PLANT NAME

SUN/SHA DE

HEIGHT

SPREAD

COLOR

TIME

COMMENTS

ACANTHUS (Bear's Breeches)

PS/SH

spinosus

30-32"

18-24"

Purple & White

May

Beautiful architectural plant for shady areas.  A must for your garden! 

ACHILLEA (Yarrow or Midfoil)

S

'Moonshine'

18-24"

20"

bright yellow

June-July

Plants will rebloom if they are cut back after the first flowering

'Red Velvet'

30-36"

24"

deep red wine

June-July

millefolium 'Paprika'

24"

24"

paprika red

June-July

Grey-green ferny foliage.  Blooms a week later than 'Moonshine'

AGASTACHE (Anise Hyssop)

S

'Blue Fortune'

24-36"

18-24"

violet-blue

July-Sept

foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee'

18-24"

18-24"

lavender blue/gold lvs

July-Sept

NEW

AJUGA (Bugleweed)

PS/SH

reptans 'Bronze Beauty'

6"

18-24"

violet-blue

Spring

Groundcover spreads rapidly; easy to divide and start new plants

ALCEA (Hollyhock)

S

'Summer Memories'

6'

18"

mixed singles

Summer

rugosa (Russian)

5-6'

18"

large, single yellow

Summer

Extremely hardy selection native to Ukraine. Great resistance to rust.

'Queeny Purple'

20"

18"

purple

Summer

Dwarf selection

AMPELOPSIS (Var. Porcelain Vine)

PS/SH

brevipedunculata 'Elegans'

10-25"

3'

blue berries &

variegated leaves

Summer

Good vine for shady areas.  Fast grower.

PLANT NAME

SUN/SHA DE

HEIGHT

SPREAD

COLOR

TIME

COMMENTS

AMSONIA (Narrow Leaf Blue Star)

PS/SH

hubrichtii

3'

18"

sky blue

Spring

Needle-like leaves valued for golden yellow fall color.  Beautiful plant!

ANEMONE (Janpanese Anemone)

PS/SH

'Honorine Jobert'

36-42"

18-24

white

Aug-Sept

Excellent for fall blooms

'September Charm'

24-36"

18-24"

silver pink

Aug-Sept

Showy blooms in early fall

AQUILEGIA (Columbine)

PS/SH

'Bluebird'

24"

12"

lt. blue & white

Spring

Songbird series.   Compact growth;

 upward facing  blue & white flowers

'Blue Barlow'

24"

12"

yellow & white

Spring

NEW

'Goldfinch'

24"

12"

yellow & white

Spring

Songbird series.   Compact growth;

 upward facing yellow and white flowers

ARISAEMA (Jack inthe Pulpit)

SH

ringens

20-24"

18"

purple pitcher

Spring

NEW

serratum

24-30"

18"

green & white

Spring

NEW

urashima

20-24"

18"

green & purple

Spring

NEW

sikokianum

20-24"

18"

green, purple,white

Spring

NEW

PLANT NAME

SUN/SHA DE

HEIGHT

SPREAD

COLOR

TIME

COMMENTS

ARTEMESIA

PS/SH

'Powis Castle'

24"

36"

silver leaves

Aug-Oct

aromatic

ARUNCUS (Goatsbeard)

S

aethusifolius (dwarf)

12"

18"

creamy white spike

late Summer

ASARUM (Chinese &  Wild Ginger)

PS/SH

canadense

6"

spreads

purple-brown

Spring

splendens

4"

spreads

purple/

silver mottled leaves

Spring

Groundcover.  Look for the unique dark flowers under the leaves!

ASTER (Aster)

S

novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'

18"

24"

deep purple

Sept-Oct

New England Aster. Good for cutting; great accent for fall blooming grasses.

oblongifolius 'October skies'

18-24"

24"

sky blue

Aug-Oct

frikartii 'Monch'

18-24"

24"

purple

Sept-Oct

ASTILBE

S/PS

arendsii  'Fanal"

20"

24"

red

May-June

arendsii  'Erika"

14-26"

24"

pink

May-June

a. 'Snowdrift'

22"

24"

white

May-June

Feathery white blooms; needs moisture in dry hot summers. Arendsii group.

chinensis 'Visions in Pink'

12-18"

24"

rose-purple

June-June

'japonica 'Deutschland''

24"

24"

white

May-June

japonica 'Rhineland'

24"

24"

rose-pink

May-June

BAPTISIA  (False Indigo)

S

australis 'Carolina Moonlight'

24-36"

24"

yellow

May

'Purple Smoke'

48"

24"

smoky violet

May

NEW

Twilite Prairieblues'"!

