
The Joy of Perennials
PLANNING
BED PREPARATION
Finally, an all purpose fertilizer should be worked into the soil. A top dressing of mulch will keep the moisture in and the weeds out.
PLANTING
There are two stages (dormant and active) in which perennials can be planted. Dormant plants are usually planted in the fall and active plants in the spring and summer.
CARE

- Hosta
- Coneflower
- Delphinium
- Blanket Flower
- Columbine
Popular Perennials
Plant Name |
Bloom Colour |
Pant Size |
Bloom Period |
Exposure |
Comments |
Achillea (Yarrow) |
Yellow-gold |
Any |
Mid-Late Summer |
Full Sun |
Well drained soil, may require staking |
Alyssum (Basket of Gold) |
Yellow |
Low |
Early Summer |
Partial Sun |
Well drained soil, divide in spring |
Aquilegia (Columbine) |
Blue Purple Yellow |
Medium |
Late Spring - Mid Summer |
Sun/Shade |
Well drained soil, divide late summer |
Armeria (Thrift) |
Purple Rose |
Low |
Late Spring - Mid Summer |
Full Sun |
Dry, infertile soil, divide every 4 years |
Artemisia (Silvermound) |
Silver Foliage |
Low |
Full Sun |
Will adapt to poor soil conditions |
|
Aster |
Rose Violet Pink |
Medium |
Late Summer |
Full Sun |
Water generously in well drained soil |
Astilbe |
Pink Red White |
Medium |
Summer |
Partial Sun |
Moist, fertile, organic soil |
Convallaria (Lily of the Valley( |
White |
Low |
Spring |
Sun/Shade |
Berries are poisonous |
Chrysanthemum Maximum (Shasta Daisy) |
White |
Medium |
Summer |
Partial Sun |
Fertile soil, divide every-other spring |
Chrysanthemum (Hardy Mums) |
Red Yellow Bronze |
Medium |
Fall |
Partial Sun |
Well drained moist soil, may transplant in fall |
Delphinium |
Pink White Blue |
Tall |
Summer |
Full Sun |
May require staking, cut back flowers after flowering |
Dianthus (Carnation) |
Pink Red Rose White Yellow |
Medium |
Late Spring - Summer |
Full Sun |
Well drained alkaline soil |
Dicentra (Bleeding Heart) |
Pink to Fuscia |
Medium |
Late Spring - Late Summer |
Partial Sun |
Fertile soil, divide in spring or fall |
Gaillardia (Blanket Flower) |
Red Orange Yellow |
Medium |
Summer |
Full Sun |
Light, well drained soil, divide in spring |
Gypsophila (Baby's Breath) |
White |
Any |
Mid Summer |
Partial Sun |
Well Drained, low nutrient, high pH soil |
Hemerocallis (Day Lily) |
Yellow Cream Bronze Pink |
Medium |
Late Spring |
Partial Sun |
Well drained organic soil, divide every 4 to 6 years |
Hollyhock |
Pink White Red |
Tall |
Late Summer |
Full Sun |
Well drained soil, may require staking |
Hosta (Plantain Lily) |
Lavender White |
Medium |
Summer |
Partial Sun |
Organic Soil |
Iris |
Assorted |
Low |
Spring - Mid Summer |
Full Sun |
Divide rhizomes after flowering |
Lillium (Lily) |
Assorted |
Tall |
Summer |
Partial Sun |
Fertile soil |
Lupimus (Lupine) |
Assorted |
Medium |
Spring |
Partial Sun |
Cool, moist areas, acidic soil |
Paeonia (Peony) |
Assorted |
Medium |
Spring |
Full Sun |
Shade inhibits flowering, establishment time, 3 years |
Papaver (Oriental Poppy) |
Scarlet Salmon |
Medium |
Early Spring |
Full Sun |
Well drained soil, difficult to transplant |
Phlox Paniculata (Garden Phlox) |
Assorted |
Low/ |
Summer |
Partial Sun |
Require fertilizing with Superphosphate or Bonemeal, divide in fall |
Platycodon (Balloon Flowers) |
Blue |
Medium |
Summer |
Partial Sun |
Will not tolerate wet soil, does not transplant well, requires staking. |
Primula (Primrose) |
Assorted |
Low/ |
Spring |
Partial Sun |
Cool, moist, organic soil |
Rudbeckia (Cone Flower) |
Yellow Gold |
Medium |
Summer |
Partial Sun |
Easy to grow |