| ACHILLEA Yarrow
Anthea. Light yellow grey foliage. Less likely to “melt” than ‘Moonshine’.
Available spring.
filipendulina ‘Coronation Gold’. Large golden yellow flowers, silvery fern-like foliage. Flowers
June-Aug. Sun. space 18”. Ht 2 1/2”.
‘Golden Fern-leaf Yarrow’. Yellow blossoms. 3-4”. June-Sept.
millefolium ‘Rose Beauty’ June-Aug.
ACORUS Japanese sweet flag
gramineus ‘Ogon’ Yellow/green stripe. Golden. Ht. 10”. Moist soil in full sun/p. shade.
pusillus ‘Variegatus’ evergreen water or bog plant with 8-10” striped leaves.
AJANIA (Chrysanthemum)
pacifica White edged leaves. Clusters of small yellow flowers in October.
AJUGA Bugleweed
Rapid grower. Likes good drainage. 6” flower spikes. April-May. Sun/P shade.
reptans ‘Alba’ white blooms.
‘Bronze Beauty’. Bronze foliage, blue blooms.
‘Catlin’s Giant’. Robust grower with bold leaves and dark purple leaves.
‘Chocolate Chip’ Small chocolate narrow leaves. Blue flowers.
Choice for small spaces or under planting. Ht. 4” Sun/ p.shade
ALCHEMILLA Lady’s Mantle
mollis Evergreen ground cover with rounded leaves. Tiny chartreuse star-shaped flowers
on10-12” spikes. Flowers in June. Attractive when dew is trapped on the slightly
hairy leaves.
ALSTROMERIA ‘Sweet Laura’ Peruvian Lily. Ht. 30”. Part shade. Yellow blooms, speckled brown.
Use in borders and containers. Good cut flower. Long lasting. Hardy
to zone 6 with protection.
ALLIUM Ornamental onion
tanguticum 18” summer lilac
tuberosum 18” fall white
AMSONIA Blue Star
ciliata Bright blue flowers on needle-like foliage. Ht. 3-4’
tabernaemontana Pale blue starry flowers late spring/early summer. Sun/p. shade. 2-3’
ANEMONE
sylvestris (Snowdrops). Pure white flowers in spring. Ht. 18”.
ARTEIMISA
lactiflora ‘Guizhou’. White flowers stand out against black-green foliage on mahogany stems.
Ht. 4’. Sun/p. shade.
ludoviciana ‘Silver King’ Best for drying. Gives garden an airy contrast to hot colors. Ht. 24”.
‘Valerie Finnis’ 18-24” Silver serrated leaves.
purshiana ‘White sage’. Whitest of the sages. Ht. 24-30”.
x‘Huntington’ Fine gray leaves. Taller than ‘Powis Castle’. Ht. 3’. Heat
and mildew tolerant. Sun. Good drainage.
ARUNCUS Goat’s Beard
dioicus Giant Goat’s Beard. Large border plant. Spectacular blooms. 4-6’.
ASTER
carolinianus Native. Vining form of fall blooming Aster. Pink flowers August
to frost. Great for growing through or over early blooming plants. Sun.
laevis ‘Blue Bird’ Soft Blue with yellow centers on red stems. Blooms
Sept.-Oct. Ht. 4’ Mildew resistant.
novae-angliae New England Aster
‘Alma Potschke’. Warm red-pink. Summer blooming. Ht. 3’.
‘Hella Lacy’. Large purple. 2-3’. Summer blooming.
‘Wood’s Pink’. Dwarf pink. Mildew resistant. Sept.-Oct.
novi-belgil New York Aster
Melba. Pink. Late summer. Ht. 12-15”.
Snowball. White. Ht. 8”.
Royal Opal. Dwarf. Soft blue. July-Aug.
ASTILBE
Fluffy spikes adorn lacy foliage. Blooms June-July. Prefers rich, moist soil, partial
shade.
x arendsii ‘Fanal’. Deep red. Ht. 24”. Mid-season.
‘White Glory’. Late-mid-season. 20”.
japonica ‘Deutschland’ White. Mid-season. 24”.
‘Rheinland’ Dark pink. Mid-season. 24”.
taquetti ‘Superba’. Rose-purple. Ht. 30”. Late-mid-season.
chinensis ‘Pumila’. Lavender-pink. Ht. 10”. Late.
simplicifolia ‘Sprite’. Light Pink 12”. Late.
