perennial catalog 2021

Perennial Catalog 2021Perennial Catalog 2021

2 adamsfarms.comGrower’s Choice Perennials 2021

Perennial of the Year – A Great ChoiceThe National Garden Association has announced this year’s perennial of the year – Salvia.

A good choice – here’s a plant that grows well in the northeast, is easy to grow, genetically diverse and with lots of varieties to showcase.

Why is salvia special? It’s virtually care-free, blooms abundantly and looks great in the perennial bed and landscape. Most salvias are drought-tolerant and feature tall spikes of gorgeous flowers with beautifully scented and attractive foliage. These nectar-rich flowers attract a wide range of pollinators, including wild and native bees, butterflies and hummingbirds.

Deer, bunnies and other garden pests typically ignore salvia.

Feeding pollinators is important to many gardeners. Look for the icons in this booklet and onsigns at Adams Garden Centers to help you choose plants to grow for our pollinator friends.

Tired of deer using your garden as their buffet table? Look for the No Deer icon.

Have a problem spot in your yard? Perennials may provide the solution.

Looking for something new for your perennial bed? Every year Adams has new perennial varieties.Check out Aquilegia Kirigami, a striking columbine that will make your garden pop!

Happy gardening!

3Grower’s Choice Perennials 2021adamsfarms.com

Table of ContentsIntroduction.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2How to Use this Catalog.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Perennials... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Succulent Collection.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40Herbs.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47Quick Answers to Common Questions.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60Perennials For.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Attracts Bees.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Attracts Butterflies.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Attracts Hummingbirds.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Deer Resistant.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Good for Cutting.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Good for Drying.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Ground Cover.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Rock Gardens.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Containers.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61For a Dry Location.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61Perennials For Full Shade.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63Common Name Index.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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How to Use This CatalogPerennials are listed alphabetically by scientific name, with the common names in parentheses.

A cross reference index is provided, alphabetized by common name. The perennials are divided into threecategories: Perennials, Succulents and Herbs. Information in the text includes height, blooming period

and a brief description. Quick reference symbols make it easy to identify everything from lightingrequirements to deer resistance.

Full Sun

Full Shade

Full Sun to Part Shade Full Sun to Full ShadeFull to Part Sun

Full to Part Shade

Part Shade

Deer-Resistant

Good for Cutting

Attracts Birds Attracts HummingbirdsAttracts Bees Attracts Butterflies

Guide to Symbols

Winter hardy in the northeast May need winter protection

Aquilegia (Columbine)Kirigami Mix 14"-24" Zones 5-9

Spring

Bold, vibrant, upright facing, colorful flowers adorn this upright plant.

Scientific Name

Common Name

Variety

Height

USDA Hardiness Rating

Blooming Period

Quick Refrence Symbols

Perennials


Perennials


Achillea(Yarrow, Milfoil)

Ajuga (Bugleweed, Carpet Bugle)

New Vintage Red

Black Scallop

Summer Berries Mix

Bronze Beauty

10"-12" 18"-24"

Late Spring-Summer

A mix of intense red, cerise and pink flowers top aromatic gray-green leaves. Remove faded flowers for continuous bloom.

The vibrant color of the Vintage series is slow to fade. Flowers are held at foliage height. All achilleas are heat and drought tolerant.

Zones 4-9

Late Spring-Fall

Zones 3-10

3"-6" Zones 4-9

Spring

Beautiful shiny black, scallop-shaped leaves with blue flower spikes. Striking as ground cover or in combinations.

3"-6" Zones 3-9

Spring

One of the fastest growing colored ajugas. Blue flower spikes adorn shiny bronze foliage.


Late Spring-Fall

Spring

Anemone (Windflower)

Aquilegia (Columbine)

Sylvestris (Snowdrop Anemone)

Kirigami Mix

Canadensis (Wild Red Columbine)

Kirigami Yellow

12" 12"-24"

Spring and Fall

Produces yellow and red, short spurred flowers on dark green, fern-likefoliage. This native wildflower is good in the rock or woodland garden.

Drought tolerant. Produces delicate and fragrant 2" flowers in the spring and again in the fall. Prefers deep, cool soil, such as that found in forests.

Zones 3-9

Spring

Zones 3-8

14"-24" Zones 5-9

Spring

Bold, vibrant, upright facing, colorful flowers adorn this upright plant.

14"-24" Zones 5-9

Spring

Bold, vibrant, upright facing, colorful yellow flowers adorn this upright plant.

Aquilegia (Columbine)


Arenaria (Sandwort)

Artemisia (Wormwood, Mugwort)

Montana (Avalanche, Snowwhite)

Powis Castle

Morning Star Deep Rose

Fanal Red

3"-4" 4"-6"

Late Spring-Summer

This durable perennial forms low cushions of grassy green leaves. The rose-pink flowers appear in early spring and last for several weeks. Trim off the spent flowers to encourage reblooming.

Produces large white flowers over low dense evergreen leaves. Greatfor rock gardens or borders.

Zones 3-8

Early Spring-Spring

Zones 4-8

36" Zones 3-8

Summer

Dense mounds of silver, finely textured leaves make this plant a great foliage accent in the border.

20"-25" Zones 4-8

Summer

This easy to grow plant, best grown in moist soil, benefits from additional fertilizer in the summer. Flower is good for cutting.

Armeria (Common Thrift, Thrift, Sea Pink)

Astilbe (False Spirea, Spirea, Feathery Flower)


Early Spring-Spring

Summer

Astilbe (False Spirea, Spirea, Feathery Flower)

Bellis (English Daisy, True Daisy)

Bergenia (Pigsqueak)

Bam Bam Mix

Shoeshine Rose

Galaxy Rose

Adansa Pink

3"-4" 4"-8"

Spring

This English Daisy features especially large blooms with semi-double petals of bright rose pink surrounding a yellow center. Remove flowers to encourage reblooming well into the summer.

These neat little Bellis Daisies really pack a punch with their large blooms in a bright mix of red and rose shades.

Zones 4-8

Spring

Zones 4-8

8"-10" Zones 3-8

Early Spring

Vibrant rose flowers adorn mounded, plants. The dark green foliage turns glossy bronze in the fall and winter for a good year-round show.

5"-6" Zones 4-9

Early Spring-Summer

This “wild-child” grows out on all sides with a springy character that comes from long, protruding tendrils.

Campanula (Bellflower, Harebell)


Campanula (Bellflower, Harebell)

Centaurea (Bachelor’s Button)

Clockwise Deep Blue

Lavender Mist

Glomerata Superba (Clustered Bellflower)

Majalis

8"-12" 20"-24"

Summer

Produces large clusters of rich violet blooms. Excellent for cutting.

This low growing, clump forming campanula produces an abundance of purple-blue flowers.

Zones 3-7

Summer

Zones 2-7

16"-18" Zones 4-9

Spring

Fragrant, feathery white flowers shaped like a pinwheel, surroundinglight lavender centers.

