Plant Legend Quantity Size Botanical Name Common Name Remarks Perennials 1 any Achillea filipendulina 'Moonshine' Yarrow 1 any Achillea millefolium 'Paprika' Paprika Yarrow 1 any Achillea millefolium 'Summer Pastels' Common Yarrow 1 any Achillea millefolium 'Terra Cotta' Terra Cotta Yarrow 1 any Aquilegia canadensis Wild Columbine, Meeting-Houses 1 any Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed 1 any Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed 1 any Asclepias viridis Green flowered milkweed 1 any Astilbe 'Bressingham Beauty' False Spirea 1 any Astilbe 'Cattleya' False Spirea 1 any Astilbe 'Color Flash' False Spirea 1 any Astilbe 'Maggie Daly' False Spirea 1 any Astilbe 'Peach Blossom' False Spirea 1 any Astilbe 'Superba' False Spirea 1 any Astilbe chinensis 'Pumila' Dwarf Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea 1 any Astrantia major 'Abbey Road" Masterwort 1 any Astrantia major 'Magnum Blush" Masterwort 1 any Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum' Pictum fern 1 any Baptisia australis blue false indigo 1 any Boltonia asteroides 'Snowbank' White Bolton's Aster 1 any Brunnera macrophylla 'Hadspen Cream' Heartleaf Brunnera 1 any Brunnera macrophylla Jack Frost Heartleaf Brunnera 1 any Buddleja davidii 'Blue chip' Butterfly Bush 1 any Buddleja davidii 'Nanho Blue' Nanho Blue Butterfly Bush 1 any Buddleja davidii 'Windy Hill' Butterfly Bush
Quantity Size Botanical Name Common Name Remarks 1 any Chelone glabra White Turtlehead, Snakehead 1 any Chelone lyonii Turtlehead, Snakehead 1 any Cimicifuga racemosa Black Cohosh, Black Snakeroot 1 any Cimicifuga simplex Black Negligee Black Negligee Bugbane 1 any Coreopsis rosea Native pink coreopsis 1 any Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb' Zagreb Coreopsis (Tickseed) 1 any Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High' Purple Coneflower 1 any Echinacea purpurea 'Little Giant' Little Giant Purple Coneflower 1 any Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' Magnus Purple Coneflower 1 any Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Giant' Little Giant Purple Coneflower 1 any Echinops ritro 'Taplow Blue' Globe Thistle 1 any Eupatorium dubium 'Baby Joe' Coastal Plain Joe Pye Weed 1 any Eupatorium dubium 'Little Joe' Coastal Plain Joe Pye Weed 1 any Eupatorium maculatum 'Gateway' Joe Pye Weed 1 any Eupatorium maculatum 'Purple Bush' Joe Pye Weed 1 any Geranium 'Rozanne' Rozanne Hardy Geranium 1 Geranium maculatum Wild Geranium, Spotted Cranesbill 1 any Geranium maculatum 'Espresso' Espresso Wild Geranium, Spotted Cra 1 any Geranium sanguineum striatum Dwarf Blood Cranesbill 1 any Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Nights' Summer Nights ox eye daisy 1 any Iris sibirica 'Caesar's Brother' Siberian Iris 1 any Lamium galeobdolon 'Herman's Pride' Variegated Dead Nettle 1 any Lamium maculatum 'Purple dragon' Dead Nettle 1 Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower 1 Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells, Cowslip 1 any Monarda didyma ' Blue Stocking' Bee Balm, Oswego Te 1 any Monarda didyma ' Gardenview Scarlet' Bee Balm, Oswego Te 1 any Monarda didyma 'Petite Delight' Pink Delight Bee Balm, Oswego Te 1 Monarda fistulosa native white bee balm 1 any Nepeta faassenii 'Walker's Low' Walker's Low CatMint 1 any Penstemon barbatus 'Prairie Dawn' Prairie Dawn Bugler 1 any Penstemon barbatus 'Prairie Dusk' Prairie Dusk Bugler Page 2
Quantity Size Botanical Name Common Name Remarks 1 any Penstemon digitalis 'Huskers Red' Huskers Red Plain Penstemon 1 any Thalictrum rochebruneanum 'Lavender Meadow Rue Lavender Mist 1 any Tiarella cordifolia 'Brandywine' Foamflower 1 any Tiarella cordifolia 'Happy Trails' Foamflower 1 any Tiarella cordifolia 'Happy Trails' Foamflower 1 any Tiarella cordifolia Spring Symphony' Foamflower 1 any Trillium cuneatum Toadshade 1 any Trillium erectum red 1 any Trillium grandiflorum Snow or Great White Trillium 1 any Trillium luteum 1 any Vernonia noveboracensis New York ironweed Grasses 1 any Calamagrostis X acutiflora 'Stricta' Feather Reed Grass 1 any Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold' Golden Japanese Forest Grass 1 any Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio' Dwarf Eulalia Grass 1 any Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light' Morning Light Silver Grass 1 any Panicum virgatum 'Cloud Nine' Giant Blue Switch-Grass 1 any Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' Heavy Metal Switch-Grass Ferns 1 any Athyrium-feminax nipponicum 'Ghost' Ghost Fern 1 Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich fern 1 any Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon fern Page 3
Botanical Name: Achillea filipendulina 'Moonshine' Common Name: Yarrow Leaf Color: Grey green Silver Flower Color: Yellow Flower Season: Spring Summer Fall Sun: Full sun Drought tolerant Medium water Soil Type: All soils Average soil Neutral ph perennial / silvery blue green fern like foliage / soft yellow flower on upright stems in summer / deer resistant / average mature size in this area is 24" high x 18" wide. Botanical Name: Achillea millefolium 'Paprika' Common Name: Paprika Yarrow Plant Size: Under 1' 1-3' Grey green Flower Color: Orange Pink Red White Flower Season: Intermittent Drought tolerant Light water Soil Type: All soils Average soil Rich soil Poor soil Well-drained soil Dry soil perennial / upright plant with fen-like foliage / composite flat topped orangy red flowers in late spring and summer / heat and drought tolerant / attracts butterflies / deer resistant / likes good drainage / average mature size in this area is 3' high x 18" wide. Botanical Name: Achillea millefolium 'Summer Pastels' Common Name: Common Yarrow Flower Color: Red Yellow White Flower Season: Spring Summer Fall Drought tolerant Light water Medium water Soil Type: All soils Average soil Poor soil Well-drained soil Neutral ph Highlighting this perennial are spreading mats of fern-like rosettes, along with deeply divided leaves of a green or grey green color. In this form, the flowers are usually a white to pale pink tone. Botanical Name: Achillea millefolium 'Terra Cotta' Common Name: Terra Cotta Yarrow Plant Size: Under 1' 1-3' Grey green Flower Color: Orange Pink Red White Flower Season: Intermittent Drought tolerant Light water Soil Type: All soils Average soil Rich soil Poor soil Well-drained soil Dry soil perennial / upright plant with fen-like foliage / composite flat topped orangy gold flowers in late spring and summer / heat and drought tolerant / attracts butterflies / deer resistant / likes good drainage / average mature size in this area is 3' high x 18" wide. 1