‘Hennie Graafland’. Light pink. Mid-season. 12”.
BAPTISIA
australis Blue False Indigo. Short spikes of deep blue flowers. 3-4”. Sun/P shade.
Well drained soil.
BEGONIA
grandis ‘Alba’ Hardy begonia. White. 2”. Moist soil, P shade.
BELAMCANDA
x pardancanda norrisii Candy Lily. Many colors. July-frost.
BOLTONIA
asteroides Pink multitude of 1” pink daisy flowers on blue-green foliage. Ht. 3’. Blooms
Aug.-Sept.
‘Snowbank’. White. Ht. 3’. Aug.-Sept.
astisquama var. nana Purple flowers. Summer. 2’.
BUDDLEIA
Butterfly Bush. Full sun/ P shade.
davidii ‘Black Knight’. Dark purple flowers. Ht. 6’-7’.
‘Harlequin’. Varigated foliage. Deep purple blooms. July-Sept. 5-6’.
‘White Profusion’. White flowers. Ht. 5’-6’.
‘Cornflower Blue’. Blue flowers, narrow silver foliage. Ht. 4’-5’.
CAMPANULA Bellflower
glomerata ‘Superba’. Rich violet clusters. Blooms June-July. Ht. 20”.
persicfolia Peach-leaf bellflower. Shade/P shade. Ht. 24”. Blooms May-June.
Dazzling white bells.
poscharskyana ‘Serbian Bell Flower’. Lavender blue flowers on spreading stems. Ht. 4-6”.
Blooms May-June. Drought resistant. Ideal for fast-growing ground cover.
Shade/Pshade.
CARYOPTERIS Blue Mist Shrub
clanodensis ‘Longwood Blue’. Sky-blue flowers on silvery foliage that grows 18-24”.
Heavy bloomer July-Sept. Sun/P shade.
CHELONE Turtlehead
lyonii (Pink Turtlehead) Rose-pink flowers. Moist soil. Late summer bloomer. Ht. 2’-3’.
glabra Large white snapdragon-like flowers. Ht. 2’. Moist, P shade.
CHRYSANTHEMUM (See LEUCANTHEMUM)
CHRYSOGONUM Golden Star
virginianum Mat-forming 8” with golden flowers over long period. P shade.
CHRYSOPSIS Golden Aster
‘Golden Sunshine’ Ht. 5’. Late summer.
CONVALLARIA Lily of the Valley
majalis Late spring blooms. Moist ground cover.
COREOPSIS
auriculata ‘Nana’ (Mouse Ear Coreopsis) Ground cover for part shade. Yellow
flowers; late spring. Ht. 6-8”.
grandiflora ‘Sunray’ Large semi-double golden-yellow blooms on sturdy stems.
Blooms May-July. Ht. 20”. Sun.
verticillata ‘Golden Showers’. Light foliage, medium yellow flowers. June-Sept. 24”.
‘Moonbeam’ Threadleaf foliage. Grows 2’ with pale yellow bloom.
‘Zagreb’ Clear yellow flowers on compact fern-like foliage Ht. 15” Sun
DELOSPERMA (Hardy Ice Plant)
cooperi Succulent ground cover. Rose-pink flowers from early to late summer.
Needs excellent drainage. Ht. 6-7”. ‘Starburst’. Bright pink flowers with white
center. Ht. 4”. Sun.
DIANTHUS Pinks ‘Artic Fire’. Green needle-like foliage. White with red eye. Ht. 3-4”.
gratianapolitanus Cheddar Pink
‘Bath’s Pink’. Miniature pink flowers with dark eye that mounds on evergreen
blue-gray foliage. Blooms May-June. Sun/P shade. Ht. 6”.
‘Tiny Ruby’ Rose-pink blooms May-June. Gray foliage. Mounds.
Sun/P shade. Ht. 4-5”. Blooms April-May.
‘Firewitch’ Magenta blooms on evergreen silvery foliage. Sporadic summer bloom.
Ht. 7-8” Sun
‘Mountain Mist’. Bluest foliage. Lavender-pink blooms.
x allwoodii ‘Sweet Memory’. 6” white/dark eye.
