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Perennials
The long spine of the bed, returning stronger each season.
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Anemone tomentosa 'Robustissima'
Robustissima Windflower
Blooms pale pink with yellow centers
Full sun to part shade
Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'
Honorine Jobert Windflower
Blooms white
Partial shade to full sun
Angelica gigas
Purple Angelica
Blooms deep purple, globe-shaped umbels
Full sun to partial shade
Antirrhinum majus 'Potomac Royal'
Potomac Royal Snapdragon
Blooms deep rose-pink flowers with rich color
Full sun
Antirrhinum majus 'Snapshot Burgundy'
Snapshot Burgundy Snapdragon
Blooms deep burgundy-fuchsia flowers with velvety petals
Full sun
Aquilegia ‘Spring Magic Blue & White’
Spring Magic Blue & White Columbine
Blooms deep blue and white
Full sun to partial shade
Aquilegia 'Swan Pink and Yellow'
Swan Pink and Yellow Columbine
Blooms soft pink flowers with creamy yellow centers and long graceful spurs
Full sun to partial shade
Aquilegia alpina
Alpine Columbine
Blooms deep blue to violet
Full sun to partial shade
Aquilegia caerulea 'Crystal Star'
Crystal Star Columbine
Blooms pure white star shaped flowers with long elegant spurs and yellow centers
Full sun to partial shade
Aquilegia vulgaris ‘Dorothy Rose’
Dorothy Rose Granny’s Bonnet
Blooms soft pink
Full sun to partial shade
Aralia californica
Elk Clover
Blooms creamy white clusters
Partial shade to full shade
Aralia cordata 'Sun King'
Japanese Spikenard
Blooms small, white flowers in clusters
Partial shade to full shade
Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
Wormwood
Blooms yellow, small, and inconspicuous
Full sun
Asclepias incarnata 'Cinderella'
Cinderella Swamp Milkweed
Blooms vanilla-scented, rose-pink flowers in large, compact clusters
Full sun
Asclepias tuberosa
Butterfly Milkweed
Blooms bright orange clusters
Full sun
Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's Tongue Fern
Blooms non-flowering
Partial shade to full shade
Aster × frikartii 'Monch'
Frikart's Aster
Blooms pale lavender
Full sun to partial shade
Aster ageratoides 'Starshine'
Starshine Japanese Aster
Blooms white daisy-like flowers with yellow centers
Full sun to partial shade
Aster novi-begii 'Baldco'
Farmington Michaelmas Daisy
Blooms pale lilac flowers with yellow centers
Full sun
Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in Pink'
Vision in Pink Astilbe
Blooms soft pink, dense plumes
Partial shade to full shade
Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in Red'
Vision in Red Astilbe
Blooms dark purplish-red plumes
Partial shade to full shade
Astilbe chinensis 'Vision in White'
Vision in White Astilbe
Blooms pure white, dense plumes
Partial shade to full shade
Astilbe japonica 'Red Sentinel'
Red Sentinel Astilbe
Blooms rich crimson red plumes that hold their color well as they mature
Partial shade to full shade
Astilbe japonica 'Washington'
Washington (japonica) Astilbe
Blooms pure white, fading to pale buff
Partial shade to full shade