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Perennials & Annuals -
How to Choose
The great thing about choosing annuals
is the fact that, if it doesn’t work, you only
have to live with it through one season – or you
can just rip it out and replace it right away! Perennials
are more of a commitment, but their vast range of colors,
sizes, shapes and preferences mean that you’ll
have plenty to choose from for every spot in your landscape,
no matter how difficult that spot may be.
Perennials for Shady
Spots
Astilbe (Astilbe
chinensis)
Hosta (Hosta spp.)
Cranesbill Geranium (Geranium
dalmaticum)
Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis)
Foxglove (Digitalis purpurea)
Common Columbine (Aquilegia
canadensis)
Woodland Phlox (Phlox divaricata)
Creeping Jennie (Lysimachia
nummularia)
Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia)
Coralbells (Heuchera sanguinea)
Cardinalflower (Lobelia cardinalis)
Ferns (many species)
Perennials for Hot,
Dry, Sunny Spots
Yarrow (Achillea
spp.)
Iceplant (Delosperma cooperi)
Fountain Grass (Pennisetum
spp.)
Mexican Petunia (Ruellia brittoniana)
Maiden Grass (Miscanthus
spp.)
Stokes’ Aster (Stokesia
laevis)
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea
purpurea)
Gaura (Gaura lindheimeri)
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia
spp.)
Showy Sedum (Sedum spectabile)
Perennials for Boggy
Spots
Houttuynia (Houttuynia
cordata ‘Variegata’)
Canna Lily (Canna x
generalis)
Switch Grass (Panicum
virgatum)
Sweetflag (Acorus gramineus)
Japanese Iris (Iris
ensata)
Louisiana Iris (Iris
x ‘Louisiana’)
Perennials for Floral
Arrangements
Iris (Iris
spp.)
Gaura (Gaura lindheimeri)
Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia
fulgida ‘Goldstrum’)
Purple Coneflower (Echinacea
purpurea)
Bee Balm (Monarda didyma)
Stokes’ Aster (Stokesia
laevis)
Sages (Salvia spp.)
Coreopsis (Coreopsis
spp.)
Blanketflower (Gaillardia
x grandiflora)
Red Hot Poker (Kniphofia uvaria)
Lenten Rose (Helleborus
orientalis)
Heuchera (Heuchera sanguinea)
Autumn Joy Sedum (Sedum
x ‘Autumn Joy’)
Veronica (Veronica spicata)
Perennials for Height
Gaura (Gaura
lindheimeri)
Boltonia (Boltonia asteroides
‘Snowbank’ )
Variegated Iris (Iris laevigata
‘Variegata’)
Japanese Iris (Iris ensata)
Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
Blue Indigo (Baptisia australis)
Spike Gayfeather (Liatris spicata)
Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
Perennials with Attractive,
Evergreen Foliage
Lenten Rose (Helleborus
orientalis)
Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens)
Cast Iron Plant (Aspidistra
elatior)
Creeping Jennie (Lysimachia
nummularia)
Hen-and-Chicks (Sempervivum
tectorum)
Pinks (Dianthus spp.)
Acorus (Acorus gramineus)
Creeping Phlox (Phlox
divaricata)
Blue Fescue (Festuca
ovina ‘Glauca’)
Creeping Raspberry (Rubus
calycinoides)
Iceplant (Delosperma
cooperi)
Artemisia (Artemisia
spp.)
Annuals for Shady Spots
Greenleaf Begonia (Begonia
x semperflorens)
Caladium (Caladium x
hortulanum)
Johnny Jump Up (Viola
tricolor)
Coleus (Coleus x hybridus)
Impatiens (Impatiens
Wallerana)
Geranium (Pelargonium
spp.)
Pansy (Viola Wittrockiana)
Annuals for Hot, Sunny
Spots
Joseph’s Coat (Amaranthus
tricolor)
Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena
globosa)
Geranium (Pelargonium
spp.)
Scarlet Sage (Salvia
splendens)
Marigold (Tagetes spp.)
Verbena (Verbena hortensis)
Zinnia (Zinnia elegans)
Moss Rose (Portulaca
grandiflora)
Mexican Sage (Salvia
leucantha)
Scaevola (Scaevola aemula)
Periwinkle (Catharanthus
rosea)
Annuals with Attractive
Foliage
Joseph’s Coat (Amaranthus
tricolor)
Coleus (Coleus x hybridus)
Ornamental Kale & Cabbage (Brassica
oleracea)
Dusty Miller (Senecio
cineraria)
Bronzeleaf Begonia (Begonia
x semperflorens)
Polka-dot Plant (Hypoestes
phyllostachya)
Annuals for Height
Joseph’s Coat (Amaranthus
tricolor)
Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
Scarlet Sage (Salvia spendens)
Mealycup Sage (Salvia farinacea)
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
Coleus (Coleus x hybridus)
Low-growing Annuals
Trailing Lantana (Lantana
montividensis)
Petunia (Petunia hybids)
Scaevola (Scaevola aemula)
Cuban Oregano (Coleus amboinicus)
Polka-dot Plant (Hypoestes
phyllostachya)
Trailing Verbena (Verbena hortensis)
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