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Perennials For Sunny Gardens

 
BOTANICAL NAME
 COMMON NAME
BLOOM PERIOD
Acanthus spinosus
Bear's Breeches
SU
Achillea
Yarrow
ESU-F
Agapanthus x Headbourne Hybrids
Lily-of-the-Nile, Blue African Lily
SU/EF
Agastache
Anise Hyssop, Giant Hyssop, Mexican Hyssop
SU
Ajania
Silver and Gold Chrysanthemum
LSU
Alchemilla
Lady's Mantle
LSP
Allium
Ornamental Onion
SU
Alstroemeria aurantiaca
Peruvian Lily
SU
Alyssum saxitilis - see Aurinia
 
 
Anacyclus depressus
Mt. Atlas Daisy
ESU
Anaphalis
Pearly Everlasting
LSU/F
Anchusa
Bugloss, Italian Alkanet
ESU
Anemone 
Several Varieties
SP/ESU
Antennaria
Pussytoes
ESU
Anthemis tinctoria
Golden Marguerite, St. John's Chamomile
SU
Arabis
 Rock Cress, Wall Cress
ESP
Armeria
Common Thrift, Sea Thrift
MSP
Artemisia
Wormwood, Mugwort
SP-Frost
Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Weed
M-LSU
Aster
Many Varieties
MSU-F
Asteromea - see Kalimeris
Japanese Aster, Kalimeris
 
Aubrieta
False Rock Cress
ESP
Aurinia saxatilis
Basket-of-Gold, Goldentuft, Alyssum
ESP
Baptisia australis
Blue False Indigo
LSP
Calamintha
Calamint
SU
Caryopteris
Bluebeard
SU
Catananche coerula
Cupid's Dart
SU-EF
Centaurea
Knapweed, Cornflower, Bachelor Button
E-MSU
Centranthus ruber
Jupiter's Beard, Red Valerian
ESU & F
Cerastium tomentosum
Snow-in-Summer
LSP
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Plumbago, Leadwort
LSU-Frost
Cheiranthes
Wallflower, Siberian Wallflower
SU/F
Chrysanthemum nipponicum
Nippon Daisy
F
Chrysanthemum pacificum
Silver and Gold
F
Chrysanthemum x superbum
Shasta Daisy (See Leuchanthe mum)
ESU & F
Chrysopsis
Golden Aster
LSU-F
Coreopsis
Tickseed
E-LSU
Corydalis lutea
Yellow Bleeding Heart
SP-F
Corydalis nobilis
Yellow Bleeding Heart
ESP-LSP
Crambe
Sea Kale, Giant Kale
LSP/ESU
Crocosmia
Crocosmia, Montbretia
LSU
Delosperma cooperi
Ice Plant
M-LSP
Dianthus
Pinks
M-LSP
Dictamnus albus
Gas Plant
LSP/SU
Doronicum
Leopards Bane
 
