Perennial flowering plants are the sturdy backbone of every garden. When the more flamboyant annuals give up their seed and fade away, perennials are preparing to return for an even bigger, better show next year. There is a place for heirloom perennials, grown for generations or even centuries by gardeners who knew these reliable plants would spring up each year without fail. And certainly there is a place in every garden for fresh, new introductions from the ever expanding lists of perennial cultivars. Whether you want to create masses of one plant or fill in gaps or explore new varieties, perennials are up to the task. Our list is eclectic and ever growing. So read on and get ready to plant.
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 | # 712 | Achillea millefolium 'Debutante' |
| Yarrow |
| P/Zone 3-9/ 24-30"/12-24"/sun/early to late summer. |
| Lacy foliage forms a spreading mat topped with flat topped flower heads in complimentary and vivid shades of pink, red, orange, yellow and white. |
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| | # 720 | Alcea ficifolia |
| Fig Hollyhock |
| P/Zone 3-10/6-7'/30"/sun/summer |
| Leaves are lobed and resemble fig leaves. Single flowers are produced in shades of rose, red, pink, yellow, white, copper and purple. This species is very long lived and plants are resistant to the common Hollyhock rust disease. |
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| | # 722 | Alcea rosea var. nigra |
| Black Hollyhock |
| P/Zone 2-10/7'/30"/sun/summer and fall |
| Heirloom variety produces large, gleaming single flowers in a black-burgundy hue. |
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 | # 725 | Alchemilla mollis 'Thriller' |
| Lady's Mantle |
| P/Zone /16"/12"/sun,part shade/early summer |
| Scalloped, round leaves are blue green and catch the jewel-like dew and summer rains. Flowers are chartuese sprays that make a wonderful contrast with purple Salvias and Nepetas. |
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| | # 740 | Aquilegia x hybrida 'McKana Giants' |
| Columbine |
| P/Zone 5-10/30"/12"/sun, pt. shade/late spring |
| Long spurred flowers are bicolored in shades of pink, red, yellow cream and white. Very free flowering and it's a good thing because it's a favorite of ours for cutting. Likes moisture and some shade from hot midday sun. |
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 | # 750 | Armeria pseudarmeria 'Joystick Lilac Shades' |
| Thrift |
| P/Zone 3-8/24"/12"/sun/summer |
| Ball shaped flowerheads are held on strong stems, perfect for cutting. Flower color ranges from pink to rose to lilac. Likes a sandy, well drained location and where it is happy it will produce an amazing number of flowering stems. |
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| | # 755 | Aubrieta deltoidea 'Purple Cascade' |
| False Rockcress |
| P/Zone 5-9/4-6"/10"/sun/early summer |
| Stunning purple flowers cover grey-green leaves in early summer. Trailing stems make it perfect for the top of a stone wall or between paving stones. Likes good drainage. |
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| | # 760 | Campanula carpatica 'Blue Clips' |
| Carpathian Bellflower |
| P/Zone 3-10/8-12"/8"/sun, part shade/early summer on |
| Neatly mounded plants are smothered by light blue, up-facing bellflowers for many weeks. |
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| | # 775 | Centranthus ruber 'Coccineus' |
| Red Valerian, Jupiter's Beard |
| P/Zone 4-10/18-36"/12"/sun, part shade/late spring, fall |
| Deep pink, rounded flower heads are fragrant and make a lasting cutflower. Leaves and stems are a complimentary grey green. Long blooming, especially if spent flowers are cut back. Likes a well drained soil with average fertility and can tolerate very dry conditions. |
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| | # 780 | Cerastium tomentosum 'Silver Carpet' |
| Snow-in-Summer |
| P/Zone 4-9/8"/12"/sun/late spring-early summer |
| Ground hugging plant with silver floiage and purest white flowers. Plant at the feet of spring bulbs, along edges of beds and paths, or even containers. |
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| | # 785 | Chrysanthemum coccineum |
| Painted Daisy, Persian Insect Flower |
| P/Zone 4-10/12-30"/12"/sun/early summer |
| Ferny leaves wiry stems support huge pink and red, yelow-centered daisies. In the garden and in vases, these flowers last and last. |
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| | # 787 | Chrysanthemum x superbum 'Crazy Daisy' |
| Shasta Daisy |
