Perennial Lists by Criteria

Plant Usage Lists and Charts:

Flowers • Blooms by Color • Blooms by Month • Plants by Height
Light Requirements • Foliage Textures • Foliage Color • Plants for a Specific Function
How Many Plants Do I Need? • Poisonous and Summer Dormant Plants
Planting and Maintenance Tips • When to Divide Perennials • Cross Reference Chart

Flowers
Flowers For Cutting Achillea Alcea Alchemilla Allium Amsonia Anemone Aquilegia Artemisia lactiflora Asclepias Aster Astilbe Baptisia Bergenia Campanula Centaurea Convallaria Coreopsis Corydalis Delphinium Dianthus Dicentra Digitalis Doronicum Echinacea Echinops Eryngium Eupatorium Gaillardia Gillenia Grasses Gypsophila Helianthus Heliopsis Helleborus (not foetidus) Helenium Heuchera Hosta Hyssopus Iris Lathyrus Lavandula Leucanthemum Lobelia Lysimachia Macleaya Marshallia Monarda Paeonia Penstemon Perovskia Phlomis Phlox paniculata Physostegia Platycodon Polemonium Primula Rudbeckia Salvia Scabiosa Scutellaria Sedum Senna Sidalcea Solidago Stokesia Thalictrum Thermopsis Tricyrtis Trollius Veronica Viola	Dried Flowers Achillea Actaea Agastache Alchemilla Allium Asclepias Aster Astrantia Baptisia Chelone Coreopsis Delphinium Dictamnus Echinacea Echinops Eryngium Hyssopus Lavandula Monarda Myosotis Nepeta Phlomis Rheum Rudbeckia Salvia Scabiosa Sedum Sidalcea Solidago Thymus Zizia	Attract Hummingbirds or Butterflies Achillea Actaea (Cimicifuga) Agastache Alcea Allium Aquilegia Anemone Armeria Asclepias Aster Campanula Caryoptens Chrysanthemum Coreopsis Delphinium Dianthus Dicentra Digitalis Echinacea Eupatorium Geranium Helenium Helianthus Heliopsis Hemerocallis Heuchera Iberis Iris Lavandula Liatris Lobelia Lupinus Malva Monarda Myosotis Nepeta Origanum Penstemon Phlomis Phlox carolina Phlox paniculata Physostegia Platycodon Prunella Rudbeckia Salvia Scabiosa Sidalcea Stokesia Veronica Zizia Fragrance (For fragrant foliage see herb list) Achillea Ajuga Alcea Asclepias Aurinia Chrysanthemum Clematis Convallaria Dianthus Dictamnus Echinacea Epigaea Galium Hemerocallis Hosta, some Iberis Lavandula Lysimachia n. ‘Aurea’ Meehania Paeonia Phlox Spiranthes	Exceptionally Long-Blooming Achillea Agastache Alcea Aruncus aethusifolius Boltonia Calamintha Campanula Centaurea Ceratostigma Chrysanthemum Chrysogonum Coreopsis Corydalis Echinops Dicentra eximia Geranium Geum Grasses Helenium Helianthus Helleborus Hemerocallis (everblooming or by mixing varieties) Heuchera Iberis Knautia Lavandula Monarda Nepeta Patrinia gibbosa Perovskia Phlox carolina Salvia Saponaria Saruma Scutellaria Sidalcea Spiranthes Tiarella Veronica Vinca

Blooms by Color
White * Indicates creamy or off-white Aconitum s. ‘Ivorine’* Actaea (Cimicifuga) Alcea Anemone Anemonella Arabis sturii Arctostaphylos Artemisia lactiflora* Aruncus* Aster Astilbe* Astilboides Boltonia Campanula Cerastium Chelone glabra Chrysanthemum Clematis recta Convallaria Cornus Crambe Delphinium Dianthus ‘Coconut Surprise’ Dicentra Digitalis Disporum smilacinum Dodecatheon Echinacea Empetrum Epigaea Epimedium Eupatorium r. ‘Chocolate’ Galium Gaultheria Geranium Gillenia Helleborus* Hemerocallis Heuchera Hibiscus ‘Blue River’ Hosta Hydrastis Iberis Iris Jeffersonia diphylla Lamium ‘White Nancy’ Leucanthemum Liatris Linnaea Lysimachia clethroides Mazus r. ‘Alba’ Mitchella Mitella Mukdenia Nipponanthemum Pachysandra Paeonia Papaver Penstemon Persicaria polymorpha* Phlox Physostegia Phytolacca Platycodon Polygonatum* Potentilla Rodgersia podophylla* Sagina Sanguisorba canadensis Saxifraga Sedum* Smilacina* Spiranthes Thymus Tiarella* Trillium grandiflora Vaccinium Veronicastrum Vinca minor ‘Alba’	Yellow/Gold Achillea Alcea Alchemilla Aurinia Baptisia Caltha Caulophullum thalictroides Chrysogonum Coreopsis Corydalis lutea Digitalis Disporum flavens Doronicum Echinacea Epimedium Erodium Euphorbia Gaillardia Helianthus Heliopsis Hemerocallis Iris Kirengeshoma Lamiastrum Leucanthemum ‘Sonnenschein’ Ligularia Lysimachia n. ‘Aurea’ Meconopsis Oenothera Packera Paeonia Patrinia Peltoboykinia Potentilla megalantha Ratibida Rudbeckia Saruma Sedum Senna Silphium Solidago Stokesia ‘Mary Gregory’ Stylophorum Thalictrum dioicum Thermopsis Trollius Uvularia Waldsteinia Zizia Red Achillea Angelica Aquilegia Astilbe Bergenia Dianthus Epimedium Geum triflorum Helenium Hemerocallis Heuchera Knautia Lobelia Monarda Paeonia Papaver Persicaria ‘Firetail’ Phlox p. ‘Red Riding Hood’ Primula japonica Pulsatilla Rheum Rumex Sedum ‘Fuldaglut’ Sempervivum Trillium erectum	Blue Aconitum Ajuga Amsonia Aquilegia Aster Baptisia australis Brunnera Campanula Caryoptens Centaurea Ceratostigma Clematis integrifolia Corydalis ‘Purple Leaf’ Delphinium Dracocephalum Echinops Eryngium Gentiana Geranium Hyssopus Iris cristata Iris sibirica Limonium Lobelia siphilitica Mertensia Myosotis Nepeta Omphalodes Penstemon Perovskia Phlox Platycodon Polemonium Primula Pulmonaria Salvia Scabiosa Sisyrinchium Stokesia Tradescantia ‘Sweet Kate’ Veronica Viola Pink Achillea Alcea Allium Anemone Aquilegia Armeria Asclepias incarnata Aster Astilbe Astrantia Bergenia Callirhoe Campanula Centaurea Chelone Chrysanthemum Comptonia Convallaria m. ‘Rosea’ Coreopsis Darmera Delphinium Dianthus Dicentra Digitalis Dodecatheon Epigaea Epimedium Filipendula Geranium Glaucidium Gypsophila Helleborus Hemerocallis Heuchera Heucherella Iris s. ‘Pink Haze’ Lamium Lewisia Lupinus ‘Cherry Pink’ Macleaya Malva Marshallia Monarda Origanum Paeonia Papaver Persicaria Phlox Platycodon Prunella Pulmonaria Rodgersia Sanguisorba obtusa Saponaria Saxifraga Scabiosa ‘Pink Mist’ Sedum Sempervivum Sidalcea Thymus Vaccinium Veronica ‘Red Fox’	Orange Achillea ‘Terra Cotta’ Echinacea Euphorbia ‘Fire Glow’ Gaillardia Geum Hemerocallis Ligularia Papaver Green Arisaema triphyllum Aralia racemosa Comptonia Helleborus foetidus Veratrum Purple Agastache Alcea Anemonopsis Aquilegia Arisaema sikokianum Aster Baptisia Calamintha Campanula Delphinium Dictamnus Digitalis Epimedium Eupatorium Geranium Glaucidium Helleborus Hemerocallis Hosta Iris Lamium ‘Purple Dragon’ Lavandula Liatris Liriope Lobelia Lathyrus Lupinus Meehania Monarda Nepeta Perovskia Phlomis Phlox Pulmonaria Pulsatilla Ruellia Salvia Scutellaria Stachys Streptopus Teucrium Thalictrum Thymus Tradescantia Tricyrtis Veronica Vernonia Viola Mixed Colors Alcea ficifolia Aquilegia ‘Biedermeir’ Aquilegia ‘Grandmother’s Garden’ Digitalis ‘Excelsior Hybrids’ Helleborus orientalis Lewisia ‘Sunset Strain’ Lupinus ‘Woodfield Hybrids’ Paeonia suffruticosa Papaver ‘Wonderland’ Primula denticulata Verbascum ‘Southern Charm’

