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Perennials

Type Botanical Name Native Common Name Description Height Light Req. Zone Add to My List
Perennial CODONOPSIS clematidea Asian Bellflower

A rare climbing/scrambling vine with intricately marked bell flowers. Give it rich, deep soil and a neighbor plant to scramble through.

30-36 inches Full Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial COREOPSIS ‘Gilded Lace’ Hybrid Tickseed

A chance seedling likely a hybrid of the very tall C. tripteris and C. verticillata, with lacy foliage and profuse yellow flowers.  Blooms summer into the fall and is an excellent attracter to pollinators.

4-5 feet Full sun 3
Perennial COREOPSIS grandiflora ‘Sunny Day’ Tickseed

Bushy mounds bear many stems of bright, single yellow flowers starting early summer and with dead heading will continue to bloom until fall. Good cut flower Attracts butterflies Deer& rabbit resistant

18-24" Full sun 4
Perennial COREOPSIS ‘Jethro Tull’ Tickseed

Unusual golden-yellow fluted petals cover the compact mounds in summer. Great cut flower. Attracts butterflies. Deer resistant.

18-20 inches Sun 4
Perennial COREOPSIS ‘Limoncello’ Tickseed

Compact and full mounds bear loads of bright yellow blooms all summer.

12-18" Full sun 5
Perennial COREOPSIS ‘Mercury Rising’ Hybrid Tickseed

The latest in Darrell Probst’s Big Bang Series, this is a vigorous spreading cultivar with 1-2” claret red blooms through the summer.

15-18 inches 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 ‘Uptick Yellow & Red’ Hybrid Tickseed

Long-blooming yellow flowers are centered in red.  Habit is tidy and compact.

12-14 inches Sun 5
Perennial COREOPSIS verticillata ‘Crazy Cayenne’ Threadleaf Tickseed

Bright orange-red daisies with petal undersides and tips yellow.  Midsummer blooms over thread leaf foliage. Great cut flower. Attracts butterflies. Deer resistant. Salt tolerant.

16-18 inches 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 CORNUS canadensis Bunch Berry

A beautiful native ground cover with large, white flowers followed by scarlet berries. Leaves turn crimson in fall. Needs woodsy conditions to thrive.

2-4 inches Part Shade/Shade 3
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 CRAMBE marítima Sea Kale

Large and fleshy Collard-like leaves with abundant white flowers.

30-36 Sun 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 CROCOSMIA ‘Prince of Orange’ Montbretia

Stiff stems arise from the foliage bearing brilliant red and orange lily-shaped flowers. The colorful flowers open in summer and last to near fall to which butterflies and hummingbirds flock in droves!

30-36" Sun 5
Perennial CROCOSMIA ‘Walburton Yellow’ Montbretia

Bright orange-yellow trumpets line the arching stems late summer into fall. Makes a wonderful cut flower. Clean sword-like foliage looks good even when not in bloom.  

18-24" Full Sun/Part Shade 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 CYPRIPEDIUM Mixed Colors/Forms Slipper Orchids

New for 2022, we won’t know what each individual plant will look like until it blooms, but rest assured they’ll all be beautiful! Dramatic woodland superstars!

12-24 inches Part Shade 3
Perennial CYPRIPEDIUM reginae Showy Lady Slipper

Elegant rose-pink and white flowers. Blooms here for us in late May into June. In the wild it is usually found growing in cool moist-to-wet neutral or limestone soils, as well as moist rich wooded slopes and around seeps. The roots of C. reginae tend to grow horizontally just below the soil surface so it […]

13-24" Part Shade 3
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
Perennial DELPHINIUM ‘Astolat’ Pacific Hybrid Delphinium, Candle Larkspur

Flowers shades of mauve pink with contrasting bees in June. Sturdy flower spikes. Vigorous, tall, early flowering. Deer/rabbit resistant. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds.

4-6 feet Sun 3
Perennial DELPHINIUM ‘Aurora Light Blue’ Aurora Hybrid Delphinium

The Aurora series was developed to produce uniform, vigorous plants with sturdy stems and make excellent cut flowers.  This variety has semi-double vivid blue flowers.

3-4 feet Sun 3
Perennial DELPHINIUM ‘Aurora Deep Purple’ Aurora Hybrid Delphinium

The Aurora series was developed to produce uniform, vigorous plants with sturdy stems and make excellent cut flowers.  This variety has semi-double royal purple flowers with white bees. Deer/rabbit resistant. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds.

