PERENNIALS FOR WET SOILS
Arisaemia triphyllum* Jack-in-the-Pulpit Shade Aruncus spp. Goatsbeard Semi-shade Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed Sun Athyrium goeringianum "Pictum" (fern) Japanese Painted Fern Semi-shade Athyrium pycnocarpum (fern) Glade Fern Semi-shade Athyrium thelypteroides (fern) Silvery Glade Fern Semi-shade Athyrium filix-femina (fern) Lady Fern Semi-shade Bergenia cordifolia Heartleaf Bergenia Semi-shade Brunnera macrophylla Heartleaf Brunnera Shade Calamagrostis spp. Reed Grass Sun Caltha palustris* Marsh Marigold Sun Campanula glomerata Clustered Bellflower Sun-Lt. Shade Cimicifuga racemosa Bugbane Shade Dryopteris cristata (fern)* Crested Shield Fern Shade Equisetum japonica Horsetail Eupatorium spp. Joe-Pye-Weed Sun Gentiana andrewsii Bottle Gentian Semi-shade Helenium hoopesii Sneezeweed Sun Houstonia caerulea Bluets Sun Houttuynia cordata Chameleon Plant Lt. Shade-Shade Iris pseudacorus Yellow Flag Iris Sun Iris kaempferi Japanese Iris Sun Ligularia spp. Golden Ray Light Shade to Deep Shade Lobelia cardinalis* Cardinal Flower Sun or Semi-shade Lobelia siphilitica* Great Blue Lobelia Sun or Semi-shade Lysimachia nummularium 'Aurea' Creeping Jenny Semi-shade Lythrum salicaria* Purple Loosestrife Sun Matteuccia pensylvanica (fern)* Ostrich Fern Semi-shade Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells Semi-shade Monarda didyma Bee Balm Sun Myosotis alpestris Forget-Me-Not Semi-shade Onoclea sensibilis (fern)* Sensitive Fern Semi-shade Osmunda cinnamomea (fern)* Cinnamon Fern Semi-shade Osmunda regalis (fern)* Royal Fern Semi-shade Physostegia virginiana False Dragonhead Sun Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple Semi-shade Primula spp. Primrose Semi-shade Pulmonaria spp. Yellow Lungwort Sun Rheum spp. Rodgersia spp. Rodger's Flower Part-shade Silphium terebinthinaceum Prairie Dock Sun Thalictrum spp.* Tall Meadowrue Sun Tradescantia spp. Spiderwort Sun Trillium spp. Trilliums Shade
PLANTS THAT ATTRACT HUMMINGBIRDS
Annuals Antirrhinum majus Snapdragon Fuchsia x hybrida Fuchsia Impatiens wallerana Impatiens Ipomoia purpurea Morning Glory Nicotiana alata grandiflora Nicotiana Petunia x hybrid Petunia Salvia splendons Salvia Tropaeolum majus Nasturtium
Perennials Aquilegia spp. Columbine Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed Campanula carpatica Carpathian Bellflower Campanula persicifolia Peachleaf Bellflower Delphinium Delphinium Dianthus x allwoodii Allwood's Pink Echinops Globe Thistle Hemerocallis Day Lily Heuchera sanguinea Coralbells Hibiscus moscheutos Rose Mallow Hosta spp. Hosta Lavandula angustifolia Lavender Lilium spp. Lily Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower Lupinus Lupine Monarda didyma Bee Balm/Oswego Tea Nepeta mussinii Catnip Penstemon barbatus Beardtongue Phlox paniculata Tall/Summer Phlox Physostegia virginiana False Dragonhead Platycodon grandiflorum Balloon flower
Shrubs Buddleia davidii Butterfly Bush Chaenomeles japonica Japanese Flowering Quince Lonicera Honeysuckle Rhododendron Azalea Weigela florida Weigela (Diervilla)
Vines Campsis radicans Trumpet Vine Clematis lanuginosa Clematis PLANTS THAT ATTRACT BUTTERFLIES
