Perennials
L-Z
LEUCANTHEMUM x superbum
'Sunny Side Up' (Shasta Daisy)
Z4.Ht.2ft.,sp.20in.
Large
semi-double white daisy like blooms with beautiful bright yellow center
with
cream edges
around the center. Sturdy stems. Great plant! Summer to
fall.
Sun. Moist ordinary well drained soil.
LIATRIS spicata
'Callilepsis' (Gayfeather)
Z3.
Ht.2ft.,sp.1.5ft. Lavender
lacy plumes on upright stems. Summer.Sun to part shade. Moist well
drained
soil.
LIGULARIA stenocaphala 'The
Rocket'
Z4.
Ht.5ft.,sp.3ft.Golden yellow daisy like blooms in bottle brush form on
tall sturdy somewhat arching stalks. Large
blue green foliage with
reddish black underneath and toothed edges at base. Gorgeous plant.
Late summer. Semi shade to
shade. Detests hot
sun. Will wilt in morning sun and then recover in the shade.Moisture
retentive
humus enriched soil.
LILIUM asiatic (Asiatic
lily)
Z2.Ht.3ft.,sp.1ft.White
with pink mid-rib band.Summer.Sun.Well drained ordinary soil.
LILIUM asiatic 'Amarone' (Asiatic
lily)
Z2.Ht.3ft.,sp.1ft.
Wine-red
blooms. Color doesn't fade. Summer.Sun.Well drained ordinary soil.
LILIUM asiatic 'Aphrodite' (Asiatic
Lily)
Z3.Ht.3ft.,sp.1ft.
Soft
salmon pink double blooms. Pollenless. Summer.Sun. Well drained
ordinary soil.
LILIUM asiatic 'Lativa' (Asiatic
lily)
Z3.Ht.3ft.,sp.1ft.
Yellow
blooms with maroon-black semi-solid or heavily speckled center. Summer.
Sun.Well
drained soil.
LILIUM orientale
'Casablanca' (Oriental Lily)
Z4.Ht.5ft.,sp.15in.
Pure
white outfacing flowers including all white spots. Strong stems. Highly
fragrant.
Late summer to
early fall. Sun. Well drained ordinary soil enriched
with bonemeal. A real
beauty!
LILIUM
orientale 'Farolito' (Oriental
Lily)
Z4.Ht.16in.,sp.15in. Hot
pink with dark pink spots and white center. Dwarf form. Highly
fragrant. Summer. Sun. Well
drained ordinary soil enriched with
bonemeal.
LILIUM orientale
'Starfighter' (Oriental Lily)
Z4. Ht.4ft.,sp.15in.
Deep
pinkish red with red spots and white edges. Strong stems. Highly
fragrant. Late summer to
early fall. Sun. Well drained ordinary soil
enriched with bonemeal.
LYNCHIS arkwrightii
Z5.Ht.12in.,sp.10in?
Tomato
red with orange hue blooms. Summer. Sun. Ordinary but well drained soil.
MYOSOTIS scorpioides (Water
Forget-Me-Not)
Z5.Ht.12in.,sp.3ft.
Tiny
sky blue blooms with yellow eye over a mat of leaves and stems hugging
ground.Spring
to fall.
Semi shade. Will stop blooming in hot weather. Likes to be
kept
cool. Moisture retentive soil.
NEPETA transcaucisca 'Blue
Infinity' (Catmint)
Z3.Ht.40in.,sp.4ft.
Tall
wands of soft violet-blue profuse blooms. Summer to fall. Long bloomer.
Sun.
Ordinary, well
drained soil.
PAEONIA lactiflora hybrid
'Akashigata' (Peony)
Z2.Ht.3ft.,sp.3ft.
Fuschia
pink with yellow stamens. Japanese type.Sun to part shade. Deep humus
enriched moist soil.
PAEONIA lactiflora hybrid
'Angel Cheeks' (Peony)
Z2. Ht.3ft.,sp.3ft.
Soft
cameo pink with light pink in center. Bomb type.
PAPAVER orientale 'Raspberry Queen' (Oriental Poppy)
Z4.Ht.2-2.5ft.,sp.3ft. Large beautiful
bright rose pink
blooms with black splotches at base. Summer. Sun to part shade.