4"-6" Zones 2-9

Spring

Lovely bell-shaped white flowers with a delightful scent adorn thiswoodland plant.

Convallaria (Lily of the Valley)


Summer

Spring

Convallaria (Lily of the Valley)

Coreopsis (Tickseed)Double the Sun

Nana (Dwarf Mouse Ear)

Early Sunrise

UpTick Gold & Bronze

12"-14" 18"-24"

Summer-Fall

This All-American winner blooms continuously. Golden yellow double flowers are great for cutting and in beds.

Early and double! Heat and drought tolerant once established. Displays bright yellow semi-double flowers.

Zones 4-9

Summer-Fall

Zones 5-9

6"-12" Zones 4-9

Summer

Bright yellow orange flowers over dark green foliage. Good for ground cover or rock gardens.

12"-14" Zones 5-9

Late Spring-Late Summer

Grows in a tiny, mounded habit with impressive large yellow flowers with dark reddish centers.


Daisy, Shasta (Leucanthemum)Alaska

Brightside

Becky

Snow Lady

20"-30" 24"-28"

Summer

Produces an abundance of huge, single daisy flowers with a yellow eye on sturdy stems. This 2003 Perennial Plant of the Year loves the heat. Great plant for cutting. Deadhead to encourage continuous blooming.

Produces an abundance of single white flowers with yellow clusters. Great for cutting and in beds.

Zones 3-7

Summer

Zones 4-9

32"-36" Zones 3-7

Summer

Produces large pure white blossoms with a yellow eye. Great for borders. Deadhead to encourage re-blooming.

10"-12" Zones 3-7

Summer

This fast growing bushy plant produces large single to semi-double, pure white daisy-type flowers with yellow centers. An All-American Selections winner, flowers are great for cutting and attract butterflies.


Summer

Summer

Delphinium (Larkspur)Blue Butterfly

Magic Fountains Series

Delphina Dark Blue Black Bee

Barbatus Rockin’ Pink Magic

10"-12" 14"-18"

Summer

Winner of the Flueroselect Award in Europe, this compact delphiniumproduces big double blooms of vivid violet blue with a bold black bee.

Deep blue flowers on branched plants with compact foliage. Heattolerant. Great for cutting and attracts hummingbirds.

Zones 3-7

Spring-Summer

Zones 4-8

30"-36" Zones 3-7Summer

Produces upright spikes of sky blue with a white center or dark blue flowers with dark centers on dwarf plants. Very striking for borders and beds. Makes a good cut flower.

18"-24" Zones 5-8Early Spring–Fall

Multicolored shades of lacy pink to white petals on the same flower head will keep the perennial border rocking for years to come.

Dianthus (Pinks, Cheddar Pinks, Garden Pinks)


Dianthus (Pinks, Cheddar Pinks, Garden Pinks)Barbatus Rockin’ Red

Firewitch

Gratianopolitanus Bath’s Pink

Frosty Fire

18"-24" 6"-12"Early Spring–Fall

Fragrant single pink flowers bloom on evergreen plants. Good for the rock garden and the front of the border.

Vivid red, lacy flowers are slightly scented. Great for gardens and containers.

Zones 5-8Summer

Zones 3-8

6" Zones 3-8

Early Summer

Perennial plant of the year 2006. This low-growing spreader with silverfoliage is topped with clove-scented single frilled magenta blooms.

6" Zones 4-8

Early Summer

Persistent double red blooms over blue-gray foliage. Use in borders orin the rock garden.


Summer

Early Summer

Dianthus (Pinks, Cheddar Pinks, Garden Pinks)

Digitalis (Foxglove)

Scent First (Carnation) Coral Reef

Camelot Mix

Superstar

Camelot Rose

6"-8" 9"-10"

Summer

The neatly serrated overlapping petals are dazzling in their brightpatterns of white, appleblossom, pink and deep cherry red. Light fragrance.

Produces frilly, fragrant double, coral-pink flowers with a white edge.Spicy scent is even more noticeable when cut.

Zones 5-9

Summer

Zones 5-9

42"-48" Zones 5-9

Summer

Tubular flowers appear in a combination of four lovely colors: cream, lavender, rose and white. The center spikes are large and full, and side shoots fill out the plant.

42"-48" Zones 4-8

Summer

Vigorous and reliable biennial, produces especially large bell-flowers.Attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Remove flower bud the first season to produces the most dramatic blooms in its second season.


Digitalis (Foxglove)

Dalmatian Peach

Mertonensis Strawberry

Pink Panther

Cheyenne Spirit

16"-20" 18"-22"

Late Spring-Summer

Heavily branching plants produce multiple spikes of gorgeous pink flowers.

Pretty peach blossoms with light pink spots in the throat. A wonderfulflower for cutting and borders.

Zones 5-9

Summer

Zone 5

24"-36" Zones 5-9

Late Spring-Early Summer

This foxglove plant has foliage with a velvet/fuzzy texture. Will alsobloom repeatedly.

18"-30" Zones 4-10

Mid-Summer–Frost

This perennial favorite is bursting with color on compact plants.

Echinacea (Coneflower)


Summer

Mid-Summer–Frost



Eryngium (Sea Holly)

Magnus (Great Purple Coneflower)

Blue Hobbit

Purpurea (Purple Coneflower)

Canaries Yellow

36"-42" 36"-42"

Late Summer

Produces reddish-purple daisy-like flowers with dark brown central cones. Excellent cut flower, good in beds. Seed heads can be used in fresh and dried arrangements.

The petals of these large 4" rose-red daisy-like flowers with a dark rose center do not droop. This 1998 Perennial Plant of the Year is ideal for borders and cutting. Attracts butterflies.

Zones 3-9

Late Summer

Zones 3-9

12" Zones 2-9

Summer

This compact eryngium produces globe-like flower heads over silveryblue foliage.

8"-12" Zones 4-8

Early Spring

This compact biennial Wallflower forms a bushy mound of dark greenleaves the first season, then in its second season it bursts into bloom with clusters of fragrant, golden-yellow flowers.

Erysimum (Wallflower)


Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)

Gazania (Treasure Flower)

Arizona Sun

Colorado Gold

Mesa Red

Vision Violet

8"-10" 14"-16"

Summer

The dark red flowers that get rosy at the tip start blooming early. In thewinter goldfinches enjoy the seed heads.

Produces orange-red flowers with yellow tips. Great for borders androck gardens. Deadhead to encourage blooming.

Zones 2-10

Spring

Zones 5-10

6"-12" Zones 4-9

Summer

Short mounds of deep green glossy leaves with bright yellow blooms. Drought tolerant once established.

10"-16" Zones 3-8

Late Spring-Summer

A beautiful, robust ground cover variety that produces masses of largeluminescent violet flowers.

Geranium (Hardy Geranium)


Spring

Late Spring-Summer

Geranium (Hardy Geranium)

Geum (Avens)Blazing Sunset

Elijah Blue

Blue Dart

Lucius

30" 14"-16"

Spring-Summer

Compact, blue foliated grass with a spray-type habit.