Blooms by Month
April Aquilegia canadensis Aurinia Bergenia Brunnera Caltha Darmera Dicentra Helleborus Lamiastrum Lathyrus Mertensia Mukdenia Pachysandra Phlox Primula Pulmonaria Pulsatilla Saxifraga Trillium erectum Uvularia Veronica ‘Georgia Blue’ Vinca Viola	May Achillea ‘Maynard’s Gold’ Actaea rubra Ajuga Amsonia Anemonella Anemone multifida Aquilegia Arabis Arctostaphylos Arisaema Armeria Aurinia Baptisia Bergenia Brunnera Caltha Campanula Caulophyllum Clematis Comptonia Convallaria Coreopsis Corydalis Dianthus Dicentra Digitalis Disporum Dodecatheon Doronicum Empetrum Epigaea Epimedium Euphorbia Galium Geranium Geum Glaucidium Grass carex Gypsophila Helleborus Heucherella Hydrastis Iberis Iris cristata Jeffersonia Lamiastrum Lathyrus Lewisia Lupinus Lysimachia nummularia Mazus Meconopsis Meehania Mertensia Mitella Myosotis Omphalodes Pachysandra Paeonia Papaver Phlox Polemonium Polygonatum Potentilla Primula Pulmonaria Pulsatilla Salvia ‘May Night’ Sanguinaria Saruma Saxifraga Scutellaria Sedum ternatum Sisyrinchium Smilacina Streptopus Stylophorum Tiarella Thermopsis chinensis Tradescantia Trillium Trollius Uvularia Vaccinium Veratrum Veronica Vinca Viola Waldsteinia Zizia	June Achillea Actaea rubra Ajuga Alchemilla Amsonia Anemone canadensis Anemone multifida Anemonella Aquilegia Aralia Arctostaphylos Arisaema Armeria Aruncus Astilbe Astrantia Aurinia Baptisia Callirhoe Campanula Caulophyllum Centaurea Cerastium Chrysogonum Clematis Comptonia Convallaria Coreopsis Cornus Corydalis Crambe Delphinium Dianthus Dicentra Dictamnus Digitalis Dodecatheon Doronicum Dracocephalum Echinacea Empetrum Epimedium Gaillardia Galium Geranium Geum Glaucidium Gypsophila Hemerocallis Heuchera Heucherella Hosta Iberis Iris Jeffersonia Lamium Leucanthemum Lewisia Linnaea Liriope Lupinus Lysimachia nummularia Meehania Mitchella Mitella Myosotis Nepeta Oenothera Omphalodes Origanum Paeonia Papaver Peltoboykinia Penstemon Persicaria Phlomis Phlox Platycodon Polemonium Polygonatum Potentilla Rheum Rodgersia Ruellia Rumex Salvia Saponaria Saruma Scabiosa Scutellaria Sedum Sempervivum Sidalcea Sisyrinchium Smilacina Stachys Streptopus Stylophorum Thalictrum Thermopsis Thymus Tiarella Tradescantia Trillium Trollius Vaccinium Veratrum Veronica Waldsteinia	July Aconitum Actaea racemosa Agastache Alcea Alchemilla Amsonia Anemone canadensis Angelica Aquilegia Aralia Armeria Aruncus Asclepias Aster f. ‘Monch’ Astilbe Astilboides Astrantia Calamintha Callirhoe Campanula Carex appalachica Caryopteris Centaurea Cerastium Chrysogonum Clematis Coreopsis Cornus Corydalis Delphinium Dianthus Dicentra Dictamnus Digitalis Dracocephalum Echinacea Echinops Erodium Eryngium Filipendula Gaillardia Gaultheria Gentiana Geranium Geum Gillenia Gypsophila Helenium Helianthus Heliopsis Hemerocallis Heuchera Hibiscus Hosta Hyssopus Iris Knautia Lamium Lavandula Leucanthemum Liatris Ligularia Limonium Linnaea Liriope Lobelia Lupinus Lysimachia Macleaya Malva Marshallia Mitchella Monarda Myosotis Nepeta Oenothera Origanum Papaver Patrinia Penstemon Perovskia Persicaria Phlomis Phlox Physostegia Phytolacca Platycodon Polemonium Potentilla Prunella Ratibida Persicaria Rheum Rodgersia Rudbeckia Ruellia Rumex Sagina Salvia Saponaria Saruma Scabiosa Sedum Sempervivum Senna Sidalcea Sisyrinchium Stachys Stokesia Teucrium Thalictrum Thermopsis Thymus Tradescantia Verbascum Veronica Veronicastrum
August Achillea Aconitum Actaea Agastache Alcea Alchemilla Anemone Anemonopsis Angelica Artemisia lactiflora Asclepias Aster Astilbe Astilboides Boltonia Calamintha Callirhoe Campanula Caryopteris Centaurea Ceratostigma Chelone Chrysanthemum Coreopsis Corydalis Dicentra Digitalis grandiflora Dracocephalum Echinacea Echinops Eryngium Eupatorium Filipendula Gaillardia Gaultheria Gentiana Geranium Gillenia Grasses Gypsophila Helenium Helianthus Heliopsis Hemerocallis Heuchera Hosta Hyssopus Knautia Lamium Lavandula Liatris Ligularia Limonium Lobelia Lupinus Lysimachia Macleaya Malva Marshallia Monarda Nepeta Oenethera Origanum Patrinia Penstemon Perovskia Persicaria Phlox Physostegia Phytolacca Platycodon Potentilla Prunella Ratibida Rudbeckia Sagina Salvia Sanguisorba Scabiosa Scutellaria Sedum Senna Sidalcea Silphium Solidago Stachys Stokesia Teucrium Thalictrum Thymus Tricyrtis Verbascum Vernonia Veronica Veronicastrum	September Achillea Actaea (Cimicifuga) Agastache Alcea Allium Anemone Angelica Artemisia lactiflora Aster Boltonia Calamintha Campanula Centaurea Ceratostigma Chelone Chrysanthemum Coreopsis Corydalis Dicentra Echinacea Echinops Eryngium Eupatorium Gaillardia Gentiana Geranium Grasses Helenium Helianthus Heliopsis Heuchera villosa Hosta Hyssopus Kirengeshoma Lavandula Ligularia Limonium Lobelia Lysimachia Malva Nipponanthemum Origanum Patrinia Perovskia Persicaria Phlox paniculata Physostegia Rudbeckia Sanguisorba Saruma Scabiosa Scutellaria Sedum Senna Silphium Solidago Stokesia Tricyrtis Vernonia Veronica	October Actaea Anemone Aster Boltonia Calamintha Ceratostigma Chrysanthemum Coreopsis Eupatorium r. ‘Chocolate’ Grasses Helenium Heliopsis Nipponanthemum Rudbeckia Sanguisorba Sedum Solidago Tricyrtis Vernonia Veronica
