HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS
Symphyotrichum laeve
Common Name: Smooth Aster
Hardiness Zone: 3 to 8
Height: 2-4'
Spread: 1-2'
Leaf: Deciduos, linear, green
Form/Shape: Violet to purple rays and yellow centers
Attributes: Full sun; Soil: average, dry to medium, well-drained soil
Growth Rate: Fast
Pest Tolerance: Free of any serious pests or diseases
Sedum rupestre 'Angelina'
Common Name: Stonecrop
Hardiness Zone: 5 to 8
Height: .25 - .5'
Spread: 1-2'
Leaf: ‘Angelina’ is a yellow leaved cultivar featuring spiky yellow leaves (to 3/4” long) that often sport ginger brown tips.
Form/Shape: Ground Cover; spreading
Attributes: Full sun; Soil: average, dry to medium, well-drained soil
Growth Rate: Fast
Pest Tolerance: Free of any serious pests or diseases
Salvia leucantha
Common Name: Mexican bush sage
Hardiness Zone: 8 to 10
Height: 1 - 3'
Spread: 2 - 3'
Leaf: Serrate, lanceolate, pinnate, semi-evergreen,4 to 8 inches
Form/Shape: Ground Cover; spreading
Attributes: Full sun; Soil: acidic, alkaline, sand, loam, clay
Growth Rate: Moderate
Pest Tolerance: Free of any serious pests or diseases
Heuchera villosa 'Autumn Bride'
Common Name: Coral Bells
Hardiness Zone: 3 to 8
Height: 1.5 - 3'
Spread: 1.5 - 2'
Leaf: Large, triangularly-lobed (7-9 lobes), sharply-toothed, light green leaves (to 5” across) Evergreen
Form/Shape: Clumps or mounds of heart-shaped, boldy veined leaves
Attributes: Full shade to partial sun; Soil: organically rich, humusy, medium moisture, well-drained soils
Growth Rate: Moderate
Pest Tolerance: Foliar nematodes, rust, powdery mildew, and leaf spots.
Chelone lyonii
Common Name: Turtlehead
Hardiness Zone: 3 to 8
Height: 2 - 4'
Spread: 1.5 - 2.5'
Leaf: Coarsely-toothed, broadly ovate to, dark green leaves (to 6" long)
Form/Shape: Vertical with rounded stems, medium texture and deep-green, boldly veined leaves on short stalks.
Attributes: Full sun to part shade; Soil: medium to wet, rich, humusy soils
Growth Rate: Moderate
Pest Tolerance: Prone to powdery mildew, rust, fungal leaf spots, and damage from slugs and snails
Anemone × hybrida 'Königin Charlotte'
Common Name: Japanese anemone
Hardiness Zone: 5 to 8
Height: 2 - 3'
Spread: 2 - 2.5'
Leaf: Three-lobed, dark green foliage
Form/Shape: Clump-forming
Attributes: Full sun to part shade; Soil: average, medium, well-drained soil
Growth Rate: Moderate spreading
Pest Tolerance: Japanese beetles and black blister beetles