Week 14- Hardy Herbaceous

Geum spp. | Avens

A clumping perennial with nodding, rose-like flowers in orange, pink, red, or yellow from late spring through summer.

Ratibida pinnata | Yellow Coneflower

A tall, airy native with drooping yellow petals surrounding a brown central cone.

Trillium recurvatum | Prairie Trillium

A spring-blooming wildflower with mottled leaves and a single maroon or yellow upright flower.

Oenothera biennis | Common Evening Primrose

A biennial with tall spikes of fragrant yellow blooms that open in the evening.

Briza media | Common Quaking Grass

A fine-textured grass with dangling, heart-shaped seedheads that quiver in the wind.

Calamagrostis x acutiflora | Feather Reed Grass

vertical, clumping grass with tall, narrow plumes that persist through winter.

Fargesia dracocephala rufa | Hardy Bamboo

A non-invasive, clumping bamboo with arching green canes and narrow leaves.

Hakonechloa macra | Japanese Forest Grass

A graceful, arching grass with cascading green or golden foliage.

Imperata cylindrica var.rubra| Japanese Bloodgrass

A striking ornamental grass with green bases and bright red-tipped blades.

Sorghastrum nutans | Indian Grass

A tall, upright prairie grass with golden seed plumes in late summer.

Sporobolus herterolepsis| Prairie Dropseed

A fine-textured, fountain-like grass with airy flower panicles and a fragrant scent.

Miscanthus sinensis | Silver Maiden Grass

A tall, elegant grass with variegated leaves and silvery plumes in fall.

Molinia caerulea | Moor Grass

A clump-forming grass with airy flower spikes that turn golden brown in autumn.

Phlox divaricata | Woodland Phlox

A low, spreading native with clusters of fragrant blue, lavender, or white spring flowers.

Phlox paniculata| Garden Phlox

A tall, upright perennial with dense clusters of fragrant blooms in many colors midsummer.

Phlox subulata| Creeping Phlox

A low-growing, mat-forming perennial covered in a carpet of spring flowers in pink, purple, or white.

Stachys officinalis 'Hummelo' | Alpine Betony

A compact clump-former with upright spikes of bright violet-pink summer blooms.

Stachys byzantina| Lamb's Ears

A groundcover with velvety, silvery foliage forming a soft, woolly mat.