Plants by Height
Under 8" Achillea ‘Maynard’s Gold’ Ajuga Alchemila alpira Allium senescens Anemonella Aquilegia Arabis Arctostaphylos Artemisia ‘Silver Brocade’ Asarum Aster e. ‘Schneegitter’ Cerastium Chrysogonum Convallaria Cornus Dianthus Empetrum Epigaea Galium Gaultheria Geranium dalmaticum Hedera Hosta Iris cristata Iris gracilipes Lamium Lewisia Lysimachia nummularia Mazus Mitella Omphalodes Pachysandra Persicaria affinis Phlox subulata Polygonatum humile Potentilla Sagina Saxifraga Sedum Sempervivum Thymus Tiarella Vinca Viola Waldsteinia	8” - 11/2’ (8 - 18”) Achillea Alchemilla mollis Amsonia Anemone canadensis Anemone multifida Aquilegia Arisaema Armeria Aruncus aethusifolius Aster Astilbe ‘Pumila’ Aurinia Bergenia Brunnera Calamintha Caltha Campanula Centaurea Ceratostigma Coreopsis Corydalis Delphinium Dicentra eximia Digitalis Dodecatheon Dracocephalum Epimedium Euphorbia Ferns Gentian Geranium Geum Grasses Helleborus Hemerocallis Heuchera Hosta Hydrastis Hyssopus Jeffersonia Lamiastrum Lathyrus Leucanthemum ‘Snow Lady’ Liriope Lobelia ‘Grape Knee High’ Marshallia Meehania Mertensia Mukdenia Myosotis Nepeta Oenothera Papaver Patrinia gibbosa Phlox Physostegia Polemonium Prunella Pulmonaria Pulsatilla Ruellia Rumex Salvia Saponaria Saruma Sedum Smilacina Solidago Stachys Stokesia Thyme Tiarella Trillium Vaccinium Veronica Zizia	11/2’ - 21/2’ (18 - 30") Achillea Aconitum s. ‘Ivorine’ Agastache Amsonia Anemone Aquilegia Artemisia Asclepias Aster Astilbe Astrantia Baptisia Campanula Caryopteris Centaurea Chelone Coreopsis Dendranthemum Dicentra spectabilis Digitalis d. isporum Doronicum Echinops Eryngium Euphorbia Ferns Geranium Glaucidium Grasses Gypsophilia Helleborus Hemerocallis Hosta Iris Lavandula Ligularia ‘Little Rocket’ Limonium Lobelia Lysimachia Malva Mertensia Nipponanthemum Oenothera Origanum Papaver Peltoboykinia Penstemon Perovskia ‘Little Spire’ Phlox Platycodon Polemonium Polygonatum Rudbeckia Salvia Scabiosa Scutellaria Sedum Sidalcea Smilacina Solidago Stokesia ‘Omega Skyrocket’ Teucrium Tricyrtis Trollius Verbascum Veronica	21/2’ - 4’ (30 - 48”) Achillea Aconitum Actaea Amsonia Anemone Aquilegia Aruncus d. ‘Kneiffi’ Asclepias Aster Astilbe Baptisia Boltonia Campanula Chelone Clematis Comptonia Darmera Delphinium Dictamnus Digitalis Echinacea Ferns Filipendula Gillenia Grasses Helenium Heliopsis Helleborus Hemerocallis Hibiscus Hosta Iris Kirengeshoma Leucanthemum Ligularia Lobelia Lupinus Monarda Nepeta Paeonia Penstemon Perovskia Persicaria ‘Firetail’ Phlox carolina Phlox paniculata Physostegia Rodgersia Rudbeckia Scutellaria Senna Solidago Thalictrum Thermopsis Veratrum Veronicastrum
4’ and up (48”+) Actaea Alcea Artemisia lactiflora Aruncus dioicus Coreopsis tripteris Delphinium Digitalis Eupatorium Ferns Filipendula Grasses Helenium Helianthus Hibiscus Macleaya Perovskia Persicaria polymorpha Phlox paniculata Phytolacca Polygonatum Ratibida Rheum Rudbeckia ‘Herbstsonne’ Sanguisorba Silphium Thalictrum Thermopsis Veratrum Veronicastrum
Light Requirements
Moist, Sun Achillea Aconitum Ajuga Alcea Alchemilla Allium Amsonia Angelica Aquilegia Arctostaphylos Artemisia lactiflora Aster Astilbe Astrantia Aurinia Baptisia Boltonia Caltha Centaurea Ceratostigma Chelone Convallaria Coreopsis Delphinium Dennstaedtia punctiloba Dicentra Dictamnus Digitalis Doronicum Echinacea Empetrum Epimedium Eryngium Eupatorium Euphorbia Filipendula Gentian Geranium Geum Gillenia Grasses Gypsophila Helenium Helianthus Helleborus Hemerocallis Heuchera Hosta Hyssopus Iberis Iris Liriope Lobelia Lysimachia Macleaya Mazus Monarda Myosotis Nepeta Nipponanthemum Oenothera Paeonia Papaver Patrinia Penstemon Persicaria Phlox Physostegia Phytolacca Polemonium Potentilla Prunella Pulsatilla Rheum Rudbeckia Rumex Sagina Salvia Sanguisorba Scabiosa Scutellaria Sedum Sempervivum Senna Sidalcea Silphium Solidago Stokesia Teucrium Thalictrum Thermopsis Trollius Veronica Vinca Waldsteinia Zizia	Dry Sun Achillea Agastache Anthemis Arabis Arctostaphylos Armeria Artemisia – gray foliage Asclepias Aster linariifolius Aurinia Baptisia Calamintha Campanula glomerata Campanula poscharskyana Caryopteris Centaurea Cerastium Comptonia Coreopsis verticillata Dennstaedtia punctilobaDianthus Digitalis grandiflora Echinacea Echinops Empetrum Eryngium Euphorbia Festuca Geranium macrorrhizumGrasses Gypsophila Heliopsis Hemerocallis Hyssopus Iberis Lathyrus Lavandula Lewisia Limonium Liriope Lupinus Malva Nepeta Oenothera Origanum Perovskia Phlox subulata Platycodon Potentilla Ratibida Rudbeckia Salvia Saponaria Scabiosa Scutellaria Sedum Solidago Stachys Teucrium Thymus Vaccinium Vernonia	Partial Shade (Ranging from dappled with high trees to medium shade with no direct sunlight.) Aconitum Actaea Ajuga Alcea Alchemilla Amsonia Anemone Anemonella Angelica Aquilegia Arabis Arctostaphylos Arisaema Artemisia lactiflora Aruncus Asarum Aster divaricatus Aster macrophyllus Astilbe Bergenia Brunnera Caltha Campanula Carex Ceratostigma Chelone Convallaria Cornus Corydalis Darmera Delphinium Dicentra Dictamnus Digitalis Dodecatheon Doronicum Echinacea Empetrum Epimedium Ferns Filipendula Galium Gaultheria Gentian Geranium Geum Gillenia Glaucidium Grasses – some Hedera Helenium Helleborus Hemerocallis Heuchera Heucherella Hosta Hydrastis Iberis Iris Jeffersonia Kirengeshoma Lamiastrum Lamium Lathyrus Leucanthemum Ligularia Liriope Lobelia Lysimachia Macleaya Malva Marshallia Mazus Meehania Mertensia Mitella Monarda Mukdenia Myosotis Oenothera Omphalodes Pachysandra Paeonia Patrinia Peltoboykinia Penstemon Persicaria Phlox divaricata Phlox stolonifera Physostegia Phytolacca Platycodon Polemonium Polygonatum Prunella Pulmonaria Pulsatilla Rheum Rodgersia Rudbeckia Ruellia Rumex Sagina Sanguisorba Saruma Saxifraga Sempervivum Senna Sidalcea Smilacina