Flamboyant double blooms in scarlet are large and flower profusely. The emerald green mounding foliage is interesting and attractive.

Zones 4-9

Summer

Zones 4-10

6"-8" Zones 4-8

Summer

The icy blue coloration to this clumping grass is accented by buff colored flowers, creating an eye-catching contrast.

6"-12" Zones 4-9

Late Spring-Summer

Grass-like plants form a tufted mound of hairy gray-green leaves bearing stems of snow white, fluffy flowers that resemble fallen snow.Flowers later turn into brown seed heads.

Grass


Grass

Hemerocallis (Day Lily)

Phalaris Strawberries & Cream

Stella D’Oro

Repens Pixie Splash

Marvelous Marble

18"-24" 3"-5"

Spring-Summer

White flowers splashed with pink on compact mounding foliage. Great in the rock garden.

Fine textured pink leaves that turn white in the summer. Fast spreading. Cut back to promote fresh foliage. Great for ground cover.

Zones 3-8

Early Spring

Zones 4-7

24"-36" Zones 3-9

Summer-Fall

Produces clumps of spear-shaped leaves with large lily-shaped blooms on short stalks. Bright yellow flowers with slightly crinkled edges. Very hardy, heat & drought tolerant. Striking in beds and borders. Repeatbloomer.

8"-12" Zones 4-9

Early Summer

Unique marbled foliage changes color throughout the season. Produces creamy white flowers.

Heuchera (Alumroot, Coral Bells)

Gypsophila (Baby’s Breath)


Early Spring

Early Summer

Heuchera (Alumroot, Coral Bells)

Hollyhock (Alcea, Althea)

Hosta

Chater’s Mix

Albo Marginata

Las Vegas

Fortunei Aurea Marginata

42" 5'

Summer

Mixed colors of red, copper, brown, yellow, pink and white illuminate the back of the border like the colorful lights of Las Vegas. Fig-leafed foliage decorates the sturdy flower stems that support single saucershaped3-4" blossoms.

This old-fashioned biennial favorite produces beautiful, large, fully double blooms in a wide mix of colors. Use in backgrounds for screening.

Zones 3-10

Summer

Zones 3-9

16"-18" Zones 2-9

Mid-Summer

One of the first hostas to come up in the spring, features perfect pointed, rich green leaves with brushed white margins. Pale lavender flowers appear in mid-summer.

22"-24" Zones 3-9

Summer

Large dark green leaves outlined with wide gold margins. Lilac bloomsemerge in the summer.


Hosta

Iberis (Candytuft, Evergreen Candytuft)

Frances Williams

Snowflake

Undulata Medio Variegata

Caesar’s Brother

23"-27" 18"

Mid-Summer

White with irregular green margins.

Winner of the prestigious Award of Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society, this popular variegated hosta has thick, puckered, broad heart-shaped leaves. Funnel shaped pale lilac flowers appear in mid-summer.

Zones 2-9

Summer

Zones 3-9

8"-10" Zones 4-9

Spring

Masses of pure white flower clusters with compact evergreen foliage. Great for ground cover with sun and drought tolerance.

4' Zones 3-9

Spring

Hardy beardless iris that blooms in spring and has a slender grass-like foliage that forms dense clumps and is evergreen until late fall. Cut back at least to half when foliage yellows.Beautiful in borders and good for cutting.

Iris (Sword Lily)


Summer

Spring

Iris (Sword Lily)

Knautia (Meadow Widow Flower, Blue Buttons, Field Scabious)

Lamium (Dead Nettle)

Macedonia Red Cherry Galeobdolon

Beacon Silver

20"-36" 12"-24"

Summer

Attractive heart-shaped leaves spotted with silver on ground hugging vines make this a good ground cover. Produces yellow flowers.

Double red pincushion blooms top the lacy, green foliage. The slenderbranches will weave gracefully among nearby plants, making this anice addition to the cottage or wild garden.

Zone 5

Spring

Zones 4-8

4"-8" Zones 4-8

Late Spring

This attractive ground cover for shade features pretty leaves and flowers that appear in the spring and re-bloom in the fall. Not drought tolerant. Interesting foliage good for adding texture interest to acontainer.

4"-8" Zones 4-8

Late Spring

Pink flowers. Showy silver white leaves edged in green.

Lamiastrum (Yellow Archangel, Silver Nettle)


Lamium (Dead Nettle)Ghost

Purple Dragon

Orchid Frost

Shell Pink

4"-8" 4"-8"

Late Spring

Lilac flowers. Showy foliage with silver centers and green edging.

Deep purple flowers. Showy wide silver leaves with barely any greenmargin.

Zones 4-8

Late Spring

Zones 4-8

4"-8" Zones 4-8

Late Spring

Purple flowers. Silver leaves with dark green edging.

4"-8" Zones 4-8

Late Spring

Soft pink flowers. Green and silver marbled leaves.


Late Spring

Late Spring

Leontopodium (Edelweiss)

Liatris (Blazing Star, Gay Feather)

Alpinum

Spicata Blue

Cotyledon Special Mix

Matrix Series

8"-12" 6"-8"

Spring

Great for rock gardens. Forms low rosettes of evergreen leaves thatbear cluster blooms in sunset shades of yellow, peach, salmon, orange& pink.

Favorite flower of the Swiss Alps, Edelweiss produces white, star-shaped flowers over silver, velvety foliage.

Zones 4-7

Late Spring-Mid Summer

Zones 4-9

18"-36" Zones 3-9

Late Summer

Violet flowers on large spikes attract large numbers of bees andbutterflies. Good for borders and cutting.

12"-20" Zones 3-9

Summer

Excellent for cutting. Asiatic lilies come in an assortment of beautiful colors, including yellow, orange and red. Multiply rapidly.

Lilium (Lily)

Lewisia


Lilium (Lily)

Lobelia (Cardinal Flower)

Stargazer

Vulcan

Grace Ward

Gallery Mix

35"-47" 6"

Late Summer

Dazzling blue flowers above dense mats of rosemary-like leaves. Good for ground cover, borders and in the rock garden.

Bright, vivid, deep pink flowers with white margins. Stargazer is the best known lily in the world.

Zones 4-9

Spring

Zones 6-8

24"-32" Zones 6-10

Summer-Fall

Fiery cardinal-red flower spikes bloom on strong stems over deep purple foliage on full, well-branched plants.

15"-18" Zones 3-9

Late Spring-Summer

More tolerant of weather conditions than other varieties, this dwarf species produces spikes of rich bi-color flowers. Good for cutting.

Lupinus (Lupine, Bluebonnet)

Lithodora


Spring

Late Spring-Summer



Russell’s Hybrid Mix

Nummularia Aurea (Golden Creeping Jenny)

Midnight Sun

Purple

24"-36" 2"-4"

Summer

Black Moneywort has a habit like a waterfall, trailing over the sides of pots or creeping along as a ground cover. Produces yellow flowers.

