PRAIRIE BLOOM Perennial Flowers Prairie Bloom perennial flowers are varieties proven to be best of first bloom refers to the calendar week that the plant typically suited for the challenging prairie climate. Planting varieties in this starts flowering. Actual bloom is difficult to predict because it collection assures gardeners of the eye-catching display that meets depends on the weather. expectations. Cultivars have exhibited superior performance for 3 to 5 years or more in K-State bedding-plant research trials. They are Prairie Bloom is not a commercial brand or product line. The high-performing perennial flowers of great vigor and spectacular list is made up of flowering plant varieties submitted for testing bloom. Prairie Bloom perennials are the best of the best — flowers in K-State research trials by plant breeders and distributors from that grow and bloom profusely with minimal care. around the world. They have been shown to grow well in Kansas soils and in the transitional prairie climate. Varieties that make the Plants receive ratings for vigor — how fast and how strong list truly are superior. Prairie Bloom varieties can be found at retail they grow — and floriferousness, the overall visual impact of the garden centers or through mail-order suppliers. With so many flower display. The number and size of flowers and how they are varieties, no greenhouse, garden center, or nursery is likely to carry borne on the plant are important attributes. Flowers that droop them all. The list encourages gardeners to shop for specific varieties with backs showing are not as pretty as those presented in profile. and attributes — not the generic daisy, but the daisy variety ‘Becky.’ Ideally, flowers should tilt up to invite viewing. Both vigor and Not all daisies show great vigor and floriferousness when exposed floriferousness are rated on a scale of 1 to 7, with 1 being almost to the prairie climate. Plants may not be labeled as Prairie Bloom. dead or no flowers, 4 being acceptable, and 7 excellent. Plants Take the list to the garden center to shop for specific varieties. listed here have scored 6 or higher for vigor and floriferousness combined. Some plants that grow well may not have been tested and therefore do not appear on the list. As field trials are completed, Height and width dimensions are included to help with plants will be added. For the latest information on Prairie Bloom placement of plants in the landscape. Actual height and spread vary perennials, visit www.prairiestarflowers.org. There you will also find depending on the microclimate and care the plant receives. Week current information about Prairie Star annual flowers.
Perennials for Sun Week Height Width of First Common Name Genus Cultivar Color (ft) (ft) Bloom Aster Symphyotrichum Hella Lacy Blue 3 2 36 Aster Symphyotrichum Professor Kippenburg Blue 1.5 1.5 37 Aster Symphyotrichum Raydon’s Favorite Blue 3 2.5 38 Aster Symphyotrichum Sapphire Blue 1.5 2.5 37 Aster Symphyotrichum September Ruby Red 1.5 1 37 Aster Symphyotrichum Wood’s Blue Blue 2 1.5 37 Aster Symphyotrichum Wood’s Pink Pink 2 1.5 38 Beebalm Monarda Croftway Pink Pink 2.5 1.5 23 Beebalm Monarda Marshall’s Delight Pink 2.5 1.5 22 Beebalm Monarda Violet Queen Violet 2 1.5 23 Bellflower Campanula Kent Belle Purple 2.5 1.5 24 Black-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia Goldsturm Gold 2 1.5 26 Blanket Flower Gaillardia Goblin Red-Yellow 1 1 25 Carnation Dianthus King of the Blacks Black 1.5 1 21 Carnation Dianthus Little Jock Pink 1 1 23 Catnip Nepeta Blue Wonder Blue 1 1.5 22 Cheddar Pinks Dianthus Bath’s Pink Pink 1 1 21 Cheddar Pinks Dianthus Firewitch Purple 1 1 21
Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service Perennials for Sun Week Height Width of First Common Name Genus Cultivar Color (ft) (ft) Bloom Coneflower Echinacea Bravado Pink 3 1.5 25 Coneflower Echinacea Cheyenne Spirit Mix 2.5 1.5 25 Coneflower Echinacea Elton Knight Pink 2 1.5 27 Coneflower Echinacea Hot Lava Red Orange 2.5 1.5 25 Coneflower Echinacea Hot Papaya Red Orange 2.5 1.5 25 Coneflower Echinacea Kim’s Knee High Pink 1.5 1.5 25 Coneflower Echinacea Lucky Star White 3 1.5 25 Coneflower Echinacea Magnus Pink 3 1.5 25 Coneflower Echinacea Meringue White 1.5 1.5 25 Coneflower Echinacea Merlot Pink 2.5 1.5 25 Coneflower Echinacea Paradiso Mix White Pink Mix 3 1.5 25 Coneflower Echinacea pallida species Pale Pink 2 1.5 25 Coneflower Echinacea Pica Bella Pink 2.5 1.5 26 Coneflower Echinacea Pixie Meadowbrite Pink 1.5 1.5 24 Coneflower Echinacea PowWow White White 2 1.5 25 Coneflower Echinacea PowWow Wild Berry Pink 2 1.5 25 Coneflower Echinacea Prairie Splendor Pink 2 1.5 25 Coneflower Echinacea Ruby Giant Pink 2.5 1.5 25 Coneflower Echinacea Ruby Star (Rubinstern) Pink 3 1.5 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Black Eyed Stella Yellow, Orange 1.5 2 23 Daylily Hemerocallis Bonanza Yellow, Red 2 2.5 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Bumble Bee Yellow, Red 1.5 1.5 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Butterpat Yellow 2 3 25 Daylily Hemerocallis California Sunshine Yellow 2.5 2.5 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Camden Gold Dollar Gold 2.5 2.5 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Condilla Gold 2 2 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Eenie Weenie Yellow 1.5 1.5 24 Daylily Hemerocallis George C. Bingham Pink, Yellow 1.5 2 26 Daylily Hemerocallis Gertrude Condon Gold 2.5 1.5 26 Daylily Hemerocallis Happy Returns Yellow 1.5 2 23 Daylily Hemerocallis Hawaiian Party Dress Rose 1.5 2 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Hyperion Yellow 2.5 3 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Ice Carnival White 2 1.5 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Jolyene Nichole Pink 1.5 2 24 Daylily Hemerocallis Just Plum Happy Pink, Purple 1 1 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Little Business Red 1.5 2 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Little Gypsy Vagabond Yellow, Red 1.5 1.5 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Little Heavenly Angel Pale Pink 2 3 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Louise Manelis Apricot 1.5 2 24 Daylily Hemerocallis May May Pale Yellow 1.5 2 24 Daylily Hemerocallis Ming Toy Red, Yellow 2 2 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Night Beacon Purple, Yellow 2 2 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Pandora’s Box White, Purple 1.5 2 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Raspberry Pixie Raspberry 2 2 24 Daylily Hemerocallis Rocket City Orange 3 2.5 25
2 Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service Perennials for Sun Week Height Width of First Common Name Genus Cultivar Color (ft) (ft) Bloom Daylily Hemerocallis Rosie Meyer Red 2.5 2.5 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Rosy Returns Rose 1.5 2.5 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Royal Occasion Burgundy 1.5 1.5 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Salmon Sheen Salmon 2.5 2.5 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Scarlet Orbit Red 2 3 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Scentual Sundance Yellow 2 2.5 26 Daylily Hemerocallis Siloam Double Classic Pink 1.5 1.5 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Siloam June Bug Yellow, Red 2 2.5 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Siloam Space Age Yellow 2 2.5 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Sounds of Silence Cream 1.5 2.5 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Stella DeOro Yellow 1.5 2 23 Daylily Hemerocallis When My Sweetheart Returns Cream, Rose 2 2.5 