Solidago Stokesia Stylophorum Thermopsis Tiarella Tricyrtis Trillium Trollius Vaccinium Veratrum Veronicastrum Vinca Viola Waldsteinia Zizia	Deep Shade (Light is obscurred or is reflected light.) Actaea Anemonella Arisaema Asarum Astilbe Bergenia Brunnera Campanula Carex Chelone Convallaria Darmera Dicentra eximia Epimedium Ferns Galium Hedera Heuchera Hosta Iris cristata Kirengeshoma Lamium Lamiastrum Lathyrus Liriope Meehania Mertensia Mitella Omphalodes Pachysandra Phlox stolonifera Polygonatum Pulmonaria Tiarella Tricyrtis Vinca Viola Waldsteinia Dry Shade Alchemilla Asarum canadense Aster divaricatus Brunnera Campanula Carex pensylvanica Convallaria Chrysogonum Dennstaedtia Dicentra eximia Epimedium Galium Helleborus foetidus Hemerocallis Heuchera villosa Hosta Iberis Lamiastrum Lamium Lathyrus Omphalodes Phlox stolonifera Polygonatum Polystichum Pulmonaria Rudbeckia Saruma Tiarella Vaccinium Vinca Viola Waldsteinia
Foliage Texture
Fine Texture Achillea Amsonia Anemone multifida Aquilegia Arabis sturii Armeria Arctostophylos Artemisia Aruncus Asclepias Aster Astilbe Calamintha Cerastium Coreopsis verticillata Corydalis Dianthus Empetrum Ferns Galium Geranium Gillenia Grasses Gypsophila Helianthus salicifolius Iberis Iris gracilipes Limonium Lysimachia nummularia Mazus Origanum Perovskia Phlox subulata Polemonium Potentilla Pulsatilla Sagina Saponaria Saxifraga Sedum Senna Sisyrinchium Stylophorum Teucrium Thalictrum Thymus Vaccinium Veronica	Medium Texture Actaea Agastache Ajuga Alcea Alchemilla Allium Anemone Angelica Artemisia ‘Silver Brocade’ Aruncus dioicus Asarum Aster Astrantia Aurinia Baptisia Boltonia Caltha Campanula Carex Centaurea Ceratostigma Chelone Chrysogonum Clematis recta Convallaria Coreopsis Cornus Delphinium Dicentra spectabilis Dictamnus Dodecatheon Doronicum Echinacea Echinops Epimedium Euphorbia Eryngium Ferns Filipendula Gaillardia Gaultheria Gentian Geranium Geum Grasses Hedera Helenium Helianthus Heliopsis Hemerocallis Heuchera Heucherella Hosta Hyssopus Iris Jeffersonia Lamiastrum Lamium Lathyrus Lavandula Lewisia Liriope Lobelia Lupinus Lysimachia Malva Marshallia Meehania cordata Mertensia Mitella Monarda Mukdenia Myosotis Nepeta Oenothera Omphalodes Pachysandra Paeonia Papaver Patrinia Penstemon Phlox Physostegia Platycodon Polygonatum Prunella Pulmonaria Ratibida Rumex Salvia Sanguisorba Saruma Scabiosa Sedum Sempervivum Senna Sidalcea Smilacina Solidago Spigelia Stachys Stokesia Thermopsis Tiarella Tricyrtis Trollius Veronicastrum Vinca Viola Waldsteinia Zizia	Bold Texture Angelica Arisaema Aster macrophyllus Bergenia Brunnera Crambe Darmera Digitalis Eupatorium Glaucidium Helleborus Heuchera villosa Hibiscus Hosta Hydrastis Kirengeshoma Ligularia Macleaya Paeonia suffruticosa Peltoboykinia Persicaria Rheum Rodgersia Rudbeckia Sedum spectabile Silphium Trillium Veratrum
Foliage Color
Distinctive Green Foliage Actaea Ajuga Alchemilla Angelica Arctostaphylos Arisaema Artemisia Aruncus aethusifolius Aruncus dioicus ‘Kneiffi’ Asarum Astilbe Bergenia Brunnera Cornus Darmera Delphinium Digitalis ‘Mertonensis’ Dryas Ferns Galium Geranium Gillenia Grasses Hedera helix Helleborus Hibiscus Hosta Kirengeshoma Ligularia Liriope Lupinus Macleaya Mukdenia Nipponanthemum Omphalodes Pachysandra Patrinia Polemonium Polygonatum Potentilla Pulmonaria Rheum Rodgersia Saruma Sedum ‘John Creech’ Thalictrum Tiarella cardifolia Veratrum Vinca Waldsteinia	Gray Toned Foliage Achillea Allium Artemisia Aurinia Cerastium Dianthus Dicentra ‘Aurora’ Heuchera Hostas Lamiastrum Lamium Lavandula Nepeta Perovskia Pulmonaria Salvia Sedum Sempervivum arachnoideum Sisyrinchium Stachys Thymus ‘Pseudolanuginosis’ Purple Foliage Actaea Ajuga reptans Artemisia l. ‘Guizo’ Clematis recta ‘Purpurea’ Corydalis ‘Purple Leaf’ Eupatorium r. ‘Chocolate’ Heuchera (some) Ligularia Origanum l. ‘Rosenkuppel’ Penstemon d. ‘Husker Red’ Rheum (purple undersides) Sedum (some) Sempervivum Viola labradorica	Turning Fall Color Amsonia (yellow) Arcostaphylos Astrantia (yellow) Bergenia (red-purple) Ceratostigma (red) Coreopsis tripteris Cornus canadensis Dracocephalum Fern Dryopteris erythrosora (oranges) Epimedium (red) Euphorbia (red) Geranium (red) Gillenia (yellow) Grass Miscanthus. ‘Purpurascens’ Grass Spodiopogon sibiricus (red) Oenothera (red) Patrinia (yellow) Penstemon ‘Pygmaeus’ Phlox carolina ( yellow) Potentilla tridentata (red) Grass Schizachyrium ‘The Blues’ Sedum sieboldii (pink) Vaccinium (red) Variegated Foliage Ajuga Alchemilla alpina Brunnera Carex ‘Jack Frost’ Fern – Athyrium nipponicum Geranium p. ‘Samobor’ Heuchera Hosta Iris ensata ‘Variegata’ Lamiastrum Lamium Miscanthus ‘Mysterious Maiden’ Miscanthus ‘Strictus’ Pachysandra ‘Silver Edge’ Phytolacca Polemonium ‘ Stairway to Heaven’ Polygonatum ‘Variegatum’ Pulmonaria Rumex Tiarella ‘Running Tapestry’ Vinca ‘Ralph Shugert’	Blue Toned Foliage Allium Corydalis Dianthus Dicentra Festuca Helictotrichon Hostas Panicum ‘Heavy Metal’ Schizachyrium Sisyrinchium Gold Foliage Heuchera Hostas Laumium ‘Anne Greenaway’ Lysimachia n. ‘Aurea’ Sedum r. ‘Angelina’ Tradescantia
Plants for a Specific Function