DICENTRA Bleeding Heart
spectabilis
Old fashion bleeding heart. Pink flowers, blooms May-June. Ht. 30”.
Shade/P shade.
‘Alba’. White heart-shaped flowers. Fern-like foliage.
Goes dormant in mid summer. Shade/P shade.
DRABA
repens Tiny yellow flower clusters bloom April-May. Low trailer. Ideal rock garden
plant. Sun/P shade. Ht. 2”.
ECHINACEA Purple Coneflower
purpurea Showy purple flowers 2-3’.
‘Alba’. Large white flowers with green color cone.
Ht. 2 1/2-3”. blooms June-Aug. Sun.
ERYNGIUM Sea Holly
planum Numerous small steel-blue flower heads
yuccifolium (Rattlesnake Master) Blue-gray foliage. Round white blooms mid to late summer.
EUONYMUS (Winter Creeper)
fortunci ‘Emerald Gaiety’ Small green leaves with white edge. Ht. 18”. ‘Majestic Gold’.
Small green leaves with gold edge. Ht. 18”.
EUPATORIUM
coelestinum
Bright, violet-blue cluster of flowers. Blooms Aug.-Sept. Ht. 24”.
Sun/P shade.
fistulosum ‘Selection’. (Joe Pye Weed). Lavender-pink flower heads clusters in late summer.
Sun. Ht. 5’. Moist soil.
ATHYRIUM
nipponicus Japanese Painted Fern. Gray fronds with pink tint. Ht. 24”.
DRYOPTERIS
atrata Shaggy Shield. Soft texture. Ht. 2’.
campyloptera Toothwood. Fine texture, evergreen.
erythrosora Autumn Fern. Evergreen. Bronze young foliage changing to deep glossy
green. Fronds 1 1/2 ‘ to 2’ long.
linearis Polydactyla Many finger fern. Soft green lacy fronds. Ht. 3’.
Shade/P shade. Semi-evergreen.
marginalis Leatherwood evergreen. 20’. Cool dusty blue color.
OSMUNDA
regalis Royal Fern. Can grow to height of 6’ in wet areas.
POLYSTICHUM
acrostichoide Christmas Fern. Leathern, dark green fronds. Evergreen. 12-18”.
FILIPENDULA Meadowsweet
purpurea Japanese meadowsweet. Ht. 2’. Late summer. Pink plums on red stems.
rubra Queen-of-the-Prarie. Summer pink. 4-6’.
ulmaria Queen of the Meadow. Ht. 3’. Summer. Fragrant white plums
vulgaris Foliage looks like a fern. White bloom. Sun.
GAILLARDIA Blanket Flower
‘Goblin’ Bright colored daisy flowers. Long blooming, drought tolerant.
Sun. 12”.
GALIUM Yellow Bedstraw
odoratum Sweet Woodruff. Low groundcover with star-like leaves.
verum Tiny clusters of yellow flowers bloom June-Aug. Hardy. Grows in any soil.
Ht. 12”. Sun/P shade.
GERANIUM Hardy geranium
cantabrigiense ‘Biokovo’. White flowers flushed with pink. Late spring, early summer. Ht. 1’.
dalmaticum Profuse pink blooms. May-July. 5”.
‘Johnson Blue’ Large blue flowers. Grows 15-18”.
macrorrhizum ‘Alba’ white. 12”
‘Bevan’s’. Spreading mounds of foliage. Deep magenta blooms. Late
spring, early summer. Ht. 12”.
sanguineum Deep purplish-red flowers. June-Sept. 12-15”.
ANDROPOGON
scorparium Little Blue Stem. Ht. 2-3’. Blue- green leaves turn red in fall.
ARRHENATHERUM
elatius bulbosum
‘Variegatum’ Bulbous oat grass. Sun/P shade. Ht. 12-15”.
Green with broad white stripes. Looks best in South in spring and fall.
ARUNDINARIA
viridi-striata Slender variegated bamboo. Ht. 2-3’.
CALAMAGROSTIS
arundinacea ‘Karl Foerster’ feather reed grass. Rich green foliage with fluffy flower spikes
emerging pinkish in late spring, maturing to brown in summer, then to a golden
wheat color. Ht. 5’. ‘Overdam’ Ht. 2-3’.
