Perennial Archives

Iberis sempervirens is a low-growing herbaceous perennial plant typically thought of as a subshrub because it forms a mound of foliage rising to about a foot high and about 18”

Platycodon Grandiflorum [plat-ee-KO-don, gran-dih-FLOR-um] is an herbaceous perennial plant from the Campanulaceae family and the only plant in the Platycodon genus. It’s native to East Asia, Japan, Korea, China, and

Linum perenne [LIN-um, per-EN-ee], commonly known as Blue Flax, is one of the favorite wildflowers grown across the US. Linum belongs to the Linaceae family, and famous for its profuse

Polemonium caeruleum [po-le-MOH-ne-um, see-ROO-lee-um] is a perennial flowering plant species from the family Polemoniaceae. Other plants in the family include annual Phlox and Cobaea scandens. Native to temperate regions of

A harbinger of spring, Primula vulgaris [PRIM-yew-luh, vul-GAIR-iss] is a flowering semi-evergreen perennial belonging to the Primulaceae family. It is synonymously known as Primula veris var. acaulis L and is known for bearing masses

Alstroemeria is a genus of 80+ flowering plants in the Alstroemeriaceae family. Peruvian lily care is pretty much the same across all varieties. The deer resistant Peruvian Lily has South

Aconitum napellus [a-kon-EYE-tum, nap-ELL-us] is a part of the Ranunculaceae family, known for its intriguing flowers, and native to the mountainous areas in western and central Europe. You may hear

Mimosa pudica (mim-MOH-suh, pud-EE-kuh) is a pantropical semi-erect or prostrate flowering shrub originating in South America and Central America. Today, it can be found throughout the tropical regions of the

Centranthus ruber [sen-TRAN-thus, Roo-ber] is a flowering perennial plant belonging to the family Caprifoliaceae along with the glossy Abelia. The name for the plant is derived from Greek words kentron

Phaseolus Coccineus [FAZ-ee-oh-lus, kok-SIN-ee-us] is a twining perennial climbing plant species of the family Fabaceae, commonly known as Leguminosae family. Native to the mountainous regions of Central America and Mexico,

Talinum panciulatum [tal-I-num, pan-ick-yoo-LAY-tum] is a perennial succulent subshrub in the Talinaceae family, which includes 28 species of flowering succulents and shrubs. The species was described in 1760 under the

The bright crimson flowering Linum grandiflorum is part of the Linaceae family a flax species native to Algeria, Northern Africa, Southern Europe, and North America as an introduced species. The stark

The Alchemilla mollis [al-kem-ILL-uh] [MAW-liss] or Alchemilla vulgaris (Little Alchemist) [al-kem-ILL-uh] [vul-GAIR-iss] more widely known by the common name Lady’s Mantle is a member of the Rosaceae family. Native to

Alcea Rosea [al-KEE-uh, ROH-see-uh] the hollyhock plant is a genus of about 60 species of flowering plants in the Mallow (Malvaceae) family originating from southwestern China and exported to Europe

The Columbine flower is perfect if you like old-fashioned flowers you can easily naturalize. Aquilegia x hybrida is a hardy, pretty wildflower which comes in flower colors of yellow, orange, pink, red,