Perennials Achillea sp. Yarrow Amorpha canescens Leadplant Aquilegia sp. Columbine Armeria maritima Common Thrift Aruncus dioicus Goatsbeard Ascleplias tuberosa Butterfly Flower Aster sp. Aster Aubrieta deltoidea 'Purple Gem' Purple Rock Cress Aurinia saxatillis Basket of Gold Centranthus ruber Red Valerian Chrysanthemum sp. Daisy, Mum, Feverfew Cimicifuga sp. Snakeroot, Bugbane Coreopsis sp. Coreopsis Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower Echinops ritro Small Globe Thistle Erigeron sp. Fleabane Gaillardia x grandiflora Blanket Flower Helenium hoopesii Helen's Flower Iberis sempervirens Snowflake Lavandula angustifolia Lavender Liatris sp Gayfeather Lunaria biennis Money Plant, Honesty, biennial Monarda didyma Bee Balm, Oswego Tea Nepeta mussini 'Blue Wonder' Catmint Phlox paniculata Tall Phlox Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldstrum' Black-eyed-Susan Scabiosa caucasica Pincushion Flower Sedum 'Autumn Joy' Showy Stonecrop Solidago sp. Goldenrod
Herbs Melissa officinalis Lemon Balm Mentha sp. Mint Nepeta cataria Common Catnip Nepeta cataria 'Citriodora' Lemon Catnip
Annuals Calendula officinalis Pot Marigold Cosmos sulphureus Orange Cosmos Heliotropium arborescens Hellotrope Lobularia maritima Sweet Alyssum Matthiola incana 'Annua' Common Stock FALL FLOWERING PERENNIALS
Althaea rosea Hollyhock Andropogon scoparius Little Bluestem Anemone japonica Japanese Anemone Anemone vitifolia 'Robustissima' Grapeleaf Anemone Aster Aster Boltonia asteroides Boltonia Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Leadwort Cimicifuga racemosa Black Snakeroot Echinacea sp. Coneflower Erianthus ravennae Plume Grass Gentiana andrewsii Bottle Gentian Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Sun' False Sunflower Hosta lancifolia Lance-leaved Plaintain-lily Lathyrus latifolius Perennial Pea Liatris sp. Kansas Gayfeather Liriope spicata Creeping Lily-turf Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower Lobelia siphilitica Blue Cardinal Flower Lysmachia clethroides Gooseneck Loosestrife Miscanthus floridulus Giant Chinese Silver Grass Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus' Eulalia Grass Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' Dwarf Fountain Grass Pennisetum alopecuroides Fountain Grass Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Moudry' Fountain Grass Rudbeckia sp. Black-eyed Susan Sedum 'Autumn Joy' Showy Stonecrop Sedum 'Rosy Glow' Stonecrop Sedum 'Vera Jameson' Stonecrop Sedum sieboldii October Stonecrop Sedum spectabile 'Variegatum' Stonecrop Silphium terebinthinaceum Prairie Dock Solidago rigidia Stiff Goldenrod Solidago speciosa Showy Goldenrod Sorghastrum nutans Indian Grass Tricyrtis hirta 'Albo-marginata' Hairy Toad Lily PERENNIALS FOR FOLIAGE EFFECT
Ajuga reptans cvs. Carpet Bugle Alchemilla pubescens Lady's Mantle Armeria maritima Sea Pink Artemisia schmidtiana 'Silver Mound' Silver Mound Artemisia Asarum canadense Wild Ginger Bergenia cordifolia Heartleaf Bergenia Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Leadwort Convallaria majalis Lily-of-the-Valley Cornus canadensis Bunchberry Dalibarda repens Dewdrops Dianthus 'Tiny Rubies' Maiden Pink Epimedium spp. Barrenwort Euonymus fortunei 'Coloratus' Purpleleaf Wintercreeper Ferns Galium odoratum Sweet Woodruff Gaultheria procumbens Wintergreen Grasses, ornamental Hedera helix English Ivy Hosta spp. & cvs. Plantain-lily Iberis sempervirens Evergreen Candytuft Iris