Soft palmate leaves surround the base of the showy flower. Producesspikes of flowers in shades of white, pink, yellow, red, blue, purple, some bi-color. Use for the back of borders, beds and in the wildgarden.

Zones 3-8

Summer

Zones 4-10

6" Zones 3-8

Summer

This vigorous ground cover likes moist areas and is good for naturalizing, particularly along pond banks where the plants willspread into the water. Sunlight enhances gold tone. Good in containers.

2"-5" Zones 5-8

Spring-Summer

Dense green mat-forming foliage is accented with spectacular smallpurple-blue flowers.

Mazus (Cupflower, Creeping Mazus)

Lysimachia (Loosetrife, Moneywort)


Monarda (Bee Balm, Bergamot, Oswego Tea)

Oenothera (Evening Primrose, Sundrop)

Balmy Purple

Glowing Magenta

Jacob Cline

Missouriensis (Missouri Primrose)

10"-12" 24"-48"

Late Spring-Summer

This vigorous plant with big red flowers is the most mildew-resistant red known. Foliage is disease resistant. Prefers moist soil.

Excellent branching plants produce royal purple flowers.

Zones 4-9

Summer

Zones 4-8

10"-12" Zones 6Early Summer-Fall

Produces satiny rounded flowers in a deep magenta-pink shade. Plantsform bushy mounds of glossy green leaves.

10"-12" Zones 3-7Spring

This prairie native produces huge yellow flowers over attractive greenfoliage.


Summer

Spring

Oregano, Ornamental

Perovskia (Russian Sage)

Kent Beauty

Atriplicifolia

Rock Candy Blue

Divaricata Blue Moon (Woodland Phlox)

4" 12"

Summer-Fall

Sweet as candy, tough as nails. Compact and spreading with deep green foliage. This prolific bloomer produces fat panicles of bright blue flowers with white throats.

This intriguing form of oregano forms a low trailing mound of powdery blue-green foliage. Bears drooping heads of hop-likeflowers in a blend of pink, green and cream.

Zones 5-8

Summer

Zones 6-8

36"-48" Zones 5-9

Mid Summer-Early Fall

A favorite of landscapers for its beautiful evergreen shrub-like look and fragrant lavender flowers, this 1995 Perennial Plant of the Year is great in borders and for cutting.

12" Zones 4-8

Spring

Showy, fragrant deep blue flowers appear over lance shaped mediumgreen leaves.

Phlox

Penstemon (Beard Tongue)


PhloxSubulata (Creeping Phlox,Mountain Pinks)

Candy Stripe

Amazing Grace

Drummond’s Pink

4"-6" 4"-6"

Mid-Late Spring

Clean white petals with a dash of red at the center.

This mat-forming evergreen creeper with stiff needle-like leaves produces dense clusters of dainty flowers. Excellent ground cover, usein rockeries, borders and on banks and slopes.

Zones 2-8

Mid-Late Spring

Zones 2-8

4"-6" Zones 2-8

Mid-Late Spring

White with wide bright pink stripes in flowers’ centers.

4"-6" Zones 2-8

Mid-Late Spring

Candy pink flowers are larger than most p. subulata varieties.


Mid-Late Spring

Mid-Late Spring

PhloxEmerald Blue

Red Wings

Eye Shadow

White Delight

4"-6" 4"-6"

Mid-Late Spring

Purple-pink blooms with a dark purple eye.

Lavender-blue blooms on deep green leaves.

Zones 2-8

Mid-Late Spring

Zones 2-8

4"-6" Zones 2-8

Mid-Late Spring

Rose-red flowers with dark red eye.

4"-6" Zones 2-8

Mid-Late Spring

Pristine white flowers.


Platycodon (Balloon Flower, Chinese Bellflower)

Poppy (Papaver)

Mariesii Blue

nud. Iceland Spring Fever Mix

Heavenly Habit

Oriental Fruit Punch

18"-24" 12"

Summer

Produces large clusters of blue flowers on strong stems.

Spikes of large deep blue “balloons” inflate then burst open to bell-shapedflowers. Wonderful for cutting.

Zones 3-9


Zones 4-9

10"-12" Zones 2-7Spring-Summer

Produces multiple stems at one time, providing a colorful show of large, vivid brightly colored flowers.

30"-36" Zones 3-7Summer

This stunning mixture of oriental poppy boasts silky, ruffled 5" blooms in a variety of shades of red, orange, hot pink and purple, with dark centers.

Polemonium (Jacob’s Ladder)



Summer

Primrose (Primula)

Rudbeckia (Black-eyed Susan, Coneflower)

Pageant Mix

Cherry Brandy

Victoria

Denver Daisy

5"-9" 24"-36"

Spring

Delicious, easy-to-grow rhubarb produces big, bright red stalks. For stronger plants, wait until the second year to harvest the stalks.

Small crinkled, textured leaves topped by a compact cluster of flowers in a wide range of colors, including pink, yellow, blue, white, salmon, red and even bi-colors. Ideal for borders, beds and planters.

Zones 4-8

Summer

Zones 4-8

12"-24" Zones 5-8

Mid-Summer-Early Fall

Deep maroon flowers with dark chocolate centers. A great cut flower.

24"-36" Zone 6

Late Summer

Many large gold flowers with a striking dark center eye.

Rhubarb (Rheum)


Rudbeckia (Black-eyed Susan, Coneflower)

Sagina (Pearlwort, Corsican)

Goldsturm (Black-eyed Susan)

Crispy

Indian Summer

Irish Moss

24" 36"-42"

Mid-Summer

Extra large golden yellow 6-9” flower heads make this a striking accent plant for the perennial garden. This 1995 All-America awardwinner’s incredible flowers are great for cutting.

Large, long-blooming, bright yellow daisy-like flowers with dark brown centers adorn upright, bushy plants. This All-America winneradds great color in beds and makes a long lasting cut flower.

Zones 4-9Summer

Zones 4-9

2" Zones 4-7

Spring-Summer

This compact, low growing plant produces masses of small star-like white flowers.

1"-2" Zones 4-9

Summer

Its mat-forming, moss-like evergreen foliage is covered with tiny white flowers in the summer. Intolerant of summer heat and drought. Good between paving stones.


Summer

Summer

Sagina (Pearlwort, Corsican)Scotch Moss

Lyrical Blues

Fashionista Lilac Lipstick

Mirage Deep Purple

2" 18"-24"

Summer

At the cutting edge of perennial fashion, this salvia produces big, bold blooms with excellent garden performance.

Dense, rounded tufts form a soft, mossy carpet of yellow-green foliageaccented with small white flowers. Great ground cover. Intolerant of summer heat and drought.

Zones 4-9

Late Spring-Summer

Zones 3-8

22"-24" Zones 4-9

Summer

Bushy well-branched plants produce an abundance of deep violet-blueflowers.

12"-14" Tender Perennial

Early Spring-Summer

This tender, heat-tolerant perennial provides early spring and summer-long blooming.