Ordinary
well drained soil. Detests winter wet.
PAPAVER orientale
'Teurkenlouis' (Oriental Poppy)
Z4.As above but in
brilliant
orange red fringed blooms with black splotches at base.
PENNISETUM alpoecuroides (Fountain
Grass)
Z5.Ht.2.5ft.,sp.30in.
Long
delicate blades in clump form. Tan bottlebrush at top in fall starting
out
in reddish pink.
Foliage turns from green to gold in fall and tan in
winter.
Sun. Ordinary garden soil. Classic ornamental grass.Especially nice
in
late fall and winter.
PHLOX arendsii 'Sabine' (Phlox)
Z3.Ht.2ft.,sp.2ft.
Lilac
blooms with blue eye. Flower size is smaller than garden
phlox.Summer.Sun to part shade.
Moisture retentive enriched soil.
Mildew resistant.
PHLOX paniculata 'Laura' (Garden
Phlox)
Z3.Ht.3ft.,sp.2ft. Medium purple
blooms
with
white star in center. Summer. Long bloomer.Sun to part shade. Moist,
humus
enriched well drained soil. Mildew resistant.
PHLOX
paniculata 'Red Magic' (Garden
Phlox)
Z3.Ht.28in.,sp.24in.
Beautiful dark red blooms. Summer to fall. Long bloomer. Sun to part
shade. Moist, humus enriched,
well drained soil. Mildew resistant.
PLATYCODON grandiflorus
'Hakone Blue' (Balloon Flower)
Z3.Ht.2ft.,sp.1ft. Japanese double
flowered
form in purplish blue. Summer. Part shade. Moist enriched soil. May
need
staking. Fine cutflower. Emerges late in the spring so mark it
accordingly.
PRIMULA
chungensis
Z5-6.Ht.2.5ft.,sp.1ft.Pale orange flowers in 2 to 5
whorls above tall stems;candelabra type. Summer. Part shade.Moist,
humus enriched soil.
PRIMULA elatior (Oxlip
Primrose)
Z5.Ht.12in.,sp.12in.
Lemon
yellow with orange eye in clusters on top of upright short stalks with
hairy
forest green foliage
at base. Woodlander.Early spring. Semi shade to
shade.
Moisture retentive humus enriched soil.Fragrant. Will self seed where
happy.
PRIMULA elatior hybrids (Hybrid
Oxlip Primrose)
As above but in
various colours ranging from light copper to rose pink, all with
distinctive eye. Some are fragrant.
PRIMULA florindae (Tibetan
Giant Cowslip Primrose)
Z5.Ht.2ft.,sp.20in.
Bright
lemon yellow with white eye nodding blooms in a cluster atop tall
sturdy
stems with long leaves
at base. Woodlander or waterside. Early
summer.Semi shade to shade. Moisture retentive humus enriched soil.
PRIMULA florindae 'Red
Shades' (Hybrid Tibetan Giant Cowslip Primrose)
Z5.Ht.24in.,sp.20in.
As
above but in various colours ranging from apricot to orange and red.
PRIMULA japonica
'Practimischung' (Japanese Primrose)
Z4.Ht.22in.,sp.1ft.
Candelabra
primrose in shades of pink, white and carmine. Woodland or
waterside.Late spring. Part
shade. Moisture retentive humus enriched
soil.Will self seed where happy.
PRIMULA
sieboldii,Mixed Hybrids (Japanese Star Primrose)
Z4.Ht.12in.,sp.1.5ft.
Mostly pink shades. Hairy foliage. Easy to grow. Multiplies fairly
quickly. Goes dormant in summer.
Late spring to early summer.Light shade in moist humus enriched soil.
PRIMULA veris (Cowslip
Primrose)
Z4.Ht.10in.,sp.8in.Nodding
canary yellow blooms on cluster atop stalks.Woodlander. Spring. Part
shade to semi shade.
Moist humus enriched soil but adaptable to various
conditions as long as level of moisture is maintained.Self seed where
happy.
A wonderful sunny wildflower.
PRIMULA vulgaris 'Eugenia' (Hybrid
English Primrose)
Z4.Ht.4in.,sp.12.in.
Beautiful double blooms in medium blue. Late spring. Semi shade to
shade. Moist humus enriched soil.
