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Herbaceous
Perennials
Perennials in the Landscape
Perennials are the ground layer of the garden. They are a vital source of pollen & nectar for pollinators, hunting sites & host plants for beneficial insects - and seed for birds. Perennials provide color & interest throughout the season.
More information about the plants (descriptions, zone, habitat) may be found at
Herbaceous Perennials (Botanical name / common name)
Achillea spp / yarrow
Actaea racemosa / cimicifuga
Alchemilla / lady’s mantle
Allium spp. / flowering onions
Amsonia / blue star
Anemone / windflower
Aquilegia / columbine
Aralia racemosa / American spikenard
Aruncus dioicus / goatsbeard
Asarum canadensis / wild ginger
Asclepias / milkweeds
Aster / asters
Astilbe / spirea
Baptisia / false indigo
Bergenia cordifolia / pigsqueak
Boltonia asteroides / false aster
Brunnera macrophylla / bugloss
Campanula / bellflower
Chelone / turtlehead
Conoclinum coelestinum / mistflower
Coreopsis lanceolata / tickseed
Delphinium / perennial larkspur
Dicentra / bleeding heart
Digitalis / foxglove
Echinacea / coneflower
Epimedium sulphureum / barrenwort
Eutrochium purpureum / joe-pye-weed
Geranium / cranesbill
Geum / avens
Helenium autumnale / Helen’s flower
Helianthus / perennial sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides / oxeye
Helleborus / Lenten or Christmas rose
Hemerocallis / daylily
Heuchera / alum root, coral bells
Hierochloe odorata / sweetgrass
Hosta / funkia
Iris / blueflag, etc
Liatris / blazing star
Lupinus perennis / sundial lupine
Lychnis / catchfly
Macleaya / plume poppy
Pachysandra procumbens / Allegheny spurge
Phlox paniculata ‘Jeana’ / garden phlox
Platycodon procumbens / balloon flower
Polygonatum biflorum / Solomon’s seal
Polygonatum humile / dwarf Solomon’s seal
Primula veris / cowslip
Pulmonaria officinalis / lungwort
Rudbeckia laciniata ‘Herbstsonne’ / cutleaf coneflower
Sanguinaria canadensis / bloodroot
Sedum ternatum ‘Larinem Park’ / stonecrop
Silphium perfoliatim / cup plant
Stachys monieri / betony
Thalictrum rochebrunianum / giant meadow rue
Thermopsis caroliniana / false lupine
Vernonia noveboracensis / New York ironweed
Veronicastrum virginicum / Culver’s root