Week 1 Plants - Hardy Herbaceous

Cosmos bipinnatus | cosmos

Tall, airy annual that thrives in poor soils and produces daisy-like flowers in pink, red, and white.

Gomphrena globosa | Globe Amranth

Compact, heat- and drought-tolerant annual with long-lasting clover-like blooms in white, violet, red, pink, and purple.

Helianthus annus | Sunflower

Tall summer annual with large, showy blooms that attract birds and bees from July to August.

Zinnia spp.

Bright, butterfly-attracting annual with a wide color range (except blue), though prone to powdery mildew.

Aquilegia x hybrida | Columbine

Delicate spring perennial with nodding, spurred flowers in many colors, thriving in moist soils.

Aruncus dioicus | Goat’s Beard

4-6’

Moist soils

June

Part sun/part shade Full shade

Tall perennial with large, feathery white plumes that prefer moist soils in early summer.

Astilbe chinensis | Astilbe

8’-24”

Moist soils

June- Aug.

12”-18” Moist soils

part sun/part shade Full shade

Shade-loving perennial with feathery summer flower spikes in white, pink, red, and purple.

Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’ | Japanese Painted fern

12-18”

Moist soils

part sun / part shade Full shade

Ornamental fern with silvery fronds tinted burgundy, best in moist soils.

Iris versicolor | Blue Flag Iris

2-3’

May-june

wet to moist soils

Full sun

Moisture-loving iris with striking blue flowers blooming in late spring to early summer.

Monarda fistulosa | Wild Bergamot

2-5’

july -September

dry to moist soils

part sun/part shade Full sun

Aromatic, pollinator-friendly perennial with lavender-purple blooms in midsummer.

Penstemon digitalis | Dark Towers Beardtongue
Foxglove Beardtongue

2-4’ May-July

dry to moist soils

full sun

Upright perennial producing tall spikes of white flowers in early summer.

Penstemon hirsutus | Hairy Beard Tongue

1-2’

May-july

thin soils

part sun/part shade full sun

Low-growing native with white to lavender tubular flowers suited to dry, thin soils.

Anemone x hybrida | Japanese Anemone

2-3’

per.

moist

august-oct

part sun / part shade. full sun

Graceful late-season perennial with pink or white blooms from August to October.

Anemone sylvestris | Snowdrop Windflower

8’-12”

native

moist-wet soils

apr-may

full sun part sun/part shade

Early-blooming perennial with nodding white flowers for moist to wet soils.

Anemone coronaria | Poppy anemones

Low spring bulb with cheerful daisy-like flowers in white, pink, and purple.

Baptisia x varicolor ‘Twilite’ | Twilite Prairie Blues Indigo

3-5’

per

dry to moist soils

may-june

part sun/part shade. full sun

Tall native perennial with spires of white pea-like flowers in late spring to early summer.

Baptisia alba | White False Indigo

Hardy hybrid perennial with violet-purple flower spikes in late spring.

Acorus americanus | Sweet Flag

2-3’

may-july

iris like Ivs, shallow

Grass-like wetland plant with fragrant, iris-like foliage and greenish summer blooms.

Iris pseudacorus | Yellow Flag Iris

3-5’

may-june

wet to moist soils

full sun. part sun part shade

Tall iris for wet soils with bold yellow flowers in late spring.

Nelumbo lutea | Lotus

3”-1’ july to august

full sun part sun / part shade

Aquatic plant with large floating leaves and creamy summer blossoms.

Nuphar advena | Yellow Pond Lily

may-sept

part sun part shade

Native aquatic with floating, heart-shaped leaves and yellow, cup-shaped blooms.

Anemone blanda | Grecian Windflower

4-6”

bulbs

dry to moist soils

part sun part shade

a low-growing perennial that produces daisy-like flowers in various colors, including blue, pink, and white, with yellow centers, blooming in early spring before going dormant in summer