Salvia (Meadow Sage, Sage)


Salvia (Meadow Sage, Sage)

Saxifraga (Rockfoil)

Mirage Salmon

Arendsii Purple Robe

Snow Hill

Rocco Red

12"-14" 18"-20"

Early Spring-Summer

Spikes of white flowers with gray-green compact foliage.

This tender, heat-tolerant perennial provides early spring and summerlong blooming.

Tender Perennial


Zones 4-8

8"-10" Zones 5-7

Mid-Spring-Early Summer

An evergreen plant that does best in a rock or wall garden where it cancascade. Bears upward facing red flowers in spring.

3"-5" Zones 4-7

Spring

Bright red blooms on compact, mounded evergreen plants. Good plantfor a rock garden.



Spring

Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower, Scabious)

Stachys (Lamb’s Ear, Wooly Betony)

Butterfly Blue

Byzantina Lamb’s Ear

Flutter Rose Pink

Fragaria Everbearing

12"-18" 12"-14"

Summer

Produces a dramatic display of rose-pink flowers.

Perennial Plant of the year 2000, this plant produces an amazing abundance of lacy lavender-blue, two-inch flowers on slender stemsfrom late spring through early fall. Neat, compact habit.

Zones 5-8

Spring-Late Summer

Zones 5-9

12"-18" Zones 4-7

Early Summer

Large soft silvery white tongue-shaped leaves contrast with spikes ofsmall pinkish-purple flowers. Blooms continue until frost.

8" Zones 4-8

Summer-Fall

Commercial variety, produces many large berries. Spreads by runners.

Strawberry(Everbearing)


Veronica (Speedwell)Red Fox

cornuta Etain

cornuta Celestial Northern Lights

cornuta Halo Lemon Frost

10"-15" 5"-6"

Summer

Rich dark green foliage is adorned with vibrant purple blooms with sunshine yellow and orange blushed faces.

Produces free flowering rose-red flower spikes all summer. Compactbushy foliage has glossy green leaves.

Zones 3-8

Spring

Zones 5-10

8"-10" Zones 5-9

Spring-Summer

This floriferous viola has large pale lemon-yellow flowers with elegantlavender margins.

8"-10" Zones 5-9

Early Spring-Summer

Low mounding plants are accented with very large lavender and yellow flowers with a lavender edging.

Viola (Violet)


Spring

Early Spring-Summer

Viola (Violet)cornuta Tiger Eye Red 6"-8"

Striking red flowers with black tiger striping.

Zones 4-9



Succulent Collection


Delosperma(Ice Plant)Cooperii Purple Hardy

Jewel of Desert Peridot

Jewel of Desert Garnet

Jewel of Desert Ruby

2"-4" 4"-6"

Summer

Iridescent reddish-pink, fuchsia and white flowers adorn this sunloving plant with its evergreen foliage. Needs good drainage.

Rose-pink flowers over mats of succulent jelly bean shaped leaves.Needs good drainage.

Zones 6-9

Summer

Zones 5-10

4"-6" Zones 5-10

Summer

This vigorous, mat-forming evergreen succulent produces a profusion of bright yellow, daisy-like flowers that are produced in such quantities that they literally cover the lush foliage of fleshy-blue-green leaves.

4"-6" Zones 4-9

Summer

Beautiful flowers with petals that are pink on the outside edge and white on the inside, separated by a band of yellow in between. Needsgood drainage.


Delosperma(Ice Plant)Wheels of Wonder Fire

Kalinda

Carmen

Mix

4"-8" 2"-8"

Summer

Big open rosettes have red tipped leaves.

Fiery hot, rich red flowers with bright yellow centers bloom continuously until frost.

Zones 6-9

Summer

Zones 3-8

2"-8" Zones 5-9

Summer

Large light green rosettes with red tips.

2"-5" Zones 3-8

Summer

Great in the rock garden or perennial border. Hens & Chicks’ purplish-redto green rosettes of plump, wedge-shaped leaves are fast spreading.Tolerates poor soil conditions.

Hens & Chicks (Sempervivum, Houseleek)


Summer

Summer

Hens & Chicks (Sempervivum, Houseleek)

Sedum (Stonecrop)

Red Beauty

Acre Aureum

Ruby Heart

Album Red Ice

3"-4" 2"-8"

Summer

Ruby Heart’s foliage is blue-green that flushes to a ruby color at the base. The colors deepen as the weather gets cooler.

Red rosettes darken in colder weather.

Zones 3-8

Summer-Fall

Zones 3-8

2"-3" Zones 2-9

Early Summer-Mid-Summer

An excellent ground cover of tiny green succulent leaves with tips that turn butter yellow in spring. Tiny gold star-shaped flowers appear in early summer.

2" Zones 3-9

Summer

Attractive green to red foliage complements flowers and creates a carpet effect in the garden.


Sedum (Stonecrop)Angelina

Autumn Joy

Autumn Fire

Blue Carpet

4"-6" 24"-30"

Summer

Once blooming, the color is non-stop. This improvement over Autumn Joy produces bold clusters of closely packed, rosy pink flowers that bloom in late summer and gracefully age to salmon-pink bronze and finish with a deep copper red in the fall. Faded flowers can be left on for winter interest.

Bright chartreuse, needle like foliage grows more colorful as the dayscool.

Zones 3-11

Summer-Fall

Zones 3-9

18"-24" Zones 2-9

Late Summer-Fall

Great for borders. Flower heads start as a dusty pink color that deepens into a red during the fall.

2"-4" Zones 4-7

Summer

This diminutive mat-forming sedum is evergreen with silvery gray foliage, covered with pink to white flowers in the summer.


Summer-Fall

Summer

Sedum (Stonecrop)Blue Spruce

John Creech

Dragon’s Blood

Kamtschaticum Variegatum

6"-10" 3"-5"

Summer

Low growing, bronze-green foliage with clusters of red flowers.

Small blue leaves that look like the needles of a blue spruce. Topped with bright yellow flowers in summer.

Zones 3-9

Summer

Zones 3-9

2"-4" Zones 4-8

Summer

This low growing sedum with succulent foliage and fine texture is great for the rock garden or use as a ground cover. Produces pinkflowers.

6"-8" Zones 4-9

Summer

Low mounding green and cream leaves topped with clusters of orange-yellow flowers.


Sedum (Stonecrop)Oracle

Spirit

Rooftop Garden Mix

Tricolor

6"-8" 8"-12"

Summer

Perfect for green roofs, big or small (like a birdhouse or mailbox), this mix boasts assorted colors and textures of sedum.

A low growing succulent with rosettes of blue-green, needle-like leaves.

Zones 4-9

Early Spring-Fall

Zones 3-10

3"-4" Zones 4-9

Late Spring-Fall

Low growing succulent plant with glossy, bright green foliage that creates a beautiful carpet of color and texture. Produces clusters of yellow star-shaped flowers over a long season.

3"-4" Zones 4-8

Spring-Summer

Small green and white leaves with splashes of red. Produces pink flowers.