Botanical Name: Aquilegia canadensis Common Name: Wild Columbine, Meeting-Houses Habit: Blue green Flower Color: Red Yellow Flower Season: Spring Soil Type: Well-drained soil Masses of petite spurred flowers, red with yelow, adorn these plants from the months of April to June. It grows to 2 1/2', and prefers filtered sun and well-drained soil, but can tolerate full sun conditions. Botanical Name: Asclepias incarnata Common Name: Swamp milkweed Habit: Leaf Color: Flower Color: Pink Flower Season: n/a Sun: Full sun Soil Type: native perennial / larval host plan for endangered monarch butterfly / pink flowers attract butterflies and pollinators / can thrive in wet conditions as well as drier / likes sun / average mature size in this area is 3' tall and wide. Botanical Name: Asclepias tuberosa Common Name: Butterfly Weed Flower Color: Orange Flower Season: Summer Sun: Full sun Soil Type: Sandy soil Loam soil Average soil Well-drained soil Neutral ph Native perennial / Brilliant orange flower on 1-3' high plant / nectar source for butterflies, pollinators, and hummingbirds /larval host plant for Monarch butterfly/ drought tolerant. Botanical Name: Asclepias viridis Common Name: Green flowered milkweed Habit: Leaf Color: Flower Color: Pink Flower Season: n/a Sun: Full sun Soil Type: native perennial / larval host plan for endangered monarch butterfly / rren flowers with purple stamens flowers attract butterflies and pollinators / can thrive in wet conditions as well as drier / likes sun / average mature size in this area is 2-3' tall and wide. 2
Botanical Name: Astilbe 'Bressingham Beauty' Common Name: False Spirea Flower Color: Pink Flower Season: Summer Soil Type: Loam soil Rich soil Moist soil perennial / clear pink loose plume flowers in mid summer / requires shade and regular moisture / fern - like, dark green foliage / average mature size in this area is 3' high x 18 " wide / deer resistant Botanical Name: Astilbe 'Cattleya' Common Name: False Spirea Flower Color: White Flower Season: Summer Soil Type: Loam soil Rich soil Moist soil perennial / pink-rose plume flowers in mid spring / requires shade and regular moisture / fern - like foliage / average mature size in this area is 36 " high x 18 " wide / deer resistant Botanical Name: Astilbe 'Color Flash' Common Name: False Spirea Flower Color: Pink Flower Season: Summer Soil Type: Loam soil Rich soil Moist soil perennial / new astilbe featuring dramatic varigated foliage of green,red, and orange / light pink summer flower/ requires shade and regular moisture / / average mature size in this area is 2' high x 18 " wide / deer resistant Botanical Name: Astilbe 'Maggie Daly' Common Name: False Spirea Flower Color: Pink Purple Flower Season: Summer Soil Type: Loam soil Rich soil Moist soil perennial / rose purple flowers in July-August / requires shade and regular moisture / fern - like foliage / average mature size in this area is 24 " high x 18 " wide / deer resistant 3
Botanical Name: Astilbe 'Peach Blossom' Common Name: False Spirea Flower Color: White Flower Season: Summer Soil Type: Loam soil Rich soil Moist soil perennial / soft, medium pink plume flowers in late spring / requires shade and regular moisture / fern - like foliage / average mature size in this area is 24 " high x 18 " wide / deer resistant Botanical Name: Astilbe 'Superba' Common Name: False Spirea Flower Color: Lavender Flower Season: Summer Soil Type: Loam soil Rich soil Moist soil perennial / narrow, upright lilac plume flowers in late summer / requires shade and regular moisture / fern - like foliage / average mature size in this area is 4' high x 18 " wide / deer resistant Botanical Name: Astilbe chinensis 'Pumila' Common Name: Dwarf Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea Plant Type: Ground cover Perennial Leaf Color: Dark green Flower Color: Pink Purple Flower Season: Summer Drought tolerant Medium water Soil Type: All soils Average soil Well-drained soil perennial / medium sized astilbe with lavender pink flowers mid-season / likes moisture and partial shade / deer resistant / average mature size in this area is 15-18" high and wide. Botanical Name: Astrantia major 'Abbey Road" Common Name: Masterwort Habit: Mound Leaf Color: Dark green Flower Color: Pink White Flower Season: Summer Sun: Half sun Soil Type: Loam soil Rich soil Moist soil Neutral ph perennial / moisture loving perennial / large purple red flowers mid summer / average mature size in this area is 2 ' high and wide. 4
