Perennials
Perennials - Flowering Seasons
Perennials - Guide

Spring

Bulbinella robusta (Cat’s tail)

Clivia miniata (Bush, Fire lily)

Cyrtanthus mackenii (Ifafa lily)

Dimorphotheca cuneata (Bride’s bouquet)

Felicia amelloides (Blue marguerite, Blue daisy)

Gazania krebsiana (Gazania)

Geranium incanum (Carpet geranium)

Gerbera jamesonii (Barberton daisy)

Kniphofia x praecox (Red-hot poker)

Osteospermum ecklonis (Van Stadens River daisy, Blue-and-white daisy, Bitou)

Pelargonium

Selago spuria (Cape blue haze)

Wachendorfia thyrsifolia (Bloodroot)

Achillea filipendulina (Gold plate)

Achillea millefolium ‘Apple Blossom’ (Yarrow)

Achillea ptarmica (Sneezewort)

Angelonia gardneri

Anthuriam andraeanum (Flamingo lily)

Argyranthemum frutescens (Marguerite daisy)

Aster novi-belgii (Michaelmas daisy)

Astilbe x arendsii (Goat’s beard, Spiraea)

Aubrieta deltoidea (Purple rock cress)

Campanula (Bell flowers)

Dianthus barbatus (Sweet william carnation)

Dianthus caryophyllus (Carnation)

Dicentra spectabilis (Bleeding heart)

Echium candicans (Pride of Madeira)

Hedychium coccineum (Red ginger lily)

Helleborus argutifolius

Heuchera micrantha ‘Palace Purple’

Iberis sempervirens (Evergreen candytuft)

Iris - Bearded group

Iris - Crested group

Iris - Pacific Coast group

Iris - Reticulata group

Iris - Siberica group

Iris - Spuria group

Iris - Xiphium group

Iris fulva (American swamp iris)

Iris kaempferi (Japanese iris)

Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal flower, Indian pink)

Meconopsis betonicifolia (Blue Tibetan poppy)

Nierembergia hippomanica ‘violacea’ (Cup flower)

Oenothera perennis (Evening primrose)

Paeonia (Peony)

Penstemon cobaea (Penstemon)

Polygonatum odoratum (Solomon’s seal)

Scabiosa caucasica (Pincushion flower, Scabious)

Verbascum phoeniceum (Purple mullein)

Summer

Agapanthus africanus (Lily of the Nile)

Agapanthus hybrids

Bulbinella robusta (Cat’s tail)

Clematopsis stanleyi (Bush clematis)

Clivia miniata (Bush, Fire lily)

Diascia integerrima (Twinspur)

Gazania krebsiana (Gazania)

Gerbera jamesonii (Barberton daisy)

Hypoxis rooperi (Star flower)

Kniphofia x praecox (Red-hot poker)

Pelargonium

Strelitzia augusta (Great white strelitzia)

Wachendorfia thyrsifolia (Bloodroot)

Achillea filipendulina (Gold plate)

Achillea millefolium ‘Apple Blossom’ (Yarrow)

Achillea ptarmica (Sneezewort)

Alstroemeria aurea (Peruvian lily, Inca lily)

Anemone hupehensis (Japanese anemone)

Angelonia gardneri

Anthemis tinctoria (Golden marguerite)

Anthuriam andraeanum (Flamingo lily)

Argyranthemum frutescens (Marguerite daisy)

Aster dumosus (Dwarf Michaelmas daisy)

Aster novi-belgii (Michaelmas daisy)

Astilbe x arendsii (Goat’s beard, Spiraea)

Campanula (Bell flowers)

Catharanthus roseus (Perwinkle)

Dahlias

Dianthus barbatus (Sweet william carnation)

Dianthus caryophyllus (Carnation)

Dicentra spectabilis (Bleeding heart)

Echinacea purpurea (Purple coneflower)

Helianthus decapetalus (Perennial sunflower)

Heliconia (Lobster claw)

Hemerocallis fulva (Brown day lily)

Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus (Lemon day lily)

Heuchera micrantha ‘Palace Purple’

Incarvillea grandiflora (Chinese trumpet-flower)

Iris - Bearded group

Iris - Crested group

Iris - Pacific Coast group

Iris - Reticulata group

Iris - Siberica group

Iris - Spuria group

Iris - Xiphium group

Iris fulva (American swamp iris)

Iris kaempferi (Japanese iris)

Leucanthemum superbum (Shasta daisy)

Liatris spicata (Gay feather, Button snake root, Blazing star)

Limonium bellidifolium (Sea lavender, Statice)

Linaria purpurea (Linaria)

Lobelia cardinalis (Cardinal flower, Indian pink)

Mimulus aurantiacus (Monkey flower)

Mirabilis jalapa (Four-o’clock, Marvel of Peru)

Monarda didyma (Bee balm, Bergamot, Oswego tea)

Nepeta cataria (Catnip, Catmint)

Oenothera perennis (Evening primrose)

Paeonia (Peony)

Papaver orientale (Oriental poppy)

Penstemon cobaea (Penstemon)

Phlox paniculata (Perennial phlox, Summer phlox)

Physostegia virginiana (Obedient plant, False dragonhead)

Polygonatum odoratum (Solomon’s seal)

Salvia farinacea (Blue sage)

Scabiosa caucasica (Pincushion flower, Scabious)

Solidago canadensis (Golden rod)

Stokesia laevis (Stokes’ aster)

Thalictrum delavayi (Meadow rue)

Tradescantia virginiana (Spiderwort, Widow’s tears)

Veronica incana (Silver speedwell)

Autumn

Clematopsis stanleyi (Bush clematis)

Diascia integerrima (Twinspur)

Kniphofia x praecox (Red-hot poker)

Achillea filipendulina (Gold plate)

Achillea millefolium ‘Apple Blossom’ (Yarrow)

Achillea ptarmica (Sneezewort)

Alstroemeria aurea (Peruvian lily, Inca lily)

Anemone hupehensis (Japanese anemone)

Angelonia gardneri

Argyranthemum frutescens (Marguerite daisy)

Catharanthus roseus (Perwinkle)

Helianthus decapetalus (Perennial sunflower)

Mirabilis jalapa (Four-o’clock, Marvel of Peru)

Nierembergia hippomanica ‘violacea’ (Cup flower)

Physostegia virginiana (Obedient plant, False dragonhead)

Plectranthus (Spur flower)

Solidago canadensis (Golden rod)

Stokesia laevis (Stokes’ aster)

Winter

Aster novi-belgii (Michaelmas daisy)

Helleborus argutifolius

Hemerocallis fulva (Brown day lily)

Hemerocallis lilio-asphodelus (Lemon day lily)

Iberis sempervirens (Evergreen candytuft)

Limonium bellidifolium (Sea lavender, Statice)

Lupinus polyphyllus (Lupin)

Penstemon cobaea (Penstemon)

Note: Some plants may be grown in regions with frost, but they are listed under NOT FROST RESISTANT, for they will grow better under those conditions.

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