PLANT NAME

SUN/SHA DE

HEIGHT

SPREAD

COLOR

TIME

COMMENTS

DELOSPERMA (Ice Plant)

S

floribundum 'Starburst'

4"

18"

pink/white centers

Summer

Bloom all summer long! Drought tolerant

DELPHINIUM (Larkspur)

PS

'Summer Nights'

10-12"

18"

midnight blue

Summer

More heat tolerant and earlier blooming than other delphiniums

DENDRANTHEMA (Hardy  Mum)

S

'Bolero'

20-24"

24"

deep gold daisy

Fall

Bigger, better, and hardier than standard fall mums.  Loose sprays of daisies

'Rhumba'

18-20"

24"

coral daisy

Fall

Bigger, better, and hardier than standard fall mums.  Loose sprays of daisies

DIANTHUS

S

barbatus 'Heart Attack'

24"

12"

deep crimson red

Early Sum

Perennial Sweet William; more perennial than others in the species

'Firewitch' (Cheddar Pink)

7-8"

12"

magenta evergreen

Spring

Summer

Good for edging.  

2006 Perennial Plant of the Year

DICENTRA  (Bleeding Heart)

PS/SH

formosa 'Luxuriant'

S/SH

12-15"

15-18"

cherry red

April-Oct

Tolerates more sun than other bleeding hearts

Blooms all summer

spectabilis

30"

15-18"

pink

May-June

Large bushy clumps with heart-shaped flowers dangling from the stems.  Goes dormant early

'Goldheart'

24-36"

18"

pink

Spring

Spectacular golden leaves and pink flowers

PLANT NAME

SUN/SHA DE

HEIGHT

SPREAD

COLOR

TIME

COMMENTS

DIGITALIS (Foxglove)

PS/SH

mertonensis (Strawberry Foxglove)

3'

18"

strawberry rose

Summer

Deer and rabbit resistant. True perennial

ECHINACEA (Coneflower)

S

Big Sky"! 'Twilight'

3'

18"

Rose-red red cone

Summer

NEW

Big Sky"! 'Sundown'

28-36"

18"

orange fragrant

Summer

Big Sky"! 'Sunrise'

30-36"

18"

yellow fragrant

Summer

paradoxa (native)

purpurea 'Magnus'

3'

12-18"

deep rose

July-Aug

Huge flowers

1998 Perennial Plant of the Year

purpurea 'Pink Double Delight'

24"

18"

deep carmine red

July-Aug

NEW

purpurea 'Ruby Star'

35"

18"

Deep Carmine red

July- Aug

'White Swan'

2½-3'

24"

white

June

Stunning white flowers with sweet fragrance; attracts masses of butterflies

'Kim's Knee High'

18-24"

12-18"

pink

Summer

Compact form of native coneflower

EPIMEDIUM  (Bishop's Hat0

PS/SH

perralchicum 'Frohleiten'

10"

12"

yellow

Early Spring

vericolor 'Sulphureum'

10-12"

12"

yellow

Early Spring

youngianum  'Rubrum'

10-12"

12"

Red-pink

Early Spring

EUPATORIUM  (Joe Pye Weed)

S/PS

dubium 'Little Joe'

4'

3'

Lavender

Late Summer

NEW

'Phantom'

24-32"

3'

Rose-Pink

Late Summer

PLANT NAME

SUN/SHA DE

HEIGHT

SPREAD

COLOR

TIME

COMMENTS

FERNS

PS/SH

Adiantum pedatum (Maidenhair Fern)

12-18"

18"

deciduous, native,

Athyrium 'Lady In Red'

24-36"

18-24"

red stems; spreading; partial shade-shade

Athyrium niponicum 'Metallicum'

(Jap. Painted Fern)

18'

12-18"

Silver and dusty purple fronds; spreading; partial shade-shade; zones 4-9

Athyrium filix-femina

 (Lady Fern)

18-30"

18-24"

Athyrium 'Ghost"

(Ghost Fern)

24-36"

18-24"

Dryopteris erythrosora (Autumn Fern)

18-24"

15-20"

New growth is bronze; evergreen: zones 5-8

Dryopteris marginalis

(Leatherwood Fern)

18-24"

12-18"

Matteuccia struthiopteris

(Ostrich Fern)

36-60"

24"

Tall green fronds spread rapidly; deciduous: shade-sun: moist preferred

Osmunda cinnamomea

(Cinnamon Fern)

36-48"

36"

Unique cinnamon brown stalk of spores; deciduous; partial shade-shade

Osmunda regalis (Royal Fern)

2-5'

36"

Vase-like; slow spreader; tolerates wet soil; deciduous; partial shade-shade

Polystichum acrostichoides

(Christmas fern)

12-24"

18-24"

One of the most dependable and undemanding; evergreen: shade-partial shade

FLIPENDULA (Meadowsweet)

PS/SH

rubra 'Venusta'

3-4'

2-3'

Pink

Summer

GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower)

S

aristata 'Oranges and Lemons'

22-26"

12"

peachy orange

Summer

Peachy-orange with yellow tips and gold cone Improved upright growth

'Goblin'

12"

12"

Redw/yellow

Summer

'Fanfare'

18-24"

12"

red/yellow

Summer

Petals flare outward like trumpets with bright yellow tips; blooms all summer

PLANT NAME

SUN/SHA DE

HEIGHT

SPREAD

COLOR

TIME

COMMENTS

GAURA

S

lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies'

30"

20"

white

July-Oct

Beautiful wispy stems with blooms all summer

'Passionate Blush'

30"

20"

Blush-pink

Summer

NEW

GERANIUM  (Cranesbill)

S/PS

x 'Rozanne'

18-20"

18"

violet- blue

Spring

Summer

Long-blooming blue flowers, spreads 2-3 feet in one season  PERENNIAL OF THE YEAR 2008

sanguineum var. striatum

6-8"

12"

pink

May-Oct

Low spreading plant; plant near the front of the border where it can weave among plants

sanguineum

12-18"

12"

burgundy

June-Sept

One of the best hardy geraniums; low mound