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Perennials

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

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PerennialsUSDA Zones 7-10

Nerine bowdenii

Guernsey Lily

Blooms light pink

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 7–10

Nerine bowdenii ‘Pink Triumph’

Pink Triumph Guernsey Lily

Blooms bright pink trumpet-shaped flowers

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA Zones 7-10

Nolina hibernica 'La Siberia'

Siberica Bear Grass Tree

Blooms creamy white to pale yellow

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 3–9

Oenothera fruticosa

Narrow-leaf Evening Primrose

Blooms bright yellow with four petals

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA zones 5–9

Oenothera lindheimeri 'Whirling Butterflies'

Whirling Butterflies White Gaura

Blooms white with long, prominent stamens; flowers open from pink buds

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA zones 3 to 8

Paeonia 'Flame'

Flame Peony

Blooms bright coral-red with yellow stamens

Full sun to light shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 4–7

Paeonia 'Glory Be'

Glory Be Peony

Blooms vivid fuchsia‑pink

Full sun to part shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 4–9 (some sources note zones 4–8)

Paeonia 'Julia Rose'

Julia Rose Peony

Blooms cherry‑red buds open to apricot‑peach with scarlet edges, aging to yellow/pale pink

Full sun to part shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 3–8 (some references extend to zone 9)

Paeonia 'Lemon Chiffon'

Lemon Chiffon Peony

Blooms pale lemon-yellow blooms with golden-yellow stamens and orange filaments

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 3–8

Paeonia 'Pastelegance'

Pastelegance Peony

Blooms creamy pastel pink, salmon, peach, or champagne tones with visible yellow stamens

Full sun (at least 6 hours daily)

PerennialsUSDA zones 3–8

Paeonia 'Prairie Moon'

Prairie Moon Peony

Blooms pale yellow to cream

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 3–8

Paeonia 'Raspberry Charm'

Raspberry Charm Peony

Blooms rich raspberry-red semi-double blooms

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 3–8

Paeonia 'White Innocence'

White Innocence Peony

Blooms pure white single blooms

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 2–8

Paeonia 'Wilford Johnson'

Wilford Johnson Peony

Blooms bright rose-pink; fully double blooms, lying flat on top of the bush

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA zones 4–8

Paeonia × lactiflora 'Cytherea'

Cytherea Peony

Blooms cherry-rose semi-double blooms that age to pale peach-pink

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 3–8

Paeonia lactiflora 'Bowl of Beauty'

Bowl of Beauty Peony

Blooms outer petals are rose-pink; the center is filled with creamy-white, narrow, strap-like petals

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 3–8

Paeonia lactiflora 'Buckeye Belle'

Buckeye Belle Peony

Blooms rich, dark maroon-chocolate red

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 3 to 8

Paeonia lactiflora 'Coral Charm'

Coral Charm Peony

Blooms coral pink, fading to peachy-pink

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 3–8

Paeonia lactiflora 'Coral Sunset'

Coral Sunset Peony

Blooms semi-double coral‑pink blooms that fade through salmon and cream to pale yellow‑white

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 3–8

Paeonia lactiflora 'Diana Parks'

Diana Parks Peony

Blooms bright true red, rich scarlet-red double blooms

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 3–8

Paeonia lactiflora 'Joker'

Joker Peony

Blooms opens rich, deep pink and matures to white with pink picotee edges

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 3–8

Paeonia lactiflora 'Kansas'

Kansas Peony

Blooms magenta-red; fully double blooms

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 3–8

Paeonia lactiflora 'Karl Rosenfield'

Karl Rosenfield Peony

Blooms magenta; fully double blooms with tightly packed petals

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 3–8

Paeonia lactiflora 'Krinkled White'

Krinkled White Peony

Blooms single pure white with crepe-paper-textured petals surrounding a tuft of golden yellow stamens

Full sun to partial shade