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Perennials

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

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PerennialsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Lunaria annua

Money Plant

Blooms purple to lavender four petaled blooms sometimes white

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 3 to 8

Lupinus hartwegii 'Legendary Rose Shades'

Legendary Rose Shades Lupine

Blooms tall spires of rose-pink flowers with lighter pink wings and banners

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Lupinus polyphyllus 'Pink and Yellow'

Pink and Yellow Lupine

Blooms tall spires of soft pink and buttery yellow flowers with bicolored blooms

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Lupinus polyphyllus Westcountry 'Masterpiece'

Westcountry Masterpiece Lupine

Blooms tall spires of rich magenta and pink flowers with warm rose purple tones

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Lupinus polyphyllus Westcountry 'Salmon Star'

Westcountry Salmon Star Lupine

Blooms tall spires of salmon pink flowers with warm peach and coral tones

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA zones 3–8​

Lychnis coronaria

Rose Campion

Blooms magenta to pink with a frilled star-like shape

Full sun to light shade​

PerennialsUSDA zones 4–10

Lychnis x arkwrightii 'Vesuvius'

Vesuvius Campion

Blooms orange-scarlet

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA Zones 4-8

Lysimachia punctata

Yellow Loosestrife

Blooms bright yellow, star-shaped flowers

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 3 to 8

Maianthemum racemosum subsp. amplexicaule

Western False Solomon's Seal

Blooms creamy white feathery plume like clusters with pink stems, and buds

Partial shade to full shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 4 to 9

Malva alcea var. 'Fastigiata'

Fastigiata Mallow

Blooms light pink with darker veins

Full sun to part shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 3 to 8

Malva moschata f. alba

White Musk Mallow

Blooms pure white with a soft musky scent

Full sun to part shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 6–8

Melica uniflora f. albida

Wood Melick

Blooms white, delicate, and airy, with long, slender spikelets that give a graceful appearance

Full shade to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 5–9

Miscanthus sinensis 'Adagio'

Adagio Maiden Grass

Blooms pink-tinged flowers that mature to white

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA Zones 5-9

Miscanthus sinensis 'Gold Bar'

Gold Bar Eulalia Grass

Blooms reddish-bronze plumes

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA zones 5–9

Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Zebra'

Little Zebra Grass

Blooms reddish-purple

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA zones 5–9

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'

Morning Light Maiden Grass

Blooms reddish blooms maturing to silvery white

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 4 to 9

Molinia caerulea subsp. caerulea 'Variegata'

Variegated Purple Moor Grass

Blooms purple to brown flower spikes

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsHardy in zones 4 to 9

Monarda didyma 'Bee-You Bee-True'

Bee-You Bee-True Bee Balm

Blooms bright rose-pink

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 4 to 9

Monarda didyma Grand Parade 'Arcade'

Grand Parade Bee Balm

Blooms vibrant purple-pink, tufted flowers

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Mukdenia rosii ‘Crimson Fans’

Red-Leafed Mukdenia

Blooms white or pink

Part shade to full shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Mukdenia rossii

Red-leaved Mukdenia

Blooms small starry white flowers held in airy branching clusters

Partial shade to full shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 5–11

Musa basjoo

Hardy Banana

Blooms cream to yellow

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA zones 7–10

Nassella tenuissima

Mexican Feather Grass

Blooms tan, with airy, feathery seed heads that turn a golden-brown hue in late summer

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Nepeta racemosa 'Walker's Low'

Walker's Low Catmint

Blooms lavender blue flower spikes held above foliage with soft violet tones

Full sun