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Perennials

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FLOWER
COLOR

BLOOM
TIME

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS

YARROW

Achillea spp.

3

12-24"

SUN

WHITE, PINK,YELLOW, RED

JUNE-AUGUST

Drought tolerant

YARROW Wooly

Achillea tomentosa

3

8"

SUN

YELLOW

JUNE-AUGUST

Drought tolerant

MONKSHOOD

Aconitum napellus

3

24-36"

PART SHADE-SHADE

BLUE, PURPLE

JUNE-JULY

Grows well in shade

HOLLYHOCK

Alcea rosea

3

72-96"

SUN

WHITE, PINK,YELLOW, RED, PURPLE

JUNE-AUGUST

Drought tolerant, endures hot conditions

LADY'S MANTLE Alchemilla mollis

2

14-18"

PART SHADE-SHADE

YELLOW

JUNE-JULY

Good for shade gardening

WIND FLOWER

Anemone spp.

5

24-36"

PART SHADE-SHADE

PINK, WHITE

*MAY-JUNE OR SEPT.- OCT

Flowers well in shade.  Spring and fall blooming varieties.

COLUMBINE

Aquilegia spp.

3

18-36"

PART SHADE-SHADE

WHITE, PINK,YELLOW, RED, PURPLE

MAY-JUNE

Several Utah Natives

ROCK CRESS

Arabis caucasica

3

6"

SUN

PURPLE, WHITE

APRIL-MAY

Good early spring color

SANDWORT

Arenaria montana

3

4-6"

SUN

WHITE

APRIL-MAY

 

THRIFT

Armeria maritima

3

6-12"

SUN

WHITE, PINK

APRIL-JUNE

 

ARTEMISIA (Hardy Dusty Miller)

Artemisia stelleriana

3

12"

SUN

NOT IMPORTANT

NOT IMPORTANT

Drought tolerant, excellent plant for borders

ARTEMISIA, SILVER MOUND

Artemisia schmidtiana

3

6-12"

SUN

NOT IMPORTANT

NOT IMPORTANT

Drought tolerant, works well for borders and rock gardens

ASTER, ALPINE

Aster alpinus

3

12-15"

SUN

DEEP PURPLE

MAY-JUNE

 

DAISY MICHAELMAS Aster novi-belgii

5

10-15"

SUN

LAVANDER

SEPT-OCT

Great fall color

ASTER, FRIKARTS

Aster frikartii

4

24"

SUN

BLUE, LAVANDER

SEPT-OCT

Great fall color

ASTILBE/FALSE SPIRAEA

Astilbe x arendsii

4

24"

PART SHADE-SHADE

PINK, RED, WHITE

JUNE-JULY

Needs moist soil high in organic matter

ROCKCRESS, PURPLE

 Aubrieta x cultorum

4

4-6"

SUN

PURPLE

APRIL-MAY

Great early spring color.  Use in combination with creeping phlox.

BASKET OF GOLD

Aurinia saxatilis

3

8-12"

SUN

YELLOW

APRIL-MAY

Another plant with excellent early spring color.  Use with creeping phlox and rockcress.

DAISY, ENGLISH

Bellis perennis

3

4"

PART SHADE-SHADE

WHITE, PINK,YELLOW, RED, PURPLE

APRIL-MAY

Biennial, great for shade and early spring color.

BERGENIA, HEARTLEAF Bergenia cordifolia

3

12-18"

PART SHADE-SHADE

RED, PINK

APRIL-MAY

Good for the shade garden.

CAMPANULA, (Bellflower) BLUE/WHITE CLIPS Campanula carpatica

3

6-8"

SUN

WHITE, BLUE

JUNE-JULY

Awesome mid-summer color in white and blue.  Great for borders and rock gardens.

CAMPANULA (Clustered Bellflower)

Campanula 'Superba'

3

18-24"

SUN

VIOLET

JUNE-JULY

 

CAMPANULA (Peachleaf Bellflower)

Campanula persicifolia

3

24-36"

SUN

BLUE, WHITE

JUNE-JULY

 

CUPID'S DART

Catanache caerulea

3

24"

SUN

LAVANDER

JUNE-JULY

 

BACHELOR'S BUTTON Centaurea montana

3

12-18"

SUN

BLUE

MAY-JUNE

 

JUPITER'S BEARD Centranthus ruber

5

24-36"

SUN

RED

MAY-JUNE

Drought tolerant, very popular true red perennial.

SNOW IN SUMMER Cerastium tomentosum

3

8"

SUN-PART SHADE

WHITE

JUNE-JULY

Used as a ground cover, great early summer color.

