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Perennials
The long spine of the bed, returning stronger each season.
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Canna x generalis 'Gold Leopard'
Gold Leopard Canna Lilly
Blooms golden-yellow with deep orange spots
Full sun to partial shade
Canna x generalis 'Tropical Rose'
Tropical Rose Canna Lilly
Blooms rose-pink
Full sun
Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance'
Ice Dance Sedge
Blooms inconspicuous beige-brown
Partial shade to full shade
Carex oshimensis 'Eversheen'
Eversheen Japanese Sedge
Blooms inconspicuous brown
Partial shade to full shade
Carex oshimensis ‘Feather Falls’
Feather Falls Sedge
Blooms non-flowering ornamental grass, valued for its foliage
Full sun to partial shade
Carex tenuiculmis ‘Cappuccino’
New Zealand Hair Sedge
Blooms inconspicuous flowers
Partial to full shade
Centaurea montana
Perennial Cornflower
Blooms blue, purple, or pink
Full sun to part shade
Centaurea montana 'Amethyst Dream'
Amethyst Dream Mountain Cornflower
Blooms royal purple
Full sun
Centranthus ruber
Red Valerian
Blooms red, pink, or white
Full sun
Chasmanthium latifolium
Northern Sea Oats Grass
Blooms green, maturing to tan
Full sun to partial shade
Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'
Hot Lips Turtlehead
Blooms deep pink
Full sun to partial shade
Chrysanthemum 'Apricot'
Apricot Garden Mum
Blooms soft apricot with hints of yellow
Full sun to partial sun
Chrysanthemum x morifolium 'Plumberry Purple'
Plumberry Purple Garden Mum
Blooms deep berry-purple
Full sun
Cirsium rivulare ‘Atropurpureum’
Atropurpureum Plum Thistle
Blooms deep magenta to crimson, thistle-like flowers
Full sun to partial shade
Clematis integrifolia 'Caerulea'
Bushy Blue Bell Clematis
Blooms blue-violet, nodding, bell-shaped
Full sun to partial shade
Colchicum bornmuelleri
Autumn Crocus
Blooms lavender to pinkish-purple
Full sun to partial shade
Cordyline australis 'Red Star'
Red Star Giant Dracaena
Blooms fragrant white flowers
Full sun to partial shade
Cordyline australis 'Renegade'
Renegade Giant Dracaena
Blooms light purple
Full sun to partial shade
Cordyline australis 'Salsa'
Salsa Giant Dracaena
Blooms creamy white
Full sun to partial shade
Cordyline australis 'Torbay Dazzler'
Torbay Dazzler Giant Dracaena
Blooms white
Full sun to partial shade
Coreopsis 'Cosmic Eye'
Cosmic Eye Tickseed
Blooms bright yellow petals with a prominent wine-red center and an orange center
Full sun
Coreopsis 'Enchanted Eve'
Enchanted Eve Dwarf Tickseed
Blooms butter-yellow petals with a red-orange center
Full sun
Coreopsis 'Jethro Tull'
Jethro Tull Tickseed
Blooms bright golden yellow
Full sun
Coreopsis 'Red Elf'
Red Elf Dwarf Tickseed
Blooms deep burgundy red with bright golden-yellow centers; petals may have frosty white tips in summer heat
Full sun