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Perennials

Type Botanical Name Native Common Name Description Height Light Req. Zone Add to My List
Perennial RODGERSIA pinnata ‘Superba’ Rodger's Flower

Bold pinnately compound to palmate leaves tinged with red in the spring.  Plumes of pink flowers in midsummer. Deer & rabbit resistant Good cut flower    

3-4 feet Full Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial RODGERSIA podophylla Rodger’s Flower

Large, glossy palmate leaves with jagged edges. Creamy white flowers.

22-24 inches Part Shade/Shade 4
Perennial RODGERSIA podophylla Bronze Form Rodger's Flower

New growth is dark chocolate on this cultivar.  Typical jagged-edged, palmate foliage and white flowers.

22-24 inches Part Shade/Shade 4
Perennial RODGERSIA podophylla ‘Rotlaub’ Rodger's Flower

New growth is dark chocolate and the color holds longer than other cultivars.  Typical jagged-edged, palmate foliage and white flowers.

22-24 inches Part Shade/Shade 5
Perennial ROSULARIA sempervivum ssp. glaucophyllum Rosularia

Looking just like a Sempervivum with blue-green rosettes and white to pale pink flowers.

2-4 inches Sun 5
Perennial RUDBECKIA ‘American Gold Rush’ Black-eyed Susan

The foliage is thin, fuzzy and shows no signs of fungus even in wet or humid conditions. Compact plant produces a dome of yellow daisy flowers from summer through fall.

20-24" Sun/Part Shade 3
Perennial RUDBECKIA fulgida ‘Deamii’ Black-Eyed Susan

Similar to R. ‘Goldstrum’ with slightly smaller golden yellow blooms and taller habit.

30-36 inches Sun 3
Perennial RUDBECKIA fulgida ‘Viette’s Little Suzy’ Black-eyed Susan

Long-blooming, floriferous, compact form with typical black-eyed susan blooms.

12- 14 inches Sun 3
Perennial RUDBECKIA ‘Glitters Like Gold’ Black-Eyed Susan

Clean foliage that is resistant to septoria leaf spot. 3″ gold flowers appear summer through fall. Not fussy and will grow anywhere except in wet soils. Loved by butterflies and pollinators.

24-36 inches Full sun 3
Perennial RUDBECKIA ‘Goldblitz’ Black-eyed Susan

Very resistant to leaf spot with bright flowers all summer long. The best low maintenance perennials. Attracts bees & butterfies Deer resistant Drought tolerant

24-28" Full Sun/Part Shade 4
Annual RUDBECKIA hirta ‘Cherry Brandy’ Gloriosa Daisy

Beautiful cherry-red petals surround a chocolate-brown center. An easy to grow self-sowing annual.

20-22 inches Sun 6
Annual RUDBECKIA hirta ‘Indian Summer’ Gloriosa Daisy

Free-flowering “gloriosa daisies”are short-lived, but reseed vigorously. This cultivar has large, 6-8 inch golden yellow flowers with dark centers.

2-3 feet Sun 6
Annual RUDBECKIA hirta ‘Prairie Sun’ Gloriosa Daisy

Free-flowering “gloriosa daisies”are short-lived, but reseed vigorously. This cultivar has yellow flowers centered in orange.  

30-36 inches Sun 6
Perennial RUDBECKIA maxima Great Coneflower

Large, silver-blue leaves. Late, light yellow flowers and very large brown cones. Looks like something out of Dr. Suess!

6-7 feet Sun 4
Perennial RUDBECKIA subtomentosa ‘Henry Eilers’ Sweet Coneflower

Numerous light yellow daisies with rolled, quill-like petals on strong upright stems. Blooms in late summer.  

4-5 feet Sun 4
Perennial RUDBECKIA subtomentosa ‘Little Henry’ Sweet Coneflower

Numerous light yellow daisies with rolled, quill-like petals on strong upright stems in late summer.  Shorter and less floppy than similar R. ‘Henry Eilers’.

3-4 feet Sun 4
Annual RUDBECKIA hirta ‘Denver Daisy’ Gloriosa Daisy

Compact with larger golden-yellow flower have a mahogany blotch at the base of each petal.