Botanical Name: Astrantia major 'Magnum Blush" Common Name: Masterwort Habit: Mound Leaf Color: Dark green Flower Color: Pink White Flower Season: Summer Sun: Half sun Soil Type: Loam soil Rich soil Moist soil Neutral ph perennial / moisture loving perennial / large pink buds opening to ivory flowers mid summer / average mature size in this area is 2 ' high and wide. Botanical Name: Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum' Common Name: Pictum fern Plant Type: Habit: Leaf Color: Grey green Silver Pink Flower Color: n/a Flower Season: n/a Soil Type: perennial / slow growing fern with attractive silver green, pink, and grey green foliage / wet tolerant / deer resistant / average mature size in this area is 2' tall x 2' wide. Botanical Name: Baptisia australis Common Name: blue false indigo Plant Size: 3-6' Leaf Color: Light green Flower Color: Purple Flower Season: Spring Drought tolerant Soil Type: All soils Average soil upright native perennial with purple, lupine like flowers in Spring / Blue green foliage / Decorative seed pods form later in season / sun to part shade / average height and width is 3-4' in this area. Botanical Name: Boltonia asteroides 'Snowbank' Common Name: White Bolton's Aster Weeping 3-6' Leaf Color: Grey green Flower Color: White Flower Season: Summer Fall Sun: Full sun Soil Type: Sandy soil Average soil Moist soil perennial / masses of small white daisy like flowers in late summer with gray green foliage / does not require staking / can tolerate light shade / Snowbank is a proven cultivar / deer and rabbit resistant average size in this area is 3' high x 3' wide 5
Botanical Name: Brunnera macrophylla 'Hadspen Cream' Common Name: Heartleaf Brunnera Leaf Color: Dark green White Flower Color: Blue Flower Season: Spring Soil Type: All soils Average soil Rich soil Moist soil Neutral ph perennial / interesting cream-green variegation / tiny sky blue flowers in spring / rabbit and deer resistant / wet tolerant/ average size in this area is 15" high x spreading. Botanical Name: Brunnera macrophylla Jack Frost Common Name: Heartleaf Brunnera Leaf Color: Dark green Flower Color: Blue Flower Season: Spring Soil Type: All soils Average soil Rich soil Moist soil Neutral ph perennial / interesting silver-cream variegation with green veining / tiny sky blue flowers in spring / rabbit and deer resistant / wet tolerant/ average size in this area is 15" high x spreading Botanical Name: Buddleja davidii 'Blue chip' Common Name: Butterfly Bush Plant Type: Shrub Plant Size: 3-6' Leaf Color: Grey green Blue green Flower Color: Purple Violet Flower Season: Summer Sun: Full sun Soil Type: Sandy soil Loam soil Rocky soil Average soil Rich soil Poor soil deciduous / newer extremely dwarf cultivar/ large cones of purple -blue flowers / attracts butterflies / average mature size in this area is 2-3' high x 3' wide. Botanical Name: Buddleja davidii 'Nanho Blue' Common Name: Nanho Blue Butterfly Bush Plant Type: Shrub Plant Size: 3-6' Leaf Color: Grey green Flower Color: Blue Violet Flower Season: Summer Sun: Full sun Soil Type: Sandy soil Loam soil Rocky soil Average soil Rich soil Poor soil Nanho Blue Butterfly Bush is a dark violet-blue flowering variety of butterfly bush. Needs full sunlight. -Fort Collins Nursery 6
Botanical Name: Buddleja davidii 'Windy Hill' Common Name: Butterfly Bush Plant Type: Shrub Plant Size: 3-6' Leaf Color: Grey green Blue green Flower Color: Purple Violet Flower Season: Summer Sun: Full sun Soil Type: Sandy soil Loam soil Rocky soil Average soil Rich soil Poor soil deciduous / newer cultivar promising better cold hardiness / large cones of purple flowers / attracts butterflies / average mature size in this area is 5' high x 5' wide. Botanical Name: Chelone glabra Common Name: White Turtlehead, Snakehead Leaf Color: Dark green Flower Color: White Flower Season: Summer Fall Shade Soil Type: Loam soil Rich soil Well-drained soil Moist soil Acid ph Neutral ph native northeast perennial / wet and shade tolerant / snapdragon like white flowers late in summer into fall / deer resistant / needs constant moisture in full sun average mature size in this area is 4' tall and wide Botanical Name: Chelone lyonii Common Name: Turtlehead, Snakehead Leaf Color: Dark green Flower Color: Pink Flower Season: Summer Fall Shade Soil Type: Loam soil Rich soil Well-drained soil Moist soil Acid ph Neutral ph perennial / wet and shade tolerant / snapdragon like pink flowers late in summer into fall / needs consistent moisture in full sun / Hot Lips is the most common pink blooming cultivar / Alba is a white cultivar / deer resistant average mature size in this area is 3-4' tall and wide Botanical Name: Cimicifuga racemosa Common Name: Black Cohosh, Black Snakeroot Wildflower Plant Size: 3-6' Leaf Color: Dark green Flower Color: White Flower Season: Summer Fall Soil Type: Sandy soil Loam soil Rich soil Well-drained soil Moist soil Neutral ph The Black Snakeroot provides late spring spires of clean white flowers from basal clumps of dissected foliage. Grows to 6'. Partial shade and average soil. 7
Botanical Name: Cimicifuga simplex Black Negligee Common Name: Black Negligee Bugbane Plant Size: 3-6' Flower Color: White Flower Season: Summer Fall Soil Type: Loam soil Rich soil Well-drained soil Moist soil Perennial / fragrant white flower in late summer and fall / shade tolerant / needs moisture / Black Negligee and Hillside Black Beauty have deep purple foliage / dramatic flower spikes rising 2-3' above plant. Average mature size in this area is 3' high (6' in flower) x 2' wide. Botanical Name: Coreopsis rosea Common Name: Native pink coreopsis Habit: Plant Size: Leaf Color: Flower Color: n/a Flower Season: n/a Sun: Full sun Soil Type: Sandy soil native perennial / hardy native coreopsis with lih=ght pink summer flower and typical thread type leaf / nectar source for bees, butterflies and other pollinators/ grows 8-10" high. Botanical Name: Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb' Common Name: Zagreb Coreopsis (Tickseed) Habit: Mound Flower Color: Yellow Flower Season: Intermittent Sun: Full sun Light water Medium water Soil Type: All soils Average soil Well-drained soil Dry soil Neutral ph perennial / native derived / profuse summer flowers of golden yellow / airy, thread-like foliage / tolerates drought / deer resistant / average mature size in this area is 10" high x 2 ' wide / generally a better performer than the popular Moonbeam Botanical Name: Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High' Common Name: Purple Coneflower Flower Color: Orange Pink Flower Season: Summer Extra summer water Soil Type: All soils Average soil Well-drained soil Acid ph Neutral ph The Purple Coneflower is a long-lived, reliable standby for the perennial garden. Clear pink flowers, with red-tipped orange cone, blooms late June to early July. Mid-late August, a second set of bloowms appear. It should be grown in fertile, well-drained soil. Prefers full sun. Native plant. Deer resistant. Possible rabbit browse. 8