CAREX
atrata Jet sedge
morrowii ‘Ice Dance’. Evergreen with white stripes. 16” x 12” Ht.
DESCHAMPSIA
caespitosa Tufted hairgrass. Ht. 2’. Moist. P shade.
ERIANTHUS
ravennae Northern pampass grass. Ht. 7-12’. Silver white plums. Fall.
HELICLOTRICHON
sempervirens Blue oat grass. Evergreen. Sun. Ht. 2’.
MISCANTHUS
sinensis ‘Arabesque’. Short and early blooming. Copper-colored plumes in August. Ht. 3’-4’.
‘Buttonwonder’. Blue-green foliage. Ht. 4’-6’.
‘Gracillimus’. Buff-colored leaves, fine texture. Creamy flower in Sept. Ht. 5’.
‘Strictus’ Porcupine grass. Smaller than zebra grass. Yellow horizontal stripe. Sept.
‘Silber feder’ Silvery plumes with narrow leaves. Ht. 7-9’. Aug.
‘Variegatus’. Pale pink plumes.
PANICUM Switch Grass
virgatum ‘Prairie Sky’ The bluest of the Panicums. Plumes create a cloud above the foliage.
Ht. 3’-4’.
PENNISETUM Fountain Grass
alopecuroides ‘Hamlen’. Tight, compact, beautiful clumps. Creamy white flowers. Ht. 24”.
‘Little Bunny’ (miniature fountain grass) a very small fountain Grass. Ht. 11” sun
‘Moudry’. Purple fountain grass. Reddish-purple flower spikes late summer. Ht. 2-4’.
PHALARIS
arundinacea ‘Picta’ ribbon grass. Green and white striped. Rapid spreader. Ht. 2-3’.
GYPSOPHILA
repens Creeping Baby’s breath. Alkaline soil. Tolerates drought.
Blue-green needle-like foliage. Sun.
HERMERCALLIS yellow shades
‘Eenie Weenie’ Light yellow with green throat. Short ground cover. 10”
‘Happy Returns’ Soft yellow. Blooms consistently. From ‘Stella de Oro’ parentage. 16”.
‘Mary Todd’ Yellow self, heavily ruffled. Stout grower. 26”.
‘September Gold’ Deep gold. Late bloomer (August). 32”-34”
‘Stella de Oro’ Gold self. Known for blooming over 150 days.
pink shades
‘Catherine Woodberry’ Soft pink with a green throat. 26”
‘Hall’s Pink’ Low growing pink. 20”.
Artemisia d. French Tarragon
Allium (chives) Schoenoprasum. Rose flowers in May-June.
Allium (garlic chives) Tuberosum. Mild garlic flavor. Blooms white flowers in Oct.
Hyssopus (hyssop) Semi-evergreen with deep blue-violet flower spikes in June-Aug.
Clip to form edge around herb gardens.
Lavandula (English lavender)
‘Munstead strain’. Compact gray foliage with blue-violet flowers. July-Aug.
Mints Apple, chocolate, lemon, orange, peppermint, pineapple
mentha requieni. Spearmint (Kentucky Colonel)
Rosemary ‘Arp’. Hardier than species, evergreen. Tolerates poor soil.
Sage (tricolor) red, green, white foliage. Use same as garden sage.
Thyme (upright)
‘English’. Gray-green leaves; tiny lavender flowers.
‘Silver’ Gray leaves edged in white.
Thyme (creeping) Serpyllum coccineum. Tiny green leaves with purple blooms.
HELIOPSIS ‘Summer Sun’.
Large 4” bright yellow flowers on 2-3 plants.
Ten-twelve weeks bloom in the south.
HELLEBORUS
orientalis Lenton Rose. Flowers Feb.-April. Blooms from white to purple resemble single
roses. Evergreen leaves. Plant in deciduous shade.
HEUCHERA Coral Bells
micrantha ‘Dawn Brocade’ Silver leaves laced with burgandy
‘Eco-Magnifolia’ Green leaves laced with white.
‘Palace Purple’. Small almost white flowers produced on airy stems.
Deep bronze evergreen foliage. P shade. Ht. 18”.
‘Raspberry Regal’. Tall, elegant wands of raspberry blooms.
sanguinea ‘Bressingham Hybrids’. Mixed colors. June-July. Ht. 24-30”.