12-20 inches Sun 6
Perennial RUELLIA humilis Wild Petunia

Native perennial Petunia for dry or shallow soils that is well suited to rock gardens. It has lovely purple trumpet flowers in midsummer. Rare, although it shouldn’t be! Light purple flowers appear between June and July.

8-12" Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial SAGINA subulata ‘Aurea’ Gold Irish Moss

Bright gold-green mats of tight moss-like foliage. White flowers. Best foliage color with morning sun and afternoon shade.

2-4 inches Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial SALVIA azurea var. grandiflora Pitcher Sage

Blooming from mid-summer to frost with airy wands of sky blue. Tolerant of a wind range of conditions. A beautiful addition to meadow plantings. Attracts pollinators Deer resistant Drought tolerant

3-5 feet Full sun 5
Perennial SALVIA Color Spires ‘Azure Snow’ Garden Sage

Forming a compact clump of deep violet blue and white bicolor flowers with attractive dark green foliage.

18-20" Sun 3
Perennial SALVIA Color Spires ‘Indiglo Girl’ Meadow Sage

Indigo blue flowers are held in dark calyxes on a bushy mound of foliage. Attracts bees, butterflies & hummingbirds Good cut flower Drought tolerant Deer & rabbit resistant

20-22" Full sun 3
Perennial SALVIA Fashionista ‘Moulin Rouge’ Garden Sage

Deep rose colored buds opening to large rosy-pink flowers are a huge draw to hummingbirds and other pollinators. Blooms from late spring through mid-summer. Shear back after blooms to keep it neat. Attracts pollinators Deer & rabbit resistant

24-26 inches Full sun 4
Perennial SALVIA nemorosa ‘Blue By You’ Meadow Sage

Blooms weeks earlier than other hardy Salvia varieties with repeat bloom throughout the summer. Bright blue-purple bloom spikes keeps the pollinators happy. Drought tolerant Good cut flower Attracts bees, butterflies & hummingbirds Deer & rabbit resistant

20-22" Full sun 4
Perennial SALVIA nemorosa ‘Salvatore Blue’ Meadow Sage

Large spikes of the deepest blue with black stems on well branched plants.

12-14" Sun 4
Perennial SALVIA nemorosa ‘Snow Hill’ Garden Sage

The best white flowering perennial sage on the market producing masses of spikes full of pure white florets so attractive to all the pollinators. Blooming spring through summer. Good cut flower Drought tolerant Deer & rabbit resistant  

12-24" Full sun 3
Perennial SALVIA pratensis ‘Ballerina Pink’ Meadow Sage

Large, soft pink hooded flowers from deep mauve calyxes in early summer.  Bushy habit.  From Walters Gardens ‘Fashionista’ collection.

18-20 inches Sun 3
Perennial SALVIA pratensis ‘Sweet Esmerelda’ Meadow Sage

Striking, hooded deep pink flowers on long stems in June over crinkled green foliage.  Will rebloom if cut back.

18-20 inches Sun 3
Perennial SALVIA x sylvestris ‘Blue Hill’ Meadow Sage

Flowers are a good blue without much purple. Floriferous and long-blooming. Drought tolerant Deer resistant Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds

20-22 inches Sun 4
Perennial SALVIA nemorosa ‘Blue Marvel’ Meadow Sage

This cultivar of S. x superba has the largest flowers!  Blue violet spikes in early summer with some repeat bloom if cut back.

10-12 inches Sun 4
Perennial SALVIA nemorosa ‘Carradonna’ Meadow Sage

Tall dark purple stems and intense blue-violet flowers. Long bloom time starting in late spring.

22-24 inches Sun 4
Perennial SALVIA superba ‘Perfect Profusion’ Meadow Sage

Spikes of icy blue flowers on a rounded compact plant.  Will rebloom consistently if deadheaded.

16-20 inches Sun 3
Perennial SALVIS nemorosa ‘Blue Hill’ Wood Sage

A compact and bushy plant covered in spikes of a rich violet-blue blooming throughout the summer. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds Deer and rabbit resistant Drought tolerant

12-24" Full sun 4
Perennial SANGUINARIA canadensis Bloodroot

The clear, white, many-petaled blossom may open before the leaf has completely unwrapped, rising slightly above the leaf to a height of 6-10 in. Leaves, which are large, round and deeply cleft, eventually reach a height of 12-14 in.

