type Common Category Variety LATIN Secondary AVG. hght AVG. wdth BLOOM SEASON  Flower COLOR EXPOSURE Foliage Fall Color Special Features Shape SOIL climate attracts fragrant cut flowers ground cover rock garden
perennial Dragon Fly Mix Columbine   Aquilegia 'Dragon Fly'   18-36 inch   18 inch   01 Spring Assorted Colors  Semi-Shade     Fine textured, fern-like foliage and large upright flowers. X       butterflies   cut flowers    
perennial Bath's Pink Cheddar Pink   Dianthus gratianapolitanus 'Bath's Pink'   9-12 inch   12 inch 01 Spring Pink  Full Sun     Fragrant, soft pink fringed flowers tough, easy to grow x X X         fragrant   ground cover rock garden
perennial Candy Stripe Creeping Phlox   Phlox subulata 'Candy Stripe''   8 inch   12 inch   01 Spring Pink and White  Full Sun     Low growing plant with pink and white flowers x X       butterflies     ground cover rock garden
perennial Cranesbill Geranium   Geranium Cranesbill   9-12 inch   12 inch   01 Spring Purple  Full Sun     Mounding, easy to grow plant with purple flowers x X           cut flowers   rock garden
perennial Red Wings Creeping Phlox   Phlox subulata'Red Wings'   8 inch   12 inch   01 Spring Red Full Sun     Iow growing plant with bright red flowers x       butterflies     ground cover rock garden
perennial Pink Bleeding Heart   Dicentra spectabilis   18-36 inch   36 inch   01 Spring Rose-White  Semi-Shade     Arching sprays of rose and white "heart" shaped blooms x X       butterflies   cut flowers    
perennial White Nancy Spotted Nettle   Lamium macuIatum 'White Nancy   12 inch1  18 inch   01 Spring White  Semi-Shade     I handsome silver foliage edged green, showy white flowers X ' X     heat tolrnt       ground cover rock garden
perennial Dwarf Yellow Iris   Iris Dwarf Yellow   6 inchl  10 inch 01 Spring Yellow Full Sun     Golden yellow spring flowers over dwarf plant x       butterflies   cut flowers    
perennial Basket of Gold   Aurinia   8-12 inch   12 inch   01 Spring Yellow Full Sun     Clusters of canary yellow flowers x X             ground cover rock garden
perennial Bowles Vinca   Vinca minor 'Bowles'   12 inch  36 inch  02 Spring-Summer Blue Shade     Evergreen trailing vine with bright blue flowers x X             ground cover rock garden
perennial Palace Purple Coral Bells .   Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple'   2  feet   2  feet   02 Spring-Summer White  Semi-Shade     1991 perennial plant of the year. Small white flowers x             ground cover rock garden
perennial Bellflower   Campanula   6-12 inch   12 inch   03 Spring-FaII Assorted Colors  Full Sun     Bell shaped flowers in assorted colors and sizes x       butterflies        
perennial White Baby's 'Breath   Gypsophila sp.   2-3  feet  7-3  feet   03 Spring-FaII White  Full Sun     Time white flowers over gray-green foliage, ideal cut flower x X         fragrant cut flowers    
perennial Early Sunrise Coreopsis   Coreopsis grandiflora 'Early Sunrise'   1-2  feet   2  feet   03 Spring-FaII Yellow Full Sun     Bright yellow semi-double flowers x     heat tolrnt butterflies   cut flowers    
perennial Bronze Beauty Ajuga   Ajuga 'Bronze Beauty'   4-12 inch   24 inch   04 Late Spring Blue  Semi-Shade     Metallic bronze foliage with bright blue flower spikes x X         fragrant   ground cover  
perennial Red Peony   Paeonia   2  feet   2  feet   04 Late Spring Red Full Sun     Bold darkgreen foliage with crimson red flowers x x       butterflies   cut flowers    
perennial Burgundy Glow Ajuga   Ajuga reptans'Burgundy Glow'   4-1 2 inch  24 inch 04 Late Spring Violet  Semi-Shade     Multi colored foliage of white, pink, rose and green x x         fragrant   ground cover  
perennial Snow in Summer   Cerastium   6-8 inch   8 inch   05 Late Spring-Early Summer White  Semi-Shade     Silvery foliage and bright white flowers, quick groundcover x X       butterflies     ground cover  
perennial Caesar's Brother Siberian Iris   Iris sibirica 'Caesar's Brother'   36 inch  36 inch 06 Early Summer Violet Blue Sun /Partial Shade     Medium sized, deep violet blue blooms, cold. hardy, x X       butterflies   cut flowers    
perennial Robinsons Mix Chrysanthemum   Chrysanthemum coccinium Robinsons'   1-2  feet   2  feet   07 Summer Assorted Colors  Full Sun     Vivid green foliage with assorted double flowers x X       butterflies   cut flowers    
perennial Blue Balloon Flower   Platycodon grandiflora   3  feet   2  feet   07 Summer Blue  Full Sun     Balloon shaped buds open into star shaped blue flowers                
perennial May Night Salvia   Salvia x superba 'May Night'   18 inch   18 inch   07 Summer Blue  Full Sun     1997 perennial plant of the year. Drought tolerant x X x     heat tolrnt   fragrant     rock garden
