Perennials
| Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
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| Perennial | COREOPSIS LI’L Bang ‘Candy Stripes’ | Hot pink petal centers with lighter pink edges and gold button centers. A neat and compact plant. Flowers late spring through summer with occasional deadheading. Attracts butterflies Deer resistant Drought tolerant Good cut flower |
Full sun | 5 | ||||
| Perennial | COREOPSIS Permathread ‘Shades of Rose’ | From a tidy clump of fine foliage arise masses of rose-pink flowers in profusion in early summer. When cut back after bloom a second flush will be produced for late summer. Attracts bees & butterflies Deer & rabbit resistant Drought tolerant |
Full sun | 5 | ||||
| Perennial | COREOPSIS Big Bang ‘Star Cluster’ | Tickseed | Gorgeous cream white blooms with purple variations from early summer to fall. No deadheading necessary. Long-lasting cut flower. Attracts bees/butterflies. Deer/rabbit resistant. |
18-24 inches | Sun | 5 | ||
| Perennial | COREOPSIS verticillata ‘Creme Caramel’ | Peachy-terracotta blooms becoming deeper reddish orange in cooler temperatures with finely cut foliage creating a floriferous mound. |
Full sun | 5 | ||||
| Perennial | COREOPSIS verticillata ‘Golden Gain’ | Threadleaf Tickseed | Bright gold daisies over sturdy, upright clumps of threadleaf foliage. Prolific summer bloom is extended by deadheading. Great cut flower. Attracts butterflies. Deer resistant. |
20-22 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | COREOPSIS verticillata ‘Zagreb’ | Blooming throughout the summer with sunny yellow flowers over very finely cut foliage. |
Full sun | 3 | ||||
| Perennial | CORYDALIS elata ‘Blue Line’ | Finely cut blue-green foliage stays fresh all season with stems of intense blue tubular flowers swaying above from early to mid-summer. spreads gently to form a tightly ground cover. Easy to dig and divide. |
Part Shade | 4 | ||||
| Perennial | CORYDALIS solida ‘George Baker’ | Fumewort | Small, spreading tuberous perennial with ferny foliage and pink tobrick-red tubular flower in early spring. Once it has set seed it will go dormant for the rest of the season. A valuable early season food source for returning pollinators. |
6-8" | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | CROCOSMIA ‘Lucifer’ | Crocosmia | Brilliant flame-red flowers in summer on arched stems. Broad, sword-like foliage for interesting accent. This is one of the hardiest cultivars. |
30-36 inches | Sun | 5 | ||
| Perennial | CYCLAMEN hederifolium | Cyclamen | Delicate blush pink flowers with reflexed petals over beautiful marbled heart-shaped leaves in the autumn. Summer dormant. |
4-6 inches | Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Perennial | DALEA purpurea | Prairie Clover | Bright lavender flowers in cylindrical heads on bushy plants. Very floriferous. Native prairie plant. |
24-30 inches | Sun | 3 | ||
| Perennial | DEINANTHE bifida | Umbrella Leaf | A herbaceous Hydrangea relative with large, felted foliage cleft into two lobes and nodding, white waxy cups in summer. |
22-24 inches | Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Perennial | DELOSPERMA cooperi | Ice Plant | Low mat of succulent foliage with large red-purple flowers through the summer. Grow in a protected trough in Vermont. |
2-4 inches | Sun | 5 | ||
| Perennial | DELOSPERMA ‘Fire Spinner’ | Ice Plant | Striking orange and purple flowers through the spring over mats of apple-green succulent foliage. Listed at Zone 5, but will need excellent drainage. |
2-4 inches | Sun | 5 | ||
| Perennial | DELOSPERMA ‘Red Mountain Flame’ | Ice Plant | Orange-red with white centers blooms from spring to frost on low spreading plants. Requires very well drained soil. One of the hardier ice plants. |
2-4 inches | Sun | 5 | ||
| Fern | DENNSTAEDTIA punctilobula | Hay-scented Fern | Spreading to create an emerald green ground cover. Vigorous deciduous fern for dry or wet locations. Will tolerate sun or shade. Soft yellow-green fronds turn yellow in fall. The fronds release the scent of new mown hay when crushed. |
18-24 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS ‘Angel of Charm’ | Very fragrant crimson-red frilled flowers with pink eyes and pink spots bloom at the ends of the stems from mid spring to late summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. Its attractive narrow leaves remain grayish green in color throughout the year. |
