
Perennials
A-K
ACONTIUM fischeri
carmichaelii(Autumn
Monkshood)
Z3.Ht.3ft.,sp.20in.
Medium violet blue flowers on strong stems. Shiny forest green leaves.
Fall. Moist, well drained
humus soil. Semi shade.
ALCEA rosea (Single Old
Fashioned
Hollyhock)
Z3.Ht.5-7ft.,sp.18in.
Mixed colours, single blossoms on tall stems. Biennal. Self
seeds.Summer.
Average soil. Sun to
part light shade. Easy to grow. May be prone to
rust.
Wind exposure helps.
ANEMONE x lesseri
Z5/6?
Ht.12-18in.,sp.8in? Carmine red single blossoms. Spring. Moist loamy
soil. Semi shade.
AQUILEGIA buergeriana (Columbine)
Z5.Ht.20in.,sp.15in.
Soft yellow with violet cast. Early summer.Woodland.Moist, well drained
soil.Semi shade.
AQUILEGIA
clematiflora 'Pink and Purple Shades' (Columbine)
Z4.Ht.18in.,sp.15in. In
shades of pink or purple spurless blooms which resemble clematis from
behind. Early summer.
Ordinary, reasonably moist but well drained soil.
Part shade.
AQUILEGIA x hybrida 'Pink
Tower'
(Columbine)
Z4.Ht.15in.,sp.15in.
Soft pink.Early summer.Ordinary,reasonably moist but well drained
soil.Part shade.
ASTER dumuous 'Wood's Pink' (Aster)
Z4.Ht.12in.,sp.15in.
Pink with yellow eye, semi-double.Compact.Late summer into fall.Moist,
ordinary soil. Sun.
Mildew resistant.
ASTILBE
arendsii (Astilbe or
False Spirea)
Z3.Ht.24 to 32.in.?,
sp.24in. In shade of pinks. Mid-season.Moist, humus-enriched soil.Needs
to be enriched annually.
Part shade to shade.
ASTILBE glaberrina
Z6.Ht.3in.,sp.6in?
Lovely dwarf form of astilbe with deep green foliage with some red tint
underneath. Mauve tipped
with white blooms. Summer. Part shade.Moist
humus
enriched soil.
CAMPANULA alliarifolia (Ivory Bellflower)
Z5.Ht.20in.,sp.12in. Creamy white
bells.Large heart shaped foliage at
base.
Late summer.Moist, ordinary soil. Sun to part
shade.
CAMPANULA
lactiflora 'Blue Cross' (Milky
Bellflower)
Z5.Ht.3ft.,sp.3ft.Soft
blue starry upright bellflowers blooming abundantly in a bushy
form.Late summer.Sun to part shade.
Moist,well drained soil. *Sold Out*
CAMPANULA
lactiflora, pink form (Milky
Bellflower)
Z5.Same as above but in
pink colour.
CAMPANULA latifolia
'Brantwood'
(Great
Bellflower)
Z4.Ht.3ft.,sp.1ft.Beautiful
shade of soft violet blue fairly large bells along upright sturdy
stems.Summer.Moist,
ordinary soil.
Sun to part shade.
CAMPANULA makaschvilii (Bellflower)
Z5?
Ht.18in.,sp.18in. Recent cultivation. White or pale pink lined with
deep
pink bells along arching stems with heart shaped
foliage at base.Said
to
be similar to C.alliarifolia.Late summer.Moist, ordinary soil. Sun to
part
shade. Foliage flushed with purple on
the edges in the fall.
CAMPANULA persicifolia 'New
Giant
Hybs' (Peach-leaved Bellflower)
Z3.Ht.2ft.,sp.1ft.
Evergreen clump of thin long leaves at base with upright stems bearing
either white or china blue bells
along the stems. Long lived.Self
seeds.Easy
to grow. Summer.Moist, ordinary soil. Sun to Part shade.
CAMPANULA takesimana (Korean
Bellflower)
Z5.Ht.3ft.
Heart
shaped
foliage at base with arching stems bearing large bells of pale pink on
outside and spotted wine inside.
Late summer to fall.Long blooming in
semi
shade. Moist, humus enriched soil. Fast spreader and probably invasive.
CAMPANULA takesimana 'Alba' (Korean
Bellflower)
Z5.3ft.Similar
to
above
but with white bells and maroon inside. Same habit as above.
CAMPANULA trachelium (Nettle-leaved
Bellflower)
Z3.Ht.2.5ft.,sp.1.5ft.Soft
violet blue starry bells.Late summer. Semi shade. Ordinary garden
soil but appreciates moisture in
hot summer.Tough
and easy.
CENTAUREA hypoleuca 'John
Coutts'
(Cornflower)
Z5.Ht.18in.,sp.2ft.Pink
thistle like blooms. Late spring to fall.Long bloomer if kept
deadheaded.