Early Spring-Fall

Spring-Summer

HerbCollection


Catmint

Catnip

Kitten Around Walker’s Low

Roman

12"-14" 12"-36"

Late Spring-Summer

2007 Perennial Plant of the year, the crinkled, aromatic silver-green foliage features numerous spikes of blue-purple flowers. This bushyplant’s fragrance attracts cats. Use in borders, beds or rock gardens.

Solid performance in a cute little package! Compact and petite, this plant forms a tight mound of aromatic foliage accented with periwinkle blue flowers.

Zones 3-8

Mid Spring-Early Fall

Zones 4-8

24"-36" Zones 3-8

Summer

The heart-shaped foliage can be used fresh or dried for catnip tea. Afavorite of cats, produces white or lavender flowers.

9"-12" Zones 4-9

Summer

The yellow-centered white daisy-like flowers make a pleasant tea for digestive disorders and to calm nerves. Flowers can be dried for later use. This aromatic ornamental herb makes a good ground cover thatcan be mowed or walked on.

Chamomile


Mid Spring-Early Fall

Summer

Chamomile

ChivesAllium Schoenprasum

Staro

Garlic Geisha

Slow Bolt

6"-10" 10"-24"

Spring

AAS Winner. This vigorous grower has a “just right” garlic flavor. Produces slightly wider, flatter and more refined leaves topped by pretty white flower stalks late in the season. Edible and ornamental.

The hollow green spears have a mild onion flavor and can be used fresh or dried for gourmet butters, with sour cream on potatoes, insalad dressings, soups and stews. Blossoms flavor vinegars, oils. Attractive plant.

Zones 3-9

Summer

Zones 3-9

12" Zones 3-10

Summer

The larger and thicker leaves of this variety make it ideal for freezingand drying.

24"-30" Annual

Mid-Summer

Wide, bright green, fern-like foliage. Very fragrant. Harvest the spicy leaves when young for a pungent flavor, often used in Chinese and Mexican dishes. When the seeds are brown and fully dried, use to flavor desserts, sauces and Indian curry.

Coriander/Cilantro (Chinese Parsley)


Fennel

Lavender

Bronze

English, Munstead

Green

Grosso

24"-48" 24"-48"

Summer

Licorice flavored, dark green lacy leaves, stalks and seeds. All parts of the plant are great additions to soups, salads and sauces. Butterflies are attracted to the mature plants.

Delicate smoky-bronze ornamental foliage makes this an attractive addition to the herb garden. Use its nutty flavor as a cooking spice. Great texture for container gardens. Seeds, leaves and roots are edible.

Zones 4-9

Late Spring

Zones 4-9

12"-18" Zones 5-8

Summer

This fragrant, free-flowering English lavender produces lavender-blueflower spikes.

24" Zones 5-8

Summer

Extremely fragrant, deep violet flowers most of the summer. A butterfly magnet.


Late Spring

Summer

Lavender

Marjoram, Sweet

Provence

Apple

24"-48" 18"-24"

Late Summer

Heart shaped green leaves with silky hairs. The lemon scented leaves add a delicate flavor to meats and fish and can also be used to brighten salads. Add to drinks as you would mint, or dry the leaves for herbal tea. Good in the flower border.

More rot resistant than other lavenders, this fragrant plant producesattractive blue flowers. Excellent as a specimen, in the rock garden oras a low hedge. Attracts butterflies.

Zones 5-8

Summer

Zones 4-9

12"-24" Tender

Summer

A close relative to oregano. Flavorful leaves can be used fresh or dried. Harvest before flowering. Use in soups, stews, sauces andrubbed on meat.

36" Zones 6-9

Summer

The soft gray-green leaves of apple mint have a delightfully fruityscent.

Mint

Lemon Balm


MintChocolate

Mojito

Hillary’s Sweet Lemon

Peppermint

18"-36" 24"

Summer

Developed from apple and lime mint, the flavor is unusual and delicious. Dark green heart-shaped leaves are adorned with lavenderflowers.

Dark leaves, purple stems and lavender flowers. Variety of peppermintwith a sweeter, mild chocolate flavor and scent. Use in salads, teas,desserts, potpourri.

Zones 3-7

Mid-Summer-Fall

Zones 4-11

12"-24" Zone 5-9

Summer

More mild in scent and flavor with white blooms. Leaves can be usedfresh or dried in drinks and other foods.

12"-24" Zones 3-7

Summer

Large serrated leaves, with purple stems and reddish violet flowers. The leaves have a distinctive flavor and are a favorite to add, fresh or dried, to iced tea for their refreshing effect. Easy to grow, but should becontained to prevent overspreading.


Mid-Summer-Fall

Summer

Mint

Oregano

Pineapple

Golden

Spearmint

Greek

18"-24" 12"-24"

Spring-Summer

Also called garden mint or lamb mint, the leaves are glossy and narrow, end in a sharp point and have toothed indentations around their edges. Produces light purple flowers. Use fresh or dried.

Attractive green and white variegated leaf. Sweet pineapple scent.

Zones 6-9

Summer

Zones 3-7

12" Zone 6-10

Summer

White flowers on creeping yellow-green foliage.

24" Zones 4-9

Summer

Use the pungent flavored leaves, fresh or dried, in pasta sauces and beef dishes. Produces pink flowers. Excellent contrast plant, ground cover. Hardiest oregano in this area.


OreganoHot & Spicy

Variegated

Italian (Pizza)12" 12"-24"

Summer

Great for flavoring sauces, features a strong pizza flavor and scent.

Bold flavor, low habit and very hardy.

Zones 5-9

Summer

Zones 4-9

6"-12" Zone 5-9

Summer

This compact shrub has green leaves with a creamy variegation at the edge. Tiny white flowers appear in summer.

48" Zones 7-11

Summer

Use the needle-like dark leaves, fresh or dried, to flavor fish, meat, poultry, soups and teas. Attractive evergreen leaves have a pine-like aroma.

Rosemary


Summer

Summer

Rosemary

RosemaryBarbecue

Salem

Creeping

Raspberry Dressing

48" 6"-8"

Summer

This low grower is excellent for making “living wreaths” or for training into any shape.

Upright shrub with long, sturdy stems, perfect for skewers on the grill.

Zones 8-11

Summer

Zones 7-11

24"-36" Zone 8-10

Spring

This rosemary is reputedly hardier than most varieties of the species and has a tidy, upright habit. Use as an accent or in a container.Leaves can be used to flavor food.

6"-12" Zones 6-8

Summer

Edible, long pointed green leaves with deep red veins that taste like spinach or chard when young. Remove the small green flowers tohave a continuous supply of new leaf growth all season.

Rumex Sanguineus (Bloody Dock, Dock, Red-Veined Dock, Sorrel)


SageGarden

Pineapple

Golden

Purple

12"-24" 18"

Summer

Striking golden, variegated leaves can be used as a seasoning for meats, stuffing, sausage and cheese. This plant’s compact growth habit makes it ideal for the rock garden.

