Perennials
| Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass | CALAMAGROSTIS brachytricha | Korean Feather Reed Grass | Fluffy tawny pink plumes in Sept. fade to tan. Great fall accent. Reseeds. |
3-4 feet | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | CALAMAGROSTIS ‘Cheju-Do’ | Feather Reed Grass | A shorter version of C. ‘Karl Foerster’ that forms a dense clump topped with a profusion of golden-brown flowers late in the season. |
18-36" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | CALAMINTHA nepeta ‘Marvelette Blue’ | Calamint | Compact growing to 12″ with tiny lavender-blueflowers over aromatic foliage from midsummer on. Drought and deer-resistant. |
10-12 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | CALLIRHOE involucrata | Purple Poppy Mallow | Ground hugging stems are usually covered in bright magenta cup-like flowers from end of spring through summer. Wonderful for the rock garden as it loves hot sunny days and well drained soil. |
6-12" | Full sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | CALLUNA and ERICA | Heaths and Heathers | We carry a large selection of Heathers and Heaths in various flower colors and foliage colors. Call for our listing of varieties. Deer tolerant |
6-12 | Full sun | 5 | ||
| Perennial | CALLUNA vulgaris ‘J.H. Hamilton’ | Heather | Deep pink flowers, dark green foliage; neat, dwarf habitspread 21–25cm. Flowers bright pink without any trace of purple. |
4-6" | Sun | 5 | ||
| Perennial | CALTHA palustris | Marsh Marigold | This lovely native has large buttercup yellow blooms in early spring and attractive, rounded glossy foliage. For wet sites. |
10-12 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | CAMASSIA quamash ‘Blue Melody’ | Wild Hyacinth | A native bulb for consistently moist soils increasing every year with more and more stems of brilliant blue flowers on strong stems over variegated foliage. |
12-24" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | CAMASSIA scilloides | Wild Hyacinth | Fragrant pale blue to white starry flowers on 1 foot stalks over grassy foliage. This is a spring-blooming bulb native to the eastern US that goes dormant in summer. |
1-2 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | CAMPANULA glomerata ‘Freya’ | Clustered Bellflower | Mid-size grower with bright purple-blue flower clusters all along the foliage. Deadhead spent flower stems to encourage additional bloom. Divide clumps in fall every 3-5 years to maintain vigor and/or control spread. Deer/rabbit resistant. Attracts pollinators. |
6-8 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | CAMPANULA persicifolia ‘Takion Blue’ | Peachleaf Bellflower | Upward and outward-facing lavender blue flowers. Blooms early to late summer if spent flowers are removed. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds Deer resistant Great cut flower |
16-18 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | CAMPANULA ‘Pink Octopus’ | Bellflower | Spreading, semi-evergreen plant covered with unusual octopus-like pale pink flowers with very narrow petals. Blooms early to midsummer. Vigorous and heat-tolerant. |
12-18 inches | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Perennial | CAMPANULA portenschlagiana ‘Birch Hybrid’ | A low growing beauty flowering from spring to fall with small blue bells in abundance. Perfect for rock gardens and mixed containers. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||||
| Perennial | CAMPANULA poscharskyana | Serbian Bellflower | Trailing stems are covered in blue starry flowers perfect for flowing over a stone wall or in mixed containers. |
4-6 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | CAMPANULA poscharskyana ‘Blue Waterfall’ | Serbian Bellflower | Blue bell-shaped flowers spill over cascading foliage for a mass of color that is stunning at the front of the border. Blooming from May into June, ‘Blue Waterfall’ is also excellent for rock walls, containers, or hanging baskets. |
8-10" | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Grass | CAREX ‘Silver Scepter’ | Sedge | Narrow leaves with a white edge forms dense clumps that look very silvery in the shade where they are happiest. Makes a wonderful spreading ground cover. |
