Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Eupatorium fistulosum f. albidum
Family: (Asteraceae)
(P) to 6′. A beautiful, creamy white form of Joe Pye Weed. This North American native makes a great addition to the back of our White Garden. Also a perfect candidate for the wild garden/meadow. Bright green leaves whorl around sturdy stems ending with large, pyramidal corymbs of fluffy, cream flowerheads. Never needs staking. A long bloomer from July onwards. Sun/partial shade. 4 & T2
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Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum'
Family: (Apiaceae)
(P) to 4′. This Sweet Fennel has gorgeous, bronzy, feathery foliage. Fine, straw yellow umbels contrast beautifully with the anise-scented foliage. A great foil in the flower garden. Sun. 4, D & T2
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Helianthus hirsutus
Family: (Asteraceae)
(P) to 4′. Rough or Bristly Sunflower. Midwest. A tough, native sunflower producing a flourish of bright yellow, three-inch, daisy-like flowers from midsummer to autumn. The short stalked, lanceolate leaves have a distinctive rough, sandpapery texture. Found along dry woodland edges and roadsides, this clump-forming perennial makes a useful colonizer for those rocky or difficult spots. Sun/partial shade. 3 & T3
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Hesperis matronalis
Family: (Brassicaceae)
(B/P) to 4′. Dame’s Rocket. Eurasia. Purple, notched, four-petalled flowers in racemes bloom in May, then sporadically through the summer. Lightly scented at night. Naturalized along roadsides. We love this “old-fashioned faithful.” Sun/partial shade. 4 & T3
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Hesperis steveniana
Family: (Brassicaceae)
(B/P) to 3′. Damask Violet. Rarely seen nowadays is this choice plant from Asia Minor. Attractive, grey-green foliage and branching stems bearing innumerable, slender spikes of scented, pale lilac-purple, four-petalled flowers from early summer onwards. Very fragrant. Useful for cutting. Sun/partial shade. 4 & T3
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Heuchera villosa var. macrorhiza
Family: (Saxifragaceae)
(P) to 2′. Giant Maple-leaved Alumroot. Appalachia. Lush clumps of large, fuzzy, sharply pointed, palmately lobed, apple-green leaves are topped with airy sprays of small, creamy white flowers. Blooms late summer and well into fall. A most welcome sight at the end of the season. Moist, well-drained soil. Sun/partial shade. 4 & T2
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Inula magnifica
Family: (Asteraceae)
(P) to 6′. A good tough plant that is native to the Caucasus. Vivid, deep yellow, spidery daisies with golden centres add a bold presence in the border. Broad, rough foliage clasps the stem. Magnifique. Sun. 4 & T2
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Lathyrus niger
Family: (Fabaceae)
(P) to 3′. Black Pea. Racemes of purple-lilac, lipped flowers. Compound foliage, slightly yellow-green in colour with small, rounded leaflets. A delicately textured plant which nestles in amongst many other plants in our Garden. Sun. 2B & 3, D & T2
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Annuals for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Leonurus sibiricus
Family: (Lamiaceae)
(B) to 6′. Chinese Motherwort. Native to Northeast China and Korea. A huge, imposing presence, each of the branching stems is heavy with small, pale pink, tubular blooms in dense, axillary whorls. Pinnately divided, dark green leaves are deeply veined. An ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine. Summer bloom. Small black nutlets follow. Bizarre and beautiful. Sun. 4 & T2
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Ligularia dentata
Family: (Asteraceae)
(P) to 4′. China, Japan. Orange, branched, daisy-type flowers. Dark reddish or plain green foliage with toothed leaf margins, some more deeply toothed than others. A welcomed sight en masse in the latter half of summer. Likes moisture. Sun, partial shade. 4 & T2