3-4 feet Sun 3
Perennial DELPHINIUM ‘Aurora Light Purple’ Larkspur

Rich purple bloom with a white central bee. Trim back spent stems to base to encourage repeat blooming. Staking may be helpful. Deer/rabbit resistant. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds.

3-4 feet Sun 3
Perennial DELPHINIUM ‘Black Eyed Angels’ Perennial Larkspur

Pure white blossom with a distinct black eye on tall sturdy stems perfect for cutting.

3-5 feet Full sun 3
Perennial DELPHINIUM ‘Black Knight’ Pacific Hybrid Delphinium

Flowers deep midnight violet.

5-6 feet Sun 3
Perennial DELPHINIUM ‘Blue Bird’ Pacific Hybrid Delphinium

Clear medium blue flowers with white bee.

5-6 feet Sun 3
Perennial DELPHINIUM ‘Cobalt Dreams’ New Millennium Hybrid Delphinium

A new strain of Delphinum with stronger stems and increased tolerance of heat and humidity.  This variety has cobalt blue blooms with a white central bee. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds Deer and rabbit resistant

5-6 feet Sun 3
Perennial DELPHINIUM Delgenius ‘Chantay’ Delphinium

Strong stems emerge from a frilly mound of green foliage. Double pink flowers bloom on tall spires in early summer and continue till fall. Attracts bees, butterflies & hummingbirds Good cut flower Deer resistant

18-24" Full sun 3
Perennial DELPHINIUM elatum ‘Guardian Blue’ Larkspur

‘Guardian Blue’ will fill your garden with stately spires of double, deep blue blooms from late May through early July. Makes excellent cut flowers. Deer/rabbit resistant. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds.

30-40 Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial DELPHINIUM elatum ‘Guardian White’ Larkspur

‘Guardian White’ will fill your garden with stately spires of double, pure white flowers from late May through early July and are excellent cut flowers. Deer/rabbit resistant. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds.

30-40 Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial DELPHINIUM ‘King Arthur’ perennial Larkspur

Rich deep blue with a white ‘bee’ in the center on tall sturdy stems.

4-6 feet Full sun 3
Perennial DELPHINIUM ‘Magic Fountains Pure White’ Magic Fountains Hybrid Delphinium

White flowers on strong spikes. Plants are more compact than older strains of delphiniums. Deer/rabbit resistant. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds.

30-36 inches Sun 3
Perennial DELPHINIUM ‘Pagan Purples’ New Millennium Hybrid Delphinium

Dark blue-purple floret spires on robust stems in summer. Deer and rabbit resistant Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.

5-6 feet Sun 3
Perennial DELPHINIUM elatum ‘Red Lark’ Larkspur

Salmon-red double flowers on compact stems atop scalloped foliage in summer. This stunner will stop you in your tracks! Deer/rabbit resistant. Attracts butterflies/hummingbirds.

24-36 inches Sun 3
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 barbatus ‘Pinocchio’ Sweet William

Small fringed fragrant flowers in a range of vivid colors including red, pink, white and bicolor, sometime with a contrasting eye, bloom in dense flat-topped clusters from late spring to early summer. Great cut flower Attracts butterflies, bees, hummingbirds & moths Deer and rabbit resistant

8-10" Full Sun/Part Shade 3
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 ‘Blue Hills’ Border Pinks

Neat mats of blue foliage. Single magenta flowers.

6-8 inches Sun 4
Perennial DIANTHUS brevicaulis Mt. Taurus Pink

A rare cushion-forming rock garden alpine with rose-pink flowers on short stems in spring to summer and providing nectar for bees and other pollinators. Drought tolerant Attracts bees and butterflies

2-4" Full sun 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 ‘Firewitch’ Cheddar Pinks

Low-growing with single bright magenta flowers in June. Deep blue foliage. Deer resistant. Attracts butterflies. Prefers sandier soils. Deadhead, or shear after first flush to encourage early fall rebloom.

10-12 inches Sun 3
Perennial DIANTHUS gratianopolitanus ‘Mountain Mist’ Cheddar Pinks

Very fragrant single pink flowers above blue-green foliage in late spring. Deer resistant. Attracts butterflies. Prefers sandier soils. Shear after first flush to encourage late summer rebloom, or deadhead to prolong blooming through summer.

12 Sun 3
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 ‘Key Lime Pie’ Pinks

Pure white blooms have apple green centers for a look that is not commonly seen in Dianthus. Bigger blooms than the usual varieties, and tough stems to hold them up without flopping. Deer resistant. Attracts butterflies. Prefers sandier soils.

12-18 inches Sun 5