List
8: Perennials and Annuals 4-2-03
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Ageratum houstonianum, Flossflower; Ageratum
| Family: Asteraceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Consistent moisture |
Height: 4"-6" |
| Bloom Time and color: Summer; blue/white, pink, white |
Comments: Mound forming, warm weather annual |
| Propagation: Seeds |
Hardiness: Hardy annual |
Cleome hasslerana,
Spider Flower
| Family: Capparidaceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Will tolerate dry soil, but performs better with
regular watering |
Height: Dwarf species 1'-2'; Tall species 3'-5' tall |
| Bloom Time and color: Summer; pinkish purple, pink, white,
yellowish/greenish |
Comments: Strong scented annuals that self sow; at the base
of each leaflet is a thorn; warm weather annual |
| Propagation: Seed |
Hardiness: Half-hardy |
Gazania splendens,
Gazania
| Family: Asteraceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Dry |
Height: 8"-12" tall |
| Bloom Time and color: Summer; orange, bronze, gold, yellow,
pink, red-orange, white, striped, banded or spotted |
Comments: Flowers close at night and when cloudy, needs
well-drained soil, prefers poor soil, warm weather annual |
| Propagation: Seed or overwinter plants indoors |
Hardiness: Half-hardy |
Lathyrus odoratus,
Sweet Peas
| Family: Fabaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: Can get 6'-8' tall |
| Bloom Time and color: Summer; lavender, rose-pink, purple,
white |
Comments: All parts are poisonous, very fragrant; cool
weather annual |
| Propagation: Seed |
Hardiness: Hardy annual |
Pelargonium x
hortorum, Geranium
| Family: Geraniaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 6"-3' tall |
| Bloom Time and color: Summer; red, pink, white |
Comments: Individual flowers have a small spur; heavy
feeders; flowers are in umbels |
| Propagation: Seed or vegetative cuttings |
Hardiness: Half-hardy annual |
Portulaca grandiflora,
Moss Rose
| Family: Portulacaceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Dry |
Height: 4"-8" tall and 12" wide |
| Bloom Time and color: Summer; red, hot-pink, purple, yellow,
white |
Comments: Flowers open in sunny weather; thrive in poor,
well-drained soil; warm weather annual |
| Propagation: Seed |
Hardiness: Tender annual |
Senecio cineraria,
Dusty Miller
| Family: Asteraceae |
Light: Full sun to very light shade |
| Water: Moderate |
Height: 1-2' tall and 1' wide |
| Bloom Time and color: Grown for foliage rather than flowers |
Comments: Deeply cut, wooly white leaves; cool weather
annual |
| Propagation: Seed |
Hardiness: Hardy annual |
Verbena x hybrida,
Garden Verbena
| Family: Verbenaceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Evenly moist |
Height: 18" tall and 12" wide |
| Bloom Time and color: Summer; purple, violet, purple-blue,
rose, wine-red, scarlet and white |
Comments: Square stems; deeply lobed leaves; warm weather
annual |
| Propagation: Seed |
Hardiness: Half-hardy annual |
Aconitum napellus,
Monkshood; Wolfsbane
| Family: Ranunculaceae |
Light: Will grow in full sun; prefers partial or dappled
shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 3'-4' tall |
| Bloom Time and color: Mid to late summer; rich blues and
purples |
Zone: 3-8 |
| Propagation: Division |
Comments: All parts are poisonous; have brittle stems that
need protection from wind and rain; may require staking |
Aegopodium
podagraria 'Variegatum', Bishop's weed; Gout weed
| Family: Apiaceae |
Light: Part to full shade; will also tolerate sunny
locations |
| Water: Moderate |
Height: 6"-8" tall foliage; 10"-15" tall in flower |
| Bloom Time and color: Summer; white |
Zone: 4-8 |
| Propagation: Division in spring or fall |
Comments: Rhizomatous ground cover; grows very fast, can be
invasive |
Allium spp., Giant
allium
| Family: Liliaceae |
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Aquilegia hybrida,
Columbine
| Family: Ranunculaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 2'-2.5' tall and 1' wide |
| Bloom Time and color: Spring to mid-summer; blue/white,
violet/white, pink/white, available in bi-colors and double flowers |
Zone: 3-9 |
| Propagation: Seed |
Comments: Short-lived perennial; will self sow; prone to
leaf miners |
Cornus canadensis,
Bunchberry
| Family: Cornaceae |
Light: Part shade |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 6" tall |
| Bloom Time and color: Spring; white |
Zone: 2-6 |
| Propagation: |
Comments: Native plant; disappears in the fall; has dark
green foliage and red fruit; prefers acidic soil; good ground cover |
Delphinium elatum,
Delphinium
| Family: Ranunculaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Moderate |
Height: 4'-6' tall |
| Bloom time and color: Early to mid-summer; blue,
lavender-pink, dark purple, white or pink |
Zone: 2-7 |
| Propagation: Cuttings with part of crown attached in early
spring or by seeds |
Comments: Needs well-drained soil and basic pH; protect
from strong winds-often needs staking |
Digitalis purpurea,
Foxglove
| Family: Scropulariaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Evenly moist |
Height: 2'-6' tall |
| Bloom Time and color: Early summer; rose-purple, white,
pink, creamy yellow |
Zone: 4-8 |
| Propagation: Seed, division in early spring or fall |
Comments: Biennial; all parts of plant are poisonous; water
deeply during dry weather |
Lupinus Russel Hybrids,
Lupine
| Family: Fabaceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Moist |
Height: 3'-5' tall |
| Bloom Time and color: Early to mid-summer; orange, blue,
white, purple, red, pink |
Zone: 3-6 |
| Propagation: Seed or cuttings from shoots at base of plant |
Comments: Short lived perennial; will self sow |
Papaver orientale,
Oriental Poppy
| Family: Papaveraceae |
Light: Full sun |
| Water: Evenly moist |
Height: 1' tall mounds |
| Bloom Time and color: Early summer |
Zone: 3-7 |
| Propagation: Divide in late summer or early fall; root
cuttings taken in the fall |
Comments: Stems contain a milky latex; they go dormant in
mid-summer after flowering; spreads by rhizomes |
Penstemon
digitalis 'Husker Red', Smooth White Penstemon
| Family: Scrophulariaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Evenly moist |
Height: 2'-3' tall |
| Bloom Time and color: Early to late summer; white |
Zone: 3-9 |
| Propagation: Division in spring; cuttings in spring or
summer; seeds |
Comments: Native to eastern and southeastern U.S.; prefers a
well-drained location |
Sagina subulata,
Pearlwort; Irish Moss
| Family: Caryophyllaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: |
Height: Low growing |
| Bloom Time and color: |
Zone: 4-7 |
| Propagation: |
Comments: Moss like, evergreen tufts |
Stachys byzantina,
Lamb's Ear
| Family: Lamiaceae |
Light: Full sun to part shade |
| Water: Moderate |
Height: 6"-12" |
| Bloom Time and color: Summer to fall; purple-pink |
Zone: 4-7or8 |
| Propagation: Divide in spring |
Comments: Grown for white-wooly foliage |