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Perennials

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Schizostylis coccinea 'Oregon Sunset'
PerennialsUSDA zones 6 to 9

Schizostylis coccinea 'Oregon Sunset'

Oregon Sunset Crimson Flag

Blooms soft salmon pink to warm coral flowers with golden yellow centers

Full sun to partial shade

Sedum telephium 'Lajos'
PerennialsUSDA zones 3 to 9

Sedum telephium 'Lajos'

Autumn Charm Sedum

Blooms soft pink flowers that eventually develop brick red tones as they age

Full sun

Senecio candicans 'Angel Wings'
PerennialsUSDA zones 8 to 11

Senecio candicans 'Angel Wings'

Angel Wings Sea Cabbage

Blooms small yellow flowers on upright stems

Full sun to light partial shade

Senecio cineraria 'Silverdust'
PerennialsUSDA zones 8 to 10

Senecio cineraria 'Silverdust'

Silverdust Dusty Miller

Blooms small yellow daisy like flowers

Full sun

Sisyrinchium angustifolium
PerennialsUSDA zones 4 to 9

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Blue-Eyed Grass

Blooms violet blue star shaped flowers with bright yellow centers

Full sun to partial shade

Sisyrinchium striatum
PerennialsUSDA zones 7 to 10

Sisyrinchium striatum

Yellow-Eyed Grass

Blooms pale creamy yellow flowers with darker yellow throats held on upright stems

Full sun to light partial shade

Solidago 'Goldkind'
PerennialsUSDA Zones 4-9

Solidago 'Goldkind'

Goldkind Goldenrod

Blooms bright golden-yellow clusters

Full sun

Solidago altissima
PerennialsUSDA zones 3 to 9

Solidago altissima

Tall Goldenrod

Blooms bright golden yellow flowers in large arching plume like clusters

Full sun

Stachys officinalis
PerennialsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Stachys officinalis

Betony

Blooms purple-pink, in dense spikes

Full sun to partial shade

Stokesia laevis 'Alba'
PerennialsUSDA zones 5 to 9

Stokesia laevis 'Alba'

Stokes Aster

Blooms pure white, aster-like

Full sun to partial shade

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
PerennialsUSDA zones 3 to 9

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

New England Aster

Blooms deep red-purple ray flowers surrounding yellow centers

Full sun

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'
PerennialsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'

Purple Dome New England Aster

Blooms rich purple daisy like flowers with golden yellow centers

Full sun

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Violetta'
PerennialsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Violetta'

Violetta New England Aster

Blooms violet to purple

Full sun to partial shade

Symphytum ‘Hidcote Blue’
PerennialsUSDA Hardiness Zones 4-9

Symphytum ‘Hidcote Blue’

Hidcote Blue Comfrey

Blooms light blue and white

Full sun to partial shade

Symphytum × uplandicum
PerennialsUSDA zones 3 to 9

Symphytum × uplandicum

Russian Comfrey

Blooms nodding tubular flowers in shades of purple violet pink or cream

Full sun to partial shade

Syneilesis x hybrida
PerennialsUSDA Zones 5-8

Syneilesis x hybrida

Shredded Umbrella Plant

Blooms pale pink to white

Partial shade to full shade

Tanacetum macrophyllum
PerennialsUSDA zones 3 to 8

Tanacetum macrophyllum

Rayed Tansy

Blooms white

Full sun to partial shade

Tanacetum parthenium
PerennialsUSDA Zones 5-9

Tanacetum parthenium

Feverfew

Blooms small, daisy-like flowers with white petals and yellow centers

Full sun to partial shade

Telekia speciosa
PerennialsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Telekia speciosa

Heartleaf Oxeye

Blooms yellow, daisy-like with fringed petals

Full sun to partial shade

Thalictrum aquilegifolium 'Black Stockings'
PerennialsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Thalictrum aquilegifolium 'Black Stockings'

Black Stockings Meadow Rue

Blooms soft lavender pink fluffy flowers with prominent stamens forming airy clusters

Full sun to partial shade

Tradescantia virginiana
PerennialsUSDA zones 4 to 9

Tradescantia virginiana

Virginia Spiderwort

Blooms blue to violet purple with yellow stamens

Full sun to partial shade

Trillium chloropetalum 'Volcano'
PerennialsUSDA zones 6 to 9

Trillium chloropetalum 'Volcano'

Volcano Giant Trillium

Blooms deep burgundy to blood red three petaled flowers with dark purple stamens

Partial shade to full shade

Trillium cuneatum
PerennialsUSDA zones 4 to 8

Trillium cuneatum

Sweet Betsy Trillium

Blooms deep maroon to chocolate brown, sometimes with greenish or purplish undertones

Partial shade to full shade

Trillium erectum
PerennialsUSDA zones 4 to 7

Trillium erectum

Red Trillium

Blooms deep maroon to burgundy three petaled flowers with yellow stamens

Partial shade to full shade