List
6: Perennials 3-5-03
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Viola sp., Violet
| Family: Violaceae |
Light: Part shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 6-8" with a 12-15" spread |
| Bloom Time and color: Spring, deep violet |
Zone: 4-8 |
| Propagation: Division in spring or fall or by seeds |
Comments: Does best in well drained soil high in organic
matter |
Astilbe x
arendsii, False Spirea, Astilbe
| Family: Saxifragaceae |
Light: Partial shade to full sun |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 2-4' tall and 2' wide |
| Bloom Time and color: Early to late season bloomers; red, pink, white or lavender |
Zone: 4-8 |
| Propagation: Division |
Comments: Does best in fertile, moist soil |
Gaillardia x
grandiflora 'Goblin', Blanket Flower
| Family: Asteraceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Moderate to dry |
Height: 2'-3' tall and 1.5' wide |
| Bloom Time and color: Early summer to fall; combinations of
reds, oranges, maroons and yellows |
Zone: 3-8 |
| Propagation: Division, stem cuttings taken early in summer,
or by root cuttings in taken in winter |
Comments: Deadheading encourages repeat blooms |
Hosta sp., Hosta
| Family: Liliaceae |
Light: Full to part shade |
| Water: Evenly moist |
Height: 2"-3' tall depending on cultivar |
| Bloom Time and color: Mid-summer; lavender |
Zone: 3-8 |
| Propagation: Division |
Comments: Grown for foliage rather than for flowers |
Liatris
spicata 'Kobold', Blazing Star, Gayfeather
| Family: Asteraceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Moderate to evenly moist |
Height: 2'-5' |
| Bloom Time and color: Mid to late summer; pinkish-purple |
Zone: 3-9 |
| Propagation: Division or seeds |
Comments: Flowers from the top of the spike down |
Monarda didyma, Bee
Balm
| Family: Lamiaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Evenly moist |
Height: 2'-4' |
| Bloom Time and color: Mid to late summer; scarlet or pink |
Zone: 4-8 |
| Propagation: Division, cuttings from shoots arising from the
base of the plant in the spring or by seeds |
Comments: Tends to have a problem with powdery mildew |
Tiarella wherryi,
Foam Flower
| Family: Saxifragaceae |
Light: Full to part shade |
| Water: Evenly moist |
Height: 6"-10" |
| Bloom Time and color: Spring; white to pink tinged |
Zone: 3-8 |
| Propagation: Digging and dividing clumps, from individual
plantlets on ends of runners or by seeds |
Comments: Leaves have prominent veins and are covered with
bristly hairs |
Aster sp., Aster
| Family: Asteraceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Evenly moist |
Height: Varies with species |
| Bloom Time and color: |
Zone: 4-8 |
| Propagation: Division in spring, cuttings in spring or
summer or can propagate species by seeds |
Comments: Subject to powdery mildew |
Tulipa spp., Tulip
| Family: Liliaceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Moderate to moist |
Height: 6"-36" tall with flower stems |
| Bloom Time and color: Spring; many colors
available |
Zone: 3-7 |
| Propagation: Bulb division |
Comments: |