Full sun | 4 | ||||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS barbatus ‘Purple Picotee’ | Sweet William | Clusters of fragrant purple flowers with a white picot edge all summer long. Deer/rabbit resistant. Attracts bees/butterflies. Prefers sandier soils. Pruning plants back hard after blooming will encourage them to survive for another year. |
10-12 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS deltoids ‘Zing Rose’ | Garden Pinks | Dwarf, tufted, green foliage with deep rose flowers. Deer resistant. Attracts butterflies. Prefers sandier soils. Shear after first flush to encourage early fall rebloom. If allowed to form seed, it will self-sow freely. |
6-8 inches | Sun | 3 | ||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS gratianopolis ‘Bath’s Pink’ | Cheddar Pinks | Spicy fragrant, single pink flowers with a deeper pink center on low spreading mounds of green needle-like foliage spring to early summer. Attracts bees & butterflies Drought tolerant Deer resistant |
6-8" | Full sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS gratianopolitanus ‘Tiny Rubies’ | Cheddar Pinks | Dwarf, low-growing, mat-forming. Dense mounds of gray-green foliage. Double pink flowers in June. Deer resistant. Attracts butterflies. Prefers sandier soils. Shear after first flush to encourage early fall rebloom. |
2-4 inches | Sun | 3 | ||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS Mt. Frost ‘Ruby Glitter’ | Rosy-red single blossoms with creamy blotches over silver-grey foliage. Long bloom time, from spring to fall. |
Full sun | 5 | ||||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS Mtn. Frost ‘Pink Pompom’ | Fragrant rose-pink double flowers all summer over silver-grey foliage that stays neat and tidy. |
Full sun | 5 | ||||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS ‘MTN. FROST GARNET RED’ | Pinks | Extra large deep red flowers with continuous bloom spring through fall. Deadheading will increase bloom time. Attracts butterflies Deer resistant Drought tolerant |
10-12 inches | Full sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS ‘MTN. FROST RUBY SNOW’ | Cheddar Pinks | White fringed petals with a dark pink eye. Blooms continuously from spring through to fall. |
6-8 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS ‘Pink Fire’ | Large, double brilliant flowers over needle-like blue foliage from early to mid summer. Loves hot and sunny gardens. Drought tolerant |
Full sun | 3 | ||||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS ‘Vivid Bright Light’ | Pinks | Blooming from spring to fall with brilliant pink single flowers covering the mounding plant with tidy blue-green foliage. Continuous bloom with deadheading making it a great addition to mixed planters. |
6-8" | Full sun | 5 | ||
| Perennial | DIANTHUS GRAT. ‘EDGEHOG’ | A Dianthus with variegated foliage! Bright pink double flowers are highly fragrant. Drought tolerant Deer resistant |
Full sun | 4 | ||||
| Perennial | DICENTRA spectabilis ‘Alba’ | Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart | Pure white form of D. spectabilis. Beautiful and long-blooming. May go dormant by midsummer. Deer/rabbit tolerant. Attracts pollinators. |
28-30 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | DICENTRA spectabilis ‘Valentine’ | Old Fashioned Bleeding Heart | A redder cultivar of old-fashioned bleeding heart. Dark red stems. May go dormant mid-summer. Deer/rabbit tolerant. Attracts pollinators. |
24-36 inches | Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | DICTAMNUS albus ‘Purpureus’ | Gas Plant | Long-lived, attractive shrub-like perennial with spears of unique mauve flowers in June. Followed by attractive seed capsules with shiny black seeds. |
30-36 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | DICTAMNUS albus ‘Albiflorus’ | Gas Plant | Long-lived, attractive shrub-like perennial with spears of unique white flowers in June, followed by attractive seed capsules with shiny black seeds. |
30-36 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | DIGITALIS ambigua | Yellow Foxglove | Also known as Digitalis grandiflora, this true perennial foxglove produces many spikes with thimbles of soft yellow and is spotted with rusty-brown on the inside. Bloomtime is late spring through early summer. Will self-sow when happy Good cut flower |
