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Perennials
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Hosta x ‘June’
June Hosta
Blooms pale lavender
Partial shade to full shade
Hosta x 'Lakeside Paisley Print'
Lakeside Paisley Print Hosta
Blooms pale lavender, tubular-shaped flowers
Partial to full shade
Hosta x 'Wide Brim'
Wide Brim Hosta
Blooms pale lavender to nearly white flowers
Partial shade to full shade
Hylotelephium 'TNSEDECF'
Evolution Chocolate Fountain Sedum
Blooms star-shaped pink to rose-pink flowers in clusters above the foliage
Full sun
Hylotelephium spectabile 'Autumn Joy'
Autumn Joy Sedum
Blooms clusters of star-shaped flowers that start pale pink and gradually darken to deep rose-red, eventually turning coppery-brown as they age
Full sun to partial shade
Hylotelephium spectabile 'Class Act'
Class Act Sedum
Blooms clusters of star-shaped flowers that start pink and gradually darken to raspberry
Full sun to partial shade
Inula helenium
Elecampane
Blooms bright yellow with a daisy-like shape
Full sun to partial shade
Iris 'Code Red'
Code Red Iris
Blooms deep mauve-pink standards and falls with orange red beards and darker veining
Full sun
Iris 'Coffee Trader'
Coffee Trader Iris
Blooms creamy tan standards with soft lavender undertones
Full sun
Iris 'Rasputin'
Rasputin Iris
Blooms soft peach standards, deep violet purple falls and bright orange beards
Full sun
Iris 'Smith Rock'
Smith Rock Iris
Blooms rich peach standards with lavender falls and tangerine beards
Full sun
Iris chrysographes
Black Iris
Blooms deep purple to black
Full sun to partial shade
Iris douglasiana
Douglas Iris
Blooms variable shades including blue, purple, lavender, and white, often with darker veining and a yellow signal
Full sun to partial shade
Iris ensata 'Electric Rays'
Electric Rays Japanese Iris
Blooms deep violet with white rays and yellow accents near the throat
Full sun to partial shade
Iris ensata 'Foreign Intrigue'
Foreign Intrigue Japanese Iris
Blooms deep purple with white and yellow accents
Full sun to partial shade
Iris ensata 'Jedo Jima'
Jedo Jima Japanese Iris
Blooms deep lavender-purple with a yellow signal
Full sun to partial shade
Iris ensata 'Variegata'
Variegated Japanese Iris
Blooms deep violet with purple hue; prominent yellow signals
Full sun
Iris hollandica ‘Blue Magic’
Blue Magic Dutch Iris
Blooms deep blue with yellow and white markings
Full sun to partial shade
Iris hollandica 'Lion King'
Lion King Dutch Iris
Blooms burgundy-purple standards with deep yellow falls etched with burgundy-purple veins
Full sun
Iris PCH ‘Purple’
Purple Pacifc Coast Hybrid Iris
Blooms deep purple
Full sun to partial shade
Iris pseudata 'Roryu'
Roryu Iris
Blooms yellow with red veining
Full sun to partial shade
Iris sibirica 'Bennerup Blue'
Bennerup Blue Siberian Iris
Blooms cobalt and pale blue
Full sun to partial shade
Iris sibirica 'Joyce Cole'
Joyce Cole Siberian Iris
Blooms creamy white standards and falls with green veins blending to yellow-green hafts
Full sun
Iris sibirica ‘Miss Apple’
Miss Apple Siberian Iris
Blooms reddish-purple with white and yellow accents
Full sun to partial shade