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.

Calamagrostis brachytricha

Common Name: Feather Grass

Calanthe reflexa

Common Name: Hardy Terrestrial Orchid

Calycanthus floridus 'Roy's Dark Red'

Common Name: Sweet Shrub

Campanula punctata 'Pantaloons'

Common Name: Hybrid Bellflower

Campanula punctata 'Pink Chimes'

Common Name: Spotted Bellflower

Campanula punctata 'Plum Wine'

Common Name: Hybrid Bellflower

Campanula punctata 'Viking'

Common Name: Hybrid Bellflower

Campanula trachelium 'Bernice'

Common Name: Hybrid Bellflower

Carex 'Firefox'

Common Name:

Caryopteris divaricata 'Snow Fairy'

Common Name: Bluebird

Chasmanthium latifolium 'River Mist'

Common Name: Northern Sea Oats

Common Name: Turtlehead

Chrysanthemum hybrid 'Rosy Igloo'

Common Name: Garden Mum

Chrysanthemum hybrid 'Ryan's Pink'

Common Name: Ryan's Pink

Chrysanthemum hybrid 'Sunny Igloo'

Common Name: Garden Mum

Chrysanthemum hybrid 'Warm Igloo'

Common Name: Garden Mum

Chrysanthemum luecanthemum 'Daisy May'

Common Name: Hardy Mum

Chrysanthemum x koreanum 'Apricot Single'

Common Name: Korean Chrysanthemum

Chrysanthemum x moriflolium 'Ryan's Yellow'

Common Name: Ryan's Yellow

Chrysanthemum x morifolium 'Ryan's Pink'

Common Name: Ryan's Pink Hardy Mum

Chrysanthemum x morifolium 'Ryan's Yellow'

Common Name: Ryan's Yellow Hardy Mum

Chrysogonom virginica var. australe

Common Name: Green and Gold

Clematis 'Duchess of Edinburgh'

Common Name:

Clematis hybrid 'Bourbon'

Common Name: Hybrid Clematis

Clematis hyrid 'Empress'

Common Name: Hybrid Clematis

Clematis integrifolia

Common Name: Solitary Clematis

Clematis montana var. sericea

Common Name: Anemone Clematis

Clematis pitcherii

Common Name: Bluebill

Clematis texensis 'Princess Diana'

Common Name: Texas Clematis

Coreopsis 'Cha Cha Cha'

Common Name: Coloropsis

Coreopsis 'Sunset Strip'

Common Name: Tickseed

Coreopsis grandiflora 'Solanna Golden Ball'

Common Name:

Coreopsis grandiflora 'Solanna Golden Crown'

Common Name:

Coreopsis grandiflora 'Solanna Golden Hoop'

Common Name:

Coreopsis grandiflora 'Solanna Golden Ziti'

Common Name:

Coreopsis grandiflora 'Sunfire'

Common Name:

Coreopsis hybrid 'Big Bang Cosmic Eye'

Common Name: Tickseed

Coreopsis hybrid 'Big Bang Full Moon'

Common Name: Tickseed

Coreopsis hybrid 'Big Bang Red Shift'

Common Name: Tickseed

Coreopsis hybrid 'Coloropsis Jive'

Common Name: Tickseed

Coreopsis hybrid 'Coloropsis Limbo'

Common Name: Tickseed

Coreopsis hybrid 'Coloropsis Mambo'

Common Name: Tickseed

Coreopsis hybrid 'Coloropsis Salsa'

Common Name: Tickseed

Coreopsis hybrid 'Jethro Tull'

Common Name: Hybrid Tickseed

Coreopsis hybrid 'Lightning Flash'

Common Name: Tickseed

Coreopsis hybrid 'Route 66'

Common Name: Tickseed

Coreopsis hybrid 'Santa Fe Yellow'

Common Name: Tickseed

Corydalis flexuosa 'Blackberry Wine'

Common Name: Crinum Lily

Cuphea micropetala

Common Name: Giant Cigar Flower

Cuphea micropetala 'Plum Mist'

Common Name: Cigar flower

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