These flavorful, aromatic, long oval evergreen leaves are popular for seasoning in poultry dressings. Use fresh or dried for flavoring saucesor as a tea.

Zones 5-8

Mid-Summer

Zones 5-8

36"-48" Zone 8-10

Late Summer-Fall

The sweet pineapple scented foliage is accented with bright red flowers. Use in herb gardens, as an accent or as a cut flower.

12"-18" Zones 5-8

Summer

The reddish-purple aromatic leaves with blue flowers make this salvia an attractive addition to the herb garden. Use as a seasoning for meatsor stuffing.


Mid-Summer

Summer

Sage

Sweet Woodruff

Tricolor 18"-24" 12"-24"

Summer

This cool season grass is grown for the sweet scent in its leaves and flowers.

The long oval leaves feature a remarkable three-toned white, purple and pink hue and can be used in sausage, meat and poultry. Hardiest of the color sages.

Zones 5-8


Zones 4-9

8"-12" Zone 4-7

Early Summer

Low spreading plant with bright green, fragrant foliage, even when dried. Bears small white flowers. Attractive ground cover; prefers moist sites. Reliable shade bloomer. Use in potpourri, teas and as agarnish.

18"-36" Zones 5-9

Summer

Use fresh or dried to flavor poultry, sauces, vinegars and salads. Planthas thin, dark green, narrow shiny leaves on strong stems.

Tarragon, French

Sweet Vernal Grass (Anthoxanthum Odoratum)


ThymeCreeping Lemon

French

English (Garden Thyme)

Golden Lemon

1"-4" 8"-15"

Summer

Produces dark green foliage with a stimulating, spicy scent on a low, bushy plant. Harvest in mid-summer, just before the small violet-blueflowers begin to open. Use fresh or dried for cooking.

This ground hugging form of thyme has pungently scented lemon leaves making this a good choice for walkways.

Zones 5-7

Summer

Zones 4-9

12" Zone 4-8

Summer

Best known of the thymes with small gray-green leaves. Its strongflavor lends well to meat, fish, cheeses and many vegetable dishes.Use both fresh and dried.

6"-12" Zones 6-9

Summer

An upright, low growing, bushy plant with lemon scented, golden edged leaves. Produces small lavender flowers in the summer.


Summer

Summer

ThymeLemon

Silver Edge

Red Creeping

Woolly

8" 2"-6"

Spring–Summer

Its scented mat-like growth makes this thyme a good ground cover and nice in the rock garden. Produces bright scarlet flowers.

Lavender-pink flowers adorn the lemon scented leaves.

Zones 5-9

Summer

Zones 5-9

9"-12" Zone 4-10


Wonderfully scented foliage forms low, mounded plants. Excellent as a small scale ground cover or planted at garden’s edge.

1"-3" Zones 4-9

Summer

Attractive fuzzy, silver-gray, aromatic leaves are highlighted with small pink flowers. This decorative thyme does well in dry locations and is perfect for rock gardens and borders.


Quick Answers to Common QuestionsHow do I prepare the soil?Since the plants will grow in the area for a long time, good soil preparation is important.

• Clear the site of weeds. Don’t just scrape them off – dig’em out, or spray with a weed killer.

• Turn the soil over, either by hand or with a rotary tiller. Keep an eye out for weed roots – get rid of ‘em! Till 6" – 8" which is enough to produce healthy plants. Deeper for tall perennials; Delphinium, Lupines, Hollyhock, Digitalis.

• Clay or Sandy soil should be amended by adding plenty of organic matter to the top layer – peat moss or manure, for example. Add organic matter equal to 1/3 to 1/2 of the depth of the soil that needs to be improved.

• Fertilizer - Add 5-10-5 at a rate of 3 to 5lbs per 100 square feet.

• Turn the soil over to mix in the soil amendment and fertilizer.

Feeding PerennialsFeeding perennials early in the growing season with a dry fertilizer (5-10-5) will benefit most plants.Nitrogen will help to grow a strong plant, and phosphorous will improve the quality of bloom.

Dividing PerennialsWhy divide?1. To control size2. To rejuvenate3. To propagate

How do I know that a plant needs to be divided?1. The plant clump is getting so large and vigorous that it is pushing out neighboring plants2. The clump’s center is dying but the surrounding plant looks good

When should I divide my perennials?• Late Summer & Fall – Spring & Summer

blooming perennials

• Early Spring – Fall blooming perennials

How do I divide my perennials?1. Dig the entire clump out as completely as possible2. If the center clump has died out, divide the living portion into smaller clumps to replantwherever you like.3. If you can’t pull the roots apart because the roots are ensnarled, cut them apart with a sharpknife or insert two spading forks into the clump back to back and then press the handles towardeach other, using the leverage at the tines to pry the clump apart.4. Enrich the hole from which the clump was removed with a handful of fertilizer that has nonitrogen (first number on the fertilizer bag should be 0. e.g. Bone Meal). Replace one or more of the divisions in the hole and place the remaining elsewhere.

Protecting Perennials (Mulching)Mulching will protect plants from heaving (when plants are forced out of the ground as a result ofalternate freezing and thawing).

When to ApplyWhen the ground is thoroughly frozen to a depth of 2 inches (around Thanksgiving), apply a layer of open, fluffy material (salt hay, straw, leaves, etc.)

When to RemoveWhen the forsythias bloom

Cutting Back Perennials• Spent blooms – Often times removing spent

flowers will encourage re-blooming.

• Simple rule of thumb – if the plant looks ugly, cut it back. If the plant looks good, leave it alone.

• Will the plant provide winter interest?

Coneflower’s seed heads look great in the winter landscape.

• Will the plant survive without being cut back? Tender perennials should be cut back so that they can be adequately mulched.

• To encourage the plant to produce multiple shoots. For example, coneflower and daisies, which throw a single shoot, if cut back to 6", will produce multiple shoots and increase flowering.

• Shaping up the plant – If a plant gets too leggy, cutting it back will force it to bush out and regrow new leaves. For example, hardy mums and asters will grow very tall and narrow unless cut back.

• How far to cut back? Sorry, there’s no simple answer because different plants have varying responses, but here are a few tips:

If the plant is done flowering and now looks hideous, give it a shearing (remove 1/2 to 2/3 of the height of the plant)

If you feel that the plant needs a hard shearing (2 inches from the ground), be sure toleave the already-forming new foliage in the center of the clump untouched.