12-14" Part Shade/Shade 3
Perennial SANGUISORBA canadensis Canadian Burnet

Handsome pinnate foliage and 8″ long, white bottlebrush-like flowers in fall.

3-4 feet Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial SANGUISORBA hakusanensis ‘Lilac Squirrel’ Korean Burnet

Gorgeous arching wands of fluffy pink over blue-green foliage summer through fall. Swaying in every breeze this fantastic plants brings movement to the garden as it weaves through surrounding plants. Makes a beautiful cut flower.

24-36 inches Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial SANGUISORBA ‘Little Angel’ Burnet

Small red bottle-brush flowers in midsummer over tidy green and white variegated foliage.

1-2 feet Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial SANGUISORBA menziesii Burnet

Maroon bottlebrush-like flowers in summer over blue-green toothed foliage. Excellent for moist soils and a great ‘weaver’ through surrounding plants. Deer & rabbit resistant Attracts butterflies

3-4 feet Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial SANGUISORBA officinalis ‘Arnhem’ Great Burnet

Deep red bottlebrush flowers on tall slender wands that wave in the slightest breezes adding graceful movement to the late summer garden. Young leaves can be harvested for spring tonics. Self sows Deer resistant

24-36 inches Full sun 4
Perennial SANGUISORBA officinalis ‘Blackthorn’ Burnet

Smokey-pink candles rise on strong stems in August.

36-48" Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial SANGUISORBA officinalis ‘Burr Blanc’ Burnet

White fluffy, nodding spikes on tall, wiry stems reaching up and over the gardens adding movement. Attracts pollinators  

4-5 feet Full Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial SANGUISORBA officinalis ‘Chocolate Tip’ Burnet

Deep maroon bottle brushes form on top of swaying stems with ferny green-blue foliage. A wonderful meadow plant! Attracts birds & butterflies Deer resistant Good cut flower

24-30" Full Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial SANGUISORBA officinalis ‘Red Thunder’ Burnet

Wine red bottlebrush blooms on stiff stems over green pinnate foliage. Blooms from midsummer into the fall.

3-4 feet Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial SANGUISORBA officinalis ‘Tanna’ Great Burnet

Mounds of crimped blue-green foliage bear stems of deep red bottle-brush flowers all summer and into fall. Deer and rabbit resistant

12-24" Sun 4
Perennial SANGUISORBA tenuifolia ‘Alba’ White Burnet

Small white bottle-brush flowers on tall stems in late summer.  Best in moist sites.

4-6 feet Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial SANGUISORBA tenuifolia ‘Pink Elephant’ Burnet

Rose-pink bottlebrush flowers float over the finely cut foliage attracting many pollinators to the garden.

3-5 feet Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial SAPONARIA ocymoides Soapwort

This plant is densely branched with a mounding to trailing habit, creating a mat 6-8″ tall with a 1-2′ spread. In summer (May to August) the plant is carpeted in sprays of small, bright pink flowers. Tolerates some drought once established making it a nice addition to the sunny rock garden. After flowering, shear back by […]

6-8" Sun 2
Perennial SARUMA henryi Upright Chinese Ginger

A Chinese ginger relative with downy heart-shaped leaves and light yellow spring blooms.

22-24 inches Part Shade 3
Perennial SAXIFRAGA ‘Purple Robe’ Mossy Saxifrage

This selection forms a low cushion of green leaves bearing short stems of upfacing, carmine-red flowers from spring through mid-summer. Requires a cool, moist location. Dislikes drought and hot, humid summer weather. Trim lightly after flowering to remove the flower stems. Deer and rabbit resistant

8-10" Part Shade 4
Perennial SAXIFRAGA stolonifera Strawberry Begonia

Pubescent, rounded gray-green foliage is marked with silver. Undersides are maroon red.  Spreads by red stolons from which “plantlets” dangle.  Small white flowers in spring. Marginally hardy here, but makes a great hanging basket!

6-8 inches Part Shade/Shade 5