PLANT NAME

SUN/SHADE

HEIGHT

SPREAD

COLOR

TIME

COMMENTS

NEPETA (Catmint)

S/PS

faassenii 'Walker's Low'

2-3'

18"

lavender

Summer

2007 PERENNIAL OF THE YEAR

PACHYSANDRA

 (Japanese Spurge)

PS/SH

terminalis

6-12"

18"

white

Spring

PAEONIA (Garden Peony)

S/PS

'Adolphe Rousseau'

40"

3'

double dark red

Early-Mid

Summer

fragrant

'Karl Rosenfeld'

36"

3'

deep red

Mid

Season

strong stems, fragrant

"Red Magic'

32"

3'

double dark red

Early Mid

Summer

'Rosea Plena'

32"

3'

pink double

Mid

season

'Top Brass'

28-32"

3'

whitish pink/

yellow

Early Mid

fragrant

PAEONIA (Tree Peony)

S

suffruticosa 'Hatsugarasu'

4'

4'

dark maroon

May

suffruticosa 'High Noon'

4'

4'

yellow

May

suffruticosa 'Orange'

4'

4'

orange

May

suffruticosa 'Scarlet'

4'

4'

scarlet

May

suffruticosa 'Shimanishiki'

4'

4'

purple/white striped

May

suffruticosa 'Violet'

4'

4'

purple

May

PLANT NAME

SUN/SHADE

HEIGHT

SPREAD

COLOR

TIME

COMMENTS

PAPAVER (Oriental Poppy)

S

orientale 'Brillant'

30"

24"

red 4-5"

May

PENSTEMON (Penstemon)

S

digitalis 'Husker Red'

3'

24"

white

June

red leaves

PEROVSKIA (Russian Sage)

S

atriplicifolia

36-48"

2'

lavender blue

July-Sept

atriplicifolia "Little Spire'

18-20"

2'

blue

July-Sept

PHLOX

(Garden Phlox, , Tall Phlox)

S

arendsii 'Babyface'

25-30"

24"

pink/red eye

July-Sept

fragrant

paniculata 'David'

42"

36"

clear white

July-Sept

fragrant

paniculata 'Franz Schubert''

36"

36'

lilac

July-Aug

fragrant

paniculata 'Laura'

24"

24"

royal purple

July-Aug

 fragrant, mildew resistant,

paniculata 'Nicky'

22"

18"

cherry red

July-Sept

compact, fragrant

paniculata 'Orange Perfection'

36"

24"

salmon orange

July-Aug

paniculata "Starfire'

36"

24"

cherry red

July-Sept

fragrant

PLANT NAME

SUN/SHADE

HEIGHT

SPREAD

COLOR

TIME

COMMENTS

PHLOX

(Creeping Phlox)

S/PS

subulata 'Emerald Blue'

4-6'

16-24"

blue

April-May

subulata 'Emerald Pink'

4-6'

16-24"

pink

April-May

subulata 'Red Wings'

4-6'

16-24"

rich wine red

April-May

subulata'White Delight'

4-6'

16-24"

pure white

April-May

PHYSOSTEGIA

(Obedient Plant)

S/PS

virginiana 'Miss Manners'

30"

24"

white

Aug-Sept

NEW

virginiana 'Variegata'

20"

24"

lavender

Summer

spreading

PLATYCODON

 (Balloon Flower)

S/PS

gradiflorus 'Sentimental Blue'

6-8"

6"

blue

May-June

gradiflorus 'Fuji Pink'

24"

12"

pink

June

POLYGONATUM

(Variegated Solomon's Seal'

PS/SH

odoratum "Variegatum'

18-24"

spreads

white/variegated

leaves

Late

Spring

PULMONARIA (Lungwort)

PS/SH

saccharata 'Mrs. Moon'

8-10"

12"

pink turning blue

Spring

PLANT NAME

SUN/SHADE

HEIGHT

SPREAD

COLOR

TIME

COMMENTS

RUDBECKIA

 (Black Eyed Susan)

S/PS

flugida 'Goldstrum'

24"

12-15"

yellow

July-Sept

maxima (native)

5'

24"

yellow/tall cone

June-July

speciosa (Viette's Little Suzy'

12-14"

15"

yellow

July-Sept

SALVIA (Meadow Sage)

S/PS

nemorosa 'Blue Hill'

16-20"

16"

violet  blue

Early Summer

nemorosa 'May Night'

18"

16"

deep purple

Summer

nemorosa  'Viola Klose'

15-18"

16"

deep blue

Late Sring

SANTOLINA

S

virens

12

18"

yellow button

Summer

SEDUM (Stonecrop)

S

cauticola

'(Dwarf Blue Sieboldii)

2"

12"

rose pink

Aug-Sept

'Angelina'

3-5"

18"

yellow/yellow leaves

June

spectabile 'Autumn Joy'

15"

14"

russet rose

Sept-Oct

spurium 'Gold Dust'

3-4"

12"

yellow

Summer

Blue Leaf

10-12"

14"

rose

Sept

'Matrona'

18-24"

18"

mauve-pink

Aug-Sept

'Xenox'

20-24"

18"

rose

Aug-Sept

NEW

PLANT NAME

SUN/SHADE

HEIGHT

SPREAD

COLOR

TIME

COMMENTS

SEMPERVIVUM

 (Hens & Chicks)

S/PS

Cobweb

3-4"

12"

rose-red

Summer

Red Heart

3-4"

12"

SYACHYS  (Lamb's Ear)

S/PS

byzantina 'Helene von Stein'

12-15"

12"

nonflowering

monieri 'Hummelo'

18-20"

16"

lavender rose

Summer

TEUCRUM (Germander)

S/PS

chamaedrys 'Summer Sunshine'

6-8"

12"

pink/yellow leaves

Summer

THALICTRUM (Meadow Rue)

PS

rochebrunianum

'Lavender Mist'

6-8"

12"

lavender

Summer

TIARELLA (Foamflower)

PS/SH

'Spring Symphony'

6'

12-15"

pale pink

Spring

TRADESCANTIA

(Spiderwort)

S/PS

'Concord Grape'

10"

12-15"

purple/blue leaves

June-Sept

'Sweet Kate'

12"

12-15"

dark blue/

gold leaves

Spring

Summer

PLANT NAME

SUN/SHADE

HEIGHT

SPREAD

COLOR

TIME

COMMENTS

TRICYRTIS (Japanese Toad Lilt)

PS/SH

formosana 'Gilt Edge'

24"

36"

white/purple streaked

Fall

variegated

'Blue Wonder'

20-28"

36"

purple/white spotted

Fall

NEW

VINCA

(Periwinkle, Myrtle)

S/SH

minor 'Bowles'

4-6"

12"

blue

Spring