Perennials
All perennials remain in the garden for at least three years, however, since most plants are not established the first year, data generally begins after the first winter. We compile information on:
- time of first flower,
- duration of flowering,
- height,
- and foliar health.
We also provide comments as the plants mature throughout the season. Accompanying these data is a photograph of the flower and plant habit. You can see our very top picks for each year under Classic City Awards.
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Common Name: Common Yarrow
Nice compact form with long-flowering time and multi-colored flowers
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Common Name: Lily-of-the-Nile
Agapanthus 'Storm Cloud' is a great plant for us. Its stalks are 1.5' tall and topped with lovely dark blue blooms.
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"Sangria' was first planted in our garden in 2007, and it was a good performer its first year. We look forward to seeing how it performs now that it is established."
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"This Agave has thrived in our garden. It's variegated leaves have elongated to a ""wing-span"" of 3'. Once temperatures dipped into the low 20'sF, the plant did take a beating, however."
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Common Name: Hardy Agave
This agave is a good succulent for our area. It survives brutal summers as well as winters.
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Common Name: Three-Cornered Onion
This bulb produces triangular stems and white umbelliferous flowers. The characteristic oniony smell make this one easy to identify. Do not put this in your garden if you do not like obnoxious weeds.
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Common Name: Arkansas Amsonia
"This Amsonia is a hardy perennial, but is often under appreciated. The feathery foliage turns yellow in fall if not prematurely cut back."
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Common Name: Stiff Blue star
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Common Name: Grape-leaf Anemone
We have had 'Robustissima' in our garden many years. The plants produce light pink blooms at a 3' height. Many anemones take over flower beds and this one is no exception.
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Common Name: Windflower
"This white anemone is a double petalled cultivar. Its blooms are held about 3' above its low growing foliage. 'Avalanche' earns its name as it flows throughout a bed, inundating all in its path."
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Common Name: Double Japanese Windflower
"This dark pink anemone is a double or triple petalled cultivar. Its blooms are displayed about 2.5' above its low growing foliage. 'Pamina' has not been quite as invasive as other anemones, but you must keep an eye on it to prevent an outbreak."
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Common Name: Windflower
Serenade' has been a highly consistently performer in our garden for several years. Its blooms are a dark rosy pink and are held 2.5-3' about the foliage. 'Serenade' is the only anemone that we have had to date that has not become a kudzo in our bed
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Common Name: Canadian Columbine
Nice compact form of Canadian Columbine; not filling in well though after 3rd season
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Common Name: Canadian Columbine
Nice compact form of Canadian Columbine with a pale yellow flower color
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Common Name: Canadian Columbine
Nice compact form of Canadian Columbine
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Common Name: Hybrid Columbine
"We have had 'Fairytale Violet' since it was a seed many years ago. The lowers it produces are a deep violet with white. Leaf-miners eventually tunnel through its foliage, but those leaves can simply be removed."
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Common Name: Hybrid Columbine
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"In its first year, this aster reached a height of 4-5'. Little staking was required. The plants produced numerous quarter-sized purply blue aster flowers later in the summer."
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Common Name: New England Aster
Every flower of 'English Countryside' seems to open at once and remains open for weeks! The plants are compact until the Fall when the flowers bloom at a height of 2.5 - 3'. This blue aster is a must have maintenance-free addition to any garden.
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Common Name: Aromatic Aster
"Like clockwork, 'October Skies' blooms when its name implies. The plants form a compact blue orb of about 1' in circumference. 'October Skies' remains in bloom well into November. "
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Common Name: Tatarian Aster
"Blue Lake' aster blooms at a height of 3' with pail blue flowers. It blooms less dramatically, however at least as long as most asters."
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