PERENNIALS for SUN
BOTANIC NAME COMMON NAME Achillea millefolium ‘Appleblossom’ Appleblossom Yarrow Achillea millefolium ‘Paprika’ Paprika Yarrow Achillea ‘Moonshine’ Moonshine Yarrow Achillea ‘Summer Wine’ Summer Wine Yarrow Achillea ‘Terracotta’ Terracotta Yarrow
Agastache aurantiaca ‘Coronado’ Coronado Hyssop Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’ Blue Fortune Hyssop Agastache cana Hummingbird Mint Agastache cana ‘Sonoran Sunset’ Sonoran Sunset Hyssop Agastache ‘Coronado Red’ Coronado Red Hyssop Agastache rupestris ‘Sunset’ Sunset Hyssop
Alcea rosea Hollyhock
Alyssum montanum Mountain Gold Alyssum
Amorpha canescens Leadplant
Amsonia jonesii Colorado Desert Blue Star Amsonia hubrichtii Blue Star
Anacyclus depressus Mat Daisy
Anchusa azurea Bugloss
Antennaria dioica Pussytoes
Anthemis marshalliana Golden Marguerite Anthemis ‘Sauce Hollandaise’ Ox-eye Chamomile
Arabis blepharophylla ‘Spring Charm’ Rock Cress Arabis causcasica ‘Snow Cap’ White Rock Cress
Armeria maritima Thrift, Sea Pinks
Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ Powis Castle Wormwood Artemisia schmidtiana ‘Silver Mound’ Silver Mound Wormwood Artemisia stelleriana ‘Silver Brocade’ Silver Brocade Wormwood Artemisia versicolor ‘Seafoam’ Sea Foam Wormwood
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed
Aster alpinus Alpine Aster Aster frikarti Monk’s Aster Aster nova angliae New England Aster Aster nova belgii Michaelmas Aster
Aubrieta Purple Rock Cress
Aurinia saxatilis Basket of Gold
Baptisia australis False Indigo
Belamcanda chinensis Blackberry Lily
Berlandiera lyrata Chocolate Flower
Boltonia asteroides Star Flower
Buddleia davidii Butterfly bush
Callirhoe involucrate Winecups
Calylophus serratus Sundrops
Campanula carpatica Bellflower Campanula cochlearfolia Dwarf Bellflower Camapanula glomerata Clustered Bellflower Campanula medium Canterbury Bells Campanula persicifolia Peach Bells Campanula portenschlagiana Dalmation Bellflower Campanula poscharskyana Serbian Bellflower Campanula rotundifolia Scotch Bluebells
Caryopteris clandonensis Blue Mist Spirea
Catananche caerulea Cupid’s Dart
Centaurea dealbata Knapweed Centaurea macrocephela Yellow Bachelor Button Centaurea montana Mountain Bluet
Centranthus ruber Jupiter’s Beard Centranthus ruber ‘Albus’ White Jupiter’s Beard
Cerastium tomentosum Snow in Summer
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Plumbago
Chrysanthemum ‘Clara Curtis’ Clara Curtis Mum Chrysanthemum morifolium Hardy Garden Mum
Coreopsis auriculata Nana Tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora Tickseed Coreopsis rosea Pink Tickseed Coreopsis verticillata Moonbeam, Zagreb Tickseed
Crocosmia Montbretia
Dalea purpurea Prairie Clover
Delosperma congestum Gold Nugget Ice Plant Delosperma cooperi Hardy Ice Plant Delosperma cooperi ‘Mesa Verde’ Mesa Verde Ice Plant Delosperma dyeri Red Mountain Ice Plant Delosperma floribundum Starburst Ice Plant Delosperma ‘Lavender Ice’ Lavender Ice Plant Delosperma nubigenum Yellow Ice Plant Delosperma ‘Table Mountain’ Table Mountain Ice Plant
Delphinium x belladonna Delphinium Delphinium grandiflorum Butterfly Blue Delphinium Delphinium Magic Fountains Mix Magic Fountain Delphinium Delphinium Pacific Giants Mix Pacific Giants Delphinium Delphinium ‘Red Caroline’ Red Caroline Delphinium Delphinium Summer Series Summer Series Delphinium
Dianthus Pinks Dianthus barbatus Sweet William Dianthus caryophyllus Carnation
Diascia integerrima Coral Canyon Twinspur
