spreads moderately, so it’s best to divide regularly in fall or spring. Deer/rabbit resistant. Drought tolerant.

12-14 inches Full sun 4
Perennial ACHILLEA ‘Pink Grapefruit’

Long lasting bunches of bright pink flowers fading to soft pink blooming from early to late summer.

Full sun 3
Perennial ACHILLEA ‘Sassy Summer Sangria’ Yarrow

Taller than other varieties this Yarrow has bright red flower clusters in summer and with a good rebloom if deadheaded.

30-36 Sun 3
Perennial ACHILLEA ‘Sassy Summer Taffy’ Yarrow

Taller and sturdier stems help this yarrow stand out with bright pink flower heads in summer with good rebloom if deadheaded.

30-36" Sun 3
Perennial ACONITUM cammarum ‘Bicolor’ Monkshood

Unusual and earlier blooming monkshood! Adaptable from full sun to moderate shade. May need staking. Does not like to dry out. Great cut flower. Deer/rabbit resistant.

3-4 feet Full Sun/Part Shade 2
Perennial ACONITUM carmichaelii ‘Arendsii’ Monkshood

Dark violet spikes in Sept-Oct. Excellent glossy dark-green foliage all season. Deer & rabbit resistant

48-54 inches Sun/Part Shade 3
Perennial ACONITUM krylovii Krylov's Monkshood

Creamy white hooded flowers on tall spikes mid to late summer. Deep green foliage holds up well after bloom.

4-5 feet Sun/Part Shade 3
Perennial ACTAEA foetida Stinking Bugbane

Shiny deep green foliage with branched spikes of creamy white flower in late summer. If you break a stem it has been known to smell a bit skunky hence the name. Attracts bees & butterflies

4-5' Part Shade 4
Fern ADIANTUM pedatum Northern Maidenhair Fern

Our lovely native Maidenhair fern of delicate form and texture. Young fiddlehead emerge pink in spring. Protect from afternoon sun/heat.

18-24 inches Part Shade/Shade 4
Perennial AGASTACHE ‘Blue Fortune’ Anise Hyssop

Long-lasting lavender-blue flower spikes all summer. Foliage is fragrant.  Great pollinator plant.  Not long-lived, but reseeds reliably.

2-3 feet Sun 4
Perennial AGASTACHE foeniculum ‘Golden Jubilee’ Anise Hyssop

Fragrant chartreuse foliage contrasts with violet flowers. Blooms through the summer.  Short-lived but reseeds readily.

18-24 inches Sun 5
Perennial AJUGA Feathered Friends ‘Parrot Paradise’ Bugleweed

Three colors on a single plant! Stunning tri-color leaves of bright yellow, orange, and red on this new ultra-hardy hybrid Ajuga, plants are topped in spring with beautifully contrasting cobalt-blue flowers.

6" Sun/Part Shade 3
Perennial AJUGA ‘Princess Leia’ Bugleweed

Green and white variegated foliage with deep purple flowers in spring. Attracts butterflies & hummingbirds Deer resistant

4-6" Part Shade/Shade 4
Perennial AJUGA reptans ‘Black Scallop’ Bugleweed

A cultivar with shiny, very dark burgundy scalloped foliage.  Short spikes of deep blue blooms cover the plant in the spring.  Slow-spreading to 3 feet wide.

4-6 inches Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial AJUGA reptans ‘Blueberry Muffin’ Carpet Bugle

Forms a dense mat of rounded green leaves that start out with a nice bronze flush than covered with blueberry-colored flowers in summer.

6-8 inches Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial AJUGA reptans ‘Burgundy Glow’ Bugleweed

Lovely tri-color foliage is burgundy, white and green. Flowers blue.

4-6 inches Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial AJUGA reptans ‘Metallica Crispa’ Bugleweed

Distinctly curled leaves of dark bronze. Unlike other Ajuga, it’s not a rapid spreader.

4-6 inches Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial ALCEA ‘Blackberry Ripple’

Ruffled double and semi-double blooms in a mix of deep purple and white.

Full sun 3
Perennial ALCEA ‘Purple Rain’ Hollyhocks

A true perennial form of Hollyhocks that bear tall stems of deep purple for most of the summer.

5-6 feet Full sun 5
Perennial ALCEA rosea ‘Black Knight’ Hollyhock

New introduction in the ‘Spotlight’ series. Black-purple single flowers; blooms first year and truly perennial (unlike the old-fashioned biennial varieties). Cut to ground after bloom.

5-6 feet Sun 3
Perennial ALCEA rosea ‘Radiant Rose’ Hollyhock

Rose-pink single mallow flowers on tall, sturdy stems.  This selection is from the perennial Spotlight series.

5-6 feet Full sun 3
Perennial ALCHEMILLA alpina Lady's Mantle

A dwarf form with sprays of chartreuse flowers.

6-8 inches Sun/Part Shade 3
Perennial ALCHEMILLA sericata ‘Gold Strike’ Lady’s Mantle

Low tufts of grey-green scalloped foliage, with umbels of bright gold flowers late spring to early summer.

