Blithewold in bloom North GardenJuly August
Acanthus hungaricus Anemone x hybrida Dahlia Digitalis ‘Spice Island’ bear’s breeches ‘Honorine Jobert’ ‘Happy Single Princess’ foxglove perennial, Zones 5-10 perennial, Zones 4-8 tender perennial perennial, Zones 3-8 sun to part shade sun to part shade Zones 8-10 sun to part shade sun
Eryngium Geranium ‘Rozanne’ Gladiolus murielae Hibiscus trionum ‘Sapphire Blue’ cranesbill a.k.a. acidanthera flower-of-an-hour perennial, Zones 4-8 perennial, Zones 5-8 peacock gladiolus annual sun sun to part shade bulb, Zones 7-11 sun blooms all summer sun self-sows
Kalimeris incisa ‘Blue Star’ Rosa ‘Ballerina’ Veronica longifolia Zinnia angustifolia Japanese aster Rose speedwell creeping zinnia perennial, Zones 5-8 shrub, Zones 5-10 perennial, Zones 4-8 annual sun sun to part shade sun sun shear in July for rebloom self-sows North Garden, 2015
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Acanthus hungaricus bear's breeches perennial orange, red flowers, grey feathery foliage, Achillea 'Terracotta' yarrow perennial spreads Aconitum napellus monkshood perennial
Acorus calamus 'Variegatus' sweet flag perennial native for shade, white spring flowers, white fall Actaea pachypoda 'Misty Blue' white baneberry perennial berries Actea simplex 'Hillside Black Beauty' bugbane perennial aka Cimicifuga
Actea simplex 'Hillside Black Beauty' black bugbane perennial black foliage, tall pale pink flowers in fall American Adiantum pedatum 'Miss Sharples' fern native for shade maidenhair Alchemilla mollis lady's mantle perennial green blooms in June
Allium albopilosum ornamental onion bulb syn. Allium christophii
Allium carinatum subsp. pulchellum ornamental onion bulb
Allium 'Pinball Wizard' ornamental onion bulb
Allium 'Pinball Wizard' ornamental onion bulb
Amsonia hubrichtii threadleaf blue star perennial pale blue flowers early, yellow fall foliage
Anemone × hybrida 'Honorine Jobert' windflower perennial white, early
Anemone blanda 'Blue Shades' windflower bulb
Anemone cylindrica candle anemone perennial Grape-leaf Anemone tomentosa 'Robustissima' perennial single pink anemone Antirrhinum 'Opus Appleblossom' snapdragon annual
Aquilegia chrysantha ' Yellow Queen' columbine perennial
Aquilegia 'Sunshine' columbine perennial
Aralia cordata 'Sun King' perennial chartreuse foliage
Artemesia ludoviciana white sage perennial
Aruncus 'Horatio' goat's beard perennial climbing Asarina procumbens perennial snapdragon Aster 'Kylie' aster perennial
Aster oblongifolius 'October Skies' aster perennial very late blue daisies
Aster 'Vasterival' aster perennial pink early
Astilbe chinensis 'Love and Pride' astilbe perennial North Garden, 2015
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Baptisia australis false indigo perennial deep blue June flowers; pea foliage
Browallia americana 'Blue Lady' amethyst flower annual
Campanula lactiflora milky bellflower perennial tall, pale blue - July peach-leaved Campanula persicifolia perennial spreading, pale blue or white flowers bellflower Campanula punctata 'Pink Chimes' bell flower perennial spreads perennial bachelor Centaurea montana perennial deep blue flowers May-June, reblooms if cut back button Ceratostigma plumbaginoides plumbago perennial spreading ground cover, late cobalt flowers
Chrysanthemum 'Hillside Sheffield Pink' perennial pink daisies in October/November
Clematis integrifolia solitary clematis perennial non-vining, blue flowers, pretty seedheads
Clematis montana 'Mayleen' clematis vine
Cobaea scandens purple cup and saucer vine vine
Colchicum autumnale autumn crocus bulb
Conoclinium coelestinum hardy ageratum perennial
Coreopsis 'Redshift' tickseed perennial 2-3' tall, flower color intensifies with cool weather
Cotinus coggygria 'Daydream' smokebush shrub tender Dahlia 'Clair de Lune' perennial tender Dahlia 'Claire de Lune' perennial tender Dahlia 'Classic Elise' perennial tender Dahlia 'Classic Swan' perennial tender Dahlia 'Golden Cloud' yellow, tall perennial tender Dahlia 'Happy Single Princess' perennial tender Dahlia 'Happy Single Princess' perennial tender Dahlia 'Karma Corona' perennial tender Dahlia 'Ryecroft Sunrise' perennial tender Dahlia 'Silvia' perennial tender Dahlia 'Sympathy' perennial Delphinium 'Blue Lace' delphinium perennial
Delphinium 'Cobalt Dreams' delphinium perennial
Delphinium elatum 'Centurion Sky Blue' perennial North Garden, 2015
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Dianthus plumarius 'Sweetness' pink perennial fern-leaved Dicentra 'Burning Hearts' perennial bleeding heart Digitalis 'Dalmation Peach' foxglove biennial
Digitalis grandiflora yellow foxglove biennial yellow flowers, June - Sept.