perennial Butterfly Pincushion Flower   Scabiosa caucasica 'Butterfly Blue'   12-18 inch   18 inch    07 Summer Lavender Blue  Full Sun     Large, showy, lavender blue flowers over gray-;green foliage x X           cut flowers   rock garden
perennial Moonshine Yarrow   Achillea 'Moonshine'   1-2  feet  2  feet   07 Summer Lemon Yellow  Full Sun     Gray-green aromatic foliage with lemon yellow flowers X X X     heat tolrnt     cut flowers   rock garden
perennial Dwarf Coreopsis   Coreopsis auriculata 'Nana'   2  feet   2  feet   07 Summer Orange-Yellow  Full Sun     Masses of bright, orange-yellow flowers             ground cover rock garden
perennial Paprika Yarrow   Achillea 'Galaxy Paprika'   1-2  feet  2  feet   07 Summer Red Full Sun     Cherry-red flowers mature to pink then creamy yellow x X X     heat tolrnt     cut flowers   rock garden
perennial Thrift   Armeria splendens   6-12 inch   12 inch   07 Summer Red Full Sun     intense red flower heads held above tufts of green foliage             ground cover rock garden
perennial Zing Rose Dianthus   Dianthus 'Zing Rose'   6-12 inch   12 inch   07 Summer Red Sun /Partial Shade     Grass-like mat forming foliage with large, deep red flowers 'X X         fragrant   ground cover rock garden
perennial Dragons Blood Sedum   Sedum Dragons Blood   4 inch   15 inch   07 Summer Red Full Sun     Toothed, purplish leaves with brilliant red flowers x X     heat tolrnt       ground cover rock garden
perennial Magnus Coneflower   Echinacea purpurea'Magnus'   2-3  feet   2  feet 07 Summer Rose  Full Sun     1998 perennial plant of the rear. Rosy colored petals x X x     heat tolrnt butterflies   cut flowers    
perennial Kobold Liatris   Liatris 'Kobold'   2  feet   2  feet 07 Summer Rose-Purple  Full Sun     Tufts of narrow grassy foliage, plumes of rose-purple blooms x X       butterflies   cut flowers    
perennial Sprite Astilbe   Astilbe 'Sprite'   2-3  feet   2  feet   07 Summer Shell Pink  Semi-Shade     1994 perennial plant of the year. Shell pink blooms x X       butterflies   cut flowers    
perennial Sunny Border Blue Speedwell   Veronica 'Sunny Border Blue'   2  feet   2  feet 07 Summer Violet Blue Full Sun     1993 perennial plant of the year. Long lasting blooms X           cut flowers    
perennial Shasta Daisy   Chrysanthemum   2  feet   1-2  feet   07 Summer White  Full Sun     Dark green foliage with white yellow centered flowers x X       butterflies   cut flowers    
perennial Husker Red Beard Tongue   Penstemon digitalis 'Husker R   2-3  feet   18 inch   07 Summer White  Full Sun     1996 perennial plant of the year. Deep maroon foliage x X           cut flowers   rock garden
perennial Astilbe   Astilbe sp.   2-3  feet   2  feet   07 Summer White  Semi-Shade     Plume -like white flowers over fern-like foliage x X       butterflies   cut flowers    
perennial Moonbeam Coreopsis   Coreopsis verticlllata 'Moonbeam'   2  feet  2  feet 07 Summer Yellow Full Sun     1992 perennial plant of the year. Soft yellow blooms x X       butterflies     ground cover  
perennial Lemon Pixie Lily   Lilium asiatic'Lemon Pixie'   12-18 inch   18 inch   07 Summer Yellow Full Sun     Bright yellow flowers, great cut flower x x     heat tolrnt     cut flowers    
perennial Evening Primrose   Oenothera   12 inch   18 inch 07 Summer Yellow Full Sun     Wide lemon yellow blooms open in afternoon, easy care x X X     heat tolrnt butterflies     ground cover rock garden
perennial Black-Eyed Susan   Rudbeckia hirta 'Goldstrum'   3  feet   18 inch   07 Summer Yellow Full Sun     1999 perennial plant of the year. Yellow petals; blackeyed x X     heat tolrnt butterflies   cut flowers    
perennial Verbena   Verbena sp.   12 inch   15 inch  08 Summer-Fall Assorted colors Full Sun     Showy clusters of flowers, drought tolerant x       butterflies       rock garden
perennial Russian Sage   Perovskia atriplicifolia   4  feet   3  feet   09 Late Summer Pale Purple  Full Sun     Clusters of pale purple (lower spikes, sun loving X X         fragrant     rock garden
perennial Professor Kip Aster   Aster 'Professor Kip'   9-12 inch   12 inch   10 Late summer-Fall Blue Full Sun     Bright blue-violet semi-double flowers, dwarf plant x X X     heat tolrnt butterflies   cut flowers    
perennial Purple Dome Aster   Aster 'Purple Dome'   18-24 inch   24 inch   10 Late summer-Fall Blue  Full Sun     Daisy like deep blue flowers with a yellow center x X X     heat tolrnt butterflies   cut flowers    
perennial Autumn joy Sedum   Sedum x 'Autumn joy'   12-24 inch   24 inch 10 Late summer-Fall Pink Full Sun     Light green foliage with dusters of pink flowers, spreading X     heat tolrnt