Reference: Botanical to Common Names | Flowering Schedules | From Seed | For Beginners
Perennials for: Cut Flowers | Specimen Plants | Edging | Rock Gardens
Perennials by Light: Dry and Hot | Sun | Semi-shade | Shade
Perennials by Soil: Dry Sandy | Well Drained | Poor Soil | Wet Soil | Water
Perennials Requiring Well-Drained Soils
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Height | Color | Season |
| Alpine rockcress | Arabis alpina | 12" | White | April |
| Chrysanthemum | Chrysanthemum sp. | 6-36" | Various | Sept-Oct |
| Tickseed | Coreopsis grandiflora | 36" | Yellow | May |
| Delphinium | Delphinium hybrids | 18-60" | Various | June-Sept |
| Steel globe thistle | Echinops Ritro | 36" | Blue | July |
| Blanketflower | Gaillardia aristata | 12-15" | Red, Orange | May-Oct |
| German Iris | Iris germanica | 12-24" | Various | May |
| Oriental poppy | Papaver nudicaule | 36" | Reds, Orange | June |
| Iceland poppy | Papaver nudicaule | 12" | Yellow Orange | June-Oct |
| Peony | Paeonia sp | 18-48" | Various | May-June |
| Blue phlox | Phlox divaricata | 12" | Lavender | May |
| Garden phlox | Phlox paniculata | 24-48" | Various | July-Sept |
| Garden phlox | Phlox suffruticosa | 24-48" | Various | June-Sept |
| Creeping polemonium | Polemonium reptans | 9" | Blue | May |
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