Name |
Color |
Season |
Height |
Comments |
ACONITE |
blue, white |
June |
2 ft. |
Plant 6 in. apart. Shade tolerant. |
ALPINE ROCK CRESS |
white |
April |
1 ft. |
Plant 9 in. apart. Spreads widely. |
AMERICAN COLUMBINE |
red, yellow |
April |
1 1/2 ft. |
Plant 1 ft. apart. Self-sowing. |
AMUR ADONIS |
yellow |
April |
1 ft. |
Plant 1 ft. apart. Shade tolerant. |
ANEMONE |
rose |
Aug.-Sept. |
1 ft. |
Plant 1 ft. apart, in partial shade. |
AZURE MONKSHOOD |
blue |
Sept.-Oct. |
3 ft. |
Plant 9 in. apart. Shade tolerant. |
BABY'S BREATH |
white |
June-July |
2 1/2 ft. |
Plant 3 ft. apart. Drain soil well. |
BEAR'S BREECH |
lilac, rose |
July-Aug. |
3 ft. |
Needs lots of sun and good drainage. |
BLOOD PINK |
scarlet |
July |
1/4 ft |
Plant 6 in. apart. Usually spreads |
BLUE PHLOX |
lavender |
May |
l ft. |
Plant 9 in. apart. Grows wild. |
BUTTERFLY WEED |
orange |
July-Aug. |
2 ft. |
Plant 1 ft. apart, in dry, sunny areas. |
CANYON POPPY |
white |
June |
4 ft. |
A large poppy. Plant well apart. |
CARDINAL LARKSPUR |
scarlet |
August |
3 ft. |
Plant 1 ft. apart. A rather delicate plant.
|
CARPATHIAN BELLFLOWER |
blue, white |
June-Oct. |
8 in. |
Plant 1 ft. apart. Self-sowing.
|
CELANDINE POPPY |
yellow |
May |
2 ft. |
Plant well apart.
|
CHEDDAR PINK |
various |
June |
|
Plant 9 in. apart. A spreading plant.
|
COLORADO COLUMBINE |
blue and white |
April |
1 1/2 ft. |
Plant 1 ft. apart. Self-sowing.
|
CYPRESS SPURGE |
yellow |
June |
1 1/2 ft. |
Plant 9 in. apart. Good foliage. |
DANES' BLOOD |
violet |
July-Aug. |
1 1/4 ft. |
Plant 9 in. apart. |
DAVID'S ASTILBE |
rose |
June-July |
5 ft. |
Plant 1 1/2 ft. apart in moist soil. |
DRAGON'S HEAD |
purple |
June-July |
2 ft. |
Plant 9 in. apart. Resembles Mint. |
DROPMORE BUGLOSS |
deep blue |
June-July |
3-5 ft. |
Plant 3 ft. apart. Shade tolerant. |
DWARF PINK RAY |
boltonia pink |
September |
2 ft. |
One of the best perennials. Plant 1 ft. apart. |
EARLY BUGLOSS |
blue |
May-June |
1 1/4 ft. |
Plant 1 ft. apart. Shade tolerant. |
EARLY TORCH LILY |
yellow |
Aug.-Sept. |
1 1/2 ft- |
A showy plant. Set 11/2 ft. apart. |
ENGLISH PRIMROSE |
various |
April-May |
6 in. |
Good in most soil and in cool spots. |
FORGET-ME-NOT |
deep blue |
June |
9 in. |
Plant 1 ft. apart. A spreading plant. Very popular. |
FOXGLOVE PENSTEMON |
purple |
June-July |
3 ft. |
Easy to grow in woodsy soil. |
FRINGED BLEEDING HEART |
rose |
May-Sept. |
1 1/2 ft. |
Good edging. Grows in partial shade |
GLOBE CENTAUREA |
yellow |
July |
1 1/2ft. |
Plant 11/2 ft. apart. |
GOATSBEARD |
cream |
June-July |
5 ft. |
Plant 2 ft. apart. |
GOLDEN COLUMBINE |
yellow |
May-Aug. |
2 ft. |
Plant 1 ft. apart. |
GOLDEN GLOW |
orange |
July-Sept. |
5 ft. |
A spreading plant. |
GOLDENTUFT |
yellow |
May |
1 1/2 ft. |
Plant 1 ft. apart. |
GRASS PINK |
rose |
June |
8 in. |
Plant 9 in. apart. |
IBERIAN GERANIUM |
blue, white |
June |
1 ft. |
Plant 9 in. apart. |
ICELAND POPPY |
yellow, orange |
June-Oct. |
1 ft. |
Short-lived. Excellent for cuttings. |
JAPANESE PRIMROSE |
white to crimson |
June |
2 ft. |
Plant 1 ft. apart. Moist soil, cool spots best. |
JOE-PYE WEED |
purple |
August |
6 ft. |
Plant 2 ft. apart in wet places. |
LARKSPUR |
light blue |
June-Sept. |
2 ft. |
Plant 10 in. apart. Rather delicate. |
LEBANON STONE CRESS |
pink |
April |
9 in. |
Plant 6 in. apart. Grows in shady spots. |
LILAC GERANIUM |
violet |
June |
1 ft. |
Plant 9 in. apart. |
CATMINT MUSSIN |
lavender-blue |
May-Sept. |
1 ft. |
A spreading plant. Fine edging. |
OLYMPIC POPPY |
orange |
June-Oct. |
2 ft. |
A spreading plant. |
ORIENTAL POPPY |
various |
June |
3 ft. |
Showy flowers. |
PEONY |
white, pink, red |
May-June |
1 1/2-4 ft |
A hardy, bushy plant. |
PINK BEAUTY |
scarlet |
June-July |
3 ft. |
Plant 1 ft. apart. Long, tubular flowers. |
ROSE MALLOW |
pink, red, white |
Aug.-Sept. |
4-5 ft. |
Plant 3 ft. apart in either wet or normal soil. |
SHASTA DAISY |
white |
June-Sept |
2 ft. |
Good for cutting. |
YUNNAR MEADOW VINE |
lilac |
Aug.-Sept. |
4 ft. |
Plant 11/2 ft. apart. Good porch plant. |