Sun.Ordinary but well drained
garden soil 0n dry side. Drought tolerant.
CORYDALIS
elata
Z5.Ht.12in.,sp.15in.Finely
divided but thicker foliage similar to above with bright blue larger
blossoms
on more upright stems.
Woodlander.Late spring to summer. Part shade (sun in am) to
light shade.Moist
humus enriched soil. Much easier to grow than flexuosa as
supposedly more
heat
tolerant and blooms later and longer. Very fragrant!
CORYDALIS flexuosa 'China
Blue'
Z6.Ht.6in.,sp.15in.Grey-green
ferny foliage lying close to the ground with bright blue long spurs
along the stems.
Woodlander.
Late
spring to early summer.Semi shade to shade. Moist humus enriched
soil.Will
go dormant in prolonged heat.
DELPHINUM elata 'Pacific
Giants
Mixed'
Z3.Same
as above but in mixture of colours ranging from deep violet to white,
some
with dark eye and some with white
eye ("bee").
DIANTHUS x 'First Love'
Z3.Ht.15in.,sp.15in.
Blooms start out in white then turning to shades of pink. Fragrant.
Late
spring to fall, if kept
deadheaded. Sun. Ordinary well drained soil.
DIANTHUS gratianopolitanus
'Tiny
Rubies' (Cheddar Pink)
Z3.Ht.6in.,sp.15in.
Compact mound with rosy pink semi double blossoms. Late spring.Sun.
Ordinary
well drained soil.
DIANTHUS plumaris 'Old
Fashioned
Mix' (Garden Pink)
Z3.Ht.12in.,sp.2ft.
Grassy bluish-green foliage in loose mound.Evergreen. Mixed colours of
single or double fragrant blooms.
DICENTRA spectabilis
(Old
Fashioned Bleeding Heart)
Z3.Ht.3ft.,sp.4ft.Pendulant
heart shaped blossoms in pink with white tip along arching stems above
toothed divided green
foliage. Elegant plant. Late spring.Semi-shade to
shade.Moist humus enriched soil.Goes dormant in heat of summer.
DICENTRA spectabilis 'Alba' (Old
Fashioned Bleeding Heart)
Z3.Same
as above but
in all white blossoms.
DIGITALIS purpurea (Common
Foxglove)
Z4.Ht.3-5ft.,sp.15in.
Various shades of pink and white with maroon spots inside large tubular
blooms along tall stems. Beloved
cottage plant. Biennal.Early summer.
Semi
shade or part shade. Moist, humus enriched soil. Profilic self seeder.
DODECATHEON pulchellum (Few
Flowered Shooting Star)
Z4. Ht.5in.,sp.6in.
Dainty rosy purple cyclamen like blooms. Leathery thick
leaves.Spring.Woodlander.Part shade, no afternoon
sun.Moist but
well
drained soil. Doesn't appreciate wet in summer when it goes dormant.
ECHINACEA purpurea 'Magnus' (Purple
Coneflower)
Z3.
Ht.3ft.,sp.1.5ft.
Daisy like blooms in deep rose with brown cast and maroon center on
sturdy
stalks. Late summer. Sun.
Ordinary garden soil.
ECHINACEA purpurea 'White
Swan'
(White
Coneflower)
Z3.
Ht.2.5ft.,sp.1.5ft.
Same habit as above but with white and greenish gold cone.
ERIGERON hybrida 'Jewel
Mixed'
(Fleabane)
Z3.
Ht.2ft.,sp.18in.Orchid
pink daisy like blooms with yellow center. Summer. Sun. Ordinary garden
soil. Good cut flower.
GERANIUM himalayense
'Birch's
Double' (Cranesbill)
Z4.
Ht.12in.,sp.1.5ft.
Soft violet double blooms on wiry stems. Spreads slowly.Late
spring.Part
shade.Moist, humus enriched
but well drained soil.
GERANIUM oxonianum 'Rose
Clair'
(Cranesbill)
Z4.Ht.12in.,sp.2.5ft.Rich
pink blooms on wiry stems. Nice colour.Spreads fairly quick.Late spring
to fall. Sun to semi shade.
Moist well drained soil.Low maintenance.
GERANIUM sangenium 'Max
Frei'
(Bloody
Cranesbill)
Z3.Ht.7in.,sp.2ft.Rich
violet red blooms on mound of dark green foliage. Spring to summer,
sometimes
into fall. Semi shade.
Moist well drained soil. Another low maintenance
plant.
HELENIUM 'Wyndley' (Helen's
Flower)
Z3.Ht.2-3ft.,sp.18in.
Copper and orange daisy like blooms with brown cone.Summer to fall.
Sun.
Moisture retentive fertile soil.
HELIOPSIS helianthoides
'Venus'
(False Sunflower)
Z3.Ht.30-36in.,sp.15in.
