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Perennials

The long spine of the bed, returning stronger each season.

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PerennialsUSDA zones 5–9

Geum 'Tempo Rose'

Tempo Rose Avens

Blooms clear rose-pink single blooms with golden centers

Full sun to light partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 5 to 8

Geum ‘Totally Tangerine’

Totally Tangerine Avens

Blooms tangerine orange

Full sun to part shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 4 - 8

Geum rivale 'Marmalade'

Marmalade Avens

Blooms nodding apricot-orange blooms with warm reddish outer tones

Full sun to light partial shade

PerennialsUSDA Zones 3-10

Gladiolus 'Fairytale Pink'

Fairytale Pink Sword Lily

Blooms bright pink with lighter tones inside

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA zones 8–10; lift and store corms in zones 3–7

Gladiolus 'Priscilla'

Priscilla Sword Lily

Blooms white with pink edges and a soft yellow throat

Full sun (6–8 hours daily)

PerennialsUSDA zones 7 to 10

Gladiolus 'Purple Prince'

Purple Prince Sword Lily

Blooms deep purple

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA zones 7 to 10

Gladiolus dalenii 'Bolivian Peach'

Bolivian Peach Gladiolus

Blooms peach with yellow undertones

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA zones 7 to 10

Gladiolus oppositiflorus

Transkei Gladiolus

Blooms pale pink to orange with darker markings

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA zones 7 to 9

Gladiolus papilio 'Ruby'

Ruby Sword Lily

Blooms deep pink to ruby red with darker streaks

Full sun to partial shade

Perennials

Gunnera tinctoria

Giant Rhubarb

Blooms greenish-red, non-ornamental

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA Zones 5-9

Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold'

All Gold Japanese Forest Grass

Blooms silvery-green flower spikes

Partial shade to full shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 5 to 9

Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’

Hakone Japanese Forest Grass

Blooms insignificant, typically beige to purplish

Partial shade to full shade

PerennialsUSDA Zones 7-10

Hedychium coccineum 'Tara'

Tara Ginger Lily

Blooms bright orange to red-orange flowers arranged in dense, upright spikes

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA Zones 7-10

Hedychium densiflorum

Dense Ginger Lily

Blooms dense spikes of fragrant, orange to yellowish-orange flowers

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA Zones 3-8

Helenium 'Mardi Gras'

Mardi Gras Sneezeweed

Blooms yellow with orange veining

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA Zones 3-8

Helenium 'Moerheim Beauty'

Moerheim Beauty Sneezeweed

Blooms bright red and dark orange

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA Zones 3-8

Helenium ‘Red Army’

Red Army Sneezeweed

Blooms cherry red or orange with alternating markings on the petals

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA Zones 3-8

Helenium 'Sahin's Early Flowerer'

Sahin's Early Flowerer Sneezeweed

Blooms vibrant orange with yellow highlights

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA Zones 3-8

Helenium 'Waltraut'

Waltraut Sneezeweed

Blooms shades of orange and red

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA Zones 3-8

Helenium autumnale 'Hayday'

Hayday Red Sneezeweed

Blooms dark red or orange

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA Zones 3-8

Helenium autumnale 'Potter's Wheel'

Potter's Wheel Sneezeweed

Blooms dark red with a thin yellow edge

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA zones 4–9

Helianthus salicifolius 'Lemon Queen'

Lemon Queen Sunflower

Blooms pale lemon-yellow with a darker central disk

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Helictotrichon sempervirens

Blue Oat Grass

Blooms greenish to tan

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA Zones 4-9

Heliopsis helianthoides 'Summer Eclipse'

Summer Eclipse False Sunflower

Blooms dark orange and yellow bicolor

Full sun