Name Attracts Bees

AttractsButterflies

Attracts Hummingbrds

Deer Resistant

For Cutting

For Drying

Ground Covers

Rock Gardens

Containers For a Dry Location

Achillea

Ajuga

Anemone

Aquilegia

Arenaria

Armeria

Artemisia

Astilbe

Bellis

Bergenia

Campanula

Catmint

Catnip

Chamomile

Chives (Allium)

Convallaria

Coreopsis

Coriander

Daisy (Shasta)

Delosperma

Delphinium

Dianthus

Digitalis

Echinacea

Eryngium

Erysimum

Fennel

Gaillardia

Perennials For:


Name Attracts Bees

AttractsButterflies


Deer Resistant

For Cutting

For Drying

Ground Covers

Rock Gardens


Gazania

Geranium

Geum

Grass

Gypsophila

Hemerocallis

Hens & Chicks

Heuchera

Hollyhock

Hosta

Iberis

Iris

Knautia

Lamiastrum

Lamium

Lavender

Lemon Balm

Leontopodium

Lewisia

Liatris

Lilium

Lithodora

Lobelia

Lupine

Lysimachia

Marjoram, Sweet

Mazus

Mint

Monarda

Oenothera

Oregano


Name Attracts Bees

AttractsButterflies


Deer Resistant

For Cutting

For Drying

Ground Covers

Rock Gardens


Oregano, Ornamental

Penstemon

Perovskia

Phlox, Creeping

Phlox, Woodland

Platycodon

Polemonium

Poppy

Primrose

Rhubarb

Rosemary

Rudbeckia

Rumex

Sage

Sagina

Salvia

Saxifrage

Scabiosa

Sedum Tall Low

Stachys

Strawberry

Sweet Woodruff

Tarragon, French

Thyme

Veronica

Viola

Perennials for Full ShadeAjuga

Astilbe Convallaria

Hosta Lamium

Phlox, Woodland

PrimroseSweet Woodruff

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Common Name IndexAlcea................................................................. HollyhockAlthea................................................................ HollyhockAlumroot............................................................ HeucheraAntwerp Hollyhock....................................... Alcea ficifoliaAvens....................................................................... GeumBaby’s Breath................................................... GypsophilaBalloon Flower.................................................. PlatycodonBeard Tongue................................................... PenstemonBeebalm.............................................................. MonardaBellflower......................................................... CampanulaBergamot............................................................ MonardaBlack-Eyed Susan...............................................RudbeckiaBlanket Flower.................................................... GaillardiaBlazing Star............................................................. LiatrisBlister Cress...................................................... ErysimumBloody Cranesbill............................ Geranium sanguineumBloody-Dock......................................... Rumex sanguinousBloody Geranium............................. Geranium sanguineumBloody Sorrel....................................... Rumex sanguinousBlue Buttons......................................................... KnautiaBluebonnet........................................................... LupinusBugleweed............................................................... AjugaCandytuft................................................................. IberisCardinal Flower...................................................... LobeliaCarpet bugle............................................................ AjugaCarnation............................................................ DianthusCheddar Pinks..................................................... DianthusChinese Bellflower............................................ PlatycodonChinese Parsley..................................... Coriander/Cilantro

Chives....................................................................... AlliumClustered Bellflower.............. Campanula glomerata superba Columbine............................................................ AquilegiaCommon Foxglove................................................... DigitalisCommon Thrift....................................................... ArmeriaConeflower......................................... Echinacea, RudbeckiaCoral Bells............................................................ HeucheraCorsican................................................................... SaginaCreeping Bugle.......................................................... AjugaCreeping Mazus........................................................ MazusCreeping Phlox............................................. Phlox subulataCupflower.................................................................. MazusDay-lily........................................................... HemerocallisDead Nettle............................................................ LamiumDock........................................................................ RumexEdelweiss...................................................... LeontopodiumEnglish Daisy.............................................................. BellisEvening Primrose................................................ OenotheraEvergreen Candytuft.................................................. IberisFalse Spirea............................................................. AstilbeFeathery Flower....................................................... AstilbeField Scabious......................................................... KnautiaFigleaf Hollyhock........................................... Alcea ficifoliaFoxglove................................................................. DigitalisGarden Pinks......................................................... DianthusGay Feather............................................................... LiatrisGold Creeping Jenny.............. Lysimachia nummularia aureaGold Creeping Moneywort...... Lysimachia nummularia aureaGreat Purple Coneflower.......................... Echinacea magnus


Hardy Geranium.................................................... GeraniumHarebell.............................................................. CampanulaHens & Chicks.................................................. SempervivumHorned Violet................................................... Viola cornutaHouseleek....................................................... SempervivumIce Plant............................................................. DelospermaJacob’s Ladder................................................... PolemoniumLamb’s Ear................................................................ StachysLarkspur.............................................................. DelphiniumLavender............................................................... LavendulaLesser Woodrush............................................... Luzula niveaLily............................................................................. LiliumLily of the Valley.................................................. ConvallariaLupine...................................................................... LupinusMeadow Sage.............................................................. SalviaMeadow Widow Flower.............................................. KnautiaMilfoil....................................................................... AchilleaMissouri Primrose........................... Oenothera missouriensisMoneywort.......................................................... LysimachiaMoss Phlox..................................................... Phlox subulataMountain Pinks.............................................. Phlox subulataMugwort................................................................ ArtemisiaOswego Tea............................................................. MonardaOzark Sundrop................................ Oenothera missouriensisPearlwort................................................................... SaginaPigsqueak............................................................... BergeniaPincushion Flower................................................... ScabiosaPinks...................................................................... DianthusPlantain Lily................................................................. Hosta

Poppy.................................................................. PapaverPrimrose.............................................................. PrimulaPurple Coneflower.............................. Echinacea purpureaRed-blood Cranesbill....................... Geranium sanguineumRed-veined Dock.................................................... RumexRhubarb................................................................ RheumRockfoil............................................................. SaxifrageRussian Sage..................................................... PerovskiaSage....................................................................... SalviaSage-brush....................................................... ArtemisiaSandwort............................................................ ArenariaScabious............................................................. ScabiosaSea Holly........................................................... EryngiumSea Pink.............................................................. ArmeriaSerbian Bellflower.................... Campanula poscharskyanaShasta Daisy............................................. LeucanthemumSilver Nettle.................................................. LamiastrumSnowdrop Windflower......................................... AnemoneSnow Rush.................................................... Luzula niveaSnow White Woodrush.................................... Luzula niveaSnowy Woodrush........................................... Luzula niveaSorrel..................................................................... RumexSpeedwell............................................................ VeronicaSpiked Speedwell................................................. VeronicaSpirea.................................................................... AstilbeStonecrop.............................................................. SedumSundrop............................................................ OenotheraSweet Vernal Grass..................................... AnthoxanthumSweet William........................................ Dianthus barbatus


Sword Lily.................................................................... IrisThrift................................................................... ArmeriaTickseed........................................................... CoreopsisTreasure Flower.................................................... GazaniaTrue Daisy................................................................ BellisVanilla Grass................................................ AnthoxanthumViolet........................................................................ ViolaWallflower...........................................................ErysimumWild Sweet William..................................... Phlox divaricataWindflower.......................................................... AnemoneWood Sage............................................................... SalviaWoodland Phlox........................................ Phlox divaricataWooly Betony........................................................ StachysWormwood........................................................ ArtemesiaYarrow.................................................................. AchilleaYellow Archangel............................................ Lamiastrum

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