PLUMBAGO

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

5

12-18"

PART SHADE

DARK BLUE

JULY-SEPT

Also often used as a ground cover.  Flowers in late summer and fall.

LILLY OF THE VALLEY Convallaria majalis

3

12-24"

PART SHADE-SHADE

WHITE

MAY

Good shade ground cover plant.  Has fragrant flowers.

COREOPSIS, SUNRAY

Coreopsis grandiflora

4

12-24"

SUN

YELLOW

JUNE-AUG

Marigold-like flowers.  Very long bloom period.  Shows some drought tolerance.

COREOPSIS, THREADLEAF

Coreopsis verticillata

4

12-24"

SUN

YELLOW

JUNE-AUG

Fern-like foliage.  Very long bloom period.

COREOPSIS, MOONBEAM

Coreopsis 'Moonbeam'

4

12-24"

SUN

YELLOW

JUNE-AUG

Former perennial plant of the year.  Very long bloom tome.

DELPHINIUM, MAGIC FOUNTAINS

Delphinium elatum

3

30-36"

PART SHADE-SHADE

BLUE,WHITE, LAVANDER

MAY-JUNE

 

ICEPLANT Delosperma spp.

5

2-3"

SUN

YELLOW, PINK,PURPLE

JUNE-AUGUST

Very showy daisy-like flowers.  Needs well drained soil to thrive.  Very drought tolerant.

DELPHINIUM, BLUE ELF Delphinium grandiflorum

3

12-18"

PART SHADE-SHADE

BLUE

JUNE-JULY

 

DAINTHUS, SWEET WILLIAM

Dianthus barbatus

4

8-12"

SUN-PART SHADE

WHITE, PINK, RED

APRIL-JUNE

Long bloom period.  Has been planted for generations in flower gardens.  Short lived perennial.

DAINTHUS, HARDY CARNATION

Dianthus caryophyllus

5-6

12-18"

SUN-PART SHADE

WHITE, PINK, RED, YELLOW

JUNE-AUGUST

Flowers work well if floral arrangements.

DAINTHUS, MAIDEN PINKS

Dianthus deltoides

3

4-6"

SUN-PART SHADE

RED, PINK

MAY-JUNE

Can be used as a border plant.

DAINTHUS, CHEDDAR PINK

Dianthus gratanopolitanus

3

4-12"

SUN-PART SHADE

PINK

JUNE-JULY

Can be used as a border plant.

DAINTHUS, COTTAGE PINK Dianthus plumarius

4

12"

SUN-PART SHADE

RED, PINK

MAY-JUNE

Can be used as a border plant.

DIANTHUS, STRAWBERRY PARFAIT Dianthus chinensis 'Strawberry Parfait'

5

12"

SUN-PART SHADE

RED

MAY-JULY

Very good color with a long bloom time and a fast growth rate.  Helps get perennial gardens started.

DIANTHUS, RASPBERRY PARFAIT

Dianthus chinensis 'Raspberry Parfait'

5

12"

SUN-PART SHADE

PINK

MAY-JULY

Very good color with a long bloom time and a fast growth rate.  Helps get perennial gardens started.

DAINTHUS, TELSTAR Dianthus 'Telstar'

4

6-12"

SUN-PART SHADE

RED, WHITE, PINK

MAY-JULY

Very good color with a long bloom time and a fast growth rate.  Helps get perennial gardens started.

BLEEDING-HEART, FERNLEAF

Dicentra eximia

3

12"

PART SHADE-SHADE

WHITE

APRIL-JUNE

Great for full shade.  Very delicate fern-like foliage.

BLEEDING HEART Dicentra spectabilis

3

24-36"

PART SHADE-SHADE

PINK

APRIL-JUNE

Grown for many generations, prefers full shade.  Great spring and early summer color.

FOXGLOVE

Digitalis purpurea

4

36-48"

SUN-PART SHADE

RED, PINK, YELLOW, WHITE

APRIL-MAY

Very good foundation plant and gives good spring color.

LEOPARDSBANE Doronicum cordatum

4

12-18"

PART SHADE

YELLOW

MAY-JUNE

Daisy-like yellow flowers.  Great for shadier areas and early spring color.

CONEFLOWER, PURPLE/WHITE

Echinacea purpurea

3

30-48"

SUN

PURPLE, WHITE

JULY-OCTOBER

Very drought tolerant late summer early fall blooming plant.  Has purple, or white daisy-like flowers.  Magnus is an excellent variety.