10-12 inches | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Perennial | CARYOPTERIS x cland. ‘Dark Knight’ | Blue Mist Shrub | Deep blue fluffy flowers provides lots of nectar for many pollinators late in the season. The silvery-green foliage provides added interest. Needs very good drainage and a mulching for winter. Delay pruning until spring. Attracts pollinators Deer resistant |
24-36 inches | Full sun | 5 | ||
| Perennial | CENTAUREA montana | Perennial Bachelor Button | Spring cornflower-like blooms of outstanding blue over gray-green foliage. Sparse rebloom in early fall. Drought tolerant. Deer resistant. Attracts butterflies. |
12-14 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | CEPHALARIA gigantea | Giant Scabiosa | Profuse pale yellow pincushion flowers all summer on tall plants. Best grown in moist, fertile, well-drained soils in full sun. Attracts butterflies. Deadhead to promote additional bloom. |
4-6 feet | Sun | 3 | ||
| Perennial | CERASTIUM tomentosum | Snow-in-Summer | A profusion of tiny white flowers explodes from the wooly white-gray foliage in late spring. Its spreading, mat-forming habit makes a great groundcover for sunny locations. |
12" | Sun | 3 | ||
| Perennial | CERATOSTIGMA plumbaginoides | Plumbago | Low-growing groundcover with 1/2” gentian blue flowers from red buds in late summer. Shiny green foliage turns bronze-red in the autumn. |
6-10 inches | Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Grass | CHASMANTHIUM latifolium | Northern Sea Oats | Tolerant of poor soils, but prefers moist, fertile, well-drained soils. One of the more shade tolerant of the ornamental grasses. Self-seeds and may spread aggressively. Seed heads emerge green but turn purplish bronze by late summer. Bright green leaves turn coppery after frost and eventually brown by winter. Nice for dried flower arrangements. Leave foliage in […] |
2-5 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | CHELONE glabra | Swamp Turtlehead | Spikes of elegant white flowers atop shiny green foliage in late summer to early fall. The flowers can possess a touch of pink and resemble snapdragon flowers. Spreading plant for moist to wet sites. Attracts butterflies |
30-36 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | CHELONE lyonii ‘Hot Lips’ | Pink Turtlehead | Bronze-green spring foliage followed by rose flowers in late summer. Red stems. |
30-36 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | CHELONE obliqua ‘Tiny Tortuga’ | Pink Turtlehead | A compact variety with deep pink “turtleheads” over dark green, lustrous foliage. Blooms in late summer. |
1-2 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | CHIONODOXA luciliae | Glory of the snow | Small, bright blue, star-shaped flowers in spring, spreading by bulbs and seed will create a gorgeous display. Drought tolerant Attracts bees Deer and rabbit resistant |
4-6" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | CHRYSOGONUM virginianum ‘Allen Bush’ | Golden Star | A more compact cultivar that is longer blooming and more floriferous than the species. |
6-8 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
| Perennial | ACTAEA (Cimicifuga) japonica ‘Hillside Splashdance’’ | Japanese Bugbane | Clumps of maple-like leaves are patterned with chartreuse and dark green. Flowers spikes of creamy white appear in late summer. From Hillside Nursery. |
2-3 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ACTAEA (Cimicifuga) racemosa | Black Snakeroot | White bottle-brush-like flowers on slender but strong black stems in July. |
4-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ACTAEA (Cimicifuga) ‘Atropurpurea’ | Purple-leaved Snakeroot | Ferny, purplish-green foliage, with long lasting fragrant white flower spikes in Aug.-Sept. |
4-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ACTAEA (Cimicifuga) ‘Hillside Black Beauty’ | Purple-leaved Snakeroot | One of the darkest foliage forms. Typical tall spikes of fragrant creamy white flowers in late summer. |
4-5 feet | Part Sun/Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ACTAEA (Cimicifuga) simplex ‘Pink Spike’ | Black Snakeroot | Long airy wand of soft pink fuzzy flowers. Very fragrant and a favorite of the pollinators. Dark bronze foliage. |
4-6 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | CLEMATIS ‘Amethyst Beauty’ | Hybrid Clematis | Prolific, large bright-purple to lavender-blue flowers from early to late summer. Group 3- blooms on new wood; cut back to 6″ in late-fall or early spring. Deer resistant. |
