Botanical Name Common Name Growing Conditions Flower, colour, height Bloom Period PERENNIALS Acanthus mollis Bear's breeches sun/pt shade white to deep burgundy fls; 24 - 36" June/July Agapanthus Nile lily sun/pt shade blue/puple/white; 18 - 48" mid-summer/mid-fall Agastache sp sun/pt shade mauve fls; Alchemilla alpina alpine lady's mantle sun/pt shade white fls; 6 - 12" spring/summer Amsonia hubrichtii bluestar sun/pt shade powdery blue; outstanding fall foliage; 24 - 36" April/May Anemone japonica Japanese anemone sun/pt shade pink fls; 28" summer/fall Anemone japonica Japanese anemone sun/pt shade white fls; 28" summer/fall Anemone japonica "Wild Swan" Japanese anemone sun/pt shade white fls with violet blue bands underneath; 16 - 24" summer to frost Anemone nemorosa wood anemone shade/pt shade white fls; 6 - 10" spring Arabis rockcress sun white/pink fls; to 12" April - June Aralia cordata "Sun King" Japanese spikenard pt shade white fls; dark berries in fall; yellow-green foliage; 3 - 6' July - September Asclepias butterfly weed Astilbe sp false spirea pt shade/shade white/pink/red/purple fls; 3 - 4' lt sping - lt summer Astrantia major greater masterwort sun/pt shade white/pink/green/red fls; 23-35" summer Baptisia "Twilite Prairie Blues" false indigo sun/pt shade purple/violet fls with yellow hilights; 36 - 42" lt spring/early summer Bergenia "Bressingham Beauty" sun/pt shade magenta fls; 12 - 24" spring Brunnera macrophylla "Jack Frost" Siberian bugloss pt shade bright blue fls; heart-shaped lvs dusted with silver; 12" April/May Calandrinia spectabilis rock purslane sun magenta fls; 8" spring/fall Callistephus chinensis China aster sun/pt shade various colours; 2 - 3' July/September Coreopsis tickweed sun/pt shade Coreopsis "Moonraker" tickweed sun/pt shade Cornus canadensis bunchberry pt shade white fls; bright red drupes in fall; 3 -9" May - July Dianthus carnation sun/pt shade Dicentra spectabilis bleeding heart pt shade deep pink with white tongue; 27 - 35” lt spring/early summer Dicentra spectabilis "Alba" bleeding heart pt shade white fls; 27 - 35” lt spring/early summer Digitalis grandiflora foxglove sun/pt shade yellow fls with spotted throat; 24 - 36" May/June Disporum cantoniense fairy bells pt shade/shade white/greenish yellow fls; 3 - 5' June/July Dodecatheon shooting star pt shade/shade pink/white/purple fls; 3 - 18" May Dracunculus vulgaris dragon flower sun/pt shade maroon purple fl with spathe of orange seeds in fall; 24 - 36" June/July Echinacea coneflower sun/pt shade white fls; June to frost Echinops globe thistle sun/pt shade pale to deep blue/white fls; 3 - 4' July - September Epimedium youngianum bishop's hat/barrenwort shade/pt shade whit/lavender/deep pink fls; 6 = 18" April Eryngium alpinum "Blue Star" sea holly sun deep blue fls; 30 - 36” summer Erysimum helveticum Swiss wallflower sun sulphur yellow fls from purple buds; 8 - 12" lt winter/early spring Eupatorium Joe Pye weed/boneset sun/pt shade pink/lavender/white fls; 18" - 9' July - September Euphorbia characias "Glacier Blue" Mediterranean spurge sun/pt shade grey-blue evergreen lvs with creamy white edges; spring creamy white fls with green eye; 16 - 24" Filipendula palmata "Rubra" meadowsweet sun/pt shade pink/red fls; to 4' mid-summer Gaura lindheimeri "Gaudi Red" beeblossom sun bright pink fls; red-tinted foliage; 12" June - September Geranium macrorrhizum cranesbill geranium sun/shade pink fls; 8" lt spring/early summer Geranium psilostemon Armenian cranesbill sun/pt shade purple fls with black eye; 36 - 48" summer Geranium renardii cranesbill geranium sun/pt shade white fls with purple veins; 6 - 12" May -June Geranium sanguineum bloody cranesbill sun/pt shade magenta pink fls; 9 - 18" May -June Geranium x magnificum purple cranesbill sun/pt shade rich violet-blue fls with darker striaions; 2 - 3' summer Geum yellow avens sun/pt shade yellow fls; June - September Hacquetia epipactis pt sun/lt shade green-yellow fls; 8 - 12" early spring Helenium autumnale sneezeweed sun yellow fls; 3 - 5' August/October Helianthemum sun yellow fls; 2' July - September Helleborus argustifolia Corsican hellebore sun/pt shade green fls; to 4' January - March Heuchera "Green Ruffles" coral bells sun/pt shade ruffled green leaves; creamy green fls; 18" spring Heuchera micrantha "Palace Purple" coral bells sun/pt shade white fls; purple/black foliage; 12 - 24 early/mid-summer Hosta pt shade/shade Liatris spicata blazing star sun white fls; 2 - 4' July/August Ligularia dentata "Britt-Marie Crawford" leopard plant pt shade/shade orange-yellow fls; glossy purple-black foliage; 2 - 3' June/July Ligularia stenocephala pt shade yellow fls; 4 - 5' summer Lupinus lupin sun/pt shade various; 2 - 4' summer Lupinus "Gallery Mix" lupin sun/pt shade