Digitalis lutea foxglove perennial
Digitalis purpurea 'Apricot' foxglove biennial
Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmation Peach' foxglove biennial
Digitalis 'Spice Island' foxglove perennial peachy-yellow blooms all season
Elsholtzia stauntonii 'Alba' mint shrub shrub
Eritrichium canum 'Baby Blue' annual
Eryngium 'Sapphire Blue' sea holly perennial
Erythronium americanum trout lily bulb yellow or white early spring wildflower, with mottled leaves
Euphorbia longifolia spurge perennial chrome green early and late; spreads, self-sows variegated Siberian Filipendula palmata 'Variegata' perennial meadowsweet Galium odoratum sweet woodruff perennial white flowers May/June, spreading groundcover
Galtonia candicans summer hyacinth bulb Ornithogalum?
Geranium 'Rozanne' cranesbill perennial blue flowers all summer
Geum 'Mai Tai' perennial
Geum 'Mango Lassi' perennial
Geum 'Tequila Sunrise' perennial
Gladiolus 'Boone' bulb
Gladiolus 'Carolina Primrose' bulb
Gladiolus 'Green Star' bulb
Gladiolus murielae peacock gladiolus bulb tender Heliotropium arborescens heliotrope perennial Hemerocallis 'Hush Little Baby' daylily perennial deep pink with green eye - small plant
Hemerocallis 'Lusty Little Lulu' daylily perennial
Hemerocallis 'Not Forgotten' daylily perennial pink
Hemerocallis 'Wee Willie Winkie' daylily perennial small late yellow North Garden, 2015
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Hemerocallis 'Zella Virginia' daylily perennial in memorium for Don Roach (given by Cathy Hosta 'Brother Stephan' perennial Eichmann) Hosta 'Sum and Substance' perennial
Hyacinthus 'Blue Eyes' hyacinth bulb
Hyacinthus 'Festival Blue' hyacinth bulb
Iris pallida dalmatica bearded iris bulb
Iris retiulata 'Pixie' bulb
Iris siberica 'Butter and Sugar' Siberian iris perennial white
Iris 'Swerti' bearded iris bulb
Kalimeris incisa 'Blue Star' Japanese aster perennial blue daisies, June - August
Kalimeris integrifolia Japanese aster perennial white daisies, June-July
Leucojum aestivum 'Gravetye Giant' summer snowflake bulb Japanese shrub Leucosceptrum stellipilum 'October Moon' shrub shade/part shade, zone 5 mint Leucoseptrum japonicum 'Variegata' shrub
Lilium 'Altari' Oriental/trumpet lily bulb oriental × asiatic = "orienpet lily"
Lilium martagon albiflorum Turk's cap lily bulb
Lilium martagon 'Album' Martagon lily bulb
Lilium 'Miss Feya' Oriental/trumpet lily bulb
Lupinus Russells Blue and White lupine perennial
Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' creeping Jenny perennial chartreuse creeping groundcover
Lysimachia paridiformis var. stenophylla loosestrife perennial
Muscari armeniacum ' Valerie Finnis' grape hyacinth bulb
Muscari 'Valerie Finnis' grape hyacinth bulb
Nectaroscordum siculum subsp. bulgaricum ornamental onion bulb
Nepeta 'Early Bird' catmint perennial
Nepeta faassenii catmint perennial
Nepeta mussinii catmint perennial blue flowers June, grey aromatic foliage
Nepeta sibirica 'Souvenir d'Andre Chaudron' catmint perennial
Papaver atlanticum Atlantic poppy perennial orange, self sows North Garden, 2015
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Papaver somniferum 'Pink Peony' pink peony poppy annual tall June/July, self sows
Penstemon digitalis 'Husker red' beardtongue perennial
Perovskia atriplicifolia Russian sage perennial
Petunia SWEET SUNSHINE Double Compact Lime' petunia annual
Phlox divaricata 'Blue Moon' woodland phlox perennial blue May flowers, spreads
Phlox glabberima subsp. triflora 'Triple Play' smooth phlox perennial
Phlox paniculata 'Blue Paradise' summer phlox perennial
Phlox paniculata 'David' summer phlox perennial
Phlox paniculata 'David's Lavender' summer phlox perennial
Phlox paniculata 'Katherine' summer phlox perennial
Phlox paniculata 'Mystique Black' summer phlox perennial
Phlox paniculata 'Natural Feelings' summer phlox perennial greenish pink blooms July-August
Phlox paniculata 'Sherbet Blend' summer phlox perennial
Physostegia virginiana 'Pink Manners' obedient plant perennial
Primrose 'Gold Laced' primrose perennial
Primula (yellow flower) primrose perennial candelabra Primula 'Bulleesiana Mix' perennial primrose Primula bulleyana primrose perennial
Primula elatior oxlip perennial
Primula elatior true wild form oxlip perennial
Primula 'Harbor Lights' primrose perennial
Primula hose in hose primrose perennial
Primula hose in hose primrose perennial
Primula malacoides , mixed fairy primrose perennial
Primula sieboldii mix primrose perennial
Primula sieboldii Pale Pink primrose perennial cowslip or hose in Primula veris perennial hose Primula veris cowslip perennial
Rosa 'Ballerina' shrub pink sprays; shade tolerant North Garden, 2015
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tender Salvia × 'Indigo Spires' perennial Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Hill' meadow sage perennial blue flowers June-July
Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna' woodland sage perennial
Salvia nemorosa 'East Friesland' woodland sage perennial
Salvia nemorosa 'May Night' woodland sage perennial
Salvia nemorosa 'Merleau Blue' woodland sage perennial tender Salvia 'Phyllis Fancy' flowering sage perennial Salvia pratensis 'Eveline' meadow sage perennial pink, June
Salvia pratensis 'Rose Rhapsody' meadow sage perennial pink, June
Scilla siberica Siberian squill bulb deep blue early spring ephemeral
Sedum 'Autumn Joy' succulent
Stachys byzantina 'Primrose Heron' Lamb's ear perennial slightly charteuse foliage, spreads
Symphytum × uplandicum 'Axminster Gold' Russian comfrey perennial
Tanacetum niveum white bouquet tansy perennial
Tanacetum vulgare 'Golden Fleece' tansy perennial cross of Isla Gold and var. crispum
Tanacetum vulgare 'Isla Gold' tansy perennial bright yellow foliage
Thalictrum delavayi 'Splendide' meadow rue perennial airy purple, tall - blooms all summer
Thermopsis chinensis 'Sophia' Carolina lupine perennial
Tritonia disticha subsp. rubrolucens pink montrbretia perennial
Trollius europaeus f. compactus 'Lemon Supreme' globe flower perennial
Trollius 'Lemon Queen' trollius perennial yellow globes, plant goes dormant in summer
Trollius pumilus globe flower perennial
Tulip 'Akebono' bulb
Tulip 'Boston' bulb
Tulip 'Flaming Spring Green' bulb
Tulip 'Gavota' bulb
Tulip 'Pittsburgh' bulb
Tulip 'Quebec' bulb
Tulip 'Rococo' bulb North Garden, 2015
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Verbena LANAI Lime Green trailing verbena annual
Veronica 'Hocus Pocus' speedwell perennial
Veronica longifolia long-leaf speedwell perennial tall tight blue spires
Veronica 'Twilight' speedwell perennial deep blue, very short
Viola cornuta 'Etain' violet perennial
Zinnia angustifolia 'White Star' annual