| P/Zone 4-10/25"/10"/sun/early summer |
| To say double flowers just doesn't get the point across-these daisies are fully double with fluffy, quilled, white petals around a yellow center. And did I mention they're large? This is a new version of an old favorite. Cut them back after flowering for a repeat performance later on. |
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| | # 788 | Chrysanthemum x superbum 'Silver Princess' |
| Shasta Daisy |
| P/Zone 4-10/14"/10"/sun/summer |
| Classic white, yellow centered daisies on compact plants are a fresh, cool addition to the fronts of beds and borders. |
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| | # 790 | Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise' |
| Coreopsis, Tickseed |
| P/Zone 4-9/18"/12"/sun/summer |
| Bright yellow semi-double flowers are held on wiry stems over a long season. Loves sun and heat and will look its best if you deadhead regularly (which can be a job since it produces so many flowers). |
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| | # 795 | Delphinium x cultorum 'Connecticut Yankee' |
| Delphinium |
| P/Zone 3-7/36"/12"/sun, light shade/summer |
| Sturdy spires can stand up to wind and weather. Mix has blue, purple, lavender and white flowers to steal the show in the early summer garden. |
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| | # 796 | Delphinium x cultorum 'Magic Fountain' |
| Delphinium |
| P/Zone 3-7/24-36"/12"/sun, light shade/summer |
| Dwarf and very adaptable to windy sites or even large pots, this mixture contains a broad range of colors-blues and purples, pinks, and white with dark or light bees. |
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| | # 797 | Delphinium x cultorum 'Pacific Giants' |
| Delphinium |
| P/Zone 3-7/48'/24"/sun, light shade/summer |
| Magnificent flowering spikes are produced in early summer and again in late summer if spent blooms are removed. Staking is necessary-do it when they are still small and they'll withstand weather and wind well as the heavy blooms develop. Full range of colors and bicolors from deepest midnight purple to palest white. Best in well drained soil where they can remain undisturbed for many years. |
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| | # 799 | Dianthus allwoodii 'Alpinus Mixed' |
| Cottage Pink |
| P/Zone 3-8/6-12"/8"/sun/early summer. |
| Cushiony tufts of fine leaves are blue-green and are topped with single flowers. Each pink or red bloom is frilled and fringed, with a contrasting eye. A great one for edging if it's kept neat with a hard shearing after flowering. |
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| | # 802 | Dianthus barbatus 'Nigracans' |
| Sweet William |
| B/Zone 3-9/12"/8"/sun/summer |
| Plant this heirloom for its rich, dark foliage and deep purple-red flat topped clusters in its second year. |
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 | # 804 | Dianthus x hybrida 'Rainbow Loveliness' |
| Pinks |
| P/Zone 3-7/18-24"/12"/sun/summer |
| This must be the most fragrant flower we grow, with a steady sweet clove scent emanating from the unusually long-fringed flowers. Blooms are bicolored in shades of pink, ruby red, and white with long sturdy stems, perfect for cutting. |
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 | # 805 | Digitalis purpurea 'Alba' |
| White Foxglove |
| Biennial/Zone 4-8/48"/24"/sun, part shade/early summer |
| Tall and elegant, pure white spires will add drama to any garden. Does fine in sun or part shade with adequate moisture. Try these against a the deep green of a forest backdrop. Though technically a biennial, these can persist as short-lived perennials for years. |
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| | # 806 | Digitalis purpurea 'Apricot Queen' |
| Foxglove |
| Biennial/Zone 4-8/48"/24"/sun,part shade/early summer |
| A most fetching shade of pale peachy, pink for the ultimate romantic plant. Spotted flowers on tall stems will look their best swaying against a white picket fence. |
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| | # 807 | Digitalis purpurea 'Foxy Mix' |
| Foxglove |
| B/Zone 4-10/18-36"/12"/sun,part shade/early summer |
| Gracious flower spikes are creamy white, peach, pink and purple with dark speckled throats. These seedlings will flower the first year. Likes moisture and where it is happy it will self sow readily. Beware! All parts of this plant are poisonous. |
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| | # 810 | Doronicum cordatum 'Magnificum' |
| Leopard's Bane |