Available in mid-June.
PRIMULA vulgaris 'Red
Velvet' (Hybrid English Primrose)
Z5.Ht.4in.,sp.12in.
Beautiful
double blooms in scarlet red with yellow eye. Highly textured deep
green
foliage with interesting
bronze edges. Late spring. Semi shade to
shade.
Moist humus enriched soil.
PRIMULA vulgaris 'Paragon' (Hybrid English Primrose)
Z5.Ht.4in.,sp.12in.
Beautiful double blooms in bright pink. Late spring. Semi-shade to
shade. Moist humus enriched soil.
Available in mid-June.
PULMONARIA angustifolia
'Azurea' (Lungwort)
Z3.Ht.10in.,sp.2ft.
Green
foliage with silver spots with cluster of gorgeous shade of blue
blooms,
starting out in pink for a
short time. Mildew resistant. Fine shade
plant.
Long bloomer. Early to late spring. Semi shade to shade. Moisture
retentive
humus
enriched soil. An older but reliable cultivar.
PULMONARIA (Hybrid Lungwort)
Z4.Ht.12in.,sp.2ft.
Thin medium green
heavily
spotted short leaves along the stems; atop stems are clustered with
fairly
large pink profuse blooms. Long blooming season, flowers at the end of
blooming
turn to blue briefly. Early spring to early summer.
Semi shade to
shade.
Moist humus enriched soil.
SIDALCEA hybrida 'Party
Girl' (Prairie Mallow)
Z5.Ht.3ft.,sp.15in.
Bright
pink mallow like but tiny blooms in hollyhock fashion. Summer. Well
drained
ordinary soil with
some moisture. Sun to part shade.
STOKESIA laevis 'Honeysong
Purple'(PPAF) (Stoke's Aster)
Z5.Ht.12in.,sp.15in.
Large
aster like blooms in gorgeous shade of purple with a hint of red cast.
Summer.Part shade.
Seems to appreciate some light shade in afternoon
sun.
Well drained ordinary soil with some moisture. Gorgeous plant!
THALICTRUM aquigelifolium (Columbine
Meadowrue)
Z5.Ht.3ft.,sp.2.5ft.
Bluish
green foliage resembling columbine with tall stems bearing on top flat
but
abit roundish plumes
of lavender blooms. Summer. Semi shade. Moist,
well
drained humus enriched soil. Meadowrues like cool situations.
THALICTRUM kiusanium (Meadowrue)
Z5.Ht.6in.,sp.18in.
Lacy
foliage with lavender plume like blooms, similar to above, only
smaller.Woodlander. Summer to fall.
Moist,well drained humus enriched
soil. Long bloomer.
THALICTRUM speciosissum (Dusty
Meadowrue)
Z5.Ht.4-5ft.,sp.2ft.
Blue-green
foliage with dense panicles of small blooms in lime-yellow.Summer. Semi
shade.
Moist,
well drained humus enriched soil.
TIARELLA 'Tigerstripe' (Foamflower)
Z4.Ht.10in.,sp.1ft.
Distinctive
dark striped hairy maple like green foliage that changes from green to
mottled
deep pinkish
brown in fall. Small bottlebrush type pink blooms.
Woodlander.Spring.Part
shade. Well drained humus enriched soil.
TRADESCANTIA 'Bilberry Ice' (Spiderwort)
Z3.Ht.20in.,sp.20in.
Grass
like bluish green foliage;beautiful white blooms with lavender blush in
the
center. Part shade.
Summer.Moist humus enriched soil.
VERONICASTRUM virginicum
'Temptation' (Culver's Root)
Z3.Ht.4ft.,sp.15in.
Tall
vertical stalks with violet pink blooms in spiked form. Late summer to
fall.
Sun to part shade. Moist
well drained ordinary soil. Great background
plant
in group.
VINCA
major 'Illumination' P.P.#12132 (Big Periwinkle)
Z5-6? Ground cover,
trailing stems 18" long.Space: 15-18in. Trailing stems bearing lovely
variegated green and creamy yellow
leaves opposite one another along
the stems. Blue flowers. Midspring to fall. Sun to partial shade.
Ordinary but moderately fertile soil.
Makes fine ground cover,
hanging baskets, over window boxes or potted.
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