Perennials
Type | Botanical Name | Native | Common Name | Description | Height | Light Req. | Zone | Add to My List |
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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 |