Botanical Name: Echinacea purpurea 'Little Giant' Common Name: Little Giant Purple Coneflower Leaf Color: Flower Color: Lavender Pink Purple Flower Season: Summer Fall Sun: Full sun Light water Medium water Extra summer water Soil Type: Loam soil Average soil Poor soil Well-drained soil Any soil ph perennial / a dwarf form of purple coneflower with large dark red-purple flowers in late summer / fragrant / attracts hummigbirds and butterflies / hardy and drought tolerant / average mature size in this area is 20" high x 16" wide Botanical Name: Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' Common Name: Magnus Purple Coneflower Flower Color: Pink Purple Flower Season: Summer Sun: Soil Type: Average soil Well-drained soil This perennial has 1.5-3" flowers with rose petals and stands 2-3' high. With a brown central cone, it does best in the sun. Botanical Name: Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Giant' Common Name: Little Giant Purple Coneflower Leaf Color: Flower Color: Lavender Pink Purple Flower Season: Summer Fall Sun: Full sun Light water Medium water Extra summer water Soil Type: Loam soil Average soil Poor soil Well-drained soil Any soil ph perennial / a large-flowered form of purple coneflower with 5" wide dark red-purple flowers in late summer / fragrant / attracts hummigbirds and butterflies / hardy and drought tolerant / average mature size in this area is 30" high x 18" wide Botanical Name: Echinops ritro 'Taplow Blue' Common Name: Globe Thistle Leaf Color: Flower Color: Blue Flower Season: Summer Fall Sun: Full sun Light water Medium water Extra summer water Soil Type: Loam soil Average soil Poor soil Well-drained soil Any soil ph perennial / upright summer blooming with unique round blue clobe flowers / prickly foliage / deer resistant / average mature size in this area is 2-3' high and wide. 9
Botanical Name: Eupatorium dubium 'Baby Joe' Common Name: Coastal Plain Joe Pye Weed Plant Size: 3-6' Flower Color: Pink Flower Season: Summer Fall Drought tolerant Extra summer water Soil Type: Loam soil Rocky soil Average soil Well-drained soil Moist soil Neutral ph perennial / native to eastern coastlines / late summer blooming with airy, lavender rose composite flowers / attracts butterflies and hummingbirds / likes constant moisture / more compact than the more common native species, eupatorium maculatum. average mature size in this area is 3' tall and wide. Botanical Name: Eupatorium dubium 'Little Joe' Common Name: Coastal Plain Joe Pye Weed Plant Size: 3-6' Flower Color: Pink Flower Season: Summer Fall Drought tolerant Extra summer water Soil Type: Loam soil Rocky soil Average soil Well-drained soil Moist soil Neutral ph perennial / native to eastern coastlines / late summer blooming with airy, pink composite flowers / attracts butterflies and hummingbirds / likes constant moisture / more compact than the more common native species, eupatorium maculatum. average mature size in this area is 4' tall and wide Botanical Name: Eupatorium maculatum 'Gateway' Common Name: Joe Pye Weed Plant Size: 6-12' Flower Color: Pink Flower Season: Summer Fall Drought tolerant Extra summer water Soil Type: Loam soil Rocky soil Average soil Well-drained soil Moist soil Neutral ph perennial / native / late summer blooming with airy, pink composite flowers / attracts butterflies and hummingbirds / likes constant moisture / the most common cultivar of the native species average mature size in this area is 6-8' tall and 4-6' wide. Botanical Name: Eupatorium maculatum 'Purple Bush' Common Name: Joe Pye Weed Habit: Prostrate Upright Plant Size: 3-6' Flower Color: Pink Flower Season: Summer Fall Drought tolerant Extra summer water Soil Type: Loam soil Rocky soil Average soil Well-drained soil Moist soil Neutral ph perennial / native / late summer blooming with airy, pink composite flowers / attracts butterflies and hummingbirds / likes constant moisture / a compact cultivar of the native species average mature size in this area is 4' tall and wide 10
Botanical Name: Geranium 'Rozanne' Common Name: Rozanne Hardy Geranium Habit: Mound Round Flower Color: Blue Lavender Flower Season: Spring Summer Fall Soil Type: All soils Average soil Rich soil Well-drained soil perennial / Rozanne is a newer lavender blue flowering variety with bloom from June- September / forms groundcover / average size in this area is 18" high x 3' wide with a sprawling habit. Botanical Name: Geranium maculatum Common Name: Wild Geranium, Spotted Cranesbill Habit: Leaf Color: Yellow Flower Color: Blue Lavender Purple Flower Season: Spring Soil Type: Loam soil Average soil These versatile plants have delightful pink flowers in April and May. Lush, deeply cut leaves form thick rounded clumps that are beautiful until frost. They can be planted with ferns or other shade-loving plants, or given a sunny exposure as long as the spot is a moist one. The final height is 1-2', and the plant can be invigorated by dividing Botanical Name: Geranium maculatum 'Espresso' Common Name: Espresso Wild Geranium, Spotted Cra Habit: Leaf Color: Brown Red Flower Color: Pink Flower Season: Spring Soil Type: Loam soil Average soil perennial / cultivar of native geranium / pale ink flowers in late spring with red-brown foliage / average mature size in this area is 16" high and wide. Botanical Name: Geranium sanguineum striatum Common Name: Dwarf Blood Cranesbill Plant Type: Ground cover Perennial Habit: Mound Prostrate Plant Size: Under 1' Red Flower Color: Pink Red Violet Flower Season: Spring Summer Extra summer water Soil Type: Sandy soil Loam soil Average soil Well-drained soil Neutral ph Basic ph perennial / light pink flowers with darker veining / spreading, loose habit / average mature size in this area is 1' high x 2' wide / long bloomer 11
Botanical Name: Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Nights' Common Name: Summer Nights ox eye daisy Plant Type: Ground cover Perennial Biennial Habit: Horizontal Plant Size: Under 1' Leaf Color: Flower Color: n/a Flower Season: n/a Sun: Full sun Light water Medium water Extra summer water Soil Type: Loam soil Average soil Well-drained soil Neutral ph perennial / bright golden yellow dasiy flowers with mahogany eye atop dark purple-red stems/flowers midsummer, and benefits from deadheading if possible / height 3-4' with 2-3' spread / deer resistant/ drought tolerant. Botanical Name: Iris sibirica 'Caesar's Brother' Common Name: Siberian Iris Flower Color: Blue Purple Flower Season: Spring Summer Soil Type: All soils Rich soil Well-drained soil Moist soil Acid ph Neutral ph perennial / narrow, dark green, upright foliage / spring blooming / flowers are cobalt blue / foliage is attractive after bloom / likes moist soils / average mature size in this area is 2-3' high x 18" wide Botanical Name: Lamium galeobdolon 'Herman's Pride' Common Name: Variegated Dead Nettle Plant Type: Ground cover Perennial Annual Habit: Horizontal Upright Leaf Color: Flower Color: n/a Flower Season: n/a Extra summer water Soil Type: Loam soil Average soil Rich soil Moist soil Acid ph Neutral ph perennial / spreading groundcover with yellow flowers in Spring and variegated foliage / tends to be clumping unlike its invasive species / average mature size in this area is 6-8" high x spreading. Botanical Name: Lamium maculatum 'Purple dragon' Common Name: Dead Nettle Plant Type: Ground cover Perennial Habit: Prostrate Plant Size: Under 1' Silver Flower Color: White Flower Season: Intermittent Deep shade Drought tolerant Light water Soil Type: All soils Average soil Well-drained soil Moist soil Dry soil perennial groundcover / light green bleached foliage with dark green margins /purple late spring into summer flower / shade tolerant / deer resistant / average mature size in this area is 6" high x spreading. 12
Botanical Name: Lobelia cardinalis Common Name: Cardinal Flower Habit: Mound Upright Leaf Color: Dark green Green Flower Color: Red Flower Season: Summer Shade Heavy water Extra summer water Soil Type: Sandy soil Clay soil Loam soil Average soil Rich soil Moist soil Neutral The Cardinal Flower occurs in wet meadows, marshes and along stream banks in the wild, so it should be grown in a place that is moist for the majority of the time. The foiliage is a deep, dark green which contrats beautifully to the vivid red flowers that bloom on 2-5' stalks in August and September. Hummingbirds are the main pollinators Botanical Name: Mertensia virginica Common Name: Virginia Bluebells, Cowslip Leaf Color: Grey green Blue green Flower Color: Blue Flower Season: Spring Heavy water Soil Type: Loam soil Rich soil Moist soil Neutral ph Bluebells push up broad gray-green leaves at the first hint of spring, and bloom in April and early May. In the bud stage and after pollination the flowers are a true pink, which makes a pleasing contrast to the open, bell-shaped, 1" long flowers that are vivid blue in color. It grows to a height of 1-2', and prefers partial or light shade and Botanical Name: Monarda didyma ' Blue Stocking' Common Name: Bee Balm, Oswego Te Herb Flower Color: Lavender Flower Season: Spring Summer Heavy water Extra summer water Soil Type: All soils Average soil Rich soil Well-drained soil Moist soil Neutral ph perennial / prefers moist to wet soil and either filtered or full sun / attracts hummingbirds and butterflies / vigorous, bordering on invasive / deer resistant / deep lavender flowers in midsummer / mildew resistant average mature size in this area is 3-4' tall x spreading Botanical Name: Monarda didyma ' Gardenview Scarlet' Common Name: Bee Balm, Oswego Te Herb Flower Color: Red Flower Season: Spring Summer Heavy water Extra summer water Soil Type: All soils Average soil Rich soil Well-drained soil Moist soil Neutral ph perennial / prefers moist to wet soil and either filtered or full sun / attracts hummingbirds and butterflies / vigorous, bordering on invasive / deer resistant / scarlet red flowers in midsummer / mildew resistant / average mature size in this area is 3' tall x spreading 13
Botanical Name: Monarda didyma 'Petite Delight' Common Name: Pink Delight Bee Balm, Oswego Te Herb Flower Color: Red Flower Season: Spring Summer Heavy water Extra summer water Soil Type: All soils Average soil Rich soil Well-drained soil Moist soil Neutral ph perennial / prefers moist to wet soil and either filtered or full sun / attracts hummingbirds and butterflies / vigorous, bordering on invasive / deer resistant / rose lavender flowers in midsummer / mildew resistant / dwarf plant with glossy foliage / average mature size in this area is 12-15 " tall x spreading Botanical Name: Monarda fistulosa Common Name: native white bee balm Habit: Plant Size: Leaf Color: Flower Color: n/a Flower Season: n/a Sun: Full sun Soil Type: All soils native white bee balm / mildew reistant and not invasive as many bee balms are / attracts hummongbirds and pollinators / deer resistant / avaeage size 2-3' tall and wide. Botanical Name: Nepeta faassenii 'Walker's Low' Common Name: Walker's Low CatMint Plant Type: Ground cover Perennial Habit: Mound Grey green Flower Color: Lavender Flower Season: Summer Light water Medium water Soil Type: All soils Average soil Neutral ph Perennial / aromatic gray green foliage with dark violet flower spikes in summer / attracts hummingbirds and butterflies / Blue Wonder and Walkers Low average 18" high x wide in this area / a hardy alternative to lavender / deer resistant / non seeding variety which does not run rampant as other varieties. Botanical Name: Penstemon barbatus 'Prairie Dawn' Common Name: Prairie Dawn Bugler Wildflower Habit: Mound Upright Leaf Color: Dark green Green Flower Color: Pink Flower Season: Spring Summer Drought tolerant Light water Soil Type: Sandy soil Rocky soil Average soil Well-drained soil Dry soil perennial / vivid rose tubular flowers on spiky stems from spring into summer / deer resistant / average mature size in this area is 20 " high x 18 " wide / attracts hummingbirds. 14
Botanical Name: Penstemon barbatus 'Prairie Dusk' Common Name: Prairie Dusk Bugler Wildflower Habit: Mound Upright Leaf Color: Dark green Green Flower Color: Purple Flower Season: Spring Summer Drought tolerant Light water Soil Type: Sandy soil Rocky soil Average soil Well-drained soil Dry soil perennial / vivid rose - purple tubular flowers on spiky stems from spring into summer / deer resistant / average mature size in this area is 20 " high x 18 " wide Botanical Name: Penstemon digitalis 'Huskers Red' Common Name: Huskers Red Plain Penstemon Plant Size: 3-6' Leaf Color: Flower Color: n/a Flower Season: n/a Light water Medium water Extra summer water Soil Type: Loam soil Average soil Rich soil Well-drained soil Any soil ph perennial / bronze-purple tinted foliage / pink to white bell shaped flowers on wine colored tall stems in mid-spring / red seed pods are quite decorative / deer resistant / partial shade tolerant / average mature size this area is 30" high x 2' wide. Botanical Name: Thalictrum rochebruneanum 'Lavender Mist Common Name: Meadow Rue Lavender Mist Plant Type: Habit: Plant Size: Leaf Color: Flower Color: n/a Flower Season: n/a Sun: Soil Type: perennial / low, mounding green foliage / 6-8' sprays of lavenders flowers on dark purple stems / blooms Summer Botanical Name: Tiarella cordifolia 'Brandywine' Common Name: Foamflower Plant Type: Ground cover Perennial Habit: Mound Plant Size: Under 1' Red Flower Color: White Flower Season: Spring Heavy water Soil Type: Sandy soil Clay soil Loam soil Average soil Rich soil Moist soil Acid ph perennial / native / prolific, white airy flowers in May / forms groundcover / good fall color / light green heart-shaped leaves with bold red veining / shade tolerant / deer resistant 15
Botanical Name: Tiarella cordifolia 'Happy Trails' Common Name: Foamflower Plant Type: Ground cover Perennial Habit: Mound Plant Size: Under 1' Red Flower Color: White Flower Season: Spring Heavy water Soil Type: Sandy soil Clay soil Loam soil Average soil Rich soil Moist soil Acid ph perennial / native / prolific, white airy flowers in May / a spreading type which forms groundcover / good fall color / shiny leaves with dark centers / spreads quickly / shade tolerant / deer resistant Botanical Name: Tiarella cordifolia 'Happy Trails' Common Name: Foamflower Plant Type: Ground cover Perennial Habit: Mound Plant Size: Under 1' Red Flower Color: White Flower Season: Spring Heavy water Soil Type: Sandy soil Clay soil Loam soil Average soil Rich soil Moist soil Acid ph perennial / native / prolific, white airy flowers in May / a spreading type which forms groundcover / good fall color / shiny leaves with dark centers / spreads quickly / shade tolerant / deer resistant Botanical Name: Tiarella cordifolia Spring Symphony' Common Name: Foamflower Plant Type: Ground cover Perennial Habit: Mound Plant Size: Under 1' Red Flower Color: White Flower Season: Spring Heavy water Soil Type: Sandy soil Clay soil Loam soil Average soil Rich soil Moist soil Acid ph perennial / native / prolific, white airy flowers in May / forms groundcover / good fall color / /shade tolerant / deer resistant Botanical Name: Trillium cuneatum Common Name: Toadshade Habit: Flower Color: White Flower Season: Spring Soil Type: Rich soil Moist soil Acid ph native perennial / white flower in Spring /unique dappled foliage with red undersides /produces fruit for birds and flowers are pollen source for pollinators / needs shade and well draining, humus soil / avergae mature height is 12" by spreading/ larval host plant for 3 Lepidoptera species. 16
Botanical Name: Trillium erectum red Common Name: Habit: Flower Color: White Flower Season: Spring Soil Type: Rich soil Moist soil Acid ph native perennial / dark red flower in Spring /produces fruit for birds and flowers are pollen source for pollinators / needs shade and well draining, humus soil / avergae mature height is 12" by spreading. Botanical Name: Trillium grandiflorum Common Name: Snow or Great White Trillium Habit: Flower Color: White Flower Season: Spring Soil Type: Rich soil Moist soil Acid ph native perennial / one of the more common trillium / very showy large white flower in Spring /produces fruit for birds and flowers are pollen source for pollinators / needs shade and well draining, humus soil / avergae mature height is 18" by spreading. Botanical Name: Trillium luteum Common Name: Habit: Flower Color: White Flower Season: Spring Soil Type: Rich soil Moist soil Acid ph native perennial / yellow flower in Spring with unique, dappled foliage /produces fruit for birds and flowers are pollen source for pollinators / needs shade and well draining, humus soil / avergae mature height is 12" by spreading. Botanical Name: Vernonia noveboracensis Common Name: New York ironweed Plant Size: 3-6' 6-12' Leaf Color: Flower Color: Purple Flower Season: n/a Soil Type: All soils native perennial / tall 5-8' late blooming perennial with deep puprle flowers / deer resistant / attactive to butterflies and pollinators. 17
Botanical Name: Calamagrostis X acutiflora 'Stricta' Common Name: Feather Reed Grass Plant Type: Grass Plant Size: 3-6' Leaf Color: Dark green Green Flower Color: n/a Flower Season: Summer Soil Type: Sandy soil Clay soil Loam soil Average soil Neutral ph perennial grass / narrow growing with decorative seed heads forming far earlier than other grasses / deer resistant / average mature size in this area is 3-4 ' tall and 2 ' wide. Botanical Name: Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold' Common Name: Golden Japanese Forest Grass Plant Type: Grass Habit: Arching Weeping Plant Size: Yellow Gold Flower Color: n/a Flower Season: n/a Soil Type: Sandy soil Clay soil Loam soil Rich soil Well-drained soil Moist soil perennial / weeping grass with yellow foliage / extremely shade tolerant / slow growing / deer resistant Botanical Name: Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio' Common Name: Dwarf Eulalia Grass Plant Type: Grass Flower Color: White Light water Medium water Soil Type: Average soil Well-drained soil Flower Season: Fall Botanical Name: Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light' Common Name: Morning Light Silver Grass Plant Type: Grass Habit: Arching Prostrate Upright Plant Size: 3-6' Silver White Flower Color: Red Flower Season: Summer Fall Sun: Full sun Extra summer water Soil Type: Sandy soil Clay soil Loam soil Rocky soil Average soil Rich soil perennial ornamental grass / thin white banding on leaves / flowers late in summer with feathery seed head plumes / deer and drought resistant / average mature size in this area is 6' tall and wide 18
Botanical Name: Panicum virgatum 'Cloud Nine' Common Name: Giant Blue Switch-Grass Plant Type: Grass Plant Size: 3-6' Leaf Color: Grey green Blue green Flower Color: Pink Flower Season: Fall Drought tolerant Light water Soil Type: Sandy soil Average soil Well-drained soil Moist soil Neutral ph Basic ph perennial grass / metallic blue foliage / reddish brown, cloud-like plumes in late summer / deer resistant / average mature size is 6' high clumps / deer resistant Botanical Name: Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' Common Name: Heavy Metal Switch-Grass Plant Type: Grass Plant Size: 3-6' Leaf Color: Grey green Blue green Flower Color: Pink Flower Season: Fall Drought tolerant Light water Soil Type: Sandy soil Average soil Well-drained soil Moist soil Neutral ph Basic ph perennial grass / stiff, upright, blue gray foliage / delicate pink seed heads in late summer / deer resistant / slower growing than many other grasses / average mature size in this area is 4' high x 2-3' wide. Botanical Name: Athyrium-feminax nipponicum 'Ghost' Common Name: Ghost Fern Plant Type: Fern Habit: 3-6' Leaf Color: Grey green Purple Silver Flower Color: n/a Flower Season: n/a Soil Type: perennial / a hybrid of japanese painted fern and lady fern, giving it the decorative foliage and 3-4' height of its parents / deer resistant / shade and wet tolerant / avergae mature size in this area is 3-4' tall and wide. Botanical Name: Matteuccia struthiopteris Common Name: Ostrich fern Plant Type: Fern Vase Plant Size: 3-6' Flower Color: n/a Flower Season: n/a Deep shade Heavy water Soil Type: Moist soil native fern / likes moist, shady conditions / tall, architectural fronds / deer and rabbit resistant / can spread to form colonies / average mature height is 4' high and wide. 19
Botanical Name: Osmunda cinnamomea Common Name: Cinnamon fern Plant Type: Fern Plant Size: 3-6' Flower Color: n/a Flower Season: n/a Soil Type: deciduous / native fern blue green fronds /cnnamon colored tassels / likes moisture / deer resistant / average mature size in this area is 3-4' high and wide. 20
Achillea filipendulina 'Moonshine' Yarrow All Pictures Report Achillea filipendulina 'Moonshine' Yarrow Achillea filipendulina 'Moonshine' Yarrow Achillea millefolium 'Paprika' Paprika Yarrow Achillea millefolium 'Summer Common Yarrow Achillea millefolium 'Summer Achillea millefolium 'Terra Cotta' Common Yarrow Terra Cotta Yarrow Achillea millefolium 'Terra Cotta' Terra Cotta Yarrow Aquilegia canadensis Wild Columbine, Meeting-Houses Aquilegia canadensis Wild Columbine, Meeting-Houses Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed Asclepias viridis Green flowered milkweed 1
Astilbe 'Bressingham Beauty' False Spirea All Pictures Report Astilbe 'Bressingham Beauty' False Spirea Astilbe 'Cattleya' False Spirea Astilbe 'Cattleya' False Spirea Astilbe 'Color Flash' False Spirea Astilbe 'Color Flash' Astilbe 'Maggie Daly' False Spirea False Spirea Astilbe 'Maggie Daly' False Spirea Astilbe'MaggieDaly' False Spirea Astilbe 'Peach Blossom' False Spirea Astilbe 'Superba' False Spirea Astilbe 'Superba' False Spirea Astilbe chinensis 'Pumila' Dwarf Chinese Astilbe, False Astilbe chinensis 'Pumila' Dwarf Chinese Astilbe, False Astrantia major 'Abbey Road" Masterwort Astrantia major 'Magnum Blush" Masterwort 2
Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum' Pictum fern All Pictures Report Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum' Pictum fern Baptisia australis blue false indigo Baptisia australis blue false indigo Baptisia australis blue false indigo Boltonia asteroides 'Snowbank' Boltonia asteroides 'Snowbank' White Bolton's Aster White Bolton's Aster Boltonia asteroides 'Snowbank' White Bolton's Aster Boltonia asteroides 'Snowbank' White Bolton's Aster Brunnera macrophylla 'Hadspen Heartleaf Brunnera Brunnera macrophylla 'Hadspen Heartleaf Brunnera Brunnera macrophylla 'Hadspen Heartleaf Brunnera Brunnera macrophylla Jack Frost Heartleaf Brunnera Brunnera macrophylla Jack Frost Heartleaf Brunnera Brunnera macrophylla Jack Frost Heartleaf Brunnera Buddleja davidii 'Blue chip' Butterfly Bush 3
Buddleja davidii 'Nanho Blue' Nanho Blue Butterfly Bush All Pictures Report Buddleja davidii 'Windy Hill' Butterfly Bush Chelone glabra White Turtlehead, Snakehead Chelone lyonii Turtlehead, Snakehead Chelone lyonii Turtlehead, Snakehead Chelone lyonii Cimicifuga racemosa Turtlehead, Snakehead Black Cohosh, Black Snakeroot Cimicifuga racemosa Black Cohosh, Black Snakeroot Cimicifuga simplex Black Negligee Black Negligee Bugbane Cimicifuga simplex Black Negligee Black Negligee Bugbane Coreopsis rosea Native pink coreopsis Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb' Zagreb Coreopsis (Tickseed) Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb' Zagreb Coreopsis (Tickseed) Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb' Zagreb Coreopsis (Tickseed) Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee Purple Coneflower 4
Echinacea purpurea 'Little Giant' Little Giant Purple Coneflower All Pictures Report Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' Magnus Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea 'Ruby Giant' Little Giant Purple Coneflower Echinops ritro 'Taplow Blue' Globe Thistle Eupatorium dubium 'Baby Joe' Coastal Plain Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium dubium 'Little Joe' Eupatorium dubium 'Little Joe' Coastal Plain Joe Pye Weed Coastal Plain Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium dubium 'Little Joe' Coastal Plain Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium dubium 'Little Joe' Coastal Plain Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum 'Gateway' Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum 'Gateway' Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum 'Gateway' Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum 'Purple Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium maculatum 'Purple Joe Pye Weed Geranium 'Rozanne' Rozanne Hardy Geranium Geranium 'Rozanne' Rozanne Hardy Geranium 5
Geranium 'Rozanne' Rozanne Hardy Geranium All Pictures Report Geranium 'Rozanne' Rozanne Hardy Geranium Geranium maculatum Wild Geranium, Spotted Cranesbill Geranium maculatum 'Espresso' Espresso Wild Geranium, Spotted Geranium sanguineum striatum Dwarf Blood Cranesbill Geranium sanguineum striatum Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Dwarf Blood Cranesbill Summer Nights ox eye daisy Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Summer Nights ox eye daisy Iris sibirica 'Caesar's Brother' Siberian Iris Lamium galeobdolon 'Herman's Variegated Dead Nettle Lamium galeobdolon 'Herman's Variegated Dead Nettle Lamium maculatum 'Purple Dead Nettle Lamium maculatum 'Purple Dead Nettle Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells, Cowslip 6
Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells, Cowslip All Pictures Report Monarda didyma ' Blue Stocking' Bee Balm, Oswego Te Monarda didyma ' Gardenview Bee Balm, Oswego Te Monarda didyma ' Gardenview Bee Balm, Oswego Te Monarda didyma 'Petite Delight' Pink Delight Bee Balm, Oswego Te Monarda didyma 'Petite Delight' Monarda fistulosa Pink Delight Bee Balm, Oswego Te native white bee balm Monarda fistulosa native white bee balm Nepeta faassenii 'Walker's Low' Walker's Low CatMint Nepeta faassenii 'Walker's Low' Walker's Low CatMint Nepeta faassenii 'Walker's Low' Walker's Low CatMint Penstemon barbatus 'Prairie Dawn' Prairie Dawn Bugler Penstemon barbatus 'Prairie Dusk' PrairieDuskBugler Penstemon barbatus 'Prairie Dusk' PrairieDuskBugler Penstemon digitalis 'Huskers Red' Huskers Red Plain Penstemon Penstemon digitalis 'Huskers Red' Huskers Red Plain Penstemon 7
Penstemon digitalis 'Huskers Red' Huskers Red Plain Penstemon All Pictures Report Penstemon digitalis 'Huskers Red' Huskers Red Plain Penstemon Penstemon digitalis 'Huskers Red' Huskers Red Plain Penstemon Thalictrum rochebruneanum Meadow Rue Lavender Mist Thalictrum rochebruneanum Meadow Rue Lavender Mist Tiarella cordifolia 'Brandywine' Tiarella cordifolia 'Brandywine' Foamflower Foamflower Tiarella cordifolia 'Brandywine' Foamflower Tiarella cordifolia 'Happy Trails' Foamflower Tiarella cordifolia 'Happy Trails' Foamflower Tiarella cordifolia Spring Foamflower Tiarella cordifolia Spring Foamflower Trillium cuneatum Toadshade Trillium erectum red Trillium grandiflorum Snow or Great White Trillium Trillium luteum 8
Vernonia noveboracensis New York ironweed All Pictures Report Vernonia noveboracensis New York ironweed Calamagrostis X acutiflora 'Stricta' Feather Reed Grass Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold' Golden Japanese Forest Grass Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold' Golden Japanese Forest Grass Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio' Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio' Dwarf Eulalia Grass Dwarf Eulalia Grass Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio' Dwarf Eulalia Grass Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Morning Light Silver Grass Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Morning Light Silver Grass Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Morning Light Silver Grass Panicum virgatum 'Cloud Nine' Giant Blue Switch-Grass Panicum virgatum 'Cloud Nine' Giant Blue Switch-Grass Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' Heavy Metal Switch-Grass Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' Heavy Metal Switch-Grass Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' Heavy Metal Switch-Grass 9
Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal' Heavy Metal Switch-Grass All Pictures Report Athyrium-feminax nipponicum Ghost Fern Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich fern Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich fern Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich fern Osmunda cinnamomea Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon fern Cinnamon fern 10