Category | Name | Othername | Zone | Size | Growthrate | Water | Pollination | Bloom | Color | Time | Light | Comments |
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Perennials | LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY | Convallaria majalis | 3 | 8'' GC | M | White | Late spring | Shade | Fragrant spreads in right location poisonous | |||
Perennials | DWARF COREOPSIS | Coreopsis auriculata nana | 4 | 6'' | X | Golden | Late spring | Sun | Excellent long-lived low-growing variety | |||
Perennials | COREOPSIS | Coreopsis grandiflora | 5 | 18'' | X | Yellow | Summer | Sun | Early Sunrise' has double flowers 'Sunray' has single; long blooming but short-lived | |||
Perennials | SWEET DREAMS COREOPSIS | Coreopsis rosea 'Sweet Dreams' | 18'' | M | White & pink | Summer | Sun | New variety with raspberry petals white tips and yellow centers | ||||
Perennials | MOONBEAM / ZAGREB COREOPSIS | Coreopsis verticillata | 3 | 1-2'' | X | Yellow | Summer to fall | Sun | Moonbeam' sprawls and has soft yellow flowers 'Zagreb' is stiffer and has bright yellow flowers | |||
Perennials | GOLD NUGGET ICE PLANT | Delosperma congestum | 4 | 2'' GC | XX | Yellow | Spring | Sun-pt shade | Hardy succulent turns red in winter spreads slowly likes afternoon shade; also available as 'White Nugget' | |||
Perennials | PURPLE ICE PLANT | Delosperma cooperi | 4'' GC | XX | Fuchsia | Summer to fall | Sun | Long blooming | ||||
Perennials | MESA VERDE ICE PLANT | Delosperma hybrid | 4 | 3'' GC | XX | Salmon | Spring to fall | Sun | Vigorous and free-flowering Plant Select | |||
Perennials | YELLOW ICE PLANT | Delosperma nubigenum | 3 | 1-2'' GC | XXX | Yellow | Early summer | Sun | Hardiest variety but shorter bloom time than many others | |||
Perennials | TABLE MT. ICE PLANT | Delosperma hybrid | 4 | 3'' GC | XX | Fuchsia | Spring to fall | Sun | Improvement on purple ice plant ' hardier and remains nice in winter Plant Select | |||
Perennials | DELPHINIUM | Delphinium x elatum | 3 | 2-5'' | M | Varies | Summer | Sun | Spectacular flower spikes in purple lavender white pink or light blue. Cut spent flowers for second blooms | |||
Perennials | BUTTERFLY DELPHINIUM | Delphinium grandiflorum | 3 | 1-2'' | M | Blue | Summer | Sun | Very busy compact variety with ultramarine flowers over a long season | |||
Perennials | CLARA CURTIS MUM | Dendranthemum x | 4 | 2'' | XX | Pink | Late summer | Sun or pt shade | Very reliable spreading variety | |||
Perennials | SWEET WILLIAM | Dianthus barbatus | 4 | 6-24'' | X | Varies | Early summer | Sun | Clusters of fragrant flowers in shades of red pink salmon & white. Dwarf & regular varieties. Reseeds. | |||
Perennials | BRILLIANT DIANTHUS | Dianthus deltoides hybrids | 3 | 6-8'' GC | X | Ruby or pink | Late spring | Sun | Groundcovers with single flowers; 'Arctic Fire' has white flowers with red centers Brilliant' has deep crimson flowers | |||
Perennials | CHEDDAR PINKS | Dianthus gratianopolitanus | 3 | 4-8'' GC | XX | Pink or reddish | Spring | Sun | Groundcovers; 'Firewitch' has deep pink flowers; 'Tiny Rubies' has double pink flowers | |||
Perennials | YELLOW DIANTHUS | Dianthus knappii | 3 | 12-18'' | XX | Soft yellow | Spring-summer | Sun | Wiry stems with clusters of yellow flowers over long season | |||
Perennials | WHITE FRINGED DIANTHUS | Dianthus superbus | 4 | 6-12'' | X | White or crimson | Late spring | Sun | Feathery flowers on very reliable evergreen plant | |||
Perennials | FIRST LOVE DIANTHUS | Dianthus x 'First Love' | 3 | 15-18'' | X | White to pink | Spring to fall | Sun | Fragrant flowers start white and turn to deep rose very long blooming Plant Select | |||
Perennials | CORAL CANYON TWINSPUR | Diascia integerrima | 5 | 10-15'' | X | Salmon | Late spring to fall | Sun | Delicate flowers with very long bloom time shear tops off to keep blooming after first flush fades Plant Select | |||