cristata Crested Iris Lamium galeobdolon 'Variegatum' Yellow Archangel Lamium maculatum Spotted Deadnettle Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' Lavender Liriope spicata Creeping Lilyturf Lysimachia nummularia Moneywort Pachysandra terminalis Japanese Spurge Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple Polygonatum biflorum Solomon's Seal Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum' Variegated Solomon's Seal Polygonum 'Border Jewel' Dward Lace Plant Polygonum cuspidatum 'Compactum' Dwarf Japanese Fleeceflower Potentilla tridentata Wineleaf Cinquefoil Pulmonaria saccharata 'Mrs. Moon' Bethlehem Sage Sedum spp. Stonecrop Smilacina racemosa Solomon's Plume Thymus spp. Thyme Tiarella cordifolia Allegheny Foam-flower Vinca minor Periwinkle Waldsteinia ternata Barren Strawberry PERENNIALS WITH FRAGRANCE
Achillea 'Moonshine' Yarrow Anthemis tinctoria Golden Marguerite Artemisia Schmidtiana 'Silver Mound' Artemisia Asclepias tuberosa Orange Butterfly Flower Chrysanthemum morifolium Garden Mum Cimicifuga racemosa Black Snakeroot Convallaria majalis Lily-of-the-Valley Dianthus Pinks Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hayscented Fern Dictamnus albus Gasplant Epimedium youngianum 'Niveum' Snowy Epimedium Gaultheria procumbens Wintergreen Hemerocallis (some) Daylily
Herbs Allium schoenoprasum Chives Carum carvi Caraway Foeniculum vulgare Florence Fennel Galium odoratum Sweet Woodruff Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' Lavender Marjorana hortensis Sweet Marjoram Melissa officinalis Lemon Balm Mentha piperita Peppermint Oregonum vulgare Oregano Rosemarinus officinalis Rosemary Salvia officinalis Sage Thymus vulgaris Thyme
Hosta plantaginea Fragrant Plantain-lily Hosta 'Royal Standard' Plantain-lily Iris germanica cvs. Tall-Bearded Iris Lilium cvs. Lily Monarda didyma Beebalm Oenothera tetragona Evening Primrose Pachysandra terminalis Japanese Spurge Paeonia cvs. Peony Phlox paniculata Tall Phlox Polemonium caeruleum Jacob's Ladder Primula polyanthus 'Pacific Giants' Primrose Salvia x superba Perennial Salvia Smilacina racemosa Solomon's Plume Thymus citridorus Lemon Thyme Thymus serphyllum Creeping Thyme or Mother-of-Thyme Viola blanda Sweet White Violet PERENNIALS FOR DRY SOILS
Achillea sp. Yarrow Anemone pulsatilla Pasque flower Anthemis tinctoria Golden Marguerite Arabis alpina Rock Cress Artemisia schmidtiana 'Silver Mound' Silver mound Artemisia Asclepias incarnata Swamp Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed Aster novi-belgii New York Aster Aurinia saxatilis 'Compacta' Basket of Gold Campanula elatines garganica Adriatic Bellflower Coreopsis grandiflora 'Goldfink' Tickseed Delphinium cus. Delphinium Dianthus 'Tiny Rubies' Maiden Pink Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower
Ferns Dennstaedtia punctilobula Hayscented Fern Dryopteris noveboracensis New York Fern Osmunda claytonia Interrupted Fern Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Fern
Gaillardia aristata 'Goblin' Blanketflower
Grasses Andropogon scoparius Little Bluestem Elymus glaucus Blue Wild Rye Festuca ovina glauca 'Elijah Blue' Blue Fescue Heliotrichon sempervirens Blue Oat Grass Miscanthus Maiden Grass Molinia caerulea 'Variegata' Purple Moor Grass Panicum virgatum Switch Grass
