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Perennials

Type Botanical Name Native Common Name Description Height Light Req. Zone Add to My List
Perennial ECHINACEA ‘Kismet White’ Hybrid Coneflower

Lots of bright white flowers centered with large cones on compact, well-branched plants. Blooms for months in the summer.

14-16 inches Sun 4
Perennial ECHINACEA ‘Kismet Yellow’ Hybrid Coneflower

Golden yellow petals turn down slightly as they surround a green cone. Butterflies love the abundance of large, long-lasting blooms.

16-18" Sun 4
Perennial ECHINACEA ‘Mellow Yellows’ Hybrid Coneflower

Long lasting golden-yellow coneflower, luring pollinators with its nectar.

24-36 Sun 4
Perennial ECHINACEA ‘Moab Sunset’ Hybrid Coneflower

Large, double blooms are an incredibly vibrant orange. Compact, upright habit. Mid-to-late summer.

12-14 inches Sun 4
Perennial ECHINACEA pallida Pale Purple Coneflower

Drooping, very narrow pink petals with a fragrant bronzy cone in summer. Drought tolerant Deer resistant Attracts pollinators

28-30 inches Full sun 3
Perennial ECHINACEA paradoxa Yellow Purple Coneflower

A Yellow Purple Coneflower… thus the paradox. Relatively rare in the wild and in cultivation, this coneflower is stunning in summer. Its bright, pure yellow flowers consist of drooping petals surrounding a soft brown cone. Attracts birds, bees and butterflies Deer resistant Drought tolerant

24-36 inches Full Sun/Part Shade 5
Perennial ECHINACEA ‘Prairie Splendor’

Starts blooming earlier than most coneflowers with bright pink petals and a large coppery central cone that produces copious seed for the birds. Attracts bees, butterflies and birds Drought tolerant

Full sun 3
Perennial ECHINACEA purpurea Purple Coneflower

purple coneflower blooms in late summer with purple-pink petals surrounding brilliant orange cones. A wonderful plant to naturalize in the garden or planted in mass for a powerful and colorful statement in August. Butterflies and bees love the nectar of the flowers and goldfinches can’t help but flock to the seeds during the fall.

24-36 inches Full sun 3
Perennial ECHINACEA purpurea ‘Pica Bella’ Coneflower

Narrow, quilled rose-pink petals surround large orange cones. Well-branched and floriferous blooming through the summer.

24-30 inches Sun 4
Perennial ECHINACEA purpurea ‘Pow Wow Wild Berry’ Coneflower

Brilliant rose-purple flowers. Very floriferous. Compact habit.

20-24 inches Sun 3
Perennial ECHINACEA purpurea ‘Ruby Star’ Cone Flower

Large flowers with horizontally held petals and a deeper pink coloration.

24-36 Sun/Part Shade 3
Perennial ECHINACEA ‘Sombrero Adobe Orange’ Hybrid Coneflower

Lots of large orange blooms on a well-branched plant.

18-20 inches Full sun 4
Perennial ECHINACEA ‘Sombrero Baja Burgundy’ Hybrid Coneflower

A compact, well-branched cultivar with large single blossoms of rich burgundy-red.

18-26 inches Sun 4
Perennial ECHINACEA ‘Sombrero Lemon Yellow Improved’ Hybrid Coneflower

Lots of lemon-yellow blossoms with wide overlapping petals on a compact, well-branched plant.

18-20 inches Full sun 4
Perennial ECHINACEA Sombrero ‘Lemon Yellow Improved’ Coneflower

Rich golden-yellow petals that overlap surrounding a large, fragrant, copper cone. Well branched plants produce a heavy blomm time early-mid summer with spoadic flowers showing up later. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds during bloom then many birds if left to go to seed. Drought tolerant Deer resistant

18-22" Full sun 4
Perennial ECHINACEA ‘Sombrero Salsa Red’ Hybrid Coneflower

Fiery-red, lightly-fragrant 3″ blooms from early summer through fall.

24-26 inches Sun 4
Perennial ECHINACEA ‘Sombrero Sangrita’ Hybrid Coneflower

A compact, well-branched cultivar with large single blossoms of scarlet red held on burgundy stems.

18-26 inches Sun 4
Perennial ECHINACEA ‘Sunseekers Rainbow’ Hybrid Coneflower

Buds open in light yellow and quickly transform to blush, coral, lavender, salmon- a whole palette of colors on one plant! From June to frost.