‘White Cloud’. White flowers above marbled foliage. May-June. Ht. 18”.
HEUCHERELLA Foamy Bells
alba ‘Bright Bloom’. Shell pink flowers bloom for 8 weeks. Needs good drainage. Ht. 18”.
HOSTA
‘Betsy King’. Medium size oval leaf; blunt end. Violet free-flowering habit. M.
‘Candy Hearts’. Heart shaped green; heavy texture. M.
‘Chinese Sunrise’. Narrow, chartreuse with green edge in spring.
clausa ‘Normalis’. Erect long wavy green; blue purple flowers. M.
fortunei ‘Alba Picta’. Light gold; dark green edge. Turns green. M.
‘Aureo-Marginata’. Green with prominent gold border. M.
‘Aoki’. Dark green; glaucous underside. M.
‘Gold Drop’. Gold, heart shaped leaf. S.
‘Invincible’. Glossy green foliage. S.
lancifolia
(cathayana) Green spear overlap in perfect mound. Lilac flowers. Aug. Ht. 12-24”.
‘Lemon Lime’. Chartreuse; small wavy leaf. Fast multiplier. S.
obscura
Blue-green foliage in spring; turns green summer. Lavender blooms. Aug.
rectifolia marginata
White edge; leaves stand up. M
‘Royal Standard’. Rich green fragrant white flowers on 24” stems. Aug.
sieboldiana
‘Elegans’ Heavily textured blue-gray leaves. White flowers on compact scapes.
undulata
‘Erronema’ green leaf, full mounded, fast grower. Ht. 24”.
(Other Hosta available. Call for complete list).
HOUTTUYNI Chameleon Plant
cordata ‘Variegata’. Spreading ground cover. Leaves red, cream, and green. Sun/P shade.
HYPERICUM St. John’s Wort
calycinum Ground cover/rock garden plant. Ht. 12”.
IRIS
ensata Japanese Iris. Beardless flat bloom. Mixed colors. June bloom. Ht. 36”.
louisiana ‘Mayan Chief’. Brick red; brown overlay. Ideal for garden pond.
‘Black Gamecock’ Maroon black. Ideal for garden pond.
pseudacorus Yellow Flag Iris.
‘Flora Plena’. Double yellow. Ht. 3-4’.
‘Varigated”. Varigated leaves in spring turning green in summer.
sibirica Siberian Iris Blooms after bearded, but before Japanese.
‘Caesar’s Brother’. Blue bloom. Ht. 42”.
‘Ruby Red’ Magenta. New color in siberian. Ht. 36”. ‘Velvet Night’ Dark purple. Ht. 36”.
‘White Swirl’ White with yellow throat. Ht. 30”.
KALIMERIS Double Japanese Aster (Asteromea)
pinnatifolia ‘Hortensis’ Small double white daisy. Blo9oms 12 weeks in the summer. 2’.
(Ruth’s favorite) Takes part shade to sun.
LAMIASTRUM
galeobdolon ‘Herman’s Pride’. Smaller leaves, neat mound shaped habit. Shade/P shade.
Yellow flowers in spring.
‘Variegatum’. Yellow archangel. Fast spreading ground cover for dry
or moist soil.
LAMIUM
maculatum ‘Pink Shell’. Soft pink bloom with white/green varigated leaves.
‘White Nancy’. White flowering form.
LEUCANTHEMUM Shasta Daisy
superbum ‘May Queen’. Early flowering, prolific bloomer. Ht. 2-3’. Sun/P shade.
‘Alaska’. Single 2” daisies on 2’ stems. Re-blooms when cut back.
xsuperbum ‘Becky’. 2003 Perennial Plant of the Year. Big, single white flowers in July.
Strong stems do not flop. Ht. 3’.
weyrichii ‘White Bomb’. One of the last of the daisies to bloom. 12”.
LIATRIS
spicata ‘Kobold’. Compact plant. Lavender-rose spires. July-Sept. Ht. 2’.
LYCHNIS Maltese Cross
chalcedonica Fiery red flowers borne on dense terminal heads.
viscaria ‘Splendens’. German catchfly. Bright magenta flowers on 12” stock.
