effective landscape plants perennials guide
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Perennials, groundcovers and vines that do well in the diverse and challenging growing conditions in the state of Kansas.TRANSCRIPT
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Effective Landscape Plants
Perennials • Groundcovers • Vines
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Achillea (Yarrow)
Flat flower clusters in the summer,
lacy foliage. 18-24” x 18-24”
Achillea
Allium (Ornamental Onion)
‘Summer Beauty’ has lavender
globes from summer through fall,
Aquilegia (Columbine)
Colorful flowers in spring to early
summer. Easy to grow.
Asclepias (Milkweed)
Yellow and orange-red flower in
mid-summer, native plant, drought
Aster
‘Professor Kippenburg’ has violet-
blue flowers in late summer
Astilbe
Plumes of flowers in mid to late
summer. 24” x 24” ‘Bridal Veil’
Baptisia (False Indigo)
Indigo-blue, pea-like flowers from
mid to late spring, showy seed-
Coreopsis
Golden daisylike flowers from late
spring through summer.
Allium
Aquilegia Asclepias
Aster Astilbe
Baptisia Coreopsis
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Dianthus (Pinks)
Fragrant flowers throughout the
summer, evergreen foliage.
Drought tolerant. 8-12” x 8-12”
Dianthus
Dicentra (Bleeding Heart)
Pink and white heart shaped
flowers in the spring on arching
Echinacea (Coneflower)
Showy, large flowers in the mid to
late summer. 24-36” x 18-24”
Fern
Athyrium n. Pictum-Painted
Dryopteris erythrosora-Autumn
Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)
Bold, colorful flowers throughout
the summer. Low maintenance,
Gaura (Wandflower)
Delicate looking pink flowers on
tall stems, flowers late spring into
fall. Requires ample moisture.
Geranium
Low growing plants, flowers for a
long period of time. Rozanne has
Hemerocallis (Daylily)
Flowers last a day, grass-like foli-
age. Great choice for tough sites.
Assorted flower colors and
Dicentra
Echinacea Fern
Gaillardia Gaura
Geranium Hemerocallis
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Heuchera (Coral Bells)
Colorful foliage shade plants,
many are evergreen. ‘Caramel’,
‘Coffee Bean’, ‘Palace Purple’,
Heuchera
Hibiscus
Dinner plate sized flowers in the
summer. Thrives in moist sites.
Hosta
Attractive foliage, mounding plants
for shade gardens. Flowers in the
summer. Assorted foliage color
Iris
Beared-Colorful combinations
‘Butter & Sugar’-yellow and white
Lamium
Variegated foliage with summer
Lavandula (Lavender)
Summer flowers atop fragrant
grey green foliage. Drought
Leucanthemum (Daisy)
Shasta daisies, flowers with yellow
centers from spring through fall.
Liatris (Blazing Star)
Tall narrow spikes of flowers in the
summer. Tolerant of tough sites.
24-36” x 18” ‘Kobold’-purple,
Hibiscus
Hosta Iris
Lamium Lavandula
Leucanthemum Liatris
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Monarda (Bee Balm)
Mint scented foliage, pink flowers
mid-summer. ‘Petite Delight’ has
Monarda
Nepeta (Catmint)
Mounds of lavender-blue flowers
in the summer, fragrant foliage.
Oenothera (Evening Primrose)
Yellow summer flowers open in
the evening. ‘Twilight’ has varie-
Paeonia (Peony)
Assorted flower colors (some are
fragrant), opens in mid to late
Penstemon (Beardtongue)
‘Husker Red’ has purple foliage
Perovskia (Russian Sage)
Fragrant grey green foliage, pale
blue flowers in the summer. 3-5’ x
4’. ‘Litte Sprite’ has a compact
Phlox (Garden Phlox)
Tall fragrant flower spikes in the
summer. 3’ x 2’ ‘David’ - white,
Platycodon (Balloon Flower)
Balloon shaped flower buds open
to blue flowers in the summer.
Nepeta
Oenothera Paeonia
Penstemon Perovskia
Phlox Platycodon
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Rudbeckia (Black Eye Susan)
Bright golden flowers in late sum-
mer with dark centers. ‘Goldstrum’
Rudbeckia
Salvia
Flower spikes in early summer.
‘May Night’ blue flowers 18” x 18”,
‘Lyrical Blues’, ‘Lyrical Rose’,
Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)
“Pincushion” flowers from spring
until fall. 12-18” x 15” ‘Butterfly
Sedum
Low maintenance plant. Assorted
foliage and flower colors in range
of heights. ‘Autumn Joy’, ‘Autumn
Sisyrinchium (Blue-Eyed Grass)
Purple-blue flowers atop dark
green grass-like foliage. Requires
Solidago (Goldenrod)
Clusters of bright yellow flowers in
late summer into fall. ‘Little
Tradescantia (Spiderwort)
‘Sweet Kate’ has violet purple
flowers, golden yellow foliage.
Veronica
Violet-blue flower spikes in the
summer. ‘Royal Candles’ 15-18” x
Salvia
Scabiosa Sedum
Sisyrinchium Solidago
Tradescantia Veronica
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Ajuga (Bugleweed)
Low, matting foliage with blue
flower spikes late spring. ‘Bronze
Beauty’ 8” x 12-18”, ‘Chocolate
Ajuga
Ceratostigma (Plumbago)
Electric blue flowers late summer
into fall, purple fall foliage. 8-12”
Delosperma (Ice Plant)
Colorful flowers, drought tolerant.
Semi-evergreen foliage. 4-6” x 9-
12” ‘Fire Spinner’, ‘John Proffitt’,
Euonymus (Wintercreeper)
Evergreen foliage, green in the
summer, purple in the winter.
Hedera (Ivy)
Baltic English Ivy has dark green
Lysimachia (Creeping Jenny)
Bright golden foliage, semi-
evergreen, yellow flowers. Toler-
ates wide range of conditions.
Phlox (Creeping Phlox)
Early spring flowers, assorted col-
ors, foliage is semi-evergreen.
Sagina (Moss)
Matt forming groundcover with
white flowers in the summer. Re-
Ceratostigma
Delosperma Euonymus
Hedera Lysimachia
Phlox Sagina
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Sedum
Easy to grow, drought tolerant.
Assorted foliage and flower colors.
‘Angelina’, ‘Dragons Blood’, ‘Sun
Sedum
Thymus (Thyme)
Low growing, fragrant foliage,
small flowers. Red Creeping, Elfin,
Vinca
Low growing, glossy green foliage,
lavender-blue flowers in spring,
Campsis (Trumpet Vine)
‘Summer Jazz Fire’ is a smaller
maturing trumpet vine with red-
Clematis
Assorted flower colors, blooms
primarly in mid-summer. Requires
Lonicera (Honeysuckle)
‘Peaches and Cream’ has fragrant,
colorful flowers in the summer.
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Virginia Creeper has ivy looking
foliage, red fall color. Up to 30’
Thymus
Vines
Campsis Clematis
Lonicera Parthenocissus
Vinca
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