Gypsophila paniculata Baby's Breath Hemerocallis cus. Daylily Lamium maculatum Spotted Deadnettle Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' Lavender Liatris pycnostachya Kansas Gayfeather Lychnis chalcedonica Maltese Cross Oenothera tetragona Evening Primrose Phlox subulata Moss Phlox Polygonatum biflorum Solomon's Seal Polygonum cuspidatum 'Compactum' Dwarf Japanses Fleeceflower Potentilla sp. Cinquefoil Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' Goldsturm Coneflower Salvia x superba Perennial Salvia Sedums Stonecrop Thymus Thyme Waldsteinia ternata Creeping Barren Strawberry PERENNIALS FOR ROCK GARDENS
Adiantum pedatum Maidenhair Fern Allium senescens glaucum Ornamental Onion Anaphalis yedoensis Pearly Everlasting Anemone pulsatilla Pasque Flower Anthemis tinctoria 'Moonlight' Golden Marguerite Arabis 'Snow Cap' Rock Cress Armeria sp. Common Thrift Asarum europaeum European Ginger Aster alpinus Alpine Aster Astilbe chinensis 'Pumila' Dwarf Chinese Astilbe Campanula carpatica Carpathiam Bellflower Dianthus sp. Pinks Dicentra sp. Bleeding Heart Dodecatheon meadia Common shooting Star Erinus alpinus` Alpine liverbalsam Gypsophila repens Creeping Baby's Breath Iberis sempervirens Candytuft Iris pumila Dwarf Iris Leontopodium alpinum Edelweiss Mertensia virginica Virginia Bluebells Mitchella repens Partridge Berry Orostachys furusei - Phlox sublata Creeping Phlox Polypodium virginianum Polypody Fern Sagina subulata Irish Moss Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot Saponaria ocymoides Rock Soapwort Sedum sp. Stonecrop Sempervivum Hens & Chicks Thymus sp. Thyme Tiarella wherryi Foam Flower Tricyrtis hirta Hairy Toad Lily Trillium Trillium Viola pedata Birdfoot Violet Yucca filamentosa Adam's Needle ALPINE AND ROCK GARDEN PLANTS AVAILABLE AT THE PLANTER'S PALETTE
Anacyclus depressus Campanula portenschlagiana Campanula 'Stella' Dianthus alpinus 'Bull's Eye' Dianthus 'Dottie' Dianthus microlepis Dianthus 'Painted lady' Dianthus 'Pipin' Dianthus 'Raspberry Delight' Dianthus 'TinyRubies' Erigeron 'Profusion' Gypsophila cerastoides Phlox x procumbens 'Millstream' Phlox 'Scarlet Flame' Sedum 'Athorum' Sedum chrysanthemum Sedum ewersii homophyllum Sedum nevii Sedum oregonense Sedum pluricale Sedum 'Sandy's Silvercrest' Sedum spurium 'Elizabeth' Sedum ternatum 'White Waters' Sempervivum hookeri Veronica fruticans Veronica spicata 'Mrs. Holt' Veronica spicata 'Nana' Veronica spicata 'Trehane' ORNAMENTAL GRASSES WITH VARIEGATED OR BLUE FOLIAGE
Arrhenatherum elatius bulbosum Tuber Oat Grass Elymus glaucus Blue Wild Rye Festuca ovina glauca Blue Fescue Glyceria aquatica 'Variegata' Manna Grass Helictotrichon sempervirens Blue Oat Grass Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus' Striped Maiden Phalarus arundinacea 'Picta' Ribbon Grass
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES THAT WILL TOLERATE WET CONDITIONS
Glyceria aquatica 'Variegata' Manna Grass Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' Maiden Grass Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus' Striped Maiden Phalarus arundinacea 'Picta' Ribbon Grass Spartina pectinata Cord Grass
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES THAT ARE GROWN FOR FLOWER EFFECT
Calamagrostis acutifolia 'Stricta' Feather Reed Grass Erianthus ravennae Plume Grass Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' Maiden Grass Molinia caerulea 'Variegata' Variegated Moor Grass Pennisetum alopecuroides Fountain Grass Spartina pectinata Cord Grass
ORNAMENTAL GRASSES THAT SPREAD BY UNDERGROUND STOLONS (invasive)
Elymus glaucus Blue Wild Rye Glyceria aquatica 'Variegata' Manna Grass Phalarus arundinacea 'Picta' Ribbon Grass Spartina pectinata Cord Grass
LARGE SPECIMEN GRASSES
Eianthus ravennae Plume Grass Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' Maiden Grass Miscanthus sinensis 'Strictus' Striped Maiden Spartina pectinata Cord Grass PLANTS FOR CUTTING AND DRYING
PERENNIALS Achillea 'Moonshine' Yarrow Anthemis tinctoria Golden Marguerite Aquilegia cultivars Columbine Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Flower Aster novi-belgii New York Aster Astilbe x arendsii Astilbe Chrysanthemum coccineum Painted Daisy Chrysanthemum maximum Shasta Daisy Chrysanthemum morifolium Garden Mum Coreopsis grandiflora 'Goldfink' Tickseed Delphinium cvs. Delphinium Dianthus plumarius Cottage Pink Doronicum causasicum Leopardsbane Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower Erigeron speciosus Daisy Fleabane Eupatorium purpureum Joe-Pye-Weed Gaillardia aristata 'Goblin' Blanket Flower Geum cvs.
Grasses Erianthus ravennae Plume Grass Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus' Maiden Grass
Gypsophila paniculata Baby's Breath Helenium hoopesii Helen's Flower Heliopsis Heliopsis Hemerocallis cvs. Daylily Heuchera sanguinea Coral Bells Iris germanica Tall-bearded Iris Liatris phycnostachya Kansas Gayfeather Lupinus 'Russell's Hybrids' Russell's Lupines Lychnis chalcedonica Maltese Cross Monarda didyma Beebalm Oenothera tetragona Evening Primrose Paeonia cvs. Peony Papaver 'Prince of Orange' Oriental Poppy Pentstemon gloxinoides Gloxinia Pentstemon Physostegia virginiana False Dragonhead Polemonium caeruleum Jacob's Ladder Primula polyanthus 'Pacific Giants' Primrose Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm' Coneflower Salvia x superba Perennial Salvia Scabiosa caucasica Pinchushion Flower Thalictrum spp. Meadowrue Veronica spp. Speedwell
PLANTS FOR CUTTING AND DRYING CONT.
Annuals Acroclinium Ageratum Antirrhinum Snapdragon Calendula Callistephus Aster Celosia Cockscomb Centaurea Bachelor Button Cleome Spiderflower Cosmos Dianthus chinensis Pinks Dimorphotheca African Daisy Gomphrena Globe Amaranth Comphocarpus Helichrysum Strawflower Molucella Bells of Ireland Pennisetum Fountain Grass Salvia farinacea Blue Sage/ Blue Salvia Scabiosa Statice Tagetes Marigold Torenia Wishbone Flower Xeranthemum Zinnia AIR DRYING OR HANGING
Achillea Yarrow Artemesia Bells of Ireland Celosia Cockscomb Chives Chrysanthemum Delphinium Globe amaranth Globe thistle Goldenrod Grains Gypsophilla Baby's Breath Hydrangea Joe-Pye Weed Knotweed Larkspur Pussy Willow Rose Salvia Statice Strawflower
SILICA GEL OR BORAX AND CORNMEAL Japanese anemone Aster Black-eyed-Susan Carnation Centauria Christmas Rose Chrysanthemum Clematis Daffodil Dahlia Daisy Delphinium Dogwood Gaillardia Gladiolus Hollyhock Iris Larkspur Lilac Lilium Marigold Pansy Queen Anne's Lace Peony Phlox Rose Scilla Wood Hyacinth Scabiosa Sweet Pea Tithonia Mexican Sunflower Verbena Veronica Zinnia
PRESSING Anemone Bleeding Heart Coleus Cosmos Coral Bells Ferns Grasses Pansy Sweet Pea Fall leaves