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KEY : Native Prairie and Woodland Species
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Gaillardia x grandiflora - Houttuynia

SCIENTIFIC NAME

BENCH

COMMON NAME

LIGHT

HEIGHT

BLOOM

ZONE

Gaillardia grandiflora-------------------------------

8B  -------

Blanket Flower

8-30”

Jun-Sep

3-9

 

Burgundy -  wine-red flowers; 24-30”

Goblin (Kobold) – large blooms in red and yellow; 9-12”

 

Dazzler -   yellow centers with crimson tips;  24”

Oranges and Lemons® peach-orange flrs w/ yellow tips, gold cone; 22”

 

Fanfare – trumpet-like petals in red and yellow; 18-20”

Summer’s Kiss -  pastel shades of yellow, gold, apricot and salmon; 32”

Galium odoratum--------------------------------------

7A  -----

Sweet Woodruff

X�

6-8”

May-Jun

4-7

Gaura lindheimeri Whirling Butterflies-----

10A-----

Gaura

18-24”

Jun-Sep

5-8

Gazania linearis Colorado Gold-----------------

13A-----

Hardy Gazania

3-5”

Jun-Sep

5-8

Gentiana andrewsii--------------------------------

9A  -----

Bottle Gentian

™X

15-24”

Aug-Sep

3-7

Gentiana septemfida-lagodechiana------------

4B  -----

Summer Gentian

™X

6-10”

Jul-Sep

4-7

Geranium  cantabrigiense-----------------------

5A  -----

Cambridge Geranium

™X

6-10”

Jun-Aug

4b-7

 

Biokovo – pink-tinged white flowers; groundcover

Biokovo Karmina – raspberry-pink flowers; good for banks, groundcover

Geranium cinereum Ballerina-------------------

5A  -----

Grayleaf Cranesbill

™X

5-7”

Jun-Sep

5-7

Geranium dalmaticum-------------------------------

5A  -----

Dalmation Cranesbill

™X

4-6”

Jun-Sep

5-7

Geranium endressii Wargrave Pink-----------

5A  -----

Endress’s Geranium

™X

15-18”

May-Aug

4-7

Geranium hybrid---------------------------------------

5A  -----

Hybrid Geranium

™X

12-22”

Jun-Sep

4-7

 

Brookside blue with white eye; long blooming; 20”

New Dimension – clear blue flrs; bronze foliage; 12”

 

Dusty Crug – violet-blue flrs; chocolate foliage; 12-15”

Orion® Brookside seedling w/ larger flrs; 18”

 

Johnson’s Blue -  blue flowers; 18-24”

Patricia – magenta flowers w/ darker center’ 24”

 

Jolly Bee – blue with white eye; long blooming; 22”

Rozanne  purple-blue flrs; green and lime marbled lvs;  long bloom;18”

 

Magnificum – violet-blue flrs; long blooming; 16-18”

Shocking Blue – improved Rozanne; 12-15”

Geranium macrorrhizum---------------------------

5A  -----

Bigroot Geranium

™X

15-18”

May-Jul

3-8

 

Album – white w/ pink calyces; 15”

Ingwersen’s – pale pink flrs; good groundcover; 12”

Geranium maculatum-----------------------------

3A  -----

Wild Geranium

™X�

12-24”

May-Jun

3-8

Geranium oxonianum Katherine Adele------

5A  -----

Hybrid Geranium

™X

15-18”

Jun-Aug

4-7

Geranium pratense------------------------------------

5A  -----

Meadow Cranesbill

™X

 8-15”

Jun-Aug

5-7

 

Hocus Pocus-bronze lvs; large lilac-purple flrs; 15”

Midnight Reiter – dark purple foliage; purple-blue flrs; 8”

Geranium psilostemon------------------------------

5A ------

Armenium Geranium

™X

24-30”

Jun-Jul

5-7

Geranium sanguineum------------------------------

5A  -----

Bloody Cranesbill

™X

6-18”

Jun-Sep

3-8

 

Album -  white flowers;  good fall color; 10-18”

New Hampshire Purple – bright pink; 8”

 

Ankum’s Pride bright pink flowers; compact; 6”

Striatum -  light pink with dark veins; 6-8”

 

Max Frei – purple-pink flowers; 12-15”

Vision -  carmine-red flowers; good red fall foliage color; 12-15”

Geum triflorum--------------------------------------

9A  -----

Prairie Smoke

May-Jun

10-12”

2-7

Gillenia trifoliata--------------------------------------

1B  -----

Bowman’s Root

X�

Jun-Jul

24-36”

4-7

GRASSES

 

 

 

Andropogon gerardii-------------------------

15A-----

Big Bluestem

Aug-Sep

48-60”

3-8

 

Calamagrostis acutiflora Avalanche-----

16A-----

Varieg.  Feather Reed Grass

™X

Jun-Sep

36-48”

4-7

 

Calamagrostis acutiflora Karl Foerster-

16A-----

Feather Reed Grass

™X

Jun-Sep

36-48”

4-7

 

Carex caryophyllea Beatlemania----------

15A-----

Spring Sedge

™X�

Jul-Sep

6”

