Perennials
Perennials are plants that live for more than two years. Unlike annuals that complete their life cycle in one season, perennials return year after year. They grow and bloom during the spring and summer, die back to their root systems in the winter, and re-emerge the following spring.
Full–Part Sun Flowering Perennials
Listed below are common names and their scientific names.
- Agastache (Hummingbird Mint)
Agastache spp. - Armeria (Sea Thrift)
Armeria maritima - Artemisia
Artemisia spp. - Asiatic Lily
Lilium (Asiatic Hybrids) - Calla Lily
Zantedeschia spp. - Campanula (Bellflower)
Campanula spp. - Cape Fuchsia
Phygelius spp. - Columbine
Aquilegia spp. - Coreopsis
Coreopsis spp. - Crocosmia
Crocosmia spp. - Dahlia
Dahlia spp. - Daylily
Hemerocallis spp. - Delphinium
Delphinium spp. - Echinacea (Coneflower)
Echinacea purpurea - Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)
Gaillardia spp. - Gaura (Beeblossom)
Oenothera lindheimeri - Geum (Avens)
Geum spp. - Hardy Geranium (Cranesbill)
Geranium spp. - Heuchera (Coral Bells)
Heuchera spp. - Hollyhock
Alcea rosea - Hosta
Hosta spp. - Kniphofia (Red Hot Poker)
Kniphofia uvaria - Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia - Lupine
Lupinus spp. - Monarda (Bee Balm)
Monarda didyma - Oriental Lily
Lilium (Oriental Hybrids) - Peony
Paeonia lactiflora - Penstemon (Beardtongue)
Penstemon spp. - Phlox (Garden Phlox)
Phlox paniculata - Russian Sage
Salvia yangii - Salvia
Salvia nemorosa - Sedum (Stonecrop)
Hylotelephium spp. - Shasta Daisy
Leucanthemum × superbum - Speedwell (Veronica)
Veronica spp. - Stokes' Aster
Stokesia laevis - Tickseed
Coreopsis verticillata - Verbena
Verbena bonariensis - Veronica (Speedwell)
Veronica spicata - Yarrow
Achillea millefolium - Yucca
Yucca filamentosa - Zephyr Lily
Zephyranthes spp.
Grasses
Listed below are common names and their scientific names.
- Bluestem Grass
Schizachyrium scoparium (Little Bluestem) or Andropogon gerardii (Big Bluestem) - Calamagrostis (Feather Reed Grass)
Calamagrostis × acutiflora - Carex (Sedge)
Carex spp. - Fescue Grass
Festuca spp. - Fountain Grass
Pennisetum alopecuroides - Japanese Forest Grass
Hakonechloa macra - Juncus (Rush)
Juncus spp. - Mexican Feather Grass
Nassella tenuissima - Miscanthus
Miscanthus sinensis - Mondo Grass
Ophiopogon japonicus - Northern Sea Oats
Chasmanthium latifolium - Pink Muhly Grass
Muhlenbergia capillaris - Sweet Flag
Acorus gramineus (or Acorus calamus for the larger species) - Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Groundcovers
Listed below are common names and their scientific names.
- Aubrieta
Aubrieta × cultorum (garden hybrids) - Candytuft
Iberis sempervirens - Creeping Jenny
Lysimachia nummularia - Creeping Veronica
Veronica repens - Delosperma
Delosperma spp. - Ground Cover Thyme (Creeping Thyme)
Thymus serpyllum (wild creeping thyme) or Thymus praecox (many ornamental creeping thyme cultivars) - Hardy Geraniums
Geranium spp. (e.g., Geranium macrorrhizum, G. sanguineum, G. × cantabrigiense) - Helianthemum (Rock Rose)
Helianthemum nummularium - Irish Moss
Sagina subulata - Kinnikinnick
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - Lithodora
Lithodora diffusa - Scotch Moss
Sagina subulata 'Aurea' - Sedum
Sedum spp. - Sempervivum
Sempervivum spp. - Sweet Woodruff
Galium odoratum - Violets
Viola spp. (e.g., Viola odorata, V. sororia) - Wild Ginger
Asarum spp. (e.g., Asarum caudatum in the Pacific Northwest) - Wild Strawberry
Fragaria vesca and Fragaria chiloensis
Shade Loving Plants
Listed below are common names and their scientific names.
- Actaea (Bugbane/Baneberry)
Actaea spp. - Astilbe
Astilbe spp. - Bergenia
Bergenia spp. - Bleeding Hearts
Lamprocapnos spectabilis (formerly Dicentra spectabilis); native bleeding heart is Dicentra formosa - Brunnera
Brunnera macrophylla - Epimedium (Barrenwort)
Epimedium spp. - Fatsia japonica (Japanese Aralia)
Fatsia japonica - Ferns
Dryopteris, Athyrium, Polystichum, Blechnum, and other genera - Forget-me-not
Myosotis spp. - Goat's Beard
Aruncus dioicus - Hardy Fuchsia
Fuchsia magellanica - Hellebore
Helleborus spp. - Heucheras (Coral Bells)
Heuchera spp. - Hostas
Hosta spp. - Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium spp. - Ligularia
Ligularia spp. - Primula (Primrose)
Primula spp. - Pulmonaria (Lungwort)
Pulmonaria spp. - Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum spp. - Toad Lily
Tricyrtis spp.
Shrubs/subshrubs
Listed below are common names and their scientific names.
- California Lilac
Ceanothus spp. - Calluna (Scotch Heather)
Calluna vulgaris - Camellias
Camellia spp. - Erica (Winter Heather)
Erica spp. - Evergreen Huckleberry
Vaccinium ovatum - Flowering Currants
Ribes sanguineum (red-flowering currant) - Forsythia
Forsythia × intermedia (most common garden hybrid) - Hardy Hibiscus
Hibiscus moscheutos - Hebe
Hebe spp. (many are now classified within Veronica, though Hebe remains common in horticulture) - Hydrangea
Hydrangea spp. - Lilacs
Syringa spp. - Mock Orange
Philadelphus spp. - Oregon Grape
Mahonia aquifolium - Pieris
Pieris japonica - Rhododendrons
Rhododendron spp. - Rock Rose
Cistus spp. - Salal
Gaultheria shallon - Spirea
Spiraea spp. - Sweetbox
Sarcococca spp. - Viburnum
Viburnum spp.
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