Echinacea purpurea
Purple Coneflower
MSU-EF
Echinops
Globe Thistle
MSU
Erodium
Heron's Bill
SU
Eryngium
Sea Holly
LSU
Euphorbia
Spurge, Cushion Spurge
SP
Filipendula
Meadowsweet
SU
Foeniculum vulgare
Fennel
SU
Gaillardia
Blanket Flower
SU
Gaura lindheimeri
Gaura, Windflower
ESU-F
Geranium spp.
Hardy Geranium, Cranesbill
Various
Gypsophila paniculata
Baby's Breath
MSU
Helianthemum
Rock Rose, Sun Rose
ESU
Helianthus
Perennial Sunflower
SU-EF
Heliopsis
False Sunflower
SU-EF
Hemerocallis
Daylily
SU
Heuchera
Coral Bells
LSP-MSU
Houttuynia
Chameleon Plant
SU
Hypericum
St. John's Wort
MSP-ESU
Iberis sempervirens
Candytuft
M-LSP
Iris ensata
Japanese Iris
E-MSU
Iris germanica
Bearded Iris, German Iris
LSP
Iris pallida
Sweet Iris
LSP
Iris siberica
Siberian Iris
LSP-ESU
Kalimeris pinnatifolia
Japanese Aster, Kalimeris
SU/EF
Kniphofia
Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily
LSU
Lavandula
Lavender
SU
Lavatera 
Mallow
MSU-MF
Lewisia
Bitter Root
SU-F
Liatris spicata
Gayfeather, Blazing Star
M-LSU
Limonium latifolium
Statice, Sea Lavender
SU
Linaria
Toad Flax
SU
Linum
Flowering Flax, Golden Flax
SU
Liriope
Liriope, Lilyturf, Monkey Grass
LSU
Lonicera
Honeysuckle Vine
SP/SU
Lupinus 
Lupine
ESU
Lychnis coronaria
Rose Campion, Mullein Pink
SU
Malva
Hollyhock Mallow
SU
Monarda
Bee-balm
MSU
Nepeta
Catmint
E-MSU
Oenothera
Evening Primrose, Sundrop
E-MSU
Opuntia
Prickly Pear
ESU
Origanum
Oregano, Marjoram
MSU
Orostachys iwarenge
Dunce's Cap
LSU-MF
Papaver nudicaule
Iceland Poppy
SU-F
Papaver orientale
Oriental Poppy
LSP-ESU
Penstemon 
Smooth White Penstemon, Beard Tongue
LSP-ESU
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Russian Sage
MSU-F
Phlomis 
Jerusalem Sage
SP/SU
Phlox subulata
Creeping Phlox
SP
Platycodon
Balloon Flower
M-LSU
Potentilla fruticosa
Bush Cinquefoil
LSP-SU
Pulsatilla vulgaris
Pasque Flower
ESP
Ratibida
Mexican Hat, Drooping Coneflower
SU
Rosemarinus
Rosemary
ESP
Rudbeckia spp.
Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan
MSU-Frost
Ruta
Rue
M-LSP
Salvia spp.
Sage, Salvia
MSP-EF
Santolina
Lavender Cotton
ESU
Saponaria ocymoides
Rock Soapwort
M-LSP
Saxifraga caespitosa 'Purple Robe'
Rock Foil
M-LSP
Saxifraga 
Rock Foil
ESU
Sedum spp.
Stonecrop, Sedum
Various
Sempervivum
Hens and Chicks
SU
Senecio
Ragwort, Groundsel
SU/F
Silene caroliniana
Wild Pink, Campion, Catchfly
ESU
Silene virginica
Fire-Pink, Campion, Catchfly
LSP-SU
Silene vulgaris
Bladder Campion, Maiden's Tears
SU
Sisyrichium
Blue-eyed Grass
E-MSU
Solidago
Goldenrod
M-LSU
Solidaster
Golden Aster
SU/EF
Stachys
Lamb's Ears
LSP/SU
Stokesia laevis
Stoke's Aster
MSU-EF
Tanacetum
Tansy 
M-LSU
Teucrium chamaedrys
Creeping Germander
M-LSU
Thermopsis
Carolina Lupine, False Lupine
ESU
Thymus spp.
Thyme
E-MSU
Verbascum
Mullein
LSP/SU
Verbena
Verbena, Vervain
LSP-F
Veronica repens
Creeping Speedwell
LSU
Yucca filamentosa
Yucca, Adam's Needle
SU/LSU


GRASSES
BOTANICAL NAME
 COMMON NAME
Andropogon virginica
Beard Grass, Broom Sedge
Arundo donax
Giant Reed Grass
Cortaderia selloana
Pampas Grass
Elymus arenarius
Giant Blue Wild Rye
Erianthus ravennae
Ravenna Grass
Festuca ovina glauca
Blue Fescue
Helictotrichon sempervivens
Blue Oat Grass
Miscanthus sinensis
Japanese Maiden Grass, Japanese Silver Grass
Panicum virgatum
Switchgrass
Pennisetum alopecuroides
Fountain Grass
Pennisetum orientale
Oriental Fountain Grass
Pleioblastus pumila
Dwarf Bamboo
Pleioblastus pygmaeus
Pygmy Bamboo
Pleioblastus variegatus
White-stripe Bamboo
Pleioblastus viridistriatus
Running Bamboo, Green Stripe Bamboo
Schizachyrium sc. 'The Blues'
Little Bluestem
Shibataea kumasasa
Bamboo
Sorghastrum nutans 'Sioux Blue'
Indian Grass
Spodiopogon sibiricus
Silver Spike Grass
Stipa calamagrostis
Feather Grass, Needle Grass
Stipa capillata
Feather Grass, Needle Grass
Stipa gigantea
Giant Feather Grass