| P/Zone 4-9/24-30"/12"/partial shade/spring |
| These daisies are the first to bloom among the late tulips and daffodils. Lemon-yellow flowers are large and fresh looking in bouquets and in the garden. |
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 | # 815 | Echinacea purpurea 'Bright Star' |
| Purple Coneflower |
| P/Zone 3-10/24-48"/24"/sun/summer |
| We grow this medicinal plant for its looks - it certainly carries our gardens through the summer with enduring color and ease of maintenance. Its daisies are made up of bright rosy pink rays that droop down from orangey-maroon `cones'. Leaves form strong clumps that hold their own even in times of drought and neglect. An excellent cutflower and self sows. |
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| | # 820 | Echinops ritro |
| Globe Thistle |
| P/Zone 3-10/2-3'/18"/sun/summer-early fall |
| For those who dare, leaves and stems are silvery green and are armed with spiny prickles. Upright plants are crowned with steely blue, ball-shaped flower heads during late summer. Very adaptable and drought tolerant, and a great flower for drying too. |
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 | # 823 | Eryngium planum |
| Sea Holly |
| P/Zone 3-8/30-36"/18"/sun/summer |
| Spiny, steely blue grey plants have thistly blooms tinted a rare iridescent blue. Great for cutting and for a blue flower in everlasting arrangements, it tolerates dry conditions and relishes a sandy, well drained spot. |
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 | # 825 | Gaillardia aristata |
| Blanketflower |
| P/Zone 3-9/24-36"/18"/sun/summer |
| Purplish cones are surrounded by brightly colored, banded ray flowers-yellow with purplish bases. This plant is a midwestern native and although it is very drought tolerant, it will not survive wet feet in winter. |
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| | # 830 | Helenium autumnale 'Red and Gold Hybrids' |
| Sneezeweed, Helen's Flower |
| P/Zone 3-10/4-5'/18"/sun/late summer to fall |
| Clump forming plant produces numerous sturdy, upright stems with daisies in a range of sun-kissed to sun-burnt colors. Daisies are made up of rounded discs and drooping rays. |
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| | # 840 | Heliopsis helianthoides subsp. scabra 'Summer Sun' |
| False Sunflower |
| P/Zone 4-9/30-48"/24"/sun/summer to fall |
| Adaptable plants have sandpapery leaves and strong upright habit. Orangey yellow daisies are 3-4" across with semidouble petals. Maybe try this with Delphinium `Summer Skies' for a heavenly pairing. |
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| | # 843 | Heuchera americana 'Dale’s Strain' |
| Coral Bells, Alumroot |
| P/Zone 3-10/24"/10"/sun, partial shade/summer |
| Green, scalloped leaves are intricately marbled and veined in red. Long stemmed, creamy white flowers shine in a shady corner. Needs division every three years or when the center of the plant dies out. |
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| | # 844 | Heuchera micrantha diversifolia 'Purple Palace' |
| Coral Bells, Alumroot |
| P/Zone 4-10/12-24"/12"/sun, pt. shade/summer |
| Grow this for its bronzey red leaves- it provides a colorful contrast and bold texture next to more delicate plants. Whitish flowers on sturdy wands are produced for many weeks as well. Divide when center of clump dies out. |
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| | # 845 | Heuchera sanguinea 'Bressingham Hybrids' |
| Coral Bells, Alumroot |
| P/Zone 3-10/12-18"/10"/sun, pt. shade/summer |
| I have these near my front porch steps where I can sit and watch the hummingbirds buzz in and work their way around the flowering wands. Flower colors include white, pink, deep coral, and scarlet. Foliage is nearly evergreen, forms a rosette of round, scalloped leaves. Group these for best effect over long bloom season. |
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| | # 846 | Heuchera x brizoides 'Firefly' |
| Coral Bells, Alumroot |
| P/Zone 3-10/12-18"/10"/sun, pt. shade/summer |
| Flowers are the most vivid, zingy red on wiry stems over deep green rosettes of leaves. Very long blooming and hardy. |
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| | # 853 | Linum perenne lewisii |
| Blue Flax, Prairie Flax |
| P/Zone 5-10/24-36"/12"/sun,pt. shade/summer |
| Delicate stems hold sky blue flowers that open wide for sunny days and close by afternoon. May self sow. Classic blue wildflower. |
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| | # 855 | Lupinus polyphyllus 'Russell Hybrids Choice Mix' |