LYSIMACHIA
ciliata ‘Purpurea’. Light yellow flowers with purple foliage. Holds purple basal
rosette in winter. Ht. 2’.
clethroides Gooseneck loosestrife. Curving spikes of white flowers July-Aug. Ht. 3’
punctada Yellow loosestrife. Prefers moist soil. July-Aug. Ht. 3’.
MAZUS
reptans Low ground cover/rock garden. Purple flowers. Ht. 3’
MONARDA Beebalm
didyma ‘Jacob’. Red with red collar. Mildew resistant
‘Marshall’s Delight’. Hot pink blooms on tall 3’ stems. Full Bloom. Mildew resistant.
NEPATA Catmint
gigantea ‘Six Hills Giant’. Blue spires to 3’. Summer. Sun.
OENOTHERA Evening Primrose (Sundrop)
missouriensis Showy large blooms; 4” yellow flowers. Blooms June-Aug. Ht. 10”
OPHIOPOGON Mondo Grass
japonicus Evergreen grass-like plants used for edging and ground cover. Fruit is
blue. Part shade for best color. Ht. 6”.
PACHYSANDRA
terminalis ‘Silveredge’ Light green leaves with narrow silvery-white margins.
PAEONIA Peony
Double flowering herbaceous peonies bloom in May. Ht. 36”. Container-grown
peonies can be planted anytime ground is workable.
Red double 3-5 eye.
White double 3-5 eye.
Pink double 3-5 eye.
PENSTEMON Beardtongue
digitalis ‘Husker’s Red’. 2’. Bronze foliage. White bloom. 1996 PPA Plant of the Year.
smallii Bushy 2’ tall plants with rose-pink 1” flowers. Full sun.
PEROVSKIA Russian Sage
x longin Upright silver foliage. Lavender flowers. July-Aug. 3-4’.
PHLOX
carolina ‘Miss Lingard’. Early phlox. Ht. 24”. White. Sun/P shade.
divaricata ‘Fuller’s White’. Blooms April-May. Ht. 12”. P shade.
‘Laphammi’. Ht. 12”. Violet-blue.
glaberrima
‘Morris Berd’. Spreading clump of dark green broad foliage. Large heads of rose-pink
flowers with white eye. Very long blooming. Mildew free.
paniculata ‘David’. Provides great garden color and sweet fragrance from July through
Sept. Mildew resistant. White. Ht. 3-4’. (2002 Perennial Plant of Year)
subulata Creeping phlox. Needle-like, semi-evergreen leaves. Mass of flowers.
March-April. Sun/P shade. Ht. 4-6”.
Blue Emerald - lavender blue
Candy Stripe - pink/white
White Delight - pure white
‘Oakington Blue Eyes’- sky blue
PHYSOSTEGIA Obedient Plant
virginiana ‘Vivid’. Deep pink blooms. Ht. 20”. Shorter than ‘Pink Bouquet’. Blooms Sept.-Oct.
Sun/P shade. Ht. 18”.
PLATYCODON Balloon Flower
grandiflora ‘Fuji Blue’. Star-shaped lavender blue flowers.
‘Fuji White’. Star-shaped white flowers.
POTENTILLA Cinquefoil
atrosanguinea Ruby Cinguefoil. Sun. Summer. Ht. 18-24”.
RUDBECKIA
fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ Deep yellow daisy-like flowers with black cone. Ht. 24”. Blooms
July-Sept. (1999 Perennial Plant of the year).
laciniata ‘Gold Drop’. Large double flowers. Ht. 2’-3’.
SALVIA
azurea Grandiflora (s.pitcheri). Pale blue flowers. Grows 3-4’ tall. Late summer, fall bloom.
guaranitica Deep blue flowers. April-Oct. 3-4’.
g. ‘Argentina Skie’. Light blue with lots of flower spikes. June-Oct. 6’.
nemorosa ‘May Night’. Violet-blue; flowers in May. Cut back for re-bloom in Aug. Ht. 18-24”.
‘Snow Hill’. White hardy Salvia. Ht. 2’.
‘Plumosa’. Dense plumes of raspberry. Ht. 15-18”.
verticillata
‘Purple Rain’. Smoky purple flowers; a less erect habit than other Salvias. Ht. 14-20”
SANTOLINA Lavender Cotton
incana Gray lavender cotton. Aromatic gray foliage. Ht. 2’.
virens Green lavender cotton. Ht. 2’.
