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Perennial Flowers

Perennial Flowers. Horticulture I CP Mr. Traeger December 2013. Aster Species Aster, spp. Height: 12 – 48 inches Color: blue, violet, white and pink Flower shape always looks like a daisy. Prefers full sun exposure. Hardiness Zone 5-8. Propagation: Division and cuttings.

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Perennial Flowers

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  1. Perennial Flowers Horticulture I CP Mr. Traeger December 2013

  2. Aster SpeciesAster, spp. • Height: 12 – 48 inches • Color: blue, violet, white and pink • Flower shape always looks like a daisy. • Prefers full sun exposure. • Hardiness Zone 5-8. • Propagation: Division and cuttings.

  3. Black-eyed SusanRudbeckiafulgida • Height: 18 – 30 inches • Prefers full sun to partial shade. • Prefers well drained soils. • Landscape Importance: One of the most popular perennials and one of the hardiest. • Propagation: Division and seed.

  4. Butterfly WeedAsclepias tuberosa • Height 24-36 inches • Prefers full sun. • Flower color: orange red and yellow. • Landscape Importance: Nectar source and larval food source for Monarch Butterfly. • Propagation: Seed

  5. Bleeding HeartDicentra spectabilis • Height 14 – 24 inches. • Color: Rose pink and white. • Hardiness zone: 2 – 9 • Prefers: Partial Shade • Propagation: Division and seed. • Frequently grown in greenhouses. The plants are forced to bloom for Valentine’s Day. • Native to Japan.

  6. Cardinal FlowerLobelia cardinalis • Height: 36 -48 inches • Color: Red • Hardiness Zone: 3 -9 • Prefers Partial Shade • Propagation: seeds, cuttings & division. • Landscape Importance: Brilliant red colors.

  7. Purple ConeflowerEchinacea purpurea • Height: 24-36 inches • Color: Rose pink or white with golden centers. • Hardiness Zone: 3-8 • Prefers: Full sun to partial shade. • Propagation: Root cuttings & division. • Landscape Importance: Extremely tough perennial and drought tolerant.

  8. HollyhockAlsea rosea • Height 24” to 60” • Color: white, yellow, pink, purple • Old fashioned flower. • Biennial flower. • Blooms spring to fall. • Prefers full sun. • Can be seeded during the winter.

  9. AstilbeAstilbe x arendsii • Height 24” to 48” • Color: White, red & pink • Blooms early to mid summer • Hardiness zone: 4-8 • Prefers partial shade to full sun.

  10. Hardy BegoniaBegonia grandis • Height: 24” • Southern heirloom plant. • Flower Color: Pink • Propagation: Bulb • Hardiness zone: 6-9 • Blooms: Summer to fall. • Prefers: Partial shade.

  11. DelphiniumDelphinium cultivar • Height: 36” – 60” • Flower Color: Blue, violet & white. • Prefers: Full sun. • Blooms: Summer • Propagation: Seed • Hardiness Zone: 2-7 • Toxic Plant

  12. FoxgloveDigitalis purpurea • Height: 24” – 60” • Blooms: Late Spring • Prefers: sun to partial shade. • Flower color: white, yellow, cream, pink • Hardiness Zone 4-9 • Toxic Plant

  13. Shasta DaisyChrysanthemum x superbum • Height: 12” to 36” • Blooms: Spring & Summer • Prefers: Full Sun • Flower Colors: White w/ Yellow centers. • Hardiness Zone: 4-9 • Landscaping: Old fashion flowers used along borders.

  14. Gypsophila paniculata Baby’s BreathGypsophila paniculata • Height: 18” to 36” • Blooms: Summer • Flowers: white, pink & rose. • Toxic Plant: All parts • Hardiness Zone: 3 – 8 • Propagation: seed, tissue culture, grafting • Prefers full sun. • Used in landscaping & cut flowers.

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