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Plant Database
Perennials by Common Name

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Common Name	Scientific Name	Comments
Astilbe	Astilbe sp.	Prefers moist, shady locations Plume-like flowers in pastel colors; summer blooming Good choice near streams, water
Bleeding Heart	Dicentra spectabilis	Shade perennial; requires moisture Blooms early spring
Blue Mist	Caryopteris x clandonensis	Full sun Blue flowers in mid to late summer; attracts butterflies 'Worchester Gold' very popular
Columbine	Aquilegia sp.	Shade perennial (in Arkansas); requires constant moisture Many flower colors in hybrids A. canadensis: native, flower red and yellow
Common Peony	Paeonia officinalis	Sun to partial sun: demands moisture Spring blooming; many flower colors
Common Rose Mallow	Hibiscus moscheutos	Full sun Flowers can be dinner plate size: white, pink, red
Coneflower	Rudbeckia fulgida	Sun Blooms mid to late summer; bright yellow with dark center
Coral Bells	Heuchera sanguinea	Shade; requires constant moisture Grown for foliage and spike of small, bell-shaped flowers (pink, red, white)
Daylily	Hemerocallis sp.	Full sun, clump, perennial Thousands of cultivars: some rebloom, some fragrant Heat and drought tolerant
Garden Phlox	Phlox paniculata	Full sun perennial Many cultivars for flower color and foliage type; flowers June to fall Powdery mildew common See fact sheet FSA6111
Hosta	Hosta sp.	Shade perennial; requires constant moisture Grown mostly for foliage Hundreds of cultivars Flower spikes white or blue-purple Loved by slugs
Iris	Iris sp.	Sun to partial sun Several species; some love wet areas Flower colors vary widely
Lenten Rose	Helleborus orientalis	Partial sun to shade Foliage semi-evergreen in Arkansas Bell flowers in late winter/early spring; grown from seed so colors variable: white to pink-purple
Moss Phlox	Phlox subulata	Full sun Very low Signature of the south Evergreen foliage Blooms early spring: white or pink-purple
Purple Coneflower	Echinacea purpurea	Full sun perennial Native to Arkansas Cultivars: 'Magnus', 'Alba' (white disc flowers), 'Kim's Knee High', 'Meadowbrite' (orange disc flowers)
Sedum	Sedum x 'Automn Joy'	Full sun; drought tolerant Clump forming perennial Succulent Fruit capsule turns beautiful red in fall
Sweet William	Dianthus barbatus	Sun perennial Spring and fall bloomer Flowers red, white or pink
Tickseed	Coreopsis grandiflora	Full sun perennial Bright yellow flowers mid-season Clump perennial May reseed in garden
Yarrow	Achillea sp.	Full sun perennial Fern-like foliage Flowers: yellow, white, pink Heat and drought tolerant

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