various; 2 - 4' summer Lychnis coronaria ‘Alba’ white rose campion sun/pt shade white fls; evergrey foliage; 1 - 3' lt spring/summer Lysimachia clethroides gooseneck loosestrife sun/pt shade white fls; 2 - 3' June/July Macleaya microcarpa plume poppy sun/pt shade copper fls; 4 - 6' summer Monarda didyama "Fireball" beebalm/bergamot sun/pt shade ruby red fls; 12 - 18" July/August Mukdenia rossii pt shade white fls; 9 - 18" April/May Nepeta sp. catmint sun/pt shade blue fls; 20 - 39" early summer Omphalodes navelwort pt shade/shade various blues/white; 6 - 9" May/June Origanum x hybrida "Kirigami" ornamental oregano sun purple/pink bracts; 8 - 12" Paeonia "Aunt Alice" peony sun lt spring/early summer Paeonia lactifloria "Nippon Beauty" peony sun deep red fls; 2 - 3' lt spring/early summer Paeonia sp. peony sun lt spring/early summer Papaver orientale "Royal Wedding" oriental poppy sun white fls with black accents and center; 2 - 3' lt spring/early summer Paris lt shade/pt shade green fls; Patrinia sun yellow fls; June/September Pelargonium sidoides African geranium sun/pt shade crimson-black fls; silver-gray lvs; 10 - 12" summer/fall Pentstemon "Red Riding Hood" beardtongue sun/pt shade bright red fls; 24 - 32" early summer/early fall Phlomis Jerusalem sage sun yellow fls?; 2 - 3' June/September Platycodon balloon flower sun/pt shade pink fls; summer Platycodon balloon flower sun/pt shade blue or white fls; summer Polygonatum Solomon's seal pt shade/shade white fls; April/May Polygonatum multiplex Solomon's seal pt shade/shade white fls; April/May Potentilla nepalensis "Miss Willmott" Nepalese cinquefoil sun/pt shade pink fls with red center; 11" early summer/mid-summer Pulmonaria lungwort pt shade/shade cream flowers with red dot; to 14" spring Pulsatilla vulgaris "Rubra" red pasque flower sun/pt shade red fls; 9 - 12" April/May Rodgersia aesculifolia sun/pt shade cream fls; 3 - 5' summer Rudbeckia sp. coneflower sun/pt shade yellow fls; summer/fall Salvia forsskaolii woodland sage sun/pt shade blue fls with white markings; 2 - 3' spring/summer Salvia nemorosa "Caradonna" sage sun purple-blue fls; 12 - 24" June/September Scabiosa columbaria ''Butterfly Blue'' pincushion flower sun lavender-blue fls; 12 - 18" April to frost Sedum "Autumn Joy" stonecrop sun bright pink fls; 20 - 24" fall Senecio sun yellow fls; fall Solidago "Baby Sun" dwarf goldenrod sun/pt shade yellow fls; fall Solidago canadensis Canadian goldenrod sun yellow fls; to 5' summer/autumn Solidago rugosa "Firecracker" rough goldenrod sun yellow fls; 30 - 48" September/October Stachys monieri "Hummelo" betony sun rose-lavender fls; 18 - 24" July/September Stachys sp. Stokesia sp. aster sun summer Symphyotrichum chilense California aster sun/pt shade blue, lavender, yellow fls; 16 - 40" summer Syneilesis aconitifolia shredded umbrella plan shade/pt shade pinkish-white fls; 18 - 36" June/July Tellima grandiflora fringe cup pt shade white or pink fls; 12 - 24" April/May Tradescantia spdiderwort shade/pt shade blue to violet-blue fls; 18 - 36" May/July Tricyrtis toad lily shade/pt shade white fls with heavy spotting; 24 - 36" August/September Trollius globe flower shade/pt shade yellow/orange fls; 18 - 24" May/July Verbena bonariensis tall vernbena sun/pt shade rose-violet/lavender fls; 2 - 4' June to frost Veronica "Sunny Border Blue" speedwell sun/pt shade blue fls; 2 - 4' mid-summer/fall Veronica peduncularis speedwell sun dark blue fls; 3 -6" May/June Veronicastrum virginicum Culver`s root sun white to pale blue fls; 4 - 7' June/August BULBS & CORMS Allium vineale "Hair" sun/pt shade reddish-purple hearts, protruding hairlike, greenish-yellow fls; 24" lt spring/early summer Allium millenium sun rose-purple fls; 18" summer Bletilla striata Chinese ground orchid pt shade magenta fls; 8-12" spring Bletilla sriata variegated leaf Chinese ground orchid pt shade magenta fls; variegated leaf; 8-12" spring Convallaria majalis Lily of the valley pt shade white fls; spring Cyclamen hederifolium pt shade pink/white-tinged pink fls; 3 - 6" September/October Diplarrhena White iris sun white fls with purple/yellow marks on inner petals; to 18" summer Gladiolus papilio butterfly gladiolus sun white/yellow with purple markings; 24 - 36" spring/summer Ipheion uniflorum spring starflower sun/pt shade pale to dark blue fls; 3 - 6" April Hemerocallis "Stella d'Oro" daylily sun yellow fls; 15 - 18" lt spring/early fall Hemerocallis "Stella d'Oro" - red daylily sun red fls; 14 - 18" summer Hesperantha (formerly schizostylis) kaffir lily sun various; 18-24” fall Iris ensata Japanese iris sun/pt shade blue, lavender, violet-red, pink, white fls; 2 - 4' June/July Iris pallida "Aurea Variegata" Dalmatian iris sun/pt shade light blue fls; golden-yellow and grey-green striped leaves;