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Winsome Lady Pink 2.5 2.5 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Woodside Amethyst Purple, White 2.5 2.5 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Yellow Lollipop Yellow 2 2.5 25 Daylily Hemerocallis Zarahelma Pink 1.5 2 25 False Aster Boltonia Pink Beauty Pink 2.5 2.5 33 False Aster Boltonia Snowbank White 3 3 37 Garden Phlox Phlox David White 3 1.5 26 Garden Phlox Phlox Laura Pink 3 1.5 26 Garden Phlox Phlox Robert Poore Red 3 2 27 Globe Thistle Echinops Blue Glow Blue 3 1.5 30 Hardy Ice Plant Delosperma Pink Pink 1 1 13 Hen and Chicks Sempervivum Carmen White 0.5 0.5 21 Iris Iris Amarillo Frills Yellow 2 1.5 20 Iris Iris American Pride White, Purple 2.5 1.5 19 Iris Iris Autumn Riesling Orange 2.5 1.5 22 Iris Iris Bama Baby White 2 1 19 Iris Iris Bold Expression Purple, Peach 2 1.5 20 Iris Iris Breakers Blue 2 1.5 21 Iris Iris Celebration Song Apricot, Lavender 3 1.5 20 Iris Iris Clothed in Glory Yellow 2 1.5 20 Iris Iris Color My World Salmon, Violet 2 1 20 Iris Iris Coming Storm Lavender, Purple 2 1.5 20 Iris Iris Conjuration White, Blue 3 1.5 20 Iris Iris Copper Bubble Bath Orange 2 1 21 Iris Iris Decadence Apricot, Burgundy 2 1.5 21 Iris Iris Dividing Line Blue-violet, Purple 2 1 20 Iris Iris Dream Team Yellow 3 1.5 20 Iris Iris Dreamville Yellow 2.5 1 20 Iris Iris Dusky Challenger Dark Purple 3 1.5 20 Iris Iris Eleanor Roosevelt Purple 2 1 17 Iris Iris Elizabeth Noble White, Purple 3 1.5 20 Iris Iris Fabulous One Light Blue, Purple 2.5 1 20 Iris Iris Fashion Magic Pale Pink, Purple 2.5 1.5 20
Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service 3 Perennials for Sun Week Height Width of First Common Name Genus Cultivar Color (ft) (ft) Bloom Iris Iris Florentine Silk Peach, Violet 2.5 1.5 21 Iris Iris Fogbound Blue 3 1.5 20 Iris Iris Fuji Skies White 2.5 1.5 21 Iris Iris Greenbriar Pinnacle White 1.5 1.5 21 Iris Iris Guilt Free Sample Peach 3 1.5 20 Iris Iris High Chapparral Yellow, Rose 2.5 1.5 21 Iris Iris Hot News Red 2 1 19 Iris Iris Jack’s Pick Yellow, Burgundy 2 1 20 Iris Iris Jesse’s Song Violet, White 2.5 1.5 20 Iris Iris Laced Cotton White 2.5 1.5 20 Iris Iris Lacy Snowflake White 2 1.5 21 Iris Iris Liberty Classic Blue, White 2 1.5 20 Iris Iris Marjorie L Yellow 1.5 1 20 Iris Iris Midsummer Night’s Dream Dark Purple 1.5 1 19 Iris Iris Miss Charlotte Yellow, White 2 1.5 20 Iris Iris Missus Bee Violet 2 1 20 Iris Iris Mojave Moonlight Yellow, Red 2 1.5 20 Iris Iris Oklahoma Crude Blue, Dark Purple 2 1.5 20 Iris Iris Paul Black Purple 2 1.5 20 Iris Iris Peggy Anne Purple, Silver 2 1.5 20 Iris Iris Petit Louvois Maroon 2 1 20 Iris Iris Prague Peach, Dark Purple 2.5 1.5 19 Iris Iris Queens Circle White, Blue 2.5 1 20 Iris Iris Sailor’s Dream Blue 1.5 1 20 Iris Iris Sari’s Dance Gold, Lavender 1.5 1 20 Iris Iris Sharper Image Lavender, White 2 1.5 21 Iris Iris Sharpshooter White, Purple 2 1.5 20 Iris Iris Shipshape Blue 2 1.5 20 Iris Iris Solo Flight Blue 2 1.5 20 Iris Iris Some Like it Hot Peach, Wine 2 1.5 19 Iris Iris Spectral Challenge Yellow 2 1.5 20 Iris Iris Too Sweet Pink 2 1.5 20 Iris Iris Whoopsidaisy Red Orange 2 1 20 Lamb’s Ear Stachys Cotton Boll White 0.5 1 25 Lavender Lavandula Dilly Dilly Lavender 1.5 1.5 26 Lavender Lavandula Provence Lavender 1.5 1.5 26 Lavender Lavandula Twickel Purple Purple 1.5 1.5 26 Meadow Sage Salvia Amethyst Purple 1.5 1.5 21 Meadow Sage Salvia Blue Hill Blue 1.5 1.5 23 Meadow Sage Salvia May Night Blue 1.5 1.5 20 Meadow Sage Salvia Plumosa Purple 1 1.5 23 Meadow Sage Salvia Viola Klose Blue 1.5 1.5 22 Mexican Hat Ratibida Red Red 2 1.5 25 Mullein Verbascum Violetta Violet 3 2 25 Mullein Verbascum Yellow Yellow 4 2.5 25
