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: