Perennials for Various use

Long-blooming perennials / Easy Perennials / Shade Perennials
Ground-cover perennials / Perennials for damp soils
/ Drought-tolerant perennials


Easy Perennials

The following is a list of perennials that are easy and rewarding for the beginning gardener
       
Scientific Name Common Name Bloom Period Height  Exposure
Alchemilla mollis Lady's Mantle May-June short sun-shade
Brunnera macrophylla Perennial Forget me not May-June short partial shade-shade
Campanula carpatica Carpathia Harebells June-Sept short sun
Coreopsis  Tickseed June-Sept medium sun
Dianthus Pinks May-June short sun
Echinacea Purple Coneflower June-Sept tall sun-partial shade
Heliopsis False Sunflower June-Sept tall sun-partial shade
Hemerocallis Daylily June-Sept med-tall sun-partial shade
Hosta Hosta June-Aug short-med partial shade-shade
Iris siberica Siberian Iris June tall sun-partial shade
Leucanthemum Shasta Daisy June-Aug short-tall sun
Lilium Lily June-Aug med-tall sun-partial shade
Malva alcea  Mallow June-Aug tall sun
Nepeta Catmint May-Sept med sun
Oenothera missouriensis Missouri Primrose June-Aug short sun
Paeonia Peony May-June med-tall sun
Papaver orientale Oriental Poppy May-June med-tall sun
Platycodon Balloon Flower July-Aug short-tall sun-partial shade
Pulmonaria Lungwort April-May short partial shade-shade
Rudbeckia Black-eyed Susan July-Sept med sun-partial shade
Salvia Meadow Sage May-Sept med sun
Scabiosa Pincushion May-Oct med sun
Sedum Stonecrop June-Oct short-med sun
Veronica Speedwell  May-Sept short-med sun