Seaside Plants (most tolerant of salt and wind)* Achillea Actaea Ajuga Anemone Aquilegia Arctostaphylos* Armeria Artemisia* Asters Astilbe Aurinia Baptisia* Brunnera Campanula persicifolia Cerastium Chasmanthium Chrysanthemum Comptonia Convallaria Coreopsis Dianthus Dicentra Dictamnus Digitalis Echinops Epimedium Empetrum Eryngium Euphorbia Grasses Helleborus Hemerocallis* Heuchera Hosta Iberis Iris Leucanthemum Limonium Liriope Lobelia Nepeta* Nipponanthemum* Pachysandra Paeonia Papaver Phlox Physostegia* Platycodon Polemonium Primula Salvia* Sedum Solidago Stachys* Thalictrum Thymus Tiarella Veronica Vinca Viola	Meadow Plants Achillea Agastache Aquilegia Asclepias Aster Baptisia Boltonia Coreopsis Digitalis Echinacea Eupatorium Filipendula Gaillardia Grasses Helenium Heliopsis Iris versicolor Lobelia Lupinus Lysimachia Malva Monarda Penstemon Phlox divaricata Physostegia Polemonium Ratibida Rudbeckia Sanguisorba Scutellaria Senna Silphium Sisyrinchium Solidago Thalictrum Thermopsis Vernonia Veronicastrum	Cascade Over Walls Ajuga Alchemilla Arctostaphylos Artemisia ‘Silver Brocade’ Aster e. ‘Schneegitter’ Aurinia Campanula poscharskyana Cerastium Corydalis Empetrum Galium Gaultheria Geranium Hedera Iberis Lamiastrum Lysimachia n. ‘Aurea’ Phlox divaricata Phlox stolonifera Phlox subulata Saxifraga Sedum (low ones) Sempervivum Stachys Thymus Tiarella cordifolia Vinca Waldsteinia	Vertical Accent (Either grasslike foliage or spiky tall flowers) Actaea Alcea Allium Astilbe Baptisia Delphinium Digitalis Grasses (tall) Helianthus Hemerocallis Iris Liatris Lupinus Perovskia Sisyrinchium Thermopsis Veronica Veronicastrum Edging Plants (Plants that stay low and neat) Arabis Armeria Artemisia Aruncus aethusifolius Asarum Asters (short) Astilbe c. ‘Pumila’ Bergenia Brunnera Calamintha Ceratostigma Coreopsis Dracocephalum Dianthus Epimedium Erodium Gaillardia Geranium Geum Grasses Heuchera Hostas Iberis Lamium Lewisia Liriope Marshallia Meehania Mitella Mukdenia Nepeta Penstemon h. ‘Pygmaeus’ Persicaria affinis Phlox subulata Potentilla tridentata Prunella Salvia Sedum sieboldi Sedum ‘John Creech’ Sisyrinchium Stachys Teucrium Thymus Veronica
Ground covers - large areas Ajuga Alchemilla Anemone canadensis Arctostaphylos Cerastium Ceratostigma Dendranthemum ‘White Bomb’ Epimedium rubrum Ferns Geranium macrorrhizum Grasses Hedera Hemerocallis Heuchera villosa Lamiastrum Lysimachia n. ‘Aurea’ Mazus Meehania Nepeta Omphalodes Pachysandra Phlox stolonifera Phlox subulata Potentilla Sedum Solidago Thymus Tiarella Vinca Waldsteinia Ground Covers Crevices and Walkways Ajuga Allium senescens Arabis sturii Arctostaphylos Artemisia Aurinia Campanula (low types) Ceratostigma Dianthus Dracocephalum Empetrum Grass carex Gypsophila Hosta Iberis Lysimachia n. ‘Aurea’ Mazus Meehania Mitella Myosotis Phlox stolonifera Potentilla tridentata Sagina Saxifraga Sedum (some) Sempervivum Stachys Thymus	Zone 3 Achillea Actaea (some) Ajuga Alcea Alchemilla Anemone canadensis Anemone multifida Aquilegia Arctostaphylos Armeria Asclepias incarnata Aster (some) Baptisia Bergenia Caltha Campanula glomerata Campanula rotundifolia Caulophyllum Centaurea Cerastium Chelone Clematis Comptonia Convallaria Coreopsis tripteris Cornus Delphinium Dicentra Dictamnus Digitalis Echinacea Echinops Empetrum Ferns (some) Filipendula Gaillardia Gaultheria Geum Grasses (some) Gypsophila Helenium Heliopsis Hemerocallis Heuchera (some) Hosta Hyssopus Iberis Iris sibirica Lamium Limonium Linnaea Lobelia (some) Lupinus Lysimachia Mertensia Mitchella Mitella Myosotis Packera Paeonia Papaver nudicaule Papaver orientale Penstemon (some) Persicaria affinis Phlox subulata Polemonium Polygonatum commutatum Potentilla tridentata Pulmonaria Ratibida Rudbeckia Sanguisorba Saponaria Schizachyrium Scutellaria Sedum Sempervivum Senna Silphium Sisyrinchium Smilacina Solidago Thermopsis Tiarella Vaccinium Veratrum Veronica pectinata Viola labradorica	Seedheads (These plants will hold their stems and seedheads through most of the winter.) Actaea Allium Anemonopsis Artemisia lactiflora Aruncus Asclepias Astilbe Astrantia Baptisia Boltonia Ceratostigma Coreopsis Dictamnus Echinacea Echinops Filipendula Geum triflorum Grasses Iris sibirica Ligularia Limonium Liriope Papaver Perovskia Pulsatilla Ratibida Rudbeckia Sanguisorba Scutellaria Sedum Senna Solidago Stylophorum Thalictrum Thermopsis Veronicastrum Zizia Berries or Ornamental Fruit (Poisonous: )* Actaea* Aralia Arctostaphylos Caulophyllum Cornus Empetrum Gaultheria Hydrastis Mitchella Phytolacca* Polygonatum Smilacina Vaccinium Heavy Clay Soil Ajuga Alchemilla Anemone Armeria Aruncus Aster Athyrium filix-femina Bergenia Digitalis Echinacea Eupatorium Grasses Hedera Helenium Heliopsis Hemerocallis Lamiastrum Lamium Liatris Ligularia Lysimachia Macleaya Monarda Polemonium Ratibida Rodgersia Rudbeckia Silphium Thalictrum Trollius	Native to U.S. (New England natives: )* Achillea Actaea* Ajuga Amsonia Anemone canadense* Anemone multifida Anemonella* Aquilegia Arctostaphylos Aruncus dioicus Arisaema* Artemesia ‘Silver Brocade’ Asarum canadensis* Asclepias Aster macrophyllus* Aster varieties Baptisia Boltonia Caltha* Campanula glomerata Chelone Chrysogonum Claytonia* Coreopsis tripteris Cornus canadensis Delphinium exaltatum Dicentra eximia Echinacea Empetrum Eupatorium Ferns* Filipendula rubra Gaultheria* Gentiana andrewsii* Geranium maculatum* Gillenia Grasses Chasmanthium Deschampsia Panicum Schizachyrium Heliopsis Helenium Hydrastis* Iris cristata Iris versicolor Jeffersonia Liatris spicata Linnaea* Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia siphilitica Meehania cordata Mertensia Mitchella Mitella diphylla* Monarda Pachysandra procumbens* Packera aurea Penstemon Phlox Physostegia Polemonium reptans Polygonatum commutatum* Potentilla tridentata Prunella Rudbeckia Ruellia Sanguisorba Sedum nevii Sedum telephioides Senna Sidalcea Silphium Smilacina* Spiranthes Stokesia Thalictrum dioicum Thermopsis caroliniana Tiarella cordifolia* Trillium* Trollius laxus Vaccinium* Veratrum Vernonia Veronicastrum Viola labradorica Viola pedata Zizia aptera*
