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