4 Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service Perennials for Sun Week Height Width of First Common Name Genus Cultivar Color (ft) (ft) Bloom Oriental Poppy Papaver Brilliant Orange 1.5 1.5 21 Ornamental Grass Calamagrostis Avalanche Pink to Tan 4 2 23 Ornamental Grass Calamagrostis Karl Foerster Pink to Tan 4 2 23 Ornamental Grass Calamagrostis Overdam Pink to Tan 3 2 23 Ornamental Grass Eragrostis Wind Dancer White to Tan 3 2.5 26 Ornamental Grass Miscanthus Adagio Pink 5 5 32 Ornamental Grass Miscanthus Cabaret Pink to tan 7 4 33 Ornamental Grass Miscanthus Graziella White to Tan 6 3 33 Ornamental Grass Miscanthus Little Kitten White to Tan 4 4 32 Ornamental Grass Miscanthus Little Zebra Red to tan 4 4 36 Ornamental Grass Miscanthus Malepartus Red to tan 6 4 33 Ornamental Grass Molinia Skyracer Purple to tan 6 2.5 25 Ornamental Grass Panicum Cloud Nine Gold to tan 8 7 31 Ornamental Grass Panicum Dallas Blues Pink 7 6 32 Ornamental Grass Panicum Northwind Tan 6 2.5 31 Ornamental Grass Pennisetum Karley Rose Pink 4 5 25 Ornamental Grass Saccharum Hardy Pampas Tan 12 5 33 Ornamental Grass Schizachyrium Little Bluestem Purple to tan 2.5 1.5 32 Ornamental Grass Sporobolus Prairie Dropseed Tan 3 1.5 28 Peony Paeonia Alley Cat White, Raspberry 2.5 3 18 Peony Paeonia Bu-Te White 2 2 21 Peony Paeonia Cactus Jack White, Red 2 2 19 Peony Paeonia Carousel Frolic Pink, Cream, Raspberry 2 2.5 19 Peony Paeonia Charlie’s White White 3 2.5 19 Peony Paeonia Command Performance Red 2 2 19 Peony Paeonia Coral Charm Coral 2 2.5 19 Peony Paeonia Coral Fay Coral Red 2.5 2.5 19 Peony Paeonia Dairy Anne White 2.5 2.5 19 Peony Paeonia Duchesse de Orleans Pink 3 3 19 Peony Paeonia Elizabeth Foster Pink 2.5 2 19 Peony Paeonia Felix Supreme Red 2 2.5 20 Peony Paeonia Fern Leaf Red 1.5 2 17 Peony Paeonia Festiva Maxima White 3 3 20 Peony Paeonia Garden Treasure Yellow 2 2 21 Peony Paeonia Green Lotus White, Green 2 2.5 18 Peony Paeonia Grover Cleveland Crimson 2.5 2 19 Peony Paeonia Hariainin Wine Red 2.5 2.5 20 Peony Paeonia Karl Rosenfield Crimson 3 3 19 Peony Paeonia La Donna Pink 3 3 20 Peony Paeonia Lady Alexandra Duff Pink-White 2.5 3 20 Peony Paeonia Lora Dexheimer Red 2.5 3 19 Peony Paeonia Lorelei Coral 3 2.5 19 Peony Paeonia Louise Marx White 2.5 2.5 21 Peony Paeonia Madame de Verneville White 1.5 2 20 Peony Paeonia Many Happy Returns Red 2 2 20
Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service 5 Perennials for Sun Week Height Width of First Common Name Genus Cultivar Color (ft) (ft) Bloom Peony Paeonia Martha W Pink 2.5 2.5 20 Peony Paeonia Merry Mayshine Red 2 2.5 18 Peony Paeonia Mikado Red 2.5 3 21 Peony Paeonia Monsieur Jules Elie Pink 2.5 2.5 20 Peony Paeonia My Love Light Pink 2 2.5 21 Peony Paeonia Nippon Beauty Red 2 2.5 21 Peony Paeonia Nippon Chief Red 2 2.5 21 Peony Paeonia Polar Star White-Pink 2.5 2.5 19 Peony Paeonia Prairie Star White 2.5 2.5 20 Peony Paeonia Ray Payton Red-Pink 2 2.5 20 Peony Paeonia Red Grace Red 2.5 2.5 18 Peony Paeonia Rose Garland Rose 2 2.5 19 Peony Paeonia Sarah Burnhardt Pink 3 3 20 Peony Paeonia Scarlet O’Hara Red 2.5 3 19 Peony Paeonia Shawnee Chief Red 3 3 21 Peony Paeonia Shirley Temple Cream 2.5 3 19 Peony Paeonia Snow Mountain White 3 2.5 19 Peony Paeonia Souvenir de Louis Bigot Rose 2 3 20 Peony Paeonia Tourangelle Pink 2.5 3 20 Peony Paeonia Twitterpated Pink, Raspberry 2.5 3 18 Peony Paeonia Vanilla Twist White, Raspberry 2 2 18 Peony Paeonia Violet Dawson White 2.5 2.5 20 Peony Paeonia White Swan White 2.5 2.5 19 Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus Anne Arundel Pink 5 5 24 Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus Broadway Lights White, Pink 5 5 24 Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus Candy Stripe White, Red Veins 5 5 24 Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus Coccineus Red Red 6 5 25 Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus Fantasia Pink 5 5 25 Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus Fireball Red 4 5 24 Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus Giant Maroon Red 5 5 24 Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus Lady Baltimore Pink 5 4 24 Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus Lasiocarpus White, Pink Eye 6 5 25 Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus Matterhorn Pink, Red Eye 4 4 24 Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus Pink Clouds Pink 5 5 25 Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus Sweet Caroline Pink, Red Eye 5 5 24 Pinks Dianthus Oakington Pink 0.5 1 18 Poppy Mallow Callirhoe species Purple 1 2 21 Russian Sage Perovskia Filagrin Blue 3 2 26 Russian Sage Perovskia Longin Blue 3 2 26 Sea Holly Eryngium Sapphire Blue Blue 2 1.5 26 Sea Pink Armeria Joystick Red Red 0.5 0.5 18 Sea Pink Armeria Rubra Pink 1.5 0.5 19 Shasta Daisy Leucanthemum Becky White 3 1.5 23 Shasta Daisy Leucanthemum Thomas Killen White 2.5 1.5 24 Sheffield Mum Dendranthema Hillside Pink Pink 2 1.5 35
6 Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service Perennials for Sun Week Height Width of First Common Name Genus Cultivar Color (ft) (ft) Bloom Spurge Euphorbia Fens Ruby Yellow 1 1 19 Stonecrop Sedum Autumn Fire Red 1.5 1 35 Tickseed Coreopsis Baby Sun Yellow 1.5 1 22 Tickseed Coreopsis Early Sunrise Yellow 1.5 1 24 Tickseed Coreopsis Sterntaler Yellow 2 1.5 22 Tickseed Coreopsis Sunburst Yellow 1.5 1.5 22 Wandflower Gaura Karalee Petite Pink Pink 2 1.5 22 Wandflower Gaura Karalee White White 2 1.5 22 Wandflower Gaura Stratosphere Pink Picotee Pink 2 1.5 22 Wormwood Artemisia Silver King White 2.5 2.5 22 Wormwood Artemisia Silver Mound White 1 2 22 Yarrow Achillea Coronation Gold Gold 2 2 23 Yarrow Achillea Moonshine Yellow 2 1.5 23 Yarrow Achillea Schwellenberg Yellow 2 1.5 23 Yarrow Achillea Terracotta Orange 2.5 1.5 23
Perennials for Shade Week Height Width of First Common Name Genus Cultivar Color (ft) (ft) Bloom Coral Bells Heuchera City Lights Yellow 1.5 1.5 21 Coral Bells Heuchera Jade Gloss Pink 1.5 1 24 Coral Bells Heuchera Raspberry Ice Pink 2 1 24 Coral Bells Heuchera Stormy Seas Pink 2 1.5 21 Plantain Lily Hosta A Many-Splendored Thing Pale lavender 1.5 3 24 Plantain Lily Hosta Abiqua Drinking Gourd White 1.5 1.5 24 Plantain Lily Hosta Abiqua Moonbeam White 2 2.5 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Abiqua Recluse Pale lavender 1.5 2.5 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Big Mama White 3 4 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Blue Umbrellas White 3 4 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Bressingham Blue White 1.5 2 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Christmas Tree White 1.5 3 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Clausa Stolonifera 1 1.5 Plantain Lily Hosta Diana Remembered White 1 2 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Dorset Blue Pale lavender 1 1 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Embroidery White 1 2 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Fragrant Blue White 0.5 1 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Fragrant Bouquet White 1.5 2 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Fried Bananas White 1.5 2.5 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Gold Drop White 0.5 1 24 Plantain Lily Hosta Gold Edger Lavender 0.5 1 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Gold Regal Lavender 1.5 2 24 Plantain Lily Hosta Golden Tiara Purple 1 2 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Grand Tiara Lavender 0.5 1.5 27 Plantain Lily Hosta Green Pie Crust White 1.5 2.5 24
Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service 7 Perennials for Shade Week Height Width of First Common Name Genus Cultivar Color (ft) (ft) Bloom Plantain Lily Hosta Hadspen Blue White 0.5 1 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Halcyon White 1.5 3 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Harvest Dandy White 1 1.5 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Heart and Soul Lavender 1 1.5 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Hillbilly Blues Lavender 1.5 3 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Invincible White 1 1 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Iron Gate Delight Lavender 1 1.5 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Krossa Regal Lavender 2.5 2.5 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Last Dance Lavender 1.5 2.5 26 Plantain Lily Hosta Lemon Lime Lavender 1 1.5 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Mama Mia Pale lavender 1 2 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Moonlight Sonata White 1.5 3 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Night Before Christmas Lavender 1 1.5 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Old Glory Lavender 1 2.5 24 Plantain Lily Hosta Olive Bailey Langdon White 2 4 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Pacific Blue Edger Lavender 1 2 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Paradigm White 1.5 3 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Parky’s Prize Lavender 1.5 2.5 24 Plantain Lily Hosta Patriot Lavender 1.5 2.5 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Paul’s Glory Pale lavender 1.5 2 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Pizazz White 1 1.5 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Potomac Pride Lavender 2 2.5 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Radiant Edger Lavender 1 2.5 24 Plantain Lily Hosta Regal Splendor Lavender 2.5 3 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Revolution Lavender 1 1.5 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Robert Frost Pale lavender 1.5 3 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Sagae Pale lavender 2.5 3 24 Plantain Lily Hosta Salute Lavender 1.5 2 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Samuel Blue White 1.5 2 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Satisfaction White 1 2 24 Plantain Lily Hosta Sea Lotus Leaf White 1.5 2 24 Plantain Lily Hosta Shade Fanfare Lavender 1 1.5 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Sieboldiana Pale lavender 1.5 3 26 Plantain Lily Hosta So Sweet White 1 1 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Squash Casserole Lavender 1 3 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Stained Glass Pale lavender 1.5 2.5 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Striptease Violet 1.5 2.5 26 Plantain Lily Hosta Sum and Substance Lavender 2.5 4 26 Plantain Lily Hosta Sweet Home Chicago Lavender 1 2.5 24 Plantain Lily Hosta Ventricosa Blue 1 2 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Venusta Lavender 0.5 1 25 Plantain Lily Hosta Veronica Lake Lavender 1.5 2.5 24 Plantain Lily Hosta Wheaton Blue Pale lavender 1 1.5 26 Plantain Lily Hosta Yingeri Pale lavender 1.5 1 26 Spotted Dead Nettle Lamium Orchid Frost Pink 0.5 1.5 17
8 Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service Woody Perennials for Sun Week Height Width of First Common Name Genus Cultivar Color (ft) (ft) Bloom Crapemyrtle Lagerstromia Acoma White 4 5 31 Crapemyrtle Lagerstromia Burgundy Cotton White 6 5 31 Crapemyrtle Lagerstromia Pink Velour Pink 6 6 32 Crapemyrtle Lagerstromia Potomac Light Pink 4 3 30 Crapemyrtle Lagerstromia Rhapsody in Pink Pink 5 5 30 Crapemyrtle Lagerstromia Tonto Pink 4 3 30 Crapemyrtle Lagerstromia Watermelon Red Red-Pink 4 3 31 Forsythia Forsythia Lynwood Gold Gold 9 10 15 Forsythia Forsythia Magical Gold Gold 6 6 15 Forsythia Forsythia Spring Glory Gold 8 10 15 Forsythia Forsythia Sunrise Gold 5 6 15 Shrub Rose Rosa Austrian Copper Red 6 6 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Ballerina Pink 4 5 