Dictamnus albus ‘Purpureus’ Gas Plant
Dodecatheon ‘Aphrodite’ Shooting Star
Draba siberica Draba
Dracocephalum argunense Dragonhead
Echinacea Big Sky Series Big Sky Coneflower Echinacea Cone-fections Series Cone-fection Coneflower Echinacea pallida Pale Purple Coneflower Echinacea paradoxa Yellow Coneflower Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower – many varieties
Echinops ritro Globe Thistle
Erigeron ‘Azure Fairy’ Fleabane
Eriogonum umbellatum Sulphur Flower
Eryngium amethystinum Sea Holly
Erysimum Wall Flower
Eupatorium purpureum Joe Pye Weed Eupatorium rugosum Chocolate Joe Pye Weed
Euphorbia polychroma Cushion Spurge
Fallopia aubertii Silver Lace Vine
Fragaria Ornamental Strawberry
Gaillardia Blanket Flower – many varieties
Gaura lindheimeri Whirling Butterflies
Gazania linearis Gazania
Gentiana Gentian
Geranium cinereum Hardy Cranes Bill Geranium ‘Rozanne’ Rozanne Cranes Bill Geranium sanguineum Hardy Cranes Bill
Geum chiloense Avens Geum coccineum Rock Avens Geum triflorum Prairie Smoke
Goniolimon tartaricum Hardy Statice
Gypsophila paniculata Baby’s Breath Gypsophila repens Creeping Baby’s Breath
Helenium autumnale Helen’s Flower, Sneezeweed
Helianthemum Sun Rose
Helianthus maximilianii Maximilian Sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides Ox Eye, False Sunflower
Hemerocallis Daylily – many varieties
Hibiscus Hardy Hibiscus
Iberis sempervirens Candytuft
Iris ensata Japanese Iris Iris germanica Bearded Iris Iris pallida Variegated Iris Iris pumila Dwarf Iris Iris siberica Siberian Iris
Isotoma fluviatilis Blue Star Creeper
Knautia macedonica Knautia
Kniphofia caulescens Regal Red Hot Poker Kniphofia uvaria Red Hot Poker
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender Lavandula x intermedia Provence Lavender
Lavatera Tree Mallow
Leucanthemum Shasta Daisy – many varieties
Lewisia cotyledon Bitter Root
Liatris spicata Gayfeather
Lilium- Asiatic, Oriental Asiatic, Oriental Lily
Limoniuim latifolium Sea Lavender
Linum flavum Yellow Flax Linum lewisii Blue Flax Lithodora diffusa Lithodora
Lupinus Lupine
Lychnis chalcedonica Maltese Cross Lychnis coronaria Rose Campion
Malva moschata Mallow Malva sylvestris False Hollyhock
Marrubium rotundifolium Horehound
Mazus reptans Mazus
Mirabilis multiflora Wild Four O’Clock
Monarda didyma Bee Balm
Nepeta x faassenii Cat Mint Nepeta Little Trudy Little Trudy Cat Mint Nepeta subsessilis Cat Mint
Oenothera berlandieri Pink Evening Primrose Oenothera caespitosa White Evening Primrose Oenothera fremontii Shimmer Evening Primrose Oenothera macrocarpa Missouri Evening Primrose Oenothera m. fremontii Silver Blade Evening Primrose
Origanum Ornamental Oregano
Osteospermum barberiae var, compactum Sun Daisy
Paeonia lactiflora Garden Peony – many varieties Paeonia suffruticosa Tree Peony – limited quantities
Papaver alpinum Alpine Poppy Papaver nudicaule Icelandic Poppy Papaver orientale Oriental Poppy
Pardancanda Candy Lily
Penstemon barbatus Rondo Mix Penstemon Penstemon barbatus Prairie Jewel Penstemon Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker’s Red’ Husker’s Red Penstemon Penstemon linaroides var. coloradoensis Blue Mat Penstemon Penstemon mensarum Grand Mesa Penstemon Penstemon x mexicali Pike’s Peak Purple, Red Rocks, Shadow Mountain Penstemon pinifolius Pine Leaf Penstemon Penstemon rostriflorus Bridges’ Penstemon Penstemon strictus Rocky Mountain Penstemon
Perovskia atriplicifolia Russian Sage Perovskia a. ‘Little Spire’ Dwarf Russian Sage Perovskia ‘Filigran’ Fine-leaf Russian Sage