Herbs: Medicinal, Fragrant Foliage & other uses (Many medicinal herbs are of questionable safety. Usage requires professional guidance.) (aromatic foliage: ) Achillea Aconitum Actaea Agastache (culinary) Ajuga Alchemilla Angelica Arctostaphylos Artemisia Asarum Calamintha Caulophyllum Comptonia Dictamnus Digitalis Echinacea Eupatorium Filipendula Galium* Gaultheria Geranium macrorrhizum* Hydrastis Hyssopus * Iris versicolor Lavandula* Monarda* Nepeta* Perovskia* Prunella Salvia Sanguisorba Senna Stachys Teucrium* Thymus (culinary)*	Boggy Soil Actaea Ajuga Aruncus Astilbe Astrantia Bergenia Caltha Campanula glomerata Chelone Coreopsis tripteris Darmera Echinacea Empetrum Epimedium rubrum Epimedium versicolor Eupatorium Filipendula Helenium Hemerocallis Hosta (many) Iris species Ligularia Lobelia cardinalis Lysimachia Miscanthus Monarda Osmunda Peltoboykinia Primula Prunella Rheum Rodgersia Sanguisorba Silphium Spiranthes Trollius laxus Vernonia	Evergreen Plants Achillea Arctostaphylos Aurinia Bergenia Chrysanthemum Dryopteris Epimedium Ferns (some) Hedera helix Helleborus Iberis Origanum Pachysandra Phlox (some) Polystichum acrostichoides Potentilla Salvia Sedum Thymus Vinca Waldsteinia	Deer Resistant (repels deer: ) If deer are very hungry, they will eat anything. These are perennials that are less likely to be lunch. Achillea Aconitum Actaea Agastache Ajuga Alcea Alchemilla Allium* Amsonia Anemone Angelica Aquilegia Arisaema Armeria Artemisia Aruncus Asarum Asclepias Aster Astilbe Aurinia Baptisia Bergenia Boltonia Brunnera Campanula Centaurea Cerastium Ceratostigma Chelone Clematis Convallaria Coreopsis Corydalis Delphinium Dianthus Dicentra Dictamnus Digitalis Echinops Epimedium Eryngium Eupatorium Euphorbia Ferns (many) Filipendula Galium Gaultheria Geranium Geum Grasses (many)* Gypsophila Hedera Helenium Helleborus Hepatica Heuchera Iberis Jeffersonia Kirengeshoma Knautia Lamium Lamiastrum Lavandula* Leucanthemum Liatris Limonium Lobelia Lupinus Macleaya Marshallia Mazus Mertensia Mitchella Monarda Myosotis Nepeta* Oenothera Origanum Paeonia Papaver Peltoboykinia Penstemon Perovskia Physostegia Platycodon Polemonium Polygonatum Potentilla Primula Pulmonaria Pulsatilla Rodgersia Rudbeckia Salvia* Scabiosa Sedum (low types) Sempervivum Sidalcea Smilacina Solidago Stachys Stylophorum Thymus* Tiarella Tricyrtis Trillium Verbascum Veronica Veronicastrum Vinca Viola (most)
Shoreline Plants (Native riparian buffers for lakes, streams and other water bodies) Arctostaphylos Asclepias incarnata Aster Baptisia australis Caltha Campanula rotundiflora Cornus canadensis Eupatorium Fern Dennstaedtia Fern Onoclea Fern Osmundas Fern Polystichum Gaultheria Grass Carex Iris versicolor Linnaea Lobelia cardinalis Lupinus perennis Mitchella Solidago Tiarella Vaccinium	Heirloom Plants (These are plants that have been around for at least 50 years, have a wealth of genetic diversity, and are a window to our heritage, not to mention great memories of our grandmothers’ gardens.) Alcea species Alchemilla Aquilegia canadensis Armeria maritima Asclepias Baptisia australis Boltonia asteroides Campanula carpatica Centaurea montana Delphinium elatum Dianthus Digitalis Echinacea Eupatorium Euphorbia epithimoides Gypsophila paniculata Helenium Heliopsis helianthus Hemerocallis fulva Iris cristata Iris sibirica Lavendula Liatris spicata Ligularia dentata Limonium Lobelia cardinalis Lobelia siphilitica Lupinus Lysimachia clethroides Malva Monarda Penstemon Phlox paniculata Physostegia virginica Platycodon Polemonium Salvia officinalis Silphium perfoliatum Stachys Veronica spicata	Rock Garden Plants Achillea ‘Maynard’s Gold’ Alchemilla alpina Allium s. ‘Glaucum' Arabis sturii Armeria m. ‘Splendens’ Artemisia Arctostaphylos Aruncus aethusifolius Aurinia saxatilis ‘Sulphurea’ Campanula poscharskyana Campanula rotundifloraCorydalis Dianthus Empetrum Festuca ‘Elijah Blue’ Gentiana septemfida Geranium dalmaticum Geum Gypsophila repens Heuchera Heucherella Iberis Iris cristata Iris gracilipes Leucanthemum ‘Snow Lady’ Lewisia Marshallia Nepeta nervosa Patrinia gibbosa Penstemon hirsutus Persicaria affinis Potentilla tridentata Prunella Pulsatilla Ruellia Salvia Saponaria Saxifraga Sedum (short) Sempervivum Stachys Thymus
How Many Plants Do I Need?
Preferred Spacing	Multiplier	Preferred Spacing	Multiplier
5" ...............................	5.78	14" ...............................	0.74
6" ...............................	4.00	15" ...............................	0.64
7" ...............................	2.94	16" ...............................	0.56
8" ...............................	2.29	17" ...............................	0.50
9" ...............................	1.77	18" ...............................	0.44
10" ...............................	1.45	19" ...............................	0.25
11" ...............................	1.18	20" ...............................	0.16
12" ...............................	1.00	21" ...............................	0.11
13" ...............................	0.86	22" ...............................	0.08
KEY: Square Footage x Multiplier = number of plants needed (for your job site, based on preferred spacing)

Poisonous and Summer Dormant Plants
This list was compiled through extensive research in current literature but should be used as a guide. If you have questions about plants not on this list, please contact your state poison control center. 1-800-562-8236 Highly poisonous: *
Internal poisoning Internal poisoning Achillea Aconitum* Actaea Alcea Anemone Aquilegia Arisaema Artemisia Asclepias Caltha Caulophyllum Convallaria Corydalis Delphinium Dicentra Digitalis* Dryopteris Euphorbia		Hedera Helenium Helleboru Iris Lobelia Lupinus Paeonia Papaver Phytolacca Podophyllum Pulsatilla Rheum Sanguinaria Sedum Senecio Sidalcea Spigelia Solidago Thalictrum Veratrum viride* Veronicas (some) Vinca

May cause dermatitis/allergies
Achillea Actaea Allium Artemisia Asarum Aster Convallaria Dicentra spectabilis Dictamnus Eupatorium Euphorbia Hedera Helenium Iris Lobelia Persicaria polymorpha Primula Rudbeckia Sanguinaria
Summer Dormant
Plants that partly or mostly wither away by mid-summer. Plant bushy perennials such as Gypsophila, Coreopsis verticillata, etc. to fill gaps. *Extra moisture helps prolong most of them.
