Herbaceous Plants, Lab 8: Sun Perennials

Acanthus spinosus (Spinosissimus Group), spiny bear’s breeches, Acanthaceae

spikey thistle-like leaves, flowers in late spring

Achillea millefolium, yarrow, Asteraceae

ferny leaves, mini aster flowers in umbels, aromatic, medicinal

Aster tataricus, Tatarian aster, Asteraceae

purple ray flowers, deer resistant, frost resistant, rigid habit, thick cabbage-like leaves

Betonica officinalis ‘Hummelo’, betony ‘Hummelo’, Lamiaceae

unscented foliage, square stems, cut back, check cross cut stems

Hemerocallis cv., daylily, Asphodelaceae

dried, shitty mound, drought tolerant, overused

Kalimeris pinnatifida, kalimeris, Asteraceae

mounding habit, long bloom period,

Limonium platyphyllum, sea lavender, Plumbaginaceae

tiny white dots on leaves, no stem, only basal rosette, well drained soil, full sun

Musa basjoo, hardy banana, Musaceae

large banana leaves, trunk is made of overlapping leaves, turns black with frost, leaves shred in the wind

Nepeta racemosa, catmint, Lamiaceae

aromatic, silvery foliage, square stems, long bloom period, ground cover, deer resistant

Nipponanthemum nipponicum, Nippon daisy, Asteraceae

white daisy flowers, rubbery foliage, late blooming, dies at frost, leaves smell like rubber

Salvia yangii, Russian sage, Lamiaceae

silvery foliage, looks like lavender, aromatic, deer resistant

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium ‘October Skies’, aromatic aster ‘October Skies’, Asteraceae

fall blooming, purple ray flowers, shorter than new england aster, bushier and denser