12-14 inches Sun/Part Shade 3
Perennial ALLIUM ‘Bubble Bath’

Large lavender balls of flowers over blue-green foliage give a big impact in the sunny garden. Attracts butterflies and bees.

Full sun 4
Perennial ALLIUM cernuum Nodding Onion

Clumps of flat, narrow, grass-like leaves and tiny bell-shaped, pink to lilac pink (occasionally white) flowers which appear in loose, nodding clusters.

12-18 Inches Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial ALLIUM karataviense Turkestan Onion

Golf ball sized lavender globes over broad blue-green foliage in early summer. Goes dormant after bloom.

8-10 inches Sun 5
Perennial ALLIUM ‘Little Sapphire’

A later blooming ornamental onion with deep purple balls of flowers mid to late summer. Rabbit & deer resistant

Full sun 4
Perennial ALLIUM ‘Millenium’ Ornamental Onion

Profuse 2” rosy purple umbels on strong stems in mid to late summer.

16-20 inches Sun 4
Perennial ALLIUM schoenoprasum ‘Forescate’ Giant flowering chives

A large-flowered selection of Common Chives, forms a low mound of grassy leaves, with rose-purple flowers in late spring. Flowers and leaves are edible. Nice as a cut flower, fresh or dried. Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Clumps are easily divided in spring or fall. Deadhead to prevent self-seeding, as they will revert to regular chives. […]

12-18 inches Full Sun/Part Shade 2
Perennial ALLIUM senescens ‘Blue Eddy’

Compact and swirling blue-green foliage topped in summer with lilac colored balls. A great plant for rock gardens. Attracts butterflies and bees Deer and rabbit resistant

Full sun 4
Perennial ALLIUM senescens ssp. ‘Glaucum’ Circle Onion

Flat blue-green corkscrew shoots form a distinctive clump. Pink flowers in late summer.

6-8 inches Sun 4
Perennial ALLIUM senescens ‘Mongolian Gem’ Curly Onion

Handsome blue-green, strap-like leaves are followed in late summer with 18″ stems of decorative, 2″ balls of lavender-pink flowers, growing from clusters of small bulbs which have had medicinal use throughout Europe, Siberia, Northern Asia. Bronzy-yellow fall foliage.

18" Full sun 3
Perennial ALLIUM ‘Windy City’ Ornamental Onion

Dwarf ornamental onion with rich purple balls of flowers on dark purple stems. The seed heads are also ornamental for winter interest.

15-18 inches Sun 4
Perennial ALYSSUM montanum ‘Mountain Gold’ Basket of Gold

Masses of yellow blooms over evergreen silver-gray foliage in spring. Forms a low-spreading mound.  Needs good drainage. Great for rock gardens. Attracts bees Deer resistant

4-6 inches Sun 2
Perennial AMSONIA ‘Blue Ice’ Bluestar

A new, long-blooming form with dark blue flowers. Habit is dense and mounding.

14-16 inches Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial AMSONIA ciliata ‘Hubrichtii’ Bluestar

Thread-like leaves and very pale blue flowers in June-July. Awesome yellow fall color for weeks.

22-24 inches Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial AMSONIA ‘String Theory’

A threadleaf and compact version of the industry standard Amsonia hubrichtii. Light periwinkle blue flowers in late spring, flowering later than ‘Storm Cloud’. Golden-orange fall color. Deer resistant. Heat and humidity tolerant. Can go several years between divisions.

18-22 inches Full Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial AMSONIA tabernaemontana ‘Storm Cloud’ Bluestar

In this cultivar the stems emerge near black in the spring!  Typical blue flowers cover the plant in early summer.  Forms a wide mound.

24-30 inches Sun/Part Shade 5
Perennial ANCHUSA capensis ‘Blue Angel’ Bugloss

Bright blue forget-me-not flowers over shrubby plants with fuzzy foliage. Blooms early summer with brilliant cobalt-blue flowers.

12-14 inches Sun 3
Perennial ANDROMEDA polifolia ‘Blue Ice’ Bog Rosemary

Low-growing mound of evergreen icy blue foliage blanketed by masses of nodding, bell-shaped, small, pink flowers in early spring. Compact, spreading habit. Great in rock gardens and as groundcover along stream margins.

1 foot Sun/Part Shade 2
Grass ANDROPOGON gerardii ‘Red October’ Big Bluestem

Foliage starts deep green with some red highlights, as the season progresses the color becomes more and more red increasing to deep burgundy. Late season brings fluffy flower heads that are shades of red.

5-6 feet Full sun 3
Perennial ANEMONE ‘Dawn Breaker’

Bright pink Anemone that blooms in late spring on compact plants.

Full Sun/Part Shade 5
Perennial ANEMONE ‘Frilly Knickers’

Elegant white bicolor flowers are semi-double, with ruffled edges. Petal back sides are pale lavender, giving a pale pink effect from the front. Dark stems completely cover a compact clump of leathery, olive green foliage.

Full Sun/Part Shade 5