42-60"

24"

dark purple

May

NEW

PLANT NAME

SUN/SHA DE

HEIGHT

SPREAD

COLOR

TIME

COMMENTS

BELAMCANDA (Blackberry Lily)

S

chinensis 'Hello Yellow'

18-24"

18"

yellow

late Summer

BERGENIA (Bergenian Pig Squeak)

PS/SH

cordifolia 'Bressingham Ruby'

12-15"

18"

red

Spring

CALLIRHOE (Purple Poppy Mallow)

S/PS

'Winecups'

4-6"

2-3"

magenta

Summer

Blooms all summer!  Plant of Merit -

Mo. Botanical Gardens

CAMPANULA (Peachleaf Bellflower)

S/PS

posch 'Blue Waterfall'

12"

24"

blue

Summer

Cascading blue flowers all summer

CERATOSTIGMA (Plumbago,Leadwort)

PS/SH

plumbaginoides

8-12"

24"

blue

Aug-fall

PLANT NAME

SUN/SHA DE

HEIGHT

SPREAD

COLOR

TIME

COMMENTS

CIMICIFUGA (Bugbane, Snakeroot)

PS

ramosa 'Hillside Black Beauty'

4-7'

24"

white/purple black lvs.

Aug-Sept

A collector's item!  Fragrant spike flowers; striking purplish-black leaves

CLEMATIS (Vine)

S/PS

'Belle of Woking'

8-12"

4'

4-6" silvery blue

MJulySpOct

'Comtesse de Bouchaud'

6-10'

4'

4-6" rose pink

June-Oct

A long time favorite among gardeners

for easy growth and dependable blooming

'Dr. Ruppel'

8-12'

4'

6-8" rose-red/dk. bar

May-Jn-Sept

Very strong grower. 

Great in large containers

'Eenest Markham'

6-8"

4'

5-6" shell pink

June-Sept

'Henryi

8-10'

4'

6-8" pure white

June-Sept

Perfectly formed pure white flowers.

Suitable for containers.

'Jackmanii'

8-12'

4'

5-6" deep purple

June-Sept

Classic Clematis.  Beautiful when grown through ivy up a wall or fence.

'Proteus'

6-10"

4'

6-8" mauve/lilac-pink

MyJuJulAug

'Niobe'

8-12'

4'

6-8" ruby red

June-Sept

Dark red-one of the very best. 

Holds color well all season.

'Ramona"

10-16'

4'

6-8" clear blue

July-Sept

Performs well in hot, sunny sites.  Beautiful when draping over small trees and shrubs.

'Red Cardinal'

10-12'

4'

4-6" velvety crimson

June-Sept

Glowing crimson flowers.  Outstanding when combined with purples and yellows.

'Sunset'

6-10'

4'

4-6" burg red/

 magenta bar

May-Sept

Suitable for growing in containers,

on fences or trellises, or over shrubs.

'The President'

8-12'

4'

6-8" bluish purple

June-Sept

Attractive seed heads in fall after blooming.  Award winner.

terniflora (Sweet Autumn)

10-20'

4'

1" white

Sept-Oct

Small-flowered, fall blooming, fragrant.  Fast growing; prune back in spring

PLANT NAME

SUN/SHA DE

HEIGHT

SPREAD

COLOR

TIME

COMMENTS

CONVALLARIA (Lily of the Valley)

PS/SH

majalis

6-8"

8-12"

white

May-June

Fragrant.  Vigorous spreading groundcover

COREOPSIS (Tickseed)

S

'Creme Brulee'

16-20"

12"

soft yellow

Summer

Threadleaf foliage.  Larger flowers and mildew resistant

   'Jethro Tull'

18"

12"

golden yellow

Summer

 Fluted petals; very floriferous.  Compact

'Red Shift'

30-36"

18"

red cream

Summer

NEW

'Sienna Sunset' (threadleaf)

16-20"

12"

burnt sienna

Summer

New

'Tequila Sunrise'

14-16"

12"

yellow/Red eye

Summer

veriegated leaves

rosea 'Sweet  Dreams'

18-24"

18"

white & pink

Summer

Blooms all season; American native species

verticillata 'Moonbeam'

18"

14'

creamy yellow

Summer

A classic.  Needle-like foliage; light yellow flowers all summer

verticillata 'Sunbeam'

18-24"

14"

golden yellow

Summer

New

verticillata 'Zagreb'

15"

12"

golden yellow

Summer

Threadleaf foliage; deep yellow flowers

CORYDALIS (Corydalis)

S/PS

shihmienensis 'Berry Exciting'

10-13"

18"

golden lvs, fragrant purple

Summer

New

CROCOSMIA (Montbretia)

'Lucifer'

S

36-42"

24"

red

Summer

Brilliant flame red flowers in rows on arched stems; good for cutting and hummingbirds