Bright golden yellow double daisy like blooms with dark gold center.
Strong
stems. Great cut flower.
Late summer to fall.Sun.
Ordinary garden soil.
Reliable.
HELIOPSIS helianthoides 'Summer
Sun' (False
Sunflower)
Z3.Ht.36 in., sp.18in.
Golden yellow single daisy like blooms. Late summer to fall. Sun.
Ordinary garden soil. Reliable.
HEMEROCALLIS 'Alqua' (Daylily)
Z2-3.Ht.2ft.,sp.3ft.Soft
cream with lavender cast and purple eyezone.Summer.Sun to part
shade.Most
garden soils except wet.
HEMEROCALLIS 'Black Eyes' (Daylily)
As above. About
28in.tall.Lavender-violet
with dark violet eyezone.
HEMEROCALLIS
'Chicago Petticoats'
As above. 24in.tall, sp.3ft.Soft
pink with pale pink
mid-rib and bright golden throat.Ruffled edges.
HEMEROCALLIS
'Little Fantastic' (Daylily)
As above. About 20 in.tall. Bright rose pink with pale
pink & yellow bands and green throat. Ruffled edges.
HEMEROCALLIS
'Little Grapette' (Daylily)
As above. 12-14in.tall,
sp.3ft. Deep grape with deeper purple band and greenish-yellow throat.
Excellent plant.
HEMEROCALLIS
'Piano Man' (Daylily)
As above. 28 in.tall.
Cream yellow with gorgeous shade of purple-plum eyes and greenish
throat. Ruffled edges.
HEMEROCALLIS 'Prairie Blue
Eyes'
(Daylily)
As above.28in.tall,
3ft.sp.Similar to Black
Eyes
but in softer lavender tone;5.5in.wide blooms.
HEMEROCALLIS
'Rose Festival' (Daylily)
As
above.32in.tall,3ft.sp.Dusty rose pink with white mid-rib band and deep
pink-red eyezone with greenish yellow throat.
Large blooms.Ruffled edges.
HEMEROCALLIS 'Swirling
Waters'
(Daylily)
Just under
2ft.tall.Rosy
violet-blue and white with yellow throat. 6in.wide. Beautiful shade of
colour!
HEPTICA 'Blue Form' (Liverleaf)
Z4.Ht.6in.,sp.6in.
Tiny blossoms in lavender blue. Early spring.Woodlander.Semi shade.
Moist,
humus enriched soil. A beauty.
HEUCHERELLA 'Dayglow Pink'
(PPAF)(Foamy
Bells)
Z4.Ht.18in.,sp.15in.Beautiful
cultivar.Cross between heuchera (coral bells) and tiarella
(foamflower).Tiny
bells in a plume form
starting out in rosy pink then to pink. Maple
like
green foliage with chocolate inlay at base in mound form.
Woodlander.Late
spring to
summer.Long bloomer. Sun to part shade.Humus enriched well
drained
soil.
HEUCHERELLA 'Viking Ships'
(PPAF)(Foamy
Bells)
Z4.Similar to above
in coral pink.Just as lovely!
HOSTA 'Patriot' (Plantain
Lily)
Z2.Green with wide
margin of white.Lavender blooms. Summer.Part shade.Sun
tolerant.Moisture
retentive soil.
IRIS Mixed Colors (Tall
bearded Iris)
Z3.Ht.3ft.,sp.1ft.Mixed colours. Early summer. Sun to
part
shade. Well drained ordinary soil.
IRIS 'Sarah Taylor' (Dwarf
Bearded iris)
Z3.Ht.10in.,sp.8in.Yellow
with blue beard.Late spring.Blooms end when tall bearded iris begin.
Sun
to part shade. Well drained
ordinary soil.
IRIS 'Tinkerbell' (Dwarf
bearded
Iris)
Z3.
Ht.8in.,sp.8in.Bright
blue self. Late spring. Sun to part shade. Well drained ordinary soil.
IRIS ensata 'Mount Fujyama' (Japanese
iris)
Z4.Ht.2.5-3ft.,sp.14in.
Large white blooms. Summer.Sun to part shade. Moisture retentive humus
enriched acidic soil. Detests
any trace of lime. Beautiful and elegant
plant.
IRIS siberica Mixed Colors (Siberian
Iris)
Z3. Ht.2ft.,sp.3ft.
Lovely shade of soft blue, white or pink. Late spring. Sun to part
shade. Moist well
drained
soil. Easy to grow and long lived.
KNIPHOFIA 'Alcazar' (Red
Hot
Poker)
Z5.Ht.3ft.,sp.3ft.Red
with orange cast and yellow at base of poker shaped blooms above grass
like foliage. Summer. Sun. Moist,
well drained enriched soil. Detests
winter
wet. Mulch well to over winter well.
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