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Perennials

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

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Perennials

Pulmonaria ‘Twinkle Toes’

Twinkle Toes Lungwort

Blooms deep blue to violet

Partial shade to full shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 3 to 8

Pulmonaria angustifolia 'Azurea'

Azurea Lungwort

Blooms intense cobalt blue; buds often open from pinkish or purplish tones before turning clear blue

Partial shade to full shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Pulmonaria angustifolia 'Blue Ensign'

Blue Ensign Lungwort

Blooms intense cobalt blue flowers held above the foliage

Partial shade to full shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 3 to 8

Pulmonaria saccharata 'Excalibur'

Excalibur Lungwort

Blooms rose pink, maturing to violet-blue

Part shade to full shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 4-8

Pulsatilla vulgaris

Pasque Flower

Blooms shades of deep purple to violet, occasionally white

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Red Bells'

Red Bells Pasque Flower

Blooms rich red to deep burgundy bell-shaped flowers with golden yellow centers

Full sun to light partial shade

PerennialsUSDA Zones 4-7

Ranunculus aconitifolius 'Flore Pleno'

Fair Maids of France

Blooms double white, small and rose-like

Partial shade to full sun

PerennialsUSDA zones 9 to 11 grown as an annual in cooler climates

Ricinus communis 'Carmencita'

Carmencita Castor Oil Plant

Blooms bright red female flower spikes above smaller yellow male flowers

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA Zones 4-8

Rodgersia pinnata 'Bronze Peacock'

Bronze Peacock Rodger's Flower

Blooms light to dark pink blooms on tall, airy spikes

Partial shade to full shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 5 to 8

Rodgersia podophylla

Rodger's Flower

Blooms creamy white to soft pink plumes held above the foliage

Partial shade to full shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 5 to 8

Rodgersia podophylla ‘Rotlaub’

Red Leaf Rodger’s Flower

Blooms creamy white

Part shade to full shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 5 to 8

Rodgersia podophylla 'Tien Tsin Red'

Tien Tsin Red Rodger's Flower

Blooms soft pink to creamy white plumes rising above the foliage

Partial shade to full shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 8 to 10

Romneya coulteri

Matilija Poppy

Blooms large white crepe like petals surrounding a dense cluster of golden yellow stamens

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA zones 6 to 9

Roscoea purpurea f. rubra

Red Ghurka

Blooms red to reddish-purple, orchid-like flowers

Partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 7 to 10

Rudbeckia 'Summerina Orange'

Summerina Orange Black-Eyed Susan

Blooms rich rusty orange petals with darker centers, surrounding a dark brown central cone

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA Zones 4-9

Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii 'Goldsturm'

Goldsturm Black-Eyed Susan

Blooms bright yellow petals with dark brown centers

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA Zones 3-8

Rudbeckia hirta 'Laura'

Laura Black-Eyed Susan

Blooms bright golden-yellow petals

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA zones 9 to 11 grown as an annual in cooler climates

Rudbeckia hirta Sunbeckia 'Luna'

Luna Black-Eyed Susan

Blooms bright golden yellow flowers with a red ring surrounding a brown center

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA Zones 4-8

Rudbeckia subtomentosa 'Henry Eilers'

Henry Eilers Black-Eyed Susan

Blooms yellow petals with a unique tubular shape

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 5 to 9

Rumex sanguineus

Red Veined Sorrel

Blooms small greenish red flowers held on airy upright stems

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 5 to 9

Salvia dorrii

Desert Sage

Blooms deep violet blue flowers held in dense clusters above the foliage

Full sun

PerennialsZones 6-9

Salvia glabrescens 'Momobana'

Japanese Woodland Sage

Blooms soft pink

Partial to full shade

PerennialsZones 7-10

Salvia guaranitica 'Forever Blue'

Blue Anise Sage

Blooms vibrant deep blue flowers

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA Hardiness Zones 8-11

Salvia Hybrid ‘Amistad’

Amistad Sage

Blooms deep violet to purple flowers

Full sun