Perennials For Damp Soil

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...

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’...

"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...

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...

Shrubby-looking biennial or short-lived perennial that reseeds regularly. Airy habitus with hundreds of small, deep gold flowers! Tolerant of heat, humidity, some drought and shade, and adaptable to...

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...

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...

Reliable native groundcover with star-shaped yellow flowers and shiny deep green leaves. This perennial forms a low growing mat that spreads quickly by above-ground rhizomes (but can be easily...

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

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...

The dwarf form of native wild columbine, this plant provides a valuable mid-early season source of hummingbird food. Goldfinches and buntings feed on the seeds. In dry summers it may become dormant,...

This easy-to-grow western native perennial is a relative of Tiarella (foam flower) and Mitella diphylla (Bishop’s Cap), which are native to the eastern USA. One advantage of this modest perennial is...

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...

One of Nature's top food supermarkets for insects! Over 450 insects are known to feed on some portion of this species, including monarchs! This milkweed is the easiest to grow but also the most...

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...

If there is a true perennial classic, it has to be Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm‘. This striking cultivar has been popular in horticulture since its introduction in 1949, and its popularity was crow

Quite common perennial plant in the wild, but not so common in our yards. Forms nice bushy clumps of green leaves with thin flowering stalks above the leaves. Flowers are small, green-white, and...

Truly the star spring perennial! Big four-petal yellow flowers (1-2" in diameter) and hairy gray-green lobated leaves, what a great combo! This wildflower blooms alongside Polemonium reptans and...