FLEABANE Erigeron x hybrids

3

12-24"

SUN

WHITE, PURPLE, YELLOW, PINK

JUNE-JULY

 

WALLFLOWER

Erysimum linifolium

5

12-24"

SUN

PURPLE, YELLOW

JULY-AUGUST

 

CUSHION SPURGE Euphorbia polychroma

3

12-18"

SUN

YELLOW

MARCH-MAY

 

BLANKET FLOWER Gallardia x grandiflora

3

12-18"

SUN

YELLOW, RED

JULY-SEPT

Very drought tolerant.  Blooms mid to late summer with red and yellow daisy-like flowers.

SWEET WOODRUFF Gallium odoratum

4

6-10"

PART SHADE-SHADE

WHITE

APRIL-MAY

Very pretty, fragrant white flowers in spring.  Excellent shade ground cover.

WHIRLING BUTTHERFLIES

Gaura lindheimeri

5

30-36"

SUN

PINK, WHITE

JUNE-SEPT

Very long bloom period and very drought tolerant when established.

CRANESBILL

Geranium spp.

4

6-18"

SUN-PART SHADE

WHITE, PINK, LAVANDER

*MAY-JULY

Popular late spring/early summer blooming plant.  Can be used as a ground cover or as a border plant.

Geum

Geum hybrids

5

12-24"

SUN

RED, YELLOW

MAY-JUNE

 

BABY'S BREATH Gypsophylia paniculata

4

24-36"

SUN

WHITE, PINK

JUNE-JULY

Beautiful white or pink flowers can be dried and used in floral arrangements.

BABY'S BREATH, CREEPING

Gypsophylia repens

4

8-12"

SUN

WHITE, PINK

JUNE-JULY

 

FALSE SUNFLOWER Helianthus x multiflorus

5

36-60"

SUN

YELLOW

JULY-SEPT

 

DAY LILLY

Hemerocallis spp.

3-4

24-36"

SUN

YELLOW, ORANGE, PINK, RED, PURPLE

*JUNE-AUG

Grown for generations.  Good for borders  or as specimen plants in the flower garden.

DAYLILY, STELLA D' ORO Hemerocallis spp

3

18-24"

SUN

ORANGE

JUNE-AUGUST

The most popular daylily. Has a longer bloom time than other daylilies and nice orange color.

CORAL BELLS, PALACE PURPLE

Heuchera micrantha

(3)4

12-18"

PART SHADE-SHADE

WHITE WITH RED FOLIAGE

JUNE-JULY

Former perennial plant of the year.  Great for shady situations.

CORAL BELLS

Huechera sanguinea

(3)4

12-18"

PART SHADE-SHADE

WHITE, PINK, RED

JUNE-JULY

 

HOSTA

Hosta spp.

3

24-36"

PART SHADE-SHADE

WHITE, LAVANDER PURLPLE

JULY

Comes in many varieties.  Many variegated forms.  Also bluish and yellow leafed forms.

CHAMELEON PLANT Houttuynia cordata

4

6-12"

SUN-PART SHADE

WHITE WITH GREEN & PINK VARIEGATED FOLIAGE

JUNE

Often used as an aquatic plant.  Very attractive foliage.

ST. JOHN'S WORT Hypericum calycinum

4

6-12"

SUN-PART SHADE

YELLOW

JUNE-AUGUST

Often used as a ground cover.  Has excellent, yellow, mid-summer flowers.

CANDYTUFT

Iberis sempervirens

4

6-12"

SUN

WHITE

APRIL-MAY

Great spring flowers.  Use in combination with creeping phlox.

IRIS, BEARDED

Iris hybrids

4

24-36"

SUN

YELLOW, WHITE,  PURPLE

MAY-JUNE

 

IRIS, SIBERIAN

Iris sibirica

4

24-36"

SUN

VIOLET-BLUE

MAY-JUNE

 

IRIS, VARIEGATED

Iris variegata

4

18-24"

SUN

VIOLET BLUE

MAY-JUNE

Very good specimen plant.  Flowers have a very light grape scent.

RED HOT POKER, Kniphofia hybrids

5

24-36"

SUN

YELLOW, RED

JUNE-JULY

Native of Africa, very drought tolerant and has good mid-summer flowers.  Use as a foundation or specimen plant.

SPOTTED DEADNETTLE

 Lamium maculatum

4

4-6"

PART SHADE-SHADE

WHITE, PINK

APRIL-JUNE

Very good shade ground cover.  Has delicate, but very pretty light pink or white flowers.

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