List
4: Perennials 2-19-03
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Bergenia cordifolia, Heart-leafed Bergenia
| Family: Saxifragaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Evenly moist soil |
Height: 12" when not in bloom to 18" to 24" when in bloom |
| Bloom time and color: Spring; pink, rose-red, white |
Zone: 3-8 |
| Propagation: Divide in spring or fall or cuttings in spring
or by seeds |
Comments: |
Coreopsis 'Limerick Ruby', Coreopsis
| Family: Asteraceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Evenly moist |
Height: |
| Bloom time and color: Summer to fall; burgundy |
Zone: |
| Propagation: Division, cuttings in spring from shoots at
the base of the plant or in summer from stem tips, or by seeds |
Comments: |
Euphorbia 'Charam', Red Wing Spurge
| Family: Euphorbiaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Moderate to dry |
Height: |
| Bloom time and color: |
Zone: 4-9 |
| Propagation: Division or tip cuttings in spring or by seeds |
Comments: Stems contain white milky sap |
Festuca glauca,
Blue Fescue
| Family: Poaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 6"-12" |
| Bloom time and color: Summer |
Zone: 4-9 |
| Propagation: Division or seeds |
Comments: |
Geranium himalayense,
Lilac Cranesbill
| Family: Geraniaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 12"-18", spreading to 24" |
| Bloom time and color: Early summer; violet-blue |
Zone: 4-8 |
| Propagation: Clump divisions in spring or fall; root
cuttings in fall; seeds or cuttings from shoots from base of plant in spring |
Comments: |
Heuchera sp., Coral
Bells
| Family: Saxifragaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Moist soil |
Height: 12"-18" |
| Bloom time and color: Summer; red, pink or white |
Zone: 4-8 |
| Propagation: Division in spring or summer |
Comments: |
Lamium
maculatum, Lamium, Spotted Deadnettle
| Family: Lamiaceae |
Light: Part to full shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 8"-10" |
| Bloom time and color: Summer; red-purple, pink or white |
Zone: 3-8 |
| Propagation: Division in spring or fall or cuttings from
non-flowering shoots in early summer |
Comments: |
Lavandula angustifolia,
English Lavender
| Family: Lamiaceae |
Light: Full sun; tolerates light shade |
| Water: Dry |
Height: 2' to 3' |
| Bloom time and color: Summer; lavender purple |
Zone: 5-9 |
| Propagation: Heel cuttings in mid to late summer; divisions
in spring or summer (established plants do not do well when they become
disturbed) |
Comments: |
Leucanthemum x
superbum 'Alaska', Shasta Daisy
| Family: Asteraceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Moderate to dry |
Height: 1'-4' |
| Bloom time and color: Early summer to early fall; white |
Zone: 3-8 |
| Propagation: Division or cuttings taken from shoots from
the bottom of the plant in spring, or by seeds |
Comments: |
Lychnis coronaria,
Rose Campion
| Family: Cayophyllaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Dry |
Height: 2 1/2' to 3' tall |
| Bloom time and color: Mid to late summer; magenta pink or
white |
Zone: 4-8 |
| Propagation: Division or seeds |
Comments: |
Polemonium caerulem
'Brise D'Anjou', Jacob's Ladder
| Family: Polemoniaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 1'-3' |
| Bloom time and color: Early summer; lilac-blue |
Zone: 4-7 |
| Propagation: Division in spring or by seeds |
Comments: |
Primula x polyanthus,
Primrose
| Family: Primulaceae |
Light: Part shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: Low 8"-12" wide rosettes |
| Bloom time and color: Mid-spring; yellow, red, orange,
violet-blue, white and pink |
Zone: 3-8 |
| Propagation: Division or can sever individual offsets or
crowns, or by seeds |
Comments: |
Sedum 'Autumn
Joy', Sedum
| Family: Crassulaceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Moderate to dry |
Height: 2' |
| Bloom time and color: Late summer to fall; pink |
Zone: 4-9 |
| Propagation: Divisions in spring or fall or cuttings when
plant is not in bloom |
Comments: |
Viola sp. 'Etain',
Violet
| Family: Violaceae |
Light: Part sun to full shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 4"-6" |
| Bloom time and color: Spring to fall; many colors |
Zone: 4-7 |
| Propagation: Division in spring or fall or stem tip
cuttings in spring or summer |
Comments: |
Daffodil spp.,
Daffodil
| Family: Amaryllidaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 6"-24" |
| Bloom time and color: Early to mid spring; White on the
outside petals and either yellow, pink, orange, on the inside. |
Zone: 4-8 |
| Propagation: Bulb division |
Comments: |
Hyacinth spp.,
Hyacinth
| Family: Liliaceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 6"-10" |
| Bloom time and color: Spring; Shades of purple, pink,
yellow, orange |
Zone: 3-7 |
| Propagation: Bulb division |
Comments: |
Crocus spp., Crocus
| Family: Iridaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Moist to dry |
Height: 6" |
| Bloom time and color: Early spring; Yellow, purple, pink,
white |
Zone: 3-8 |
| Propagation: Bulb division |
Comments: |