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): 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): 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): 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): 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): Eryngium caeruleum (syn. E. caucasicum)
Family: (Apiaceae)
(P) to 4′. This Sea Holly is native to the Caucasus and Central Asia. Metallic blue thistles with matching spiky bracts are borne on stiff, forked branches. Both the stems and prickly leaves have an attractive bluish colour as well. A lovely plant. Blooms July to August. Well-drained soil. Sun. 3 & 6 & Δ
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Elsholtzia stauntonii
Family: (Lamiaceae)
(P) to 5′. Chinese Mint-Shrub. China. A bushy, deciduous sub-shrub with fragrant, ovate-elliptical, coarsely toothed leaves. Branched panicles of dense, eight-inch, spike-like, lilac-purple clusters formed of two-lipped flowers with long, prominent stamens. Blooms late summer through autumn. Cut down in early spring as it grows much like Lespedeza, blooming on new growth. Well-drained soil. Sun. 3 & T2
Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Echinops sphaerocephalus
Family: (Asteraceae)
(P) to 4′. Pale Globe Thistle. Southern and Central Europe to Russia. Silvery, greyish green foliage with white, tomentose undersides accentuates the two-inch, steely, silver grey “globular” flowerheads. Easy to see why its name comes from the Greek for Hedgehog! Great for cutting and drying. Mid to late summer blooming. Sun. 4 & T2
Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Echinops exaltatus
Family: (Asteraceae)
(P) to 6′. Tall Globe Thistle. Eastern Europe to Russia. Globular flowerheads composed of numerous, tiny, pale blue florets. Flowerheads to 2-½ inches in diameter stand tall on sturdy, downy-white stems and mature into dense, prickly seedheads. The bold, greyish green, thistle-like foliage forms an impressive clump. This summer-to-fall bloomer is a magnet for bees, hoverflies and butterflies. Sun. 4 & T2
Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Perennials for Sun
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Digitalis parviflora
Family: (Plantaginaceae)
(P) to 2′. Spanish Foxglove. This is a true perennial species of Foxglove, native to the mountains of northern Spain. Plants form a rosette of dark, deeply veined, green leaves bearing in early summer, tightly packed spikes of small, rusty orange-red to chocolate brown flowers on stiff, leafy, upright stems. Eye-catching. Well-drained soil. Sun. 4 & T2