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Perennials

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

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Eupatorium fortunei ‘Capri’

Capri Variegated Joe Pye Weed

Blooms mauve-pink

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 6 to 8

Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Ruby Glow'

Ruby Glow Spurge

Blooms lime-green, with maroon-tinged bracts

Full sun to partial shade (best foliage color in full sun)

PerennialsUSDA zones 7–10

Euphorbia characias 'Bruce's Dwarf'

Bruce's Dwarf Spurge

Blooms chartreuse yellow bracts with contrasting darker centers in clusters

Full sun to light partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 7–10

Euphorbia characias 'Dwarf'

Dwarf Spurge

Blooms bright chartreuse yellow bracts held in dense terminal clusters

Full sun to light partial shade

Perennials7 to 10

Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii

Mediterranean Spurge

Blooms lime-green to yellow-green

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 5 to 9

Euphorbia griffithii ‘Fireglow’

Griffith’s Spurge

Blooms vivid orange

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 9–11

Euphorbia stygiana

Azores Spurge

Blooms dark maroon to near black glands with chartreuse bracts

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA Hardiness Zones 6 - 9

Euphorbia x ‘Miner’s Merlot’

Purple Wood Spurge

Blooms lime green on colorful bracts

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA Hardiness Zones 5 to 9

Euphorbia x martinii ‘Ascot Rainbow’

Ascot Rainbow Spurge

Blooms inconspicuous flowers surrounded by colorful bracts

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 4 to 9

Eurybia divaricata 'Eastern Star'

Eastern Star White Wood Aster

Blooms white with yellow centers, aging to dusky rose

Partial to full shade

PerennialsUSDA Zones 4-9

Eutrochium maculatum 'Gateway'

Gateway Joe Pye Weed

Blooms soft pink to mauve

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA Zones 4-9

Filipendula purpurea

Japanese Purple Meadowsweet

Blooms bright pink

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA Zones 3 to 9

Gaillardia aristata SpinTop 'Copper Sun'

Copper Sun Blanket Flower

Blooms orange daisy-like flowers with coppery-bronze overtones, dark red centers, and yellow tips

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA Zones 3-9

Gaillardia aristata SpinTop 'Mariachi Copper Sun'

Mariachi Copper Sun Blanket Flower

Blooms vibrant copper-red with yellow tips

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA Zones 3 to 9

Gaillardia aristata SpinTop 'Orange Halo'

Orange Halo Blanket Flower

Blooms large blossoms with fluted petals that are copper-orange at the base and yellow at the tips

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA zones 3 to 10

Gaillardia aristata SpinTop 'Red Sky'

Red Sky Blanket Flower

Blooms red with yellow tips

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA Hardiness Zones 5 - 9

Gaura lindheimeri ‘Bantam Pink’

Bantam Pink Wandflower

Blooms bright pink flowers

Full sun to part shade

PerennialsUSDA Zones 5 to 9

Gaura lindheimeri 'Steffi Dark Rose Improved'

Steffi Dark Rose Improved Wandflower

Blooms deep rose-pink, star-shaped flowers

Full sun

PerennialsUSDA Zones 5-7

Gentiana asclepiadea

Willow Gentian

Blooms blue to purple, bell-shaped flowers

Partial shade to full shade

Perennials

Geranium phaeum var. phaeum ‘Samobor’

Dusky Cranesbill

Blooms deep maroon to almost black

Partial shade to full shade

Perennials

Geum ‘Flames of Passion’

Flames of Passion Avens

Blooms bright scarlet-red

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA hardiness zones 5-8.

Geum ‘Mango Lassi’

Mango Lassi Avens

Blooms stunning blend of warm mango-orange tones

Full sun to partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 5–9

Geum 'Pretticoats Peach'

Pretticoats Peach Avens

Blooms soft peach and pink semi-double blooms with warm golden centers

Full sun to light partial shade

PerennialsUSDA zones 5–9

Geum 'Rustico Orange'

Rustico Orange Avens

Blooms warm orange semi-double blooms with softly ruffled petals

Full sun to light partial shade