24-36" | Full Sun/Part Shade | 3 | ||
| Perennial | DIGITALIS ‘Candy Mtn. Rose’ | Foxglove | Large upward facing rosy-pink flowers cram the strong stems of this beauty. Wonderful for cutting. Attracts hummingbirds Self-sows when happy Deer & rabbit resistant |
3-4 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | DIGITALIS grandiflora | Perennial Foxglove | Soft yellow flowers June through July. Self sows. This species is reliably perennial. |
22-24 inches | Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | DIGITALIS lutea | Straw Foxglove | Numerous tiny bell-shaped pale yellow flowers on slender spikes in the summer. |
2-3 feet | Full Sun/Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Perennial | DIGITALIS parviflorum ‘Milk Chocolate’ | This is an unusual perennial foxglove with 2’ tall stems lined with burgundy-red thimble-shaped flowers. It will gently self seed and mixes well with everything. |
Full Sun/Part Shade | 4 | ||||
| Perennial | DIPHYLLEIA cymosa | American Umbrellaleaf | Large, glossy lobed foliage to 12” topped by disks of creamy white flowers in spring. These are followed by blue berries with contrasting red pedicels. Best in moist soils. |
12-14 inches | Part Shade | 5 | ||
| Perennial | DISPORUM flavens | Fairy Bells | Woodland plant with large tubular yellow flowers in spring. |
28-30 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | DISPORUM lanuginosum | Yellow Mandarin | Native to the Eastern U.S., this plant forms bushy clumps with whitish-yellow flowers that turn into attractive orange berries. |
16-20 | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | DISPORUM smilacinum ‘Kino Tsukasa’ | Fairy Bells | Chartreuse, gold and green foliage that is streaked with yellow towards the tips. Slowly spreading to create a lovely patch that caprure attention in the garden. Nodding white starry bells in spring. Its Japanese name means “yellow umbrella”. Attracts bees |
8-12" | Part Shade/Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | DODECATHEON meadia ‘Aphrodite’ | Shooting Star | Bright magenta pink cyclamen-like flowers top low rosettes of foliage in spring. This selection has larger blooms than the species. Summer dormant. |
12-15 inches | Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | DODECATHEON Mixed Forms | Shooting Star | Cyclamen-like flowers in spring come in shades of white to pink. Summer dormant. |
8-10 inches | Part Shade | 4 | ||
| Perennial | DRACOCEPHALUM arguense ‘Fuji Blue’ | Dragonhead | Compact mounds of needle-like leathery dark green foliage with bright blue tubular flower spikes in summer. A wonderful addition to the rock garden. Drought tolerant Deer resistant |
10-12 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Fern | DRYOPTERIS erythrosora ‘Brilliance’ | Autumn Fern | Coppery new growth, green in summer, then red in fall. Fronds are arching to 2 feet and semi-evergreen in the north. |
28-30 inches | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
| Fern | DRYOPTERIS wallichiana ‘Jurassic Gold’ | Male Fern | Young shoots emerge orange then mature to golden-yellow, eventually turning light green; brightening up even the darkest landscapes. |
18-24" | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
| Fern | DRYOPTERIS australis | Dixie Wood Fern | Tall and slender-growing with continuously emerging, lustrous semi-evergreen fronds. Rabbit resistant. |
4-5 feet | Part Shade/Shade | 5 | ||
| Perennial | ECHINACEA -all/general | Echinacea | Echinaceas are well-loved and popular with gardeners and landscapers for good reason! They have exceptionally long bloom times, profuse flowers, and attract a range of valuable pollinators! If flowers are not deadheaded, birds will also go for the seeds. Drought/deer/clay/poor soil tolerant. |
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| Perennial | ECHINACEA ‘Cheyenne Spirit’ | Hybrid Coneflower | A mixed color strain that will bloom the first year from seed. Flowers in shades of yellow, orange, red, magenta and white on well-branched bushy plants. |
22-30 inches | Sun | 4 | ||
| Perennial | ECHINACEA ‘Delicious Nougat’ | Creamy white petals surround a fluffy yellow-green central puff. |
Full sun | 4 |