Name Blossom Color Height Space Sun Soil Tips
artemisia - jul/aug white/yellow 6"-5 '/6"-3' sun/part fertile silver foliage
brogade - rock gardens & borders, pinch back regularly, don't let get leggy
silver queen - " "
astilbe - july/aug white/pink/red 1-2'/ 2-3' light/part fertile self- seeds
campanula bellflowers white/purple 1-2'/1-2' full/part fertile
carpatica cultivar jul-oct fertile/sand deadhead continously self-seed
superba july purple fertile spreads by rhizomes - excellent cut flower
cleome aug-oct white/pink/purple 3-5'/1-2' sun/part fertile annual - reseeds
columbine jun/jul red 1-4'/1-3' sun/part fertile/sand self-seeds
native perennial
coreopsis jul-sep gold 1-2'/1' sun/part sand/part fertile self- seeds
drought tolerant
daisy jun/july white 1-3'/1-2' sun/part fertile/part self-seeds
native perennial
dianthus july/aug white/pink/red 6"-2' sun/part fertile/part seeds
sweet william white-pink- red, variagated - bi-annual stunning
echinacea july-sep purple 1-4'/1-2' sun/part fertile self-seeds
purple coneflower native perennial
ephorbia jun/jul yellow 1-2'/1' sun/part fertile self-seeds
jerusalem artichoke, jul/aug yellow 1'3'/1' sun/part fertile/ sand rhizomes
native perennial
hawkweed, paintbrush july orange/yellow 1-2'/6" sun/part fertile/sand
native perennial
hosta jul-oct white/purple 1-2'/2-4' part/shade admired for foliage-
large variety yellow,blue/green/white/ variagated fertile w/part sand/rock
- not deer repellant
goutweed, snow on the mountain july-oct 8"-2' / 6" sun/shade poor soil
preferred control invasiveness native perennial
iris june/july/aug yellow/purple/white 18"-4'
siberian - purple june 18" / 1
- yellow jun/july 2-3' / 18'
- white w/purple edges
lamium, dead nettle, yellow archangel - june/july yellow/white/purple
8"24"/12"-18" part/light shade fertile *admired for their
variegated leaves - white/green/yellow/silver *ground cover
lilies july/aug many varieties 2-4'/1-2' sun/part fertile
asiatic, tiger, oriental orange/yellow/pink/white 3-4'
loosestrife june-sep white/yellow 1-4'/ 2' sun/part long blooms
gooseneck white , punctata yellow spread by rhizomes, may be invasive
lupine june/july purple/pink 2'-4'/ 1' sun/part fertile/slightly acidic self- seeds
keep out of wind native perennial
monarda, beebalm jul-sep red/pink/fuschia/lavenders 2-4'/18'-24" sun/part
avg fertile attracts hummingbirds
raspberry july red 2-5'/1' sun/part fertile/part
rudbeckia july-oct yellow/gold/rust/variagated 1-5'/1-3' sun/part
black-eyed susan july - oct 1-5' variagated long bloom
goldsturm gold w/black centers aug-sept 18"-3'
native perennial
sedum july-sep yellow/pink/white/lavender grown for foliage: green/blue/burgundy
*ground cover, rock gardens, borders
solomon's seal jun/july, white 1-5'/1-2' full/part fertile rhizomes
native perennial
sundrops/buttercups july/aug yellow 1-2'/ 1 fertile (not a bouquet flower)
blossoms close up 'round 4pm & open in morning, very showy
vinca, myrtle, periwinkle june/july purple 6" ground cover
yarrow july/aug white 1-4' full/part avg/sand drought tolerant
native perennial
wondering jew july-sep pink good for pots & house plant, purple foliage,
sun/part
many more perennials to follow... thanks for your patience