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Perennials

Type Botanical Name Native Common Name Description Height Light Req. Zone Add to My List
Perennial TRICYRTIS hirta ‘Variegata’ Toad Lily

This is a creamy white-edged leaf clone of the popular toad lily. The 18″ arching branches burst into flower in midsummer through early fall with 1″ purple orchid-like flowers in each leaf axil.

18-20" Part Shade 4
Perennial TRICYRTIS macropoda ‘Tri-Color’ Toad Lily

Grey-green leaves have bronze speckling and create a nice mound over which arching stems of orchid-like flowers appear in late summer bearing mauve-purple speckles.

20-24" Part Shade 4
Perennial TRILLIUM grandiflorum ‘Flore Plenum’ (syn. Multiplex) Double White Trillium

A beautiful, long-blooming double form of the native white trillium.

12-14 inches Part Shade/Shade 3
Perennial TRILLIUM simile or flexipes Jeweled or Nodding Trillium

We’re not quite sure whether these are T. simile or T. flexipes. It is possible that you will get one, the other or a hybrid of them both. It has a large creamy white flower with a dark purple ovary.

7-20" Part Shade/Shade 4
Perennial TULIPA tarda Specie Tulip

A small species tulip with white tipped bright yellow flowers in spring. this is a true perennial tulip and will increase over time providing early pollen for the emerging pollinators in spring. Attracts pollinators

6-8 inches Full sun 3
Perennial UVULARIA grandiflora Giant Merrybells

Narrow, dangling yellow bell-shaped flowers in May on arching stems. Native woodland plant.

16-18 inches Part Shade/Shade 3
Perennial UVULARIA perfoliata Perfoliate Bellwort

Slightly smaller than U. grandiflora with stems perforating the leaves and dangling yellow bells in May.  Good naturalizer.

16-18 inches Part Shade/Shade 3
Perennial VERBASCUM ‘Southern Charm’ Mullein

An old cottage garden plant with spires of soft pastel shades of lavender, cream and rose all with purple stamens. Blooms in summer. Deer resistant.

2-4 feet Sun 4
Perennial VERBENA hastata ‘Blue Spires’ Blue Vervain

Native perennial with narrow blue-violet flower spikes in candelabra-like inflorescences mid to late summer. Attracts butterflies. Drought & wet soil tolerant

2-4 feet Sun 3
Perennial VERNONIA fasciculata Prairie Ironweed

Violet-colored flowers on 3’-6’ stems in late summer.  Dramatic accent.

4-6 feet Sun/Part Shade 3
Perennial VERNONIA glauca Broadleaf Ironweed

An ironweed species more tolerant of drier conditions than others and slightly shorter in stature. Loose clusters of deep purple blooms in Aug. and Sept.

4-6 feet Sun/Part Shade 3
Perennial VERNONIA lettermannii ‘Iron Butterfly’ Threadleaf Ironweed

Densely branched perennial with fine textured foliage and bright purple flowers. A good nectar source for butterflies.

28-30 inches Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial VERNONIA noveboracensis New York Ironweed

Loose clusters of bright purple flowers on 3’-6’ stems in Aug-Sept. Native to moist meadows and roadsides. Nice partnered with Eupatorium and other late season bloomers. Attracts pollinators

4-6 feet Full sun 3
Perennial VERNONIA ‘Southern Cross’ Hybrid Ironweed

A hybrid with a vase-like, bushy habit and narrow foliage. It’s topped with small domes of purple flowers in late summer.

3-4 feet Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial VERONICA austriaca ‘Crater Lake Blue’ Sawtooth Speedwell

Compact and very floriferous with many spikes of the most brilliant blue. Great for rock gardens. Deer & rabbit resistant

8-12" Full Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial VERONICA austriaca ‘Venice Blue’ Speedwell

Short spikes of violet-blue flowers in spring on a compact, mounding plant. Some repeat bloom in late summer with deadheading.

10-12 inches Sun/Part Shade 2
Perennial VERONICA ‘BLUE SKYWALKER’

Loads of spikes covered in blue from mid-late summer. More compact to fit into the front of the perennial border.

Full sun 4
Perennial VERONICA ‘Georgia Blue’ speedwell

Low growing and mat forming this is a wonderful ground cover bearing brilliant blue flowers with white eyes all spring and sporadically for the rest of the season. Remaining attractive even when not in flower.

4-6" Sun 4
Perennial VERONICA ‘Lavender Lightsaber’ Spike Speedwell

Soft lavender flowers covering the top half of a columnar, upright habit.

24-30" Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial VERONICA Magic Show ‘Pink Potion’ Spike Speedwell

‘Pink Potion’ produces baby pink flowers that cover the top half of the plant while the deep green foliage forms a rounded, low habit that is wider than typical and packed full of flowers.

14-16" Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial VERONICA prostrata ‘Aztec Gold’ Prostrate Speedwell

Creeping mats of golden foliage with blue spring flowers.

4-6 inches Full Sun/Part Shade 3
Perennial VERONICA ‘Purple Illusion’ Magic Show Speedwell

Dense spikes of purple flowers in summer over thick, dark green foliage.

16-18 inches Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial VERONICA repens Creping Speedwell

Forming a ground hugging carpet forming pale icy blue flowers along thin stems. Great for filling in between pavers. Deer & rabbit resistant

2-4" Full Sun/Part Shade 5
Perennial VERONICA spicata ‘Red Fox’

Compact, producing many spikes of rosy-red flowers from mid-late summer. Makes a lovely edging.

Full sun 4
Perennial VERONICA spicata ‘Royal Candles’ Speedwell

An offspring of V. ‘Sunny Border Blue’ with a more compact habit and longer blooming. Dark violet-blue spikes through the summer.

16-18 inches Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial VERONICA ‘Tidal Pool’ Prostrate Speedwell

A selection from the Chicago Botanic Garden with blue-violet flowers in spring covering a dense, low-spreading plant. Small, scalloped green leaves are slightly pubescent. Tolerant of tough conditions.

2-4 inches Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial VERONICA Magic Show ‘Wizard of Ahhs’ Magic Show Speedwell

Thick spikes of violet-blue flowers starting in early summer on a dense, compact plant.

14-16 inches Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial VERONICASTRUM virginicum ‘Album’ Culver’s Root

Stately native with whorled leaves and white tapering flower spikes in summer.  Best with some moisture. Attracts pollintors

4-6 feet Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial VERONICASTRUM virginicum ‘Fascination’ Culver's Physic

Tall spires of lilac-blue flowers over whirled foliage in mid to late summer.

30-36 inches Full Sun/Part Shade 3
Perennial VINCA minor ‘Bowles Variety’ Periwinkle

Dark evergreen foliage and violet-blue spring flowers. Great groundcover.

6-8 inches Sun/Part Shade/Shade 4
Perennial VINCA minor ‘Ralph Shugert’ Periwinkle

Glossy oval leaves with a wide white margin and sky-blue flowers.

6-8 inches Sun/Part Shade/Shade 4
Perennial VIOLA ‘Etain’ Hybrid Viola

English hybrid with large, fragrant lemon flowers edged in purple. Long-blooming.

6-8 inches Sun/Part Shade 5
Perennial WALDSTEINIA ternata Barren Strawberry

Tough rapid groundcover for any soil. Strawberry-like leaves and yellow flowers in spring. Combines well with spring bulbs.

4-6 inches Sun/Part Shade/Shade 3