24-30 Inches Sun/Part Shade 3
Perennial ECHINACEA ‘Sunseekers Salmon’

Double row of salmon-pink petals mixed with soft yellow petals, matures to pale pink with a large, fragrant dark bronze cones. Many shorter, upright stems makes this a very full and vigorous plant. Attracts bees & butterflies Deer resistant Drought tolerant Good cut flower

Full sun 4
Perennial ECHINACEA ‘Sunseekers White Perfect’ Hybrid Coneflower

Lovely creamy white flowers have a multilayered, dahlia-like look. June through fall.

20 inches Sun 4
Perennial ECHINACEA ‘Sweet Sandia’ Cone Flower

Double rows of salmony-pink petals transitioning to fresh green with some soft yellow petals on short, upright stems. The petals then mature to pale pink with large, fragrant, dark crimson cones. Attracts bees & butterflies Deer resistant Drought tolerant Good cut flower

12-24" Full sun 4
Perennial ECHINACEA ‘The Fuchsia is Bright’ Coneflower

Overlapping fuchsia-pink petals are held horizontally surrounding a dark center cone. Attracts bees & butterflies Deer resistant

22-24 inches Full sun 4
Perennial ECHINACEA ‘White Swan’ Cone Flower

Honey scented, copper-colored cones with pure white petals blooms throughout the summer months. Drought tolerant Attracts bees, butterflies and song birds Cut flower Deer resistant

24-36" Full sun 3
Perennial ECHINOPS bannaticus ‘Blue Glow’ Globe Thistle

Intense blue flowers that pollinators love, with leaves more hairy and deeply cut than E. ritro. Early to late summer. Resilient to most pests/diseases/drought. Deer/rabbit resistant.

48-54 inches Sun 4
Perennial EPIMEDIUM ‘Amber Queen’ Barrenwort

A vigorous cultivar with large, spidery yellow blooms fading to orange.  Stiff-textured holly-like foliage is veined with red in spring.

16-18 inches Part Shade 4
Perennial EPIMEDIUM ‘Domino’ Barrenwort

Long, spiny green foliage is flushed with maroon and topped with large clusters of white and purple flowers in the spring.  A Darrell Probst intro.

16-24 inches Part Shade 5
Perennial EPIMEDIUM koreanum ‘Harold Epstein’ Barrenwort

A vigorously-spreading variety with large lemon yellow flowers and large, textured leaves. Semi-evergreen.

14-16 inches Part Shade 4
Perennial EPIMEDIUM lishihchenii Barrenwort

Bright yellow long spurred flowers in spring. Deer/rabbit/drought tolerant.

10-12 inches Part Shade/Shade 5
Perennial EPIMEDIUM ‘Pink Champagne’ Barrenwort

Evergreen groundcover with long, slender purple-splashed leaves, and springtime flowers have deep-rose centers and pale yellow tips. Deer/rabbit/drought/pest tolerant.

1-2 feet Part Shade/Shade 5
Perennial EPIMEDIUM ‘Pretty in Pink’ Barrenwort

Bronze-purple, heart shaped leaves emerge in spring, aging to deep green then changing back to bronze for winter. It carries sprays of rosy-pink flowers throughout spring above the foliage.  

12-20" Part Shade/Shade 5
Perennial EPIMEDIUM ‘Sandy Claws’ Barrenwort

Long spiny foliage is flushed red in spring contrast with the clusters of yellow & cream flowers held on arching stems slowly creeping by rhizomes to make a beautiful and durable ground cover.

12-24" Part Shade/Shade 5
Perennial EPIMEDIUM ‘Spine Tingler’ Barrenwort

Unlike other epimediums, sends flowers and foliage up at the same time. Dark green leaves with spiny margins. Soft yellow “jester-like” flowers on compact plants in mid to late spring. Deer/rabbit resistant. From Darrell Probst.

8-10 inches Part Shade/Shade 5
Perennial EPIMEDIUM rubrum Barrenwort

Dense green foliage with red flowers in April-May. Spreads readily. Our most reliable Epimedium. Deer/rabbit/drought tolerant.