Phlomis cashmeriana Kashmir Sage Phlomis russeliana Hardy Jerusalem Sage
Phlox paniculata Tall Garden Phlox Phlox subulata Creeping Phlox
Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant
Potentilla neumanniana Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla nepalensis Nepal Cinquefoil
Pulsatilla vulgaris Pasque Flower
Ratibidia columnifera Prairie Coneflower
Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Arp’ Arp Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Madeline Hill’ Madeline Hill Rosemary
Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Goldsturm’ Goldsturm Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia f. var. fulgida Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia nitida ‘Herbstsonne’ Herbstsonne Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia subtomentosa ‘Henry Eilers’ Quilled Sweet Coneflower
Salvia argentea Silver Sage Salvia daghestanica Platinum Sage Salvia darcyi ‘Vermilion Bluffs’ Vermilion Bluffs Mexican Sage Salvia azurea ‘Grandiflora’ Tall Blue Sage Salvia greggii ‘Wild Thing’ Wild Thing Sage Salvia greggii ‘Furman’s Red’ Furman’s Red Sage Salvia nemorosa Many varieties (May Night, Blue Hill, Rose Queen, etc.) Salvia pachyphylla Mojave Sage
Santolina chamaecyparissus Gray Santolina
Saponaria x lempergii ‘Max Frei’ Max Frei Soapwort Saponaria ocymoides Soapwort
Satureja montana var. illyrica Purple Winter Savory
Scabiosa caucasia Pincushion Flower Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’ Butterfly Blue Pincushion Flower Scabiosa columbaria ‘Pink Mist’ Pink Mist Pincushion Flower
Scrophularia macrantha Red Birds in a Tree
Scutellaria suffretescens Cherry Skullcap
Sedum – groundcover varieties Stonecrop – many varieties Sedum – tall varieties Tall Stonecrop – many varieties
Sempervivum Hens and Chicks
Sesili gummiferum Moon Carrot
Sidalcea ‘Party Girl’ False Mallow
Silene dioica ‘Cliffor Moore’ Catchfly Silene schafta ‘Splendens’ Catchfly Solidago Goldenrod
Sphaeralcea coccinea Scarlet Globemallow
Stachys byzantina Lamb’s Ears Stachys b. ‘Helene von Stein’ Big ears Stachys grandiflora ‘Superba’ Betony
Stanleya pinnata Prince’s Plume
Stokesia laevis Stoke’s Aster
Tanacetum coccineum Painted Daisy Tanacetum densum Partridge Feather Tanacetum niveum Snow Daisy
Teucreum chamaedrys Germander
Thymus x citriodorus Lemon Thyme Thymus pseudolanuginosus Wooly Thyme Thymus serphyllum ‘Elfin’ Elfin Thyme Thymus serphyllum Mother of Thyme Thymus serphyllum ‘Pink Chintz’ Pink Chintz Thyme
Valeriana officianalis Valerian
Verbascum phoeniceum Mullein
Verbena bipinnatifida Valley Lavender Plains Verbena Verbena canadensis ‘ Homestead Purple’ Homestead Purple Verbena Verbena wrightii Purple Verbena
Veronica austriaca ‘Crater Lake Blue’ Crater Lake Blue Speedwell Veronica a. ‘Trehane’ Trehane Speedwell Veronica liwanensis Turkish Veronica Veronica peduncularis ‘Georgia Blue’ Georgia Blue Speedwell Veronica ‘Reavis’ Crystal River Speedwell Veronica repens Creeping Speedwell Veronica ‘Royal Candles’ Royal Candles Speedwell Veronica spicata ‘Goodness Grows’ Goodness Grows Speedwell Veronica s. ‘Red Fox’ Red Fox Speedwell Veronica ‘Sunny Border Blue’ Sunny Border Blue Speedwell Veronica ‘Waterperry Blue’ Waterperry Blue Speedwell
Wisteria sinensis Chinese Wisteria
Yucca filamentosa Adam’s Needle Yucca filamentosa ‘Golden Sword’ Golden Sword Yucca
Zauschneria garrettii California fuchsia
Zinnia grandiflora Prairie Zinnia