perennialheader.jpg (20545 bytes)

KEY Native Prairie and Woodland Species
  Full Sun      X Part - Sun / Part - Shade       Shade  

Perennials B - C's

Baptisia - Crocosmia

SCIENTIFIC NAME BENCH COMMON NAME LIGHT HEIGHT BLOOM TIME ZONE
             

Baptisia leucantha---------------------------------

9A 

White False Indigo

™X

48”

June

3

Baptisia australis------------------------------------

9A 

False Indigo

™X

36-40”

June

3

Baptisia hybrid------------------------------------------

6A

Hybrid False Indigo

™X

42-50”

June

4

 

Midnight Prairie Blues-  striking deep blue flowers

Starlight Prairie Blues- compact form; light blue to lavender flowers

 

Twilight Prairie Blues– mahogany and yellow blooms

 

Baptisia leucophaea--------------------------------

9A 

Cream False Indigo

™X

30-34”

June

3

Belamcanda chinensis -------------------------------

15B

Blackberry Lily

24-30”

July-Aug

5

 

Freckle Face¯- orange speckled flowers; 24-26”

Hello Yellow- creamy yellow flowers; 24-30”

Bergenia cordifolia-----------------------------------

7A 

Bergenia; Pigsqueak

™X�

8-15”

Apr-May

4

 

Rotblum- red blooms; burgundy fall color ; 8”

Winterglut – rosy red flowers; reddish fall color; 12-18”

Brunnera macrophylla---------------- ------------

4B 

Brunnera; Alkanet

X�

12-15”

May-June

3

                        

Dianes’ Gold¯- sky blue flowers, chartreuse foliage;16”

Emerald Mist¯- baby blue flowers, silver edged foliage;12-15”

 

Jack Frost -sky blue flowers, white foliage;12-15”

Hadspen Cream-  sky blue flowers, cream and green foliage;12-15”

 

Langtrees- baby blue flowers, silver spotted foliage;15”

Variegata- sky blue flowers, bright white edges; 12-15”

Buddleia davidii----------------------------------------

1B

Butterfly Bush

24-60”

July-Sept

5

 

Adonis Blue- blue flowers; 48”

Pink Delight – clear pink blooms; 60-72”

 

Black Knight – deep purple; 48-60”

White Ball- pure white; dwarf bush; 36”

 

Lo and Behold-blue miniature variety; 36”

Royal Red – wine red flowers; 48-60”

Calamintha nepeta Montrose White------------

12B

Catmint

™X

12-18”

June-Sept

5

Calamintha nepeta subsp. nepeta--------------

12B

Catmint

™X

12-15”

June-Sept

5

Callirhoe involucrata--------------------------------

13A

Poppy Mallow

8-12”

June-Sept

4

Caltha palustris-------------------------------------

3A 

Marsh Marigold; Cowslip

™X

6-12”

Apr-May

4

Campanula carpatica--------------------------------

4A 

Harebells; Bellflower

™X

6-15”

June-Sept

3

 

Blue – purple blue cup shaped blooms; 12-15”

White – white cup shaped flowers; 12-15”

 

Blue Clips – purple blue cup shaped blooms; 6-9”

White Clips - white cup shaped flowers; 6-9”

Campanula garganica Dickson’s Gold---------

4A 

Golden Adriatic

™X

2-3”

June-July

5

Campanula glomerata-------------------------------

4A 

Clustered Bellflower

™X

15-20”

June-July

3

 

Superba – dark blue flowers; 20-24”

Superba Alba – white blooms; 20-24”

Campanula persicifolia-----------------------------

4A 

Peachleaf Bellflower

™X

24-36”

June-July

3

 

Alba – white flowers; 20-24”

Chettle Charm-pale blue, deep lavender;24-30”

 

Blue – purple blue flower spikes; 20-24”

Rotundifolia Olympica- lilac blue flowers; 8-12”

Campanula portenschlagiana Birch Hybrid

4A 

Serbian Bellflower

™X

3-6”

June-July

4

Campanula poscharskyana Blue Waterfall--

4A

Bellflower

™X

6-10”

June-July

4

Campanula takesimana Elizabeth---------------

4A

Tall Bellflower

™X

18-24”

July-Aug

4

Caryopteris x clandonensis-----------------------

1B

Bluebeard; Blue Spirea

24-36”

Aug-Sept

5

 

First Choice- purple blue flowers; 30-36”

Longwood Blue – sky blue blooms; 24-36”

Cassia hebecarpa-----------------------------------

9A 

Wild Senna

™X

48-72”

July-Aug

4

Caulophyllum thalictroides--------------------

3A 

Blue Cohosh

X�

24-36”

May-June

4

Ceanothus americanus--------------------------

9A

New Jersey Tea

36-48”

July-Aug

4

Centaurea montana----------------------------------

10A

Bachelor Button

™X

18-24”

June-Aug

3

 

Amethyst in Snow –white with blue center; 18-24”

Blue-blue flowers; grey green foliage;18-24”

Centranthus ruber------------------------------------

12A

Jupiter’s Beard

™X

24-30”

June-Aug

5

 

Albus-  white flower, short lived perennial; 24-30”

Coccineus-cherry red, short lived; 24-30”

Cerastium alpinum Alpine Mouse Ears-------

13A

Alpine Snow in Summer

™X

6-8”

June

3

Cerastium tomentosum Yo Yo-------------------

13A

Snow in Summer

™X

6-8”

May-June

3

Chelone glabra--------------------------------------

9A 

White Turtlehead

™X

24-30”

Aug-Sept

3

Chelone lyonii Hot Lips ---------------------------

8B

Pink Turtlehead

™X

24-36”