10-12 inches Part Shade 4
Perennial EPIMEDIUM x rubrum ‘Galadriel’ Barrenwort

Gorgeous bronze foliage in spring with roe-red flowers late spring, in fall the foliage turns brilliant orange & red. Makes a great groundcover

8-12" Part Shade/Shade 4
Perennial EPIMEDIUM warleyense ‘Orange Queen’ Barrenwort

Copper-orange flowers in spring on a slowly spreading groundcover. Attractive foliage year-round.

18-20 inches Part Shade 5
Perennial EPIMEDIUM youngianum ‘Niveum’ Barrenwort

Spray of white flowers over heart-shaped, red-veined foliage appear later in the spring than other Epimediums. Deer/rabbit/drought tolerant.

10-12 inches Part Shade/Shade 5
Perennial ERICA carnea ‘Springwood White’ Winter Heath

Low-growing, mounding groundcover for sunny areas. Abundant silver-white from late-winter to early-spring. Can be sheared just after blooming, but next year’s buds form in summer. Deer/drought/salt tolerant.

8 inches Sun 5
Perennial ERIGERON ‘Lynnhaven Carpet’ Fleabane

Dense, mat-forming habit and astonishing ability to thrive in a wide range of challenging conditions. In early May, individual flower stalks give rise to lightly tinted lavender flowers with a yellow inner eye.

12-15" Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial ERYNGIUM ‘Big Blue’ Sea Holly

Iridescent blue flowers and stems with silver leaves. Long bloom time and a good cut flower.

26-28 inches Sun 4
Perennial ERYNGIUM zabellii ‘Neptune’s Gold’ Sea Holly

Lavender blue blooms against chartreuse foliage.  Great contrast! Spiny bracts of the long-lasting flowers vary from lime to blue. Upright habit to 2 feet. Deer and rabbit resistant Drought and salt tolerant.

18-24 inches Sun 5
Perennial ERYNGIUM planum ‘Blue Glitter’ Sea Holly

Intense steel blue flowers on dense, tall spikes. Good for cutting. Deer/rabbit/drought tolerant. Wonderful pollinator attractor.

24-26 inches Sun 4
Perennial ERYNGIUM planum ‘White Glitter’ Sea Holly

A profusion of silvery-white teasel-like flowers on sturdy stems creating height and drama to the border. Drought tolerant Attracts bees & butterflies Good cut flower

24-36" Full sun 4
Perennial ERYNGIUM yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master

Tough, blue-green, yucca-like spiky leaves. Smooth, rigid stem with  individual, greenish-white flowers cluster into unique, globular heads throughout summer. Deer/rabbit tolerant.

4-5 feet Sun 3
Perennial ERYTHRONIUM americanum Trout Lily

Our native “trout lily” prevalent throughout Vermont woods in early spring.  Nodding yellow bells over mottled foliage.  Summer dormant.

4-6 inches Part Shade 3
Perennial ERYTHRONIUM ‘Pagoda’ Trout Lily

Large lemon-yellow nodding flowers with up-tipped petals and up to 10 flowers per stem. Foliage can be mottled with bronze, most noticeable when first emerging . After flowering the entire plant goes dormant until the next spring.

12-18" Full Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial EUPATORIUM dubium ‘Baby Joe’ Joe Pye Weed

Large, dome-shaped flower heads of lavender-mauve. Even more compact than E. ‘Little Joe’!

28-30 inches Sun/Part Shade 3
Perennial EUPATORIUM dubium ‘Phantom’ Joe Pye Weed

A compact selection with wine-red domes in late summer.

3-4 feet Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial EUPATORIUM hyssopifolium Hyssop-leaf Thoroughwort

Lacy umbels of white flowers over fine-textured foliage in late summer. Best in dry situations.

2-3 feet Full Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial EUPATORIUM maculatum ‘Riesenschirm’ Joe-Pye Weed

Stately and architectural with huge flower heads of purple-pink flowers that are like candy to pollinators. If left to go to seed they will attract winter songbirds too. Cut flower Attracts bees, butterflies & birds Deer & rabbit resistant

5-7' Full Sun/Part Shade 4
Perennial EUPHORBIA myrsinites Myrtle Spurge, Creeping Spurge

Mostly evergreen. Oval, blue-green, succulent-like leaves in close spirals around the stems. Non-showy greenish flowers/showy yellow bracts bloom in spring. Deer/rabbit/drought/salt tolerant. Readily self-seeds.

4-8 inches Sun 5