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Baby Love Yellow 2 3 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Blanc Double de Corbet White 3 4 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Carefree Beauty Pink 4 6 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Carefree Spirit Red 4 6 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Carefree Sunshine Yellow 3 4 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Champlain Red 4 5 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Chuckles Pink 3 3 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Daydream Mauve 3 3 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Earth Song Deep Pink 3 3 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Funny Face Pink Blend 3 3 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Grootendorst Supreme Red 4 6 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Hansa Magenta 3 3 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Harrison’s Yellow Yellow 6 6 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Blushing Knock Out Light Pink 5 5 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Double Pink Knock Out Pink 5 5 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Double Knock Out Red 5 5 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Pink Gnome Pink 2 3 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Lady Elsie May Red 3 4 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Little Mischief Deep Pink 3 4 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Lovely Fairy Deep Pink 3 4 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Meidiland Crimson Red 3 4 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Meidiland Fire Red 3 4 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Meidiland Ice White 3 4 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Meidiland Pink Pink 3 4 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Meidiland Scarlet Red 3 4 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Moje Hammerberg Red-Violet 3 4 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Morden Centennial Pink 3 4 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Morden Fireglow Red-Orange 3 5 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Nearly Wild Pink 2 3 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Persian Yellow Yellow 4 5 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Prairie Joy Pink 3 4 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Purple Pavement Purple + hips 3 5 24
Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service 9 Woody Perennials for Sun Week Height Width of First Common Name Genus Cultivar Color (ft) (ft) Bloom Shrub Rose Rosa Rugosa Red + hips 4 6 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Rugosa alba White + hips 4 6 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Sea Foam White 3 7 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Showtime Red 3 3 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Sir Thomas Lipton White 4 6 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Starry Night White 4 4 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Sunrise Sunset Pink Blend 3 3 24 Shrub Rose Rosa SunRosa Red Red 2 1.5 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Therese Bugnet Pink 3 4 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Veranda Brilliant Orange 2 3 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Watercolors Red, Pink, Yellow 4 5 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Wild Thing Dark Pink 4 5 24 Shrub Rose Rosa Yellow Brick Road Yellow 4 5 24
10 Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service Kansas State University Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service 11 Authors Robin Ruether, horticulture research associate Alan Stevens, horticulturist
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