browse perennials by common name
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Alexanders
Rapidly spreading North American native woodland plants with coarse heart-shaped leaves and...
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American Dittany
A US native that makes an interesting addition to the herb garden....
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Basket-of-gold
Basket-of Gold has been popular since the 16th century when it was...
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Beardtongue
The largest genus of flowering plants endemic to North America.
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Bellflower
Though sometimes considered old- fashioned, Campanula are a favorite genus of ours....
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Black or Brown-eyed Susans
These are coarse plants with oversized, usually yellow and brown, daisy flowers....
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Blanketflower
A long-lived western US native suitable for low maintenance planting. We love...
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Blazing Star
Blazing star are striking North American natives that can be found growing...
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Bleeding Heart
One of the most popular garden plants since its introduction in 1810....
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Blue Fescue
Here is a perfectly round, perfectly blue selection of drought-tolerant fescue grass....
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Blue-eyed Grass
Iris relatives with strappy foliage and masses of blooms. Short-lived but easy...
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Chinese Lantern
These are admittedly the ugliest plants we grow, but they are so...
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Chinese Mint Shrub
This rare subshrub makes an excellent addition to the late fall garden...
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Cinquefoil
Cinquefoils are so closely related to strawberries that it can be hard...
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Common Plantain
This is the common plantain weed that has long been used in...
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Coneflower
Coneflowers are happiest in full sun on rich, well-drained soil. Deer and...
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Coralbells
Heucheras are lovely evergreen perennials with maple like leaves and adorable wands...
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Cornflower
The perennial cornflowers have gorgeous feathery, pompom flowers held on long stems...
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False Bleeding Heart
False Bleeding Heart (also known as fumitory) could easily be mistaken for...
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Cranesebill
True geraniums - not the big showy annuals (Pelargoniums) - are fantastic...
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Culver's Root
Stately, architectural perennials that are disease-resistant, long-lasting, and easy to grow. Upright...
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Cupid's Dart
The Ancient Greeks and Romans used these flowers as a main ingredient...
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Dame's Rocket
Dame‘s Rocket is a beautiful and fragrant short-lived perennial that was brought...
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Dragon's head
A showy, long-lived perennial for the rock garden, container, or front of...
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Dyer's Woad
This biennial has been cultivated since ancient times to create indigo blue...
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Eulalia (Silver Grass)
A dramatic, versatile ornamental grass that should only be planted and managed...
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Evening Primrose
Tough, sun-loving US natives that can be divided into two main groups:...
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False Aster
A garden odd-ball. This false aster is incredibly tall and the lime-yellow...
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False Hellebore
These are striking, yet rarely encountered plants that we are thrilled to...
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False Indigo
Baptisia is a tough long-lived, low-maintenance shrubby perennial with beautiful rounded glaucous...
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False Lupine
Spires of pale-yellow lupine-like flowers are held above silky, green trifoliate leaves...
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Forget-me-not
The Water forget-me-not is a true perennial that will slowly spread by...
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Fringe Cups
A lovely groundcover perennial for part shade, humus-rich soils. Rounded, maple like...
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Giant Scabious
A traditional cottage garden plant, this dramatic perennial is rarely seen these...
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Globe Flower
Globe flower live up to their common name; large globe-shapped flowers resemble...
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Goat's Beard
All Aruncus have lovely fern-like foliage topped by creamy plumes of flowers....
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Golden Lace
The common name perfectly describes the brilliant lacy gold flowers. The vibrant...
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Golden Marguerite
This popular perennial is widely grown in the UK and Europe, but...
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Hens-and-chicks
The Latin name translates to ‘live forever’. Of course, this cute little...
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Hummingbird Mint
Bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds love the long-blooming flowers and we love the...
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Jacob's Ladder
An interesting group of phlox relatives. Short species are suitable for the...
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Joe Pyweed
An imposing US native with rich pink, vanilla-scented flowers and attractive whorled...
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Lady's Mantle
An outstanding, easy to grow border plant that has long been a...
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Lemon Balm
Lemon balm is a thuggish mint relative. Most are not terribly ornamental...
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Leopardbane
Great Leopardbane is a perfect addition to the spring garden. It perfectly...
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Loosestrife
Long-lived running perennials for the damp garden. They spread quickly (sometimes scarily...
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Masterwort
A member of the carrot family with pretty, paper-like flowers that appear...
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Meadow Rue
Dainty yet stately plants that make a highly decorative, architectural statement in...
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Motherwort
Motherwort is an ancient plant that has long been grown for its...
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Ornamental Onion
Alliums are grown for food (onions), health (garlic), and ornament. They grow...
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Ornamental Rhubarb
These are large, architectural plants; foliage, colors, and flower spires are all...
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Panic Grass
A ridiculously hardy, ridiculously tough US native grass that can be found...
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Pearly Everlasting
We love this plant for its mass of felted, silver-green wooly leaves....
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Pink Muhly Grass
This long-lived, low-maintenance grass is native to limestone soils in TX and...
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Plume Poppy
This is an awesome plant that should not be confused with it‘s...
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Quaking Grass
Quaking grasses are grown for their flowers and seedheads, which rattle and...
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Reed Grass
Highly ornamental grasses that can be found growing naturally in moist woodlands...
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Rock Cress
Arabis is one of the best plants for the rockery. Billows of...
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Roman Shields
An excellent plant for the rockery or front of the border with...
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Sea Lavender
An excellent, long-lived perennial for the border or for the rock garden....
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Sheep's Bit
A pretty little plant for the rock garden. The cushion of narrow...
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Shredded Umbrella Plant
The common name says it all: large leaves look like shredded umbrellas....
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Sneezeweed
A bit old-fashioned, but excellent nonetheless. These eastern US natives light up...
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Solomon's Seal
Solomon‘s Seal are trouble free lily relatives that need little more than...
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St. Bernard's Lily
An airy, elegant plant for the dry garden. Masses of dainty-white flowers...
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Standing Cypress
Standing cypress is a phlox relative native to the southeastern US. This...
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Stonecress
A beautiful alpine subshrub. Glaucous evergreen foliage is dusted in a fine...
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Strawberry
Alpine strawberries are adorable and delicious. We grow them as groundcovers in...
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Swamp Pinks
Swamp pinks were native to NYC before the land was drained and...
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Tufted Hair Grass
An outstanding ornamental grass best known for its cloud-like mass of inflorescences....
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Turtlehead
Turtlehead species can be found growing throughout much of the US. They...
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Whirling Butterflies
The common name says it all: this southeast US native is covered...
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Wild Quinine
Xerces Society describes this plant as a “weird and wonderful plant for...
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Windflower
Anemones are fascinating members of the buttercup family. There is much variety...
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Winter Cress
Large (relatively) edible, evergreen leaves are heavily marbled with creamy-gold. Yellow flowers...
