Choose perennials if you want plants that come back year after year. For maximum variety in color, height and bloom time, perennials are your best bet. Best of all, perennials can be divided after a few years, giving you double plants for the buck! Perennials can be grown in containers, either alone or with annuals or other perennials. They also look great in the landscape. There are plenty of varieties to choose from, whether you need sun or shade, or have wet or dry beds.
Achillea – Sun – Excellent for cut flowers and for drying. Aromatic foliage.
Ajuga Black Scallop (Bugleweed) – Sun/Part Sun/Shade – Evergreen groundcover. Very hardy. Works well under trees and shrubs.
Aquilegia (Columbine) - Shade/Part Shade – Nice cut flower. Early season blooms.
- Cardinal
- Origami
- Sunshine
- Winky Double
Asclepias (Butterfly Weed) – Sun -
Brunnera – Shade/Part Shade
Buddleia (Butterfly Bush) – Sun
- Black Knight
- Profusion White
- Royal Red
Caryopteris White Surprise –
Sun/Part Sun. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. Blooms late July to September. Bright blue flowers with variegated leaves.
Centranthus (Jupiters Beard) – Sun
Ceratostigma (Plumbago) – Sun/Part Sun/Shade
Chelone Hot Lips (Turtlehead) – Shade/Part Shade
Convalleria (Lily of Valley) - Shade/Part Shade
Coreopsis – Sun/Part Sun – Daisy-like flowers that attract butterflies. Good for cut flowers. Continuous blooms until frost.
- Creme Brulee
- Full Moon
- Golden Showers
- Jethro Tull
- Moonbeam
- Pinwheel
- Redshift
- Ruby Frost
Delosperma (Ice Plant) – Sun
Delphinium Magic Fountain – Sun
Digitalis Foxy (Foxglove) – Sun
Echinacea (Coneflower) – Sun – Attracts butterflies. Excellent cut flower. Blooms until frost. Drought tolerant once established. Deer Resistant.
- Daydream
- Harvest Moon
- Kims Knee High
- Lucky Star
- Milkshake
- paradoxa
- PowWow White
- PowWow Wild Berry
- Prairie Splendor
- Ruby Star
Gaillardia – Sun/Part Sun – Blooms until frost. Good cut flowers. Attracts butterflies.
- Amber Wheels
- Burgundy
- Mesa Yellow
- Sunburst Tangerine
Geranium – Sun/Part Sun – Excellent plant for rock gardens or the front of the border. Deer and rabbit resistant. Drought tolerant once established.
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Hernaria (Rupturewort) –
Sun – Looks like a variegated thyme, but it has no smell or flavor. Use as a groundcover to keep your fairies happy.
Heuchera (Coral Bells) – Sun/Part Sun/Shade – Great hummingbird magnet. Use to put a pop of color in your shade garden. Excellent cut flowers. Great in containers. Keeps its color all winter long.
- Autumn Leaves
- Berry Smoothie
- Caramel
- Cherry Cola
- Citronelle
- Crimson Curls
- Peach Crisp
- Peach Melba
- Plum Pudding
- Plum Royale
- Rave On
- Sonic Smash
Heucherella – Part Sun/Shade – Airy blooms in late spring/early summer. A bright addition in the shade garden. Great in containers, either alone or with other plants.
- Golden Zebra
- Redstone Falls
Hosta – Sun/Part Sun/Shade (depending on variety) -Hardy and easy to grow. Attracts hummingbirds.
- Blue Mouse Ears (mini)

- Cameo (mini)
- Cracker Crumbs (mini)
- Frosted Mouse Ears (mini) (shown)
- Peanut (mini)
Isotoma (Blue Star Creeper) -
Sun/Part Sun – Excellent low growing groundcover. Tiny blue flowers.
Leptinella Brass Buttons –
Sun/Part Sun – Tiny fern shaped leaves make a good groundcover. 2-3″ high.
Leucanthemum (Shasta Daisy) – Sun – Excellent cut flowers. Mid to late season bloom. Attracts butterflies. Easy to grow.
- Banana Cream
- Becky
- Victorian Secret
Liatris (Gayfeather) – Sun
- Kobold
- White
Lychnis (Maltese Cross ) – Sun
Monarda (Beebalm) – Sun
- Grand Parade
Nepeta (Catmint) – Sun
- Sweet Dreams
- Walkers Low
Perovskia (Russian Sage) – Sun
Phlox divaricata Woodland Blue Moon – Shade. Give your shade garden a punch of blue with this native plant. Fragrant. Attracts butterflies.
Phlox paniculata (Summer Phlox) – Sun
- David
- David Lavender
- Katheriane
- Laura
- Nicky
Platycodon (Balloon Flower) – Sun
- Blue
- White
Sedum – Sun. Drought tolerant and easy to grow. Grows well in poor soil. Use low growing varieties in fairy gardens and green roofs or as a groundcover. All varieties work well in rock gardens and in containers.
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- cauticola
- Chocolate Ball
- Coral Carpet (shown)
- Harvest Moon
- Himalayan Skies
- John Creech
- Kamtschaticum

- Lemon Ball
- Murale
- Oktoberfest
- Raspberry Truffle
- TriColor (shown)
Sempervivum (Hens and Chicks) –
Sun – Old-fashioned rosettes. They grow just about any where the soil is well drained. Drought tolerant.
Silene Druett’s Variegated (Catchfly) -
Sun – Variegated leaves with tiny white flowers. Only 2″ tall.
Tricyrtis Samurai (Toadlily) – Shade/Part Shade