| Lupines |
| P/Zone 4-9/36"/12"/sun/early summer |
| Leaves are palmately compound, with leaflets that sparkle with the dew, followed by stiff spikes of compactly arranged pea-like flowers in vibrant shades of blue, purple, pink, red, yellow, with bicolors to boot. Provide a well drained soil, rich in organic matter. Removal of spent flower stalks will induce a second flush of bloom. May be short-lived, especially under hot dry conditions. |
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| | # 862 | Lychnis coronaria |
| Rose Campion |
| P/Zone 3-10/18-30"/12"/sun/summer |
| Rosettes of silvery grey felty leaves are followed by branched stems carrying intense magenta flowers at each tip. Tolerates dry, poor soils and loves the heat of summer. short lived but scatters a generous sowing of easily identifiable seedlings for transplanting to any spot in need of a little hot pink zing. |
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| | # 865 | Monarda didyma 'Panorama Red Shades' |
| Bee Balm, Oswego Tea, Bergamot |
| P/Zone 4-10 /30"/18"/sun, part shade/ summer |
| Hummingbirds love this plant! Give this mint family member room to spread and be rewarded with purple edged fuzzy leaves for tea and fluffy, fringed red flowers for bouquets. |
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| | # 870 | Oenothera pallida 'Innocence' |
| Evening Primrose |
| P/Zone 3-10/18-24"/12"/sun/summer |
| Pink tinted buds open to form large white, four-petalled cups that are pale yellow inside and fragrant. Plants may benefit from staking, especially where soils are rich. Long blooming. |
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| | # 871 | Oenothera missouriensis |
| Missouri Primrose |
| P/Zone 4-10/9-24"/12"/sun/summer |
| A native of the midwestern US, this evening primrose produces reddish buds which open late in the day to become goblets of fragrant lemon yellow. |
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| | # 872 | Oenothera speciosa |
| Showy Evening Primrose |
| P/Zone 5-10/6-24"/24"/sun/summer |
| Upturned cup-shaped pink flowers stay open all day in spite of the name. Leaves are medium green and often speckled with rose markings. Its tendency to spread by underground runners make this a plant for groundcover or semi-wild areas. A tough plant despite its delicate looks. |
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 | # 876 | Papaver orientale 'Dwarf Allegro' |
| Oriental Poppy |
| P/Zone 3-9/16"/12"/sun/late spring-early summer |
| Finely cut leaves form a clump from which arises plump buds that open to reveal crinkly scarlet flowers with black centers. A fleeting pleasure, but late May without these is impossible to imagine. Striking alongside yellow Daffodils and blue Hyacinths. May go dormant for summer. |
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| | # 882 | Polemonium reptans 'Blue Pearl' |
| Jacob's Ladder, Greek Valerian |
| P/Zone 3-9/20"/10"/shade, part shade/spring-summer |
| Clusters of flowers are sky blue with white stamens. Fragrant foliage develops into clumps and self sown seedlings are easily identified by their delicate leaflets. Likes a moist, rich soil. |
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| | # 884 | Salvia x superba 'Rose Queen' |
| Salvia |
| P/Zone 5-9/18-24"/24"/sun/early summer. |
| Plants form neat, drought resistant clumps that rarely need division. Flower spikes are rosy-pink with purple bracts and are numerous, creating a solid mass of color for many weeks. Cut back spent flower spikes and you will be rewarded with a second bloom in late summer. |
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| | # 887 | Tanacetum parthenium 'White Wonder' |
| Feverfew |
| P/Zone 5-9/ 20-24"/8"/sun/summer |
| Lobed leaves are topped with sprays of bright white, double daisies. A fresh addition to bouquets. Short-lived plants will self sow. |
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| | # 890 | Verbascum phoeniceum 'Flush of White' |
| Mullein |
| P/Zone 5-10/18-24"/18"/sun,part shade/early summer |
| Flowers of purest white open in sequence up elegant spikes above grey green leaves. Can be short lived but worth trying for a variation on Snapdragons and Delphiniums. |
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| | # 895 | Veronica spicata 'Sightseeing Mix' |
| Speedwell |
| P/Zone 3-8/24-30"/12"/sun/summer |
| Pointed wands are shades of pink, white and purple over green grey leaves. For the border and for bouquets, so much with so little attention. |
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