5-7

 

Carex elata Bowles Golden--------------------

15A-----

Golden Sedge

™X

May-Jun

20-30”

5-7

 

Carex glauca Blue Zinger----------------------

15A-----

Blue Sedge

™X

Jul-Aug

6-10”

5-7

 

Carex morrowii Ice Dance---------------------

15A-----

Variegated Japanese Sedge

™X

Jun-Jul

12”

5-7

 

Carex muskingumensis----------------------

15A-----

Palm Sedge

X�

May-Jun

24-30”

4-7

 

Carex siderostica Variegata------------------

15A-----

Broad-Leaved Sedge

™X

May-Jun

8-10”

5-8

 

Chasmanthium latifolium------------------

15A-----

Northern Sea Oats

™X

Aug-Sep

36-40”

4-8

 

Deschampsia cespitosa-------------------------

15A-----

Tufted Hair Grass

™X

Jul-Aug

20-26”

4-7

 

Deschampsia ces. Northern Lights--------

15A-----

Tufted Hair Grass

X

flowers rare

10”

5-7

 

Festuca glauca Boulder Blue-----------------

16A-----

Blue Fescue

May-Jun

8-10”

4-7

 

Festuca glauca Elijah Blue-------------------

16A-----

Blue Fescue

May-Jun

8-10”

4-7

 

Hakonechloa macra-aureola-----------------

15A-----

Hakone Grass

™X�

Jul

15-24”

5-7

 

Helictotrichon sempervirens Sapphire-

16A-----

Blue Oat Grass

Jun

18-28”

4-7

 

Hierchloe odorata    (spreads)--------------

15A-----

Sweet Grass

Jun-Jul

15-24”

4-7

 

Imperata cylindrica Red Baron-------------

16A-----

Japanese Blood Grass

n/a

12-18”

5-8

 

Juncus (see water plant list)

 

Located with Aquatic Plants

 

 

 

 

 

Miscanthus sinensis Adagio------------------

16A-----

Japanese Silver Grass

Aug-Sep

36-48”

5-8

 

Miscanthus sinensis Ferner Osten---------

16A-----

Far East Silver Grass

Aug-Sep

48-60”

5-8

 

Miscanthus sinensis Morning Light------

16A-----

Maiden Grass

™X

Sep-Oct

48-60”

5-8

 

Miscanthus sinensis Purpurascens-------

16A-----

Purple Maiden Grass

Aug-Sep

40-48”

4-8

 

Miscanthus sinensis Sarabande------------

16A-----

Maiden Grass

Aug-Sep

48-60”

5-8

 

Miscanthus sinensis Silver Feather-------

16A-----

Maiden Grass (aka Silberfeder)

Aug

60-84”

4-8

 

Miscanthus sinensis Variegatus------------

16A-----

Variegated Maiden Grass

Sep

60”

5-8

 

Molinia caerulea subsp. arun. Skyracer

16A-----

Tall Purple Moor Grass

Aug-Sep

72-84”

4-7

 

Panicum virgatum-----------------------------

15A-----

Switch Grass

Aug-Sep

48-60”

4-9

 

Panicum virgatum Dallas Blues------------

15A-----

Blue Switch Grass

Aug-Sep

60”

4-9

 

Panicum virgatum Northwind--------------

15A-----

Upright Switch Grass

Aug-Sep

48-60”

4-9

 

Panicum virgatum Shenandoah------------

15A-----

Red Switch Grass

Aug-Sep

36-48”

4-9

 

Pennisetum alopecuroides Hameln------

16A-----

Dwarf Fountain Grass

Aug-Sep

24-30”

5-8

 

Pennisetum alopec. Little Bunny----------

16A-----

Dwarf Fountain Grass

Aug-Sep

12”

5-8

 

Phalaris arund. Feesy’s Form  (spreads)--

15A-----

aka Strawberries & Cream

™X

Jun-Jul

36-40”

4-8

 

Saccharun ravennae-----------------------------

16A-----

Ravenna Grass

Sep

96-120”

5-8

 

Schizachyrium scoparium-----------------

15A-----

Little Bluestem

Aug-Sep

24-36”

4-8

 

Schizachyrium scoparium The Blues----

15A-----

Little Bluestem

Aug-Sep

24-36”

4-8

 

Sesleria caerulea----------------------------------

15A-----

Blue Moor Grass

™X

May-Jun

8”

4-7

 

Sorghastrum nutans--------------------------

15A-----

Indian Grass

Aug-Sep

36-60”

4-7

 

Sporobolus heterolepsis---------------------

15A-----

Northern Dropseed

Aug-Sep

24-30”

4-7

Gypsophila paniculata-------------------------------

7B  -------

Baby’s Breath

Jun-Jul

12-36”

3-7

 

Bristol Fairy -double white flowers; good cuts; 30”

Pink Fairy  - double pink flowers; 18”

 

Perfecta -  larger double white flowers; robust;  36”

 

Gypsophila repens Silver Carpet---------------

7B -------

Variegated Baby’s Breath

Jun-Aug

18”

4-7

Hedera helix Thorndale----------------------------