Anemonella Arisaema Caltha Dicentra spectabilis Dodecatheon Doronicum Mertensia Papaver Veratrum viride
Planting and Maintenance Tips Here are some basic guides for working with perennials. If you would like to save the time it takes to read this page, please memorize this one sentence. For best results with most perennials please give them the following: organic matter, moisture, a weed-free site, good drainage, good drainage, good drainage, and good drainage.
I. DESIGNING WITH PERENNIALS A. Pay attention to normal vantage point of your customer. B. Think about bloom times to assure color throughout season. C. Colors and textures are personal preference. Cool colors and fine textures recede visually and calm you; warm colors and bold textures come forward and create excitement. D. Create informal effects with curves, formal with geometric shapes. E. Create depth and interest by putting some tall material in mid or frontal positions instead of in back. F. Most designers, unless using large plants, clump 3-5 (or more) of one variety together for a more striking effect. G. Space plants (See also spacing recommendation with each listing) 1. Clump-forming plants: a) short plants (under 20") around 12"-18" on center. b) mid-range plants (20"-30") around 24" on center. c) taller plants need 2 1/2 to 3 feet on center. 2. Indefinitely spreading plants (ground covers): a) guidelines for clump formers can be used, but each plant has a different growth rate, so tailor spacing to customer’s tastes and budget. II. PREPARING SOIL A. Clear area of weeds. B. Make sure soil is well drained: a) deep digging, except in low areas. b) raised bed is best. c) drainage pipes in hopeless areas. C. Improve soil structure if too much clay or sand: a) use organic amendments, bark mulch, peat moss, etc. b) dig entire bed one foot deep, mixing amendment. D. Add fertilizer (our plants have a slow release fertilizer in pots): 1. Get soil test if possible; phosphorus is especially important for flowering plants. 2. Rake general purpose fertilizer into soil before planting. 3. If pH factor is below 5.5, amend with lime; if above 7.0 amend with peat moss or other organic matter. III. PLANTING A. Loosen roots on bottom (or make a 2-inch vertical slice if they are very dense). B. Plant in hole (2 times depth of pot) to same soil depth as container. C. Water thoroughly, then mulch with 1-2 inches of organic matter (don’t pack mulch tightly around plant base). D. In hot weather, water 2-3 times weekly for a month or so. IV. MAINTENANCE A. Keep up with weeds; mulch helps (after plants fill in – this will only take a little time.) B. Water deeply every 1-2 weeks depending on temperatures and soil type. C. Fertilize with general purpose fertilizer in spring (and if needed in July or August) D. Deadhead only in certain instances: 1. Large flowers that are unsightly. 2. To create a re-bloom. 3. To prevent seedlings from volunteering (some varieties) unless your customer wishes. E. Divide many clump-forming perennials every 3-5 years for optimal growth. 1. Good times for dividing are early spring, when plants are 2-4 inches high, or in fall, when leaves start to die back. F. Provide winter protection: 1. New gardens or marginally hardy plants need protection, such as evergreen boughs, pine needles or salt hay, applied in late November. 2. Best to cut back dead foliage, especially large leaved plants. Some gardeners leave foliage for root mulch, but risk it harboring disease spores.
When to Divide Perennials
These lists are a general guide and depending on cultural conditions some plants may need division sooner or later than indicated.
3-5 years Achillea Agastache Alchemilla Allium Arabis Artemisia Asters, New England Asters, New York Astilbe Boltonia Centaurea Chrysanthemum Chrysogonum Coreopsis Dianthus Dicentra eximia Echinacea Erodium Euphorbia Fern – Adiantum pedatum Filipendula Gaillardia Geranium Geum Helenium* Heliopsis Hemerocallis Herbs (most) Heuchera Iris Limonium Malva Monarda (every 3 years) Oenothera Origanum Papaver Penstemon Persicaria Phlox carolina Phlox paniculata Physostegia Polemonium Prunella Ratibida Rudbeckia Scabiosa Sidalcea Stachys Stokesia Veronica	Not at all or rarely Aconitum Actaea Ajuga Amsonia Anemone Anemonella Anemonopsis Armeria Arctostaphylos Asarum Asclepias Aurinia Baptisia Bergenia Brunnera Callirhoe Caltha Campanula Caulophyllum Cerastium Chelone Claytonia Clematis Convallaria Darmera Dicentra spectabilis Dictamnus Digitalis grandiflora Disporum Dryas Echinops Empetrum Epimedium Eryngium Eupatorium Ferns (most) Filipendula rubra Galium Gaultheria Grasses Geranium Gillenia Gypsophila repens Hedera helix Helleborus Hemerocallis (bloom improved by division) Hibiscus Hippocrepsis Hosta Hydrastis Iberis Kirengeshoma Lamiastrum Lamium Ligularia Liriope Lysimachia Macleaya Mazus Meehania Mertensia Mitella Omphalodes Pachysandra Packera Paeonia Patrinia Perovskia Phlox Platycodon Podophyllum Polemonium reptans Polygonatum Potentilla Pulmonaria Rheum Ruellia Rodgersia Sagina Salvia Sanguisorba Saponaria Sedum Sempervivum Silphium Sisyrinchium Smilacina Solidago Thalictrum Thermopsis Thymus Tiarella cordifolia Tricyrtis Trollius Vaccinium Veronicastrum Vinca Viola Zizia	Short lived Achillea Alcea Anemone Angelica Aquilegia Campanula (some) Centranthus Cerastium Corydalis Delphinium Dianthus Digitalis (2 years) Gypsophila Knautia Leucanthemum Lobelia Lupinus Myosotis Oenothera Scabiosa Sidalcea Teucrium Verbascum
Cross reference chart
For plants with very different common names and Latin names. Common Name Latin Name Alexander, Heart Leaved . . . . . . . . . . . . Zizia Alkanet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brunnera Alumroot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heuchera Anise Hyssop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Agastache Avens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geum Baby’s Breath. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gypsophila Bachelor’s Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . Centaurea Balloon Flower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Platycodon Baneberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Actaea Barbara’s Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marshallia Barren Strawberry . . . . . . . . . . . . Waldsteinia Barrenwort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Epimedium Basket of Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aurinia Bearberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arctostaphylos Bearded Tongue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Penstemon Beebalm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Monarda Bellflower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Campanula Bitterroot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lewisia Black-eyed Susan . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rudbeckia Black Groundsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ligularia Blanket Flower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gaillardia Blazing Star . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liatris Blueberry, Lowbush . . . . . . . . . . . Vaccinium Blue Cohosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caulophyllum Blue-eyed Grass . . . . . . . . . . . . Sisyrinchium Blue-eyed Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omphalodes Bleeding Heart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dicentra Blue Star . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amsonia Bottle Gentian . . . . . . . . . Gentiana andrewsii Bowman’s Root. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gillenia Bugbane . . . . . . . . . . . . . Actaea(Cimicifuga) Bugleweed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ajuga Bunchberry. . . . . . . . . . . . Cornus canadensis Burnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sanguisorba Butterfly Weed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asclepias Candytuft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iberis Cardinal Flower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lobelia Catmint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nepeta Celandine Poppy . . . . . . . . . . . . Stylophorum Checker Mallow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sidalcea Chive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allium Christmas Rose . . . . . . . . . . Helleborus niger Cinquefoil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Potentilla Cohosh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Actaea Columbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aquilegia Compass Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silphium Coneflower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Echinacea Coral Bells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heuchera Cornflower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Centaurea Cranesbill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Geranium Cream Scabious. . . . . . . Scabiosa ochroleuca Creeping Jenny . . . . Lysimachia nummularia Crowberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Empetrum Culver’s Root . . . . . . . . . . . . . Veronicastrum Cup Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Silphium Cushion Spurge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Euphorbia Daylily. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hemerocallis Dead Nettle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lamium Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rumex Dragonhead. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dracocephalum European Ginger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asarum Evening Primrose . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oenothera Fairy Bells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Disporum Fairy Cup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mitella False Anemone. . . . . . . . . . . . . Anemonopsis False Blue Indigo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baptisia False Dragonhead . . . . . . . . . . . . Physostegia False Hellebore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Veratrum False Lupine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thermopsis False Solomon’s Seal . . . . . . . . . . . Smilacina False Spirea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Astilbe Fern, Autumn . . . . . . . Dryopteris erythrosora Fern, Champion’s . . . . . . Dryop. championii Fern, Christmas . . . . . . . . . . . . . Polystichum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . acrostichoides Fern, Cinnamon. . . . . Osmunda cinnamomea Fern, Hay-scented . . . . . . . . . . . Dennstaedtia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . punctiloba Fern, Japanese Painted . . . . . . . . . . Athyrium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . niponicum Fern, Lady. . . . . . . . . . Athyrium filix femina Fern, Leather Wood. . . Dryopteris marginalis Fern, Maidenhair . . . . . . . Adiantum pedatum Fern, Ostrich. . . . . . Matteuccia struthiopteris Fern, Royal . . . . . . . . . . . . . Osmunda regalis Fern, Thick Stemmed Wood . . . . . Dryopteris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . crassirhizoma Fleeceflower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Persicaria Foamflower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tiarella Forget-me-not . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Myosotis Foxglove. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Digitalis Fragrant Lady’s Tresses. . . . . . . . . Spiranthes Garlic Chives . . . . . . . . . . Allium tuberosum Gas Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dictamnus Gayfeather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liatris Gentian. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gentiana Germander. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Teucrium Ginger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asarum Globeflower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trollius Globe Thistle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Echinops Goat’s Beard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aruncus Goldenrod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Solidago Golden-seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hydrastis Gooseneck Loosestrife. . . . . . . . . Lysimachia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .clethroides Grass, Bluesteml . . . . . . . . . . Schizachyrium Grass, Blue Fescue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Festuca Grass, Blue Oat . . . . . . . . . . . . Helictotrichon Grass, Dwarf Fountain . . . . . . . . Pennisetum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .Hameln Grass, Feather Reed . . . . . . . . Calamagrostis Grass, Switch Grass . . . . . . . . . . . . . Panicum Grass, Maiden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Miscanthus Grass, Moor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Molinia Grass, Northern Sea Oats. . . . Chasmanthium Grass, Pennsylvania Sedge. . . . . . . . . . Carex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pennsylvanica Grass, Tussock . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deschampsia Green and Gold . . . . . . . . . . . . Chrysogonum Griffith’s Spurge . . . . . . . Euphorbia griffithii Hawkweed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hieracium Helen’s Flower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helenium Hens and Chicks . . . . . . . . . . . Sempervivum Hollyhocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alcea Horseshoe Vetch . . . . . . . . . . . . Hippocrepsis Indian Pink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spigelia Irish Moss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sagina Ironweed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vernonia Ivy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hedera Jack-in-the-Pulpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arisaema Jacob’s Ladder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Polemonium Joe-Pye Weed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eupatorium Kale, Giant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crambe Knapweed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Centaurea Lady’s Mantle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alchemilla Lambs’ Ears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stachys Larkspur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delphinium Leadwort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ceratostigma Lemon Lily . . . . . . . . . . . Hemerocallis flava Lenten Rose . . . . . . . . . Helleborus orientalis Leopard’s Bane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doronicum Lily of the Valley. . . . . . . . . . . . . Convallaria Lily-turf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liriope Loosestrife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lysimachia Lungwort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pulmonaria Mallow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Malva Marguerite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthemis Marsh Marigold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Caltha Masterwort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Astrantia Mayapple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Podophyllum Meadow Beauty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rhexia Meadowrue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thalictrum Meadowsweet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Filipendula Michaelmas Daisy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aster Monkshood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aconitum Montauk Daisy . . . . . . . . . Nipponanthemum Mountain Avens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dryas Mountain Bluet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Centaurea Mugwort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Artemisia Mullein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Verbascum Mums, hardy . . . . . . . . . . . . Chrysanthemum Myrtle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vinca Obedient Plant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Physostegia Ornamental Onion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allium Ozark Sundrops . . . . . Oenothera macrocarpa Partridgeberry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mitchella Pasque Flower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pulsatilla Pearlwort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sagina Peony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paeonia Perwinkle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vinca Petunia, wild . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruellia Phlox, Canadian . . . . . . . . . . Phlox divaricata Phlox, Creeping . . . . . . . . . Phlox stolonifera Phlox, Garden . . . . . . . . . . . Phlox paniculata Phlox, Moss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Phlox subulata Pigsqueak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bergenia Pincushion Flower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scabiosa Pinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dianthus Plantain Lily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hosta Plumbago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ceratostigma Plume Poppy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Macleaya Poppy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Papaver Poppy Mallow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Callirhoe Prairie Smoke . . . . . . . . . . . . Geum triflorum Primrose. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Primula Purple Parsnip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angelica Queen of the Prairie . . . . . . . . . . . Filipendula Red Valerian . . . . . . . . . . . Centranthus ruber Rhubarb, Ornamental . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rheum Rock Cress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Arabis Rodger’s Flower. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rodgersia Rose Mallow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hibiscus Rue Anemone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anemonella Russian Sage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Perovskia Sage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salvia Scabious . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scabiosa Scullcap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scutellaria Sea Holly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eryngium Sea Lavender. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limonium Self Heal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prunella Senecio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Packera Shasta Daisy . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leucanthemum Shooting Star. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dodecatheon Silver Mound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Artemisia Snakeroot. . . . . . . . . . . . Actaea (Cimicifuga) Sneezeweed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helenium Snow in Summer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cerastium Soapwort. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saponaria Solomon’s Seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . Polygonatum Speedwell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Veronica Spring Beauty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claytonia Spurge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Euphorbia Squaw Weed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Packera Stokes Aster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stokesia Stonecrop. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sedum Strawberry, Barren. . . . . . . . . . . . Waldsteinia Sundrop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oenothera Sunflower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helianthus Sweet Pea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lathyrus Sweet Woodruff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Galium Thrift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Armeria Thyme, lemon. . . . . . . . . Thymus citriodorus Thyme, mother of . . . . . . . . Thymus praecox Thyme, wooly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thymus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .pseudolanuginosis Tickseed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coreopsis Toad Lily . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tricyrtis Turtlehead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chelone Twinflower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Linnaea Twinleaf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeffersonia Umbrella Plant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Darmera Upright Wild Ginger . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saruma Virginia Bluebells. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mertensia Waxbells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kirengeshoma Welsh Poppy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Meconopsis White Wood Aster. . . . . . . . Aster divaricatus Willow Leaved Sunflower . . Helianthus sal. Windflower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anemone Wintergreen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gaultheria Wolfsbane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aconitum Woodruff, Sweet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Galium Wormwood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Artemisia Yarrow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Achillea Yellow Archangel . . . . . . . . . . . . Lamiastrum

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