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Effective Landscape Plants

Perennials • Groundcovers • Vines

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Achillea (Yarrow)

Flat flower clusters in the summer,

lacy foliage. 18-24” x 18-24”

Achillea

Allium (Ornamental Onion)

‘Summer Beauty’ has lavender

globes from summer through fall,

Aquilegia (Columbine)

Colorful flowers in spring to early

summer. Easy to grow.

Asclepias (Milkweed)

Yellow and orange-red flower in

mid-summer, native plant, drought

Aster

‘Professor Kippenburg’ has violet-

blue flowers in late summer

Astilbe

Plumes of flowers in mid to late

summer. 24” x 24” ‘Bridal Veil’

Baptisia (False Indigo)

Indigo-blue, pea-like flowers from

mid to late spring, showy seed-

Coreopsis

Golden daisylike flowers from late

spring through summer.

Allium

Aquilegia Asclepias

Aster Astilbe

Baptisia Coreopsis

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Dianthus (Pinks)

Fragrant flowers throughout the

summer, evergreen foliage.

Drought tolerant. 8-12” x 8-12”

Dianthus

Dicentra (Bleeding Heart)

Pink and white heart shaped

flowers in the spring on arching

Echinacea (Coneflower)

Showy, large flowers in the mid to

late summer. 24-36” x 18-24”

Fern

Athyrium n. Pictum-Painted

Dryopteris erythrosora-Autumn

Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)

Bold, colorful flowers throughout

the summer. Low maintenance,

Gaura (Wandflower)

Delicate looking pink flowers on

tall stems, flowers late spring into

fall. Requires ample moisture.

Geranium

Low growing plants, flowers for a

long period of time. Rozanne has

Hemerocallis (Daylily)

Flowers last a day, grass-like foli-

age. Great choice for tough sites.

Assorted flower colors and

Dicentra

Echinacea Fern

Gaillardia Gaura

Geranium Hemerocallis

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Heuchera (Coral Bells)

Colorful foliage shade plants,

many are evergreen. ‘Caramel’,

‘Coffee Bean’, ‘Palace Purple’,

Heuchera

Hibiscus

Dinner plate sized flowers in the

summer. Thrives in moist sites.

Hosta

Attractive foliage, mounding plants

for shade gardens. Flowers in the

summer. Assorted foliage color

Iris

Beared-Colorful combinations

‘Butter & Sugar’-yellow and white

Lamium

Variegated foliage with summer

Lavandula (Lavender)

Summer flowers atop fragrant

grey green foliage. Drought

Leucanthemum (Daisy)

Shasta daisies, flowers with yellow

centers from spring through fall.

Liatris (Blazing Star)

Tall narrow spikes of flowers in the

summer. Tolerant of tough sites.

24-36” x 18” ‘Kobold’-purple,

Hibiscus

Hosta Iris

Lamium Lavandula

Leucanthemum Liatris

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Monarda (Bee Balm)

Mint scented foliage, pink flowers

mid-summer. ‘Petite Delight’ has

Monarda

Nepeta (Catmint)

Mounds of lavender-blue flowers

in the summer, fragrant foliage.

Oenothera (Evening Primrose)

Yellow summer flowers open in

the evening. ‘Twilight’ has varie-

Paeonia (Peony)

Assorted flower colors (some are

fragrant), opens in mid to late

Penstemon (Beardtongue)

‘Husker Red’ has purple foliage

Perovskia (Russian Sage)

Fragrant grey green foliage, pale

blue flowers in the summer. 3-5’ x

4’. ‘Litte Sprite’ has a compact

Phlox (Garden Phlox)

Tall fragrant flower spikes in the

summer. 3’ x 2’ ‘David’ - white,

Platycodon (Balloon Flower)

Balloon shaped flower buds open

to blue flowers in the summer.

Nepeta

Oenothera Paeonia

Penstemon Perovskia

Phlox Platycodon

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Rudbeckia (Black Eye Susan)

Bright golden flowers in late sum-

mer with dark centers. ‘Goldstrum’

Rudbeckia

Salvia

Flower spikes in early summer.

‘May Night’ blue flowers 18” x 18”,

‘Lyrical Blues’, ‘Lyrical Rose’,

Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)

“Pincushion” flowers from spring

until fall. 12-18” x 15” ‘Butterfly

Sedum

Low maintenance plant. Assorted

foliage and flower colors in range

of heights. ‘Autumn Joy’, ‘Autumn

Sisyrinchium (Blue-Eyed Grass)

Purple-blue flowers atop dark

green grass-like foliage. Requires

Solidago (Goldenrod)

Clusters of bright yellow flowers in

late summer into fall. ‘Little

Tradescantia (Spiderwort)

‘Sweet Kate’ has violet purple

flowers, golden yellow foliage.

Veronica

Violet-blue flower spikes in the

summer. ‘Royal Candles’ 15-18” x

Salvia

Scabiosa Sedum

Sisyrinchium Solidago

Tradescantia Veronica

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Ajuga (Bugleweed)

Low, matting foliage with blue

flower spikes late spring. ‘Bronze

Beauty’ 8” x 12-18”, ‘Chocolate

Ajuga

Ceratostigma (Plumbago)

Electric blue flowers late summer

into fall, purple fall foliage. 8-12”

Delosperma (Ice Plant)

Colorful flowers, drought tolerant.

Semi-evergreen foliage. 4-6” x 9-

12” ‘Fire Spinner’, ‘John Proffitt’,

Euonymus (Wintercreeper)

Evergreen foliage, green in the

summer, purple in the winter.

Hedera (Ivy)

Baltic English Ivy has dark green

Lysimachia (Creeping Jenny)

Bright golden foliage, semi-

evergreen, yellow flowers. Toler-

ates wide range of conditions.

Phlox (Creeping Phlox)

Early spring flowers, assorted col-

ors, foliage is semi-evergreen.

Sagina (Moss)

Matt forming groundcover with

white flowers in the summer. Re-

Ceratostigma

Delosperma Euonymus

Hedera Lysimachia

Phlox Sagina

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Sedum

Easy to grow, drought tolerant.

Assorted foliage and flower colors.

‘Angelina’, ‘Dragons Blood’, ‘Sun

Sedum

Thymus (Thyme)

Low growing, fragrant foliage,

small flowers. Red Creeping, Elfin,

Vinca

Low growing, glossy green foliage,

lavender-blue flowers in spring,

Campsis (Trumpet Vine)

‘Summer Jazz Fire’ is a smaller

maturing trumpet vine with red-

Clematis

Assorted flower colors, blooms

primarly in mid-summer. Requires

Lonicera (Honeysuckle)

‘Peaches and Cream’ has fragrant,

colorful flowers in the summer.

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Virginia Creeper has ivy looking

foliage, red fall color. Up to 30’

Thymus

Vines

Campsis Clematis

Lonicera Parthenocissus

Vinca

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