SAPONARIA Rock Soapwort
lempergii ‘Max Frei’. Low bushy mound with clusters of deep pink flowers. Long bloomer
from June-Sept.
SAXIFRAGA
stolonifera Strawberry geranium. Foliage is silver-veined and reddish beneath tiny
white flowers in summer. Shade tolerant ground cover.
SEDUM Stonecrop.
Fleshy leaves. Perfect for rocky and dry areas.
‘Matrona’. Heads of soft pink blooms in late summer. Dark gray foliage edged
in deep pink. Ht. 2’.
floriferum ‘Weihensteph Gold’. Pale yellow flowers above scalloped leaves.
Reflexum ‘Blue Spruce’. Mats of blue-green pine-like foliage. Yellow flowers in summer.
Ht. 8-12”.
spectabile ‘Brilliant’. Large bright pink heads on upright plants.
‘Autumn Joy’. Bronze flowers on domed flower clusters. Aug.-Sept. Ht. 15”. Sun/P shade.
‘Meteor’. Flat pink flowers. 18”.
‘Stardust’. White flowers late summer.
spurium ‘Bronze Carpet’. Bronze foliage, pink flowers. June-Aug. Ht. 4”.
‘John Creech’. Low ground cover. Pink blooms in June. Ht. 2”.
x ‘Mochrchen’. Succulent purple leaves; pink flowers in Sept. Ht. 2”.
x telephlum ‘Rosy Glow’. Blue green foliage. Rich ruby-red flowers in Aug.-Sept. Ht. 8”
SMILAX
lanceolata Greenbrier (Jackson Vine) An evergreen vine. Will rapidly cover arbor or trellis.
Grows 10’ in one season. An old Southern favorite.
SOLIDAGO Golden Rod
canadensis ‘Crown of Rays’. Large dazzling golden flowers with a starburst
appearance. Ht. 24”
sphacelata ‘Golden Fleece’. Large, deep gold wands. Ht. 18”.
SOLIDASTER False Aster
luteus Pale yellow daisy-like flower heads. Summer early fall. Sun/P shade. Ht. 2’.
STACHYS Lamb’s Ear
lanata Lavender flowers on wooly spikes. May-June.
‘Helene von Stein’. (Big Ears) Leaves twice the size of lanata. Rot resistant.
STOKESIA Stoke’s Aster
laevis ‘Blue’ Large blue flowers on 14” stems. Dark green strap-like foliage
forms handsome clumps.
‘Klaus Jelitto’. Enormous pale-blue flowers. Ht. 18”.
x cyanea ‘Purple Parasol’. Large purple flowers that change colors through
a range of blues and purples as they mature.
TRICYRTIS Toad Lily
hirta ‘Miyazaki’
Blooms Aug.-Sept. Lavender flowers with dark purple spots produced in leaf joints.
Ht. 3’. P shade/shade.
THALICTRUM Meadowrue
aquilegifolium Purpureum. Looks like maidenhair fern. Light lavender blooms cover
the top in late spring.
TRADESCANTIA Spiderwort
x andersoniana ‘Osprey’. White with red eye.
‘Red Cloud’ Magenta-red blooms 15-18”. Blooms June-Sept. Shade/P shade.
‘Zwanenburg’. Violet-purple flowers.
TUNICA Tunic flower.
Masses of dainty flowers all summer with evergreen foliage.
Sun with well-drained soil. Low growing.
VERONICA
‘Waterperry Blue’ Shiny creeping green foliage. Light sky blue flowers.
Early summer and sporadic in fall. Ht.4-6”
allionii Dwarf deep blue. Good for a rock garden. Blooms June-July. Ht. 8”.
‘Crater Lake Blue’. Gentian-blue flowers. Blooms June-July. Ht. 15”.
‘Goodness Grows’. Violet-blue. Very heat tolerant. Ht. 12”.
spicata ‘Minuet’ Rose pink flowers. Ht. 15”. Blooms May-June
‘Sunny Border Blue’. Sturdy violet-blue spikes on 18-20” stems.
Very heat tolerant.
VINCA
minor ‘Bowles’. Spreads outward from crown. Deeper blue flowers than species.
‘Ralph Shugert’. Varigated leaves.
VIOLA
cucullata ‘White Czar’ White flower with yellow center. P shade. Blooms April-June.
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