6-8 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | CLEMATIS ‘Cardinal Wyszynski’ | Clematis | Large red-magenta with burgundy bars. |
8-10 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | CLEMATIS ‘Gillian Blades’ | Hybrid Clematis | Large white flowers with frilled edges in early summer and fall on a compact plant. Prune after blooming. |
6-8 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | CLEMATIS ‘Guernsey Flute’ | Large pure white flowers have a star shape with contrasting red anthers. Very long flowering repeating into September. More compact reaching 4-4 1/2 feet tall making it perfect for a patio planter. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||||
| Perennial | CLEMATIS ‘H.F. Young’ | Clematis | Large light lavender-blue. |
8-10 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | CLEMATIS ‘Jackmanii’ | Large Late-Flowering Clematis | Lovely velvety purple flowers June through Sept. Deservedly popular. Blooms on new growth, so prune hard in early spring to where you can see new grow-points forming. |
10-12 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | CLEMATIS ‘Nubia’ | Hybrid Clematis | Velvet-red flowers from June into August and again in September! Compact, bushy habit and great rebloom. Prune in spring when you can see where the new grow buds are forming. |
3-5 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | CLEMATIS paniculata | Sweet Autumn Clematis | Numerous fragrant small white flowers in September. Prune hard in spring. |
10-15 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | CLEMATIS ‘Piilu’ | In late spring the first rosy-pink flowers appear with extra petals making them double to semi-double. In late summer a second flush of flowers arrives that are large and single pink with a darker stipe down the middle of each petal. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||||
| Perennial | CLEMATIS ‘Poseidon’ | Blooming from late spring to late summer bearing lots of large rose-pink flowers with a paler outline and a darker stripe down the center of each petal. More compact for patio planters. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||||
| Perennial | CLEMATIS ‘Ravel’ | Large deep purple blossoms with a hint of rose starting in spring and repeating throughout the season. One of the compact forms making this a great patio plant. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||||
| Perennial | CLEMATIS ‘Rebecca’ | Early Large-Flowering Clematis | Large (5-7″) bright, vibrant red blooms with creamy yellow anthers in late spring. Best color in full sun. Deer/rabbit resistant. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds. Group 2- prune after first flush of flowers to encourage late summer reblooming. |
6-8 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | CLEMATIS ‘Roguchi’ | Hybrid Clematis | This hybrid with C. integrifolia has fragrant, bell-shaped 2” flowers of deep purple from June through September. Prune hard in spring. |
5-6 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | CLEMATIS ‘Rouge Cardinal’ | Large Late-Flowering Clematis | Large, rich velvety red-burgundy. Prune hard early spring. Deer tolerant. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds. |
6-10 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | CLEMATIS ‘Sarah Elizabeth’ | Hybrid Clematis | Bubblegum pink flowers in spring. Blooms on old vines, so prune minimally in spring, primarily dead branches. |
5-9 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | CLEMATIS ‘Stand By Me’ | Bush Clematis | A hybrid of C. integrifolia that is more vigorous and floriferous. Erect stems are covered with reflexed blue bells in late spring followed by thread-like seed heads. Will need support as it matures. good for scrambling through other plants. Deer/rabbit resistant. Attracts pollinators. |
30-36 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | CLEMATIS ‘Tumaini’ | A repeat blooming Clematis starting in spring with huge purple flowers on a compact plant. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||||
| Perennial | CLEMATIS viticella ‘Betty Corning’ | Italian Clematis | Small, fragrant four-petaled light lavender bells from July through Sept. Blooms most heavily on new growth. Deer resistant. Attracts bees, butterflies, and birds. |
6-8 feet | Sun/Part Shade | 4 |