Perennial Flowers
Perennial Flowers
Perennial flowers are becoming more popular as people realize they can spend their money once and enjoy beautiful flowers year after year. They come back again next year.
Perennial flowers are plants that return each year with a little more size and better flowers. The plant that you see above ground will die back usually after a hard freeze in the late fall.
The root system that supplies all the nutrients lives on and sends up new growth in the spring. The roots actually multiply so there are more plants that grow.
Some types of flowers need to be divided every few years. The original root section has died and it leaves a void, usually in the center of the plant.
Flowering may not seem to last as long as annual flowers. Blooming can sometimes be extended or repeated by deadheading to prevent the flower from going to seed.
Perennial flowers usually have better plant foliage so they are still a welcome addition to a flower bed even though they are not blooming. There are many, many varieties of perennial flowers and we only sell a small selection of what is available.
Some of the Flowers we may have available here are:
Cardinal Flower (Native)
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
2 to 4 feet high and 1 to 2 feet wide
Full sun/part shade
Bright red flowers, favorite among hummingbirds. Grows best in wet soil.
Purple Coneflower (Native)
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
2 to 4 feet high and 1 to 2 feet wide
Full sun/part shade
Light purple petals with dark orange-tipped spiny center. Let the flowers go to seed for finches. There are many new varieties also.
Spiderworts
Spiderworts (Native)
Spiderworts
Tradescantia virginiana
18 to 24 inches high and 1 to 3 feet wide
Full sun/part shade
Purple 3 petaled flowers with grass-like foliage. The flowers only bloom for most of a day but they have lots of blooms. Each stalk of the plant will flower.
Sweet Kate Spiderworts
Sweet Kate Spiderworts
Tradescantia x andersoniana ‘Sweet Kate’
9 to 12 inches high and 9 to 12 inches wide
Full sun/partial shade
Yellowish strap-like foliage topped with clear purple blooms. More sun makes a better yellow color. Blooms only last a day and close in the early afternoon. Many buds create a long bloom period.
Snowcap Spiderworts
Snowcap Spiderworts
Tradescantia andersoniana ‘Snowcap’
15 to 20 inches high and 12 to 24 inches wide
Full sun/partial shade
Strap-like foliage topped with white blooms. Blooms only last for a day and close in the early afternoon. Many buds create a long bloom period.
Concord Grape Spiderworts
Concord Grape Spiderworts
Tradescantia ‘Concord Grape’
15 to 18 inches high and 18 to 24 inches wide
Full sun/partial shade
Strap-like foliage topped with dull purple blooms. Blooms only last for a day and close in the early afternoon. Many buds create a long bloom period.
Turtleheads (Native)
Turtleheads
Chelone obliqua
2 to 3 feet high and 1 to 2 feet wide
Full sun/part shade
Upright plant with lots of pink blooms that look like a turtle with its head sticking out. Likes wet areas, even bogs.
Autumn Sun Coneflower
Autumn Sun Coneflower
Rudbeckia nitida ‘Herbstonne’
5 to 6 feet high and 3 to 4 feet wide
Full sun
Upright plant with lots of large yellow coneflower blooms. Also known as cutleaf because of the large fingered leaves.
Black-Eyed Susan (Native)
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia fulgida sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’
18 to 24 inches high and 2 to 3 feet wide
Full sun/part shade
Upright plant with lots of large yellow daisy-like blooms with brown center cone. Blooms from midsummer until frost.
Balloon Flower
Balloon Flower
Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Sentimental Blue’
18 to 24 inches high and 8 to 12 inches wide
Full sun/part shade
Flower buds appear to inflate larger and larger, then burst open to a blue, 5 petaled flowers.
Bleeding Hearts
Bleeding Hearts
Dicentra spectabilis
2 to 3 feet high and 3 to 4 feet wide
Partial to full shade. Loads of light pink heart-shaped flowers on wiry stems in early Spring. Blue-green foliage lasts long into summer until it gets too dry and goes away until next year.
Husker Red Beard Tongue
Husker Red Beard Tongue
Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’
2 to 3 feet high and 1 to 2 feet wide
Full sun
Long purplish-green leaves grow on purple stems. Stalks of multiple white tubular flowers bloom on purple stems in summer.
Yuccas
Adam’s Needle
Adam’s Needle
Yucca filamentosa ‘Adam’s Needle’
18 to 24 inches high and 24 to 36 inches wide
Full sun/partial shade
Large, long, pointed green leaves with tall stalks of off-white bell-shaped flowers.
Color Guard
Color Guard
Yucca filamentosa ‘Color Guard’
18 to 24 inches high and 24 to 36 inches wide
Full sun/partial shade
Large, long, pointed green leaves with bright yellow center variegation. Tall stalks of off-white bell-shaped flowers bloom in early summer.
Bright Edge
Bright Edge
Yucca filamentosa ‘Bright Edge’
18 to 24 inches high and 24 to 36 inches wide
Full sun/partial shade
Large, long, pointed green leaves with pale yellow edging. Tall stalks of off-white bell-shaped flowers bloom in early summer.
