Perennials For Damp Soil

This wild perennial spreads quite aggressively by rhizomes and bears white flowers. All parts of the plant are poisonous to people, dogs, cats and livestock. This plant is actually very showy and reminds of milkweed (it also oozes a toxic white sap when...

Stoloniferous, ground-covering perennial with ornamental semi-evergreen gray leaves and unique, woolly, whitish flowers. It spreads wide to form mats, with budding stems that resemble the pads or toes of a cat's paw. It does not grow well in soil that is...

Anemone 'Honorine Jobert' is an easy to grow, elegant perennial. The big white flowers have yellow centers and are great as cut flowers. It looks best in bigger clumps or masses; these form slowly creeping mounds, so it's best to leave some room around...

Wonderful cultivar that originated in the nature with no man-made hybridization, so it will satisfy the pure ecologist as well as keen gardeners. Upright perennial with yellow 2” wide pinwheel flowers and rolled quill-shaped petals...

This new, superb variety is from the Earlibeauty® collection bred by Primrose Path Nursery. This hybrid is descended from several wild species of Phlox native to the Eastern USA; it performs well in flower borders and is also more vigorous and...

This phlox is named after the landscape architect Robert Poore, who discovered it at an abandoned homestead in Mississippi decades ago. He shared it with Barbara Boys (Southern Perennials and Herbs) who recognized its superior performance and introduced...

This fairly recent variety offers a nice blue flower color and better mildew resistance. The flowers open a deep blue and take on purplish shades during the midday heat, then regain their original color in the evening. The stems are rather dark and...

How does one choose the right coral bells from the never-ending list of cultivars? It can be difficult, but some Heucheras are better than others, and this is an exceptional selection. ‘Bronze Wave’ did very well at Mt. Cuba Center’s...

"Fairly large, dark bronze, deeply divided foliage. Dark veined, dusty pink flowers with heart-shaped petals eventually fade to white. Flowers for several weeks from May. Foliage has attractive autumn color.“ – Darwin's Perennials...

Very long spires of flowers with fairly long blooming period. Blooms in the middle/later summer = after early Liatris spicata and before late bloomers Liatris (L. scariosa, L. ligulistylis, L. aspera). Showy native perennial with a long flowering period...

Also called cabbage-leaved coneflower due to its big, waxy gray leaves. Beautiful architectural plant that forms strictly upright clumps and is highly ornamental with its steel blue leaves, excellent structure and yellow flowers. Slowly forms bigger...

Another superb perennial and front-runner at the Mt. Cuba Mid-Atlantic Region Coreopsis Trials of 2015. Very late fall bloomer, compact dense clumps, tidy habitus, yellow flowers with nearly black center (1 and ¾“ across) and disease free!...

American dittany is reminiscent of oregano or marjoram. It belongs to the same mint family (Lamiaceae) but is a less common perennial in our yards. It has smaller purple tubular flowers, lovely scented leaves and stems, and a late flowering season...

White-blooming form with shorter stems reaching 4 feet. An easy-to-grow architectural perennial with sturdy upright habitus, nice dark green leaves and spikes of white flowers. It performs best in full sun and medium moist soil; it tolerates some shade...

Also known as "Pink hair grass," this very showy fall grass forms regular mounds of fine leaves topped by airy pink to pink-red seed heads at the end of the season. This native grass has some great qualities – it’s highly ornamental and...

Strictly upright woodland beardtongue. Never flopping, it boasts thick rosettes of basal leaves and long stems with tubular pink-purple flowers (sometimes white-pink). There aren't many woodland Penstemons, so this one brings a nice extension of the...

Rare native wildflower and showy perennial. It is smaller than the other commonly-used species of Amsonia, so it's suitable for smaller gardens and landscaping. It forms upright bushy clumps, bearing loose, pretty clusters of star-shaped flowers in blue...

Upright narrower perennial with smaller compound leaves, purple-red stems and clusters of cream white flowers. This meadow rue grows in female and male individuals (with female or male flowers). Male flowers are usually bigger and more showy, making a...