Aug-Sept

3

Chrysanthemum species Mixed varieties----

16A

Hardy Mum

™X

36-40”

Sept-Oct

4

Chrysanthemum rubellum Clara Curtis---

10A

Daisy

™X

15-24”

Aug-Sept

3

Cimicifuga racemosa ----------------------------

3A 

Fairy Candles; Bugbane

X�

36-48”

July-Aug

3

Cimicifuga ramosa (Syn. Actaea)-----------------

1A 

Fairy Candles; Bugbane

X�

36-60”

Sept-Oct

4

 

Atropurpurea –purple tint to leaves; white flwrs; 36”

Brunette – darker than Atropurpurea; fragrant flowers; 36”

Claytonia virginica--------------------------------

3A

Spring Beauty

X�

4-8”

April-May

3

CLEMATIS HYBRIDS--------------------------------

14A

Clematis

™X

30-120”

May-Sept

4

   Bicolor---------

Beth Currie- purple with crimson stripes; June and August; prune when done blooming to above old blossoms; 60-96”

 

 

Killian Donahue -fuchsia with orchid pink stripes; June-September; prune in early spring to last swollen bud; 72-120”

 

 

Nelly Moser- pale pink with red bar;  June and September; prune in early spring to last swollen bud; 72-96”

 

   Blue-------------

Ken Donson- deep blue purple; May and September; prune in early spring to last swollen bud;72-120”

 

 

Ramona- light blue with red stamens; July-September; prune when done blooming to above old blossoms; 72-120”

 

 

Rhapsody- sapphire blue; June; August-September; prune hard in early spring to the ground; 60-72”

 

   Pink--------------

Avant Garde- pink with red outer petals; July-September; prune hard in EARLY spring; 60-96”

 

 

Bourbon- fuchsiia with subtle pink striping; June-August; prune when done blooming to above old blossom; 48-60”

 

 

Comtesse de Bouchard- rose pink; June-September; prune hard within 12” of the ground in early spring; 72-120”

 

 

John Warren- shades of pink; July-September; prune in early spring right above the last swelling bud; 72-120”

 

 

Rubromarginata- pink and cream, smaller heirloom variety; prune hard in early spring; 72-120”

 

   Purple----------

Jackmanii- velvety purple, very popular; July-October; prune to the ground in the spring, or last thing in the fall; 72-120”

 

 

Jackmanii superb- velvety purple, larger flower; July-September; hard prune to the ground in the early spring; 72-120”

 

 

Proteus- double mauve colored flower, June, August-September; prune when done blooming to above old blossoms; 72-120”

 

 

Silver Moon- mauve pink flower; June-August; prune when done blooming to above old blossoms; 96-120”

 

 

Venosa Violacea- purple with white veins; July-August; prune hard in the spring all the way to the ground; 96-120”

 

 

Vyvyan Pennell- double pale purple; June-August; prune only as it gets to tall, blooms appear on old growth; 96-120”

 

   Red--------------

Cardinal Wyszynski- crimson red blooms; July-September; lightly prune above new leaf buds in early spring; 72-120”

 

   White------------

Arctic Queen- double white; July-September; prune in early spring right above the last swelling bud; 60-96”

 

  

Claire de Lune- white with pale lilac edges, grows in the SHADE; prune in early spring right above the last swelling bud; 72-120”

 

 

Guernsey Cream- creamy yellow blossoms; June and August; prune when done blooming to above old blossoms; 72-120”

 

 

Lemon Chiffon- pale yellow white blossoms; June and August; prune when done blooming to above old blossoms; 72-120”

 

 

Sweet Autumn- small white star like blossoms; August-September; hard prune in the late fall or early spring; 84-144”

 

Convallaria majalis-----------------------------------

7A 

Lily of the Valley

X�

6-12”

May-June

3

Coreopsis auriculata---------------------------------

8B 

Mouse-ear Coreopsis

8-15”

June-Aug

4

 

Nana – gold flrs; evergreen; gentle spreader; 8”

Elfin Gold-gold flowers, dwarf; 10-12”

Coreopsis grandiflora-------------------------------

8B 

Tickseed

10-24”

June-Sept

4

 

Early Sunrise – double golden yellow; 18”

Sunburst –semi-double golden yellow flowers; 24”

Coreopsis hybrid -------------------------------------

8B 

Hybrid Coreopsis

18-22”

June-Sept

5

 

Jethro Tull -double, golden yellow;15-18”

American Dream- rose pink w/ yellow center; 12-18”

Coreopsis tripteris Lighting Flash¯---------

8B

Tall Tickseed

28-40”

Aug-Sept

3

Coreopsis verticillata-------------------------------

8B

Threadleaf Coreopsis

12-22”

June-Aug

4

 

Moonbeam- soft yellow flowers; 18-20”

Zagreb -  deep yellow flowers; 12”

 

Crème Brulee-butter yellow flowers; 20”

 

Cornus canadensis--------------------------------

3A

Bunchberry

X

3-5”

May

3

Corydalis elata-----------------------------------------

4B

False Bleeding heart

X�

18”

May-July

5

Corydalis lutea-----------------------------------------

4B

Yellow Corydalis

X�

10-15”

May-Sept

5

Crocosmia hybrid Lucifer--------------------------

15B

Swordleaf

20”

July-Aug

5

 

 Back to the Perennial List  D-F's
Back to Johannsens.com Home Page To Johannsen's Rose List Home of the Greensheet! Information about Us! Source for Madison's Best Gardening Tips! What's New @Johannsens.com Links to our recommended sites!