|
PLANT NAME |
SUN/SHADE |
HEIGHT |
SPREAD |
COLOR |
TIME |
COMMENTS |
| DELOSPERMA (Ice
Plant) |
 |
|
|
|
|
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| floribundum 'Starburst' |
|
4" |
18" |
pink/white
centers |
Summer |
Bloom all summer long! Drought
tolerant |
|
DELPHINIUM (Larkspur) |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
'Summer Nights' |
|
10-12" |
18" |
midnight blue |
Summer |
More heat
tolerant and earlier blooming than other delphiniums |
| DENDRANTHEMA
(Hardy Mum) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| '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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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) |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
| formosa
'Luxuriant' |
|
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/SHADE |
HEIGHT |
SPREAD |
COLOR |
TIME |
COMMENTS |
|
DIGITALIS (Foxglove) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
mertonensis (Strawberry Foxglove) |
|
3' |
18" |
strawberry rose |
Summer |
Deer and
rabbit resistant. True perennial |
| ECHINACEA
(Coneflower) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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 |
| |
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|
EPIMEDIUM (Bishop's Hat0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
dubium 'Little Joe' |
|
4' |
3' |
Lavender |
Late Summer |
NEW |
|
'Phantom' |
|
24-32" |
3' |
Rose-Pink |
Late Summer |
|
|
PLANT NAME |
SUN/SHADE |
HEIGHT |
SPREAD |
COLOR |
TIME |
COMMENTS |
| FERNS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| rubra
'Venusta' |
|
3-4' |
2-3' |
Pink |
Summer |
|
|
GAILLARDIA (Blanket Flower) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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/SHADE |
HEIGHT |
SPREAD |
COLOR |
TIME |
COMMENTS |
| GAURA |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 |
| GYPSOPHILA
(Baby's Breath) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| paniculata
'Pink Fairy' |
|
18" |
24-36" |
pink |
June-July |
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