List
5: Perennials 2-26-03
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Achillea
filipendulina, Fern-leaf Yarrow
| Family: Asteraceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Thrive in dry soils, will also grow in moist
soil |
Height: 3'-5' |
| Bloom time and color: Early summer to fall; yellow, pink or
white corymbs |
Zone: 3-9 |
| Propagation: Division in spring, terminal cuttings or by
seed |
Comments: Average to poor well-drained soil is best;
flowers are excellent dried specimens |
Artemesia x 'Powis
Castle', Wormwood
| Family: Asteraceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Dry |
Height: 2'-3' |
| Bloom time and color: Grown for foliage, not flowers |
Zone: 5-8 |
| Propagation: Division in spring or fall, stem or heel
cuttings in early summer or mallet cuttings in late summer |
Comments: Has feathery aromatic silver-gray foliage |
Carex buchananii,
Leatherleaf Sedge
| Family: Cyperaceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 15"-18" tall by 18" wide |
| Bloom time and color: Not grown for bloom, it is an
ornamental grass |
Zone: 7-9 |
| Propagation: Division of clumps in mid-spring to early
summer |
Comments: A clumping grass with striking reddish bronze
color |
Carex comans,
New Zealand Hair Sedge
| Family: Cyperaceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 1'-6' |
| Bloom time and color: Not grown for bloom, it is an
ornamental grass |
Zone: 5-8 |
| Propagation: Division of clumps in mid-spring to early
summer |
Comments: A finely textured, clumping grass with narrow
silvery green leaves |
Delphinium spp.,
Larkspur
| Family: Ranunculaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Moist or Dry |
Height: 6"-2' tall |
| Bloom Time and color: May-June; deep purple |
Zone: 3-7 |
| Propagation: Seed |
Comments: Very poisonous to grazing animals |
Dianthus
gratianopolitanus, Cheddar Pinks
| Family: Caryophyllaceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Dry to evenly moist |
Height: 4"-12" tall and 18" wide |
| Bloom time and color: Late spring; pink- other
cultivars are white or red |
Zone: 3-8 |
| Propagation: Division in spring or cuttings in summer from
non-flowering shoot tips |
Comments: Gray foliage and fragrant, solitary flowers |
Hemerocallis spp.,
Daylily
| Family: Liliaceae |
Light: Full sun to light shade |
| Water: Evenly moist |
Height: 1'-2' tall and spreading 1'-2' |
| Bloom time and color: Early, mid-season or late bloomers;
many colors available |
Zone: 3-9 |
| Propagation: Division in early spring or early fall |
Comments: Mites and aphids can be a problem; does best in
well-drained soil; classified by their bloom season |
Rosmarianus officinalis,
Rosemary
| Family: Lamiaceae |
Light: |
| Water: Moderate |
Height: 4"-6" |
| Bloom time and color: Early spring; light blue |
Zone: 3- |
| Propagation: |
Comments: Must have well-drained soil; woody shrub |
Salvia officinalis,
'Tricolor', Sage
| Family: Lamiaceae |
Light: Full sun to light shade |
| Water: Evenly moist |
Height: 2'-2.5' tall with a spread of 3' |
| Bloom time and color: Mid-summer to fall; lavender-blue |
Zone: 5-9; (zone 4 with protection) |
| Propagation: Division, cuttings taken from spring to
early fall or by seeds |
Comments: Variegated leaves marked with green, purple and
cream. Good in container or raised beds; needs excellent drainage |
Salvia
officinalis 'Purpurascens', Sage
| Family: Lamiaceae |
Light: Full sun to light shade |
| Water: Evenly moist |
Height: 2'-2.5' tall with a spread of 3' |
| Bloom time and color: Mid-summer to fall; lavender-blue |
Zone: 5-9; (zone 4 with protection) |
| Propagation: Division, cuttings taken from spring to early
fall or by seeds |
Comments: Has reddish-purple leaves when young. Good in
container or raised beds; needs excellent drainage |
Salvia officinalis
'Berggarten', Sage
| Family: Lamiaceae |
Light: Full sun to light shade |
| Water: Evenly moist |
Height: 2'-2.5' tall with a spread of 3' |
| Bloom time and color: Mid-summer to fall; deep blue flowers |
Zone: 5-9; (zone 4 with protection) |
| Propagation: Division, cuttings taken from spring to early
fall or by seeds |
Comments: Has toothed or scalloped gray-green leaves |
Scabiosa columbaria,
Pincushion Flower
| Family: Dipsacaceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Moderate to dry |
Height: 2' in bloom and spreading 3' |
| Bloom time and color: Summer to fall; blue or pink |
Zone: 3-8 |
| Propagation: Division or cutting from shoots that arise
from the base of the plant in spring |
Comments: Clump forming plant with featherlike leaves |
Silene uniflora 'Druett's
Variegated', Campion
| Family: Caryophyllaceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Moderate to dry |
Height: 6"-8" including flowering stems |
| Bloom time and color: Summer; white |
Zone: 3- |
| Propagation: Division in spring, cuttings from shoots that
arise from the base of the plant in the spring or by seeds |
Comments: Bears 1-4 , split flowers with an inflated calyx |
Veronica peduncularis
'Georgia Blue', Speedwell
| Family: Scrophulariaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Evenly moist |
Height: 12" tall mat |
| Bloom time and color: Summer; blue |
Zone: 4-8 |
| Propagation: Dividing the clumps in spring or fall,
cuttings in late spring or early summer or by seeds |
Comments: Does best in well-drained soil |