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Perennial Guide

In the perennial garden it all starts with choosing the right plant for the right location and of course great soil. Below we have listed perennials for various gardening situations. It is only a guide. There are always more plant choices.



Long Blooming Perennial Flowers


Tulips
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Viola Etain
Tiarella
Alliums
Arisaema sikokianum
Brunnera
Silene
Rollys Favorite
Euphorbia Bonfire
Amsonia
Penstemon
Gaillardia
Heuchera Ruby Bells
Heuchera Paris
Delphinium elatum
Heliopsis Prairie Sunset
Heliopsis Loraine
Nepeta
Verbena canadensis
Aruncus
Flower Carper Roses
Epilobium fleisheri
Knautia macedonica
Aubrieta
Callirhoe involucrate
AsiaticLilies
Oriental Lilies
Geranium Rozanne
Astrantia
Veronica spicata Royal Candles
Calamintha
Lavender
Shasta Daisy
Salvia
Scutellaria baicalensis
Artemesia Guizhou
Castilleja rhexifolia
Sanguisorba
Echinacea
Coreopsis
Sea Holly
Phlomis tuberosa
Echinops
Buddleia
Trifolium rubens
Yarrow
Asclepias
Campanula Blue Waterfall
Thalictrum rochebrunianum
Agastache foeniculum
Feverfew
Rudebeckia
Acanthus spinosus
Verbascum
Monarda
Stokes Aster
Stonecrop Sedums
Pennisetum Karley Rose
New York Ironweed
Helianthus Loddon Gold
Russian Sage
Ligularia
Scabiosa
Rattlesnake Master
Helenium
Japanese Anemone
Phlox
Limonium latifolium
Cimcifuga
Daylily Sixth Sense
Persicaria Polymorpha
Opuntia Macrorhiza
Veronicastrum Fascination
Aster
Tricyrtis
Aconitum Arendsii



Perennials for Shade/Part Shade


Acanthus
Aconitum
Alchemilla
Anemone
Aquilegia
Aruncus
Asarum
Astilbe
Astrantia
Brunnera
Carex
Ceratostigma
Centranthus
Chelone
Cimicifuga
Dicentra
Dictamnus
Digitalis
Dodecatheon
Epimedium
Eupatorium
Fallopia
Ferns
Filipendula
Galium
Gillenia
Gentiana
Geranium
Heuchera
Heucherella
Hosta
Lamium
Ligularia
Lobelia
Meonopsis lingholm
Persicaria
Phlox divaricata
Physostegia
Polemonium
Polygonatum
Primula
Pulsatilla
Phyteuma nigra
Rodgersia
Sanguinaria
Stylophorum diphyllum
Spigelia marilandica
Thalictrum
Tiarella
Tradescantia
Tricyrtis
Trillium
Trollius
Viola
Wulfenia baldacii




Drought Tolerant Perennials for Sun


Acanthus
Achillea
Anthemis
Armeria
Artemesia
Aubrieta pinardii
Baptisia
Calamagrostis Grass
Cerastium
Echinacea
Echinops
Eryngium
Eremurus
Epilobium fleischeri
Gaillardia
Geum trifolium
Helianthus
Heliopsis
Helictotrichon Grass
Bearded Iris
Lavender
Leucanthumum
Liatris spicata
Lilium (Oriental and Asiatic)
Lychnis
Miscanthus Grass
Nepeta
Opuntia
Origanum
Panicum Prairie Fire Grass
Pennisetum Grass Karley Rose
Penstemon
Perovskia
Phlomis
Potentilla
Phystoplexis comosa
Salvia
Saponaria
Scutellaria baicalensis
Scabiosa
Sedum
Solidago
Stachys
Thymus
Trifolium rubens
Verbascum
Vernonia
Veronica



Plants that Attract Butterflies


Acanthus
Achillea
Agastache
Allium
Aquilegia
Asclepias
Aster
Astilbe
Aubretia
Buddleia
Calamintha
Campanula
Centaurea
Cimcifuga
Coreopsis
Delosperma
Delphinium
Dianthus
Dill
Echinacea
Echinops
Erigeron
Eupatorium
Filipendula
Foeniculum
Gaillardia
Gaura
Helenium
Helianthus
Heliopsis
Hemerocallis
Heuchera
Hosta
Lavender
Leucanthemum
Liatris
Lobelia
Lupin
Monarda
Nepeta
Origanum
Penstemon
Perovskia
Phlomis
Phlox
Physostegia
Platycodon
Queen Anne's LAce
Rudebeckia
Salvia
Silene
Scabiosa
Sedum
Solidago
Stokesia
Tanacetum
Thalictrum
Thymus
Tiarella
Tricyrtis
Verbena
Vernonia
Veronica




Plants that Attract Hummingbirds


Aquilegia
Asclepias
Buddleia
Clematis
Crocosmia
Delphinium
Dianthus
Dicentra
Digitalis
Hemerocallis
Heucherella
Hibiscus
Hosta
Lobelia
Lupin
Lychnis
Monarda
Nepeta
Penstemon
Phlox
Silene
Physostegia
Polygonatum
Salvia
Scabiosa
Veronica



Great Foliage Plants


Acanthus
Alchemilla
Amsonia
Angelica
Armeria
Artemesia
Astilbe
Bergenia
Brunnera
Clamintha
Cersatium
Echinops
Euphorbia
Fallopia
Ferns
Geranium
Ornamental Grasses
Helianthus
Heuchera
Heucherella
Hosta
Lamium
Ligularia
Ophiopogon
Opuntia
Persicaria
Polemonium
Polygonatum
Rodgersia
Sanguisorba
Sedum
Sempervivum
Stachys
Thymus
Tiarella
Verbascum



Moisture Tolerant Perennials


Aruncus
Astilbe
Asclepias
Bergenia
Carex
Chelone
Cimcifuga
Dicentra
Eupatorium
Ferns
Filipendula
Hosta
Iris ensata
Iris versicolour
Ligularia
Lobelia
Persicaria
Primula
Rodgersia
arracenia purpurea
Thalictrum
Tradescantia
Trollius




Plants that Attract Beneficial Insects

Every gardener should grow plants that attract beneficial insects to provide the widest selection of natural insect and pest control.

Penstemon strictus
Thymus serpyllum
Veronica spicata
Yarrow
Helianthus maximiliani
Anthemis tinctoria
Limonium latifolium
Shasta daisies
Lavender
Callirhoe involucrata
Queen Anne’s Lace
Solidago
Cosmos
Peonies
Sage/Salvia
Rudebeckia fulgida
Lupins
Astrantia
Artemesia
Candytuft
Painted Daisy
Alliums
Garlic
Feverfew
Nasturtium
Tansy
French marigold
Hyssop




Perennials for Cut Flowers


Achillea
Aconitum
Agastache
Alchemilla
Allium
Angelica
Anthemis
Aquilegia
Asclepias
Aster
Astilbe
Astrantia
Baptisia
Bergenia
Brunnera
Buddleia
Campanula
Centaurea
Chelone
Cimcifuga
Clematis
Coreopsis
Delphinium
Dianthus
Digitalis
Epilobium
Echinacea
Echinops
Eryngium
Euphorbia
Filipendula
Gaillardia
Ornamental Grasses
Gypsophila
Helenium
Helianthus
Heliopsis
Heuchera
Heucherella
Hosta
Iris
Knautia
Lavender
Leucanthemum
Ligularia
Lilium
Limonium
Lobelia
Lupin
Lychnis
Monarda
Nepeta
Peony
Papaver
Perovskia
Phlomis
Phlox
Physostegia
Polemonium
Rodgersia
Rudebeckia
Salvia
Sanguisorba
Scabiosa
Sedum
Tiarella
Tricyrtis
Trollius
Verbena
Vernonia
Veronica
Veronicastrum
Viola




North American Native Plants


Actea
Agastache
Amsonia
Aquilegia canadensis
Arisaema triphyllum
Aruncus dioicus
Asarum
Asclepias
Aster
Baptisia
Campanula rotunifolia
Castilleja rhexifolia
Chasmanthium grass
Chelone
Cimcifuga racemosa
Coreopsis
Dalea purpurea
Dicentra
Dodecatheon
Echinacea
Eupatorium
Gaillardia
Geranium maculatum
Geum trifolium
Gillenia
Helianthus
Heliopsis
Liatris
Lobelia
Mertensia
Monarda
Opuntia
Penstemon
Phlox divaricata
Polemonium
Polygonatum
Rudebeckia
Sanguinaria
Sarracenia purpurea
Silene
Solidago
Stokesia
Stylophorum diphyllum
Spigelia marilandica
Tanacetum
Thalictrum
Tiarella
Tradescantia
Trillium
Vernonia
Veronicastrum
Viola




Deer Resistant Perennials

There are very few plants that deer will not eat. If they are hungry enough, they will taste test any plant, but they usually stay away from plants that are either poisonous, have a strong scent, or have prickly or fuzzy foliage.

Acanthus
Achillea
Aconitum
Allium
Agastache
Alchemilla
Amsonia
Anthemis
Aquilegia
Artemesia
Aruncus
Asclepias
Aster
Astilbe
Brunnera
Calamintha
Centaurea
Cersatium
Ceratostigma
Cimcifuga
Coreopsis
Crocosmia
Delphinium
Dicentra
Dictamnus
Euphorbia
Filipendula
Fern
Geranium
Helianthemum
Lavender
Limonium
Lupin
Lychnis
Mertensia
Monarda
Nepeta
Opuntia
Origanum
Ornamental Grasses
Penstemon
Perovskia
Polygonatum
Pulmonaria
Salvia
Solidago
Stachys
Tanacetum
Thalictrum
Thymus
Tradescantia
Vernonia
Veronica




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