Perennials
Coreopsis verticillata
Thread Leaf Coreopsis
- Varieties: Moonbeam, Zagreb.
- Flower Color: Soft yellow, gold.
- Plant Size: 12 to 18 in.
- Planting Site: Full sun and good drainage. Landscape
- Use: Front of the border; specimen in a mixed border or for mass plantings.
- Comments: Season-long flower color; attracts butterflies; fine texture.
Veronica x hybrida
Veronica
- Varieties: Sunny Border Blue.
- Flower Color: Blue. Plant Size: 18 to 24 in. tall, 12 to 18 in. wide.
- Planting Site: Full sun and good drainage.
- Landscape Use: Specimen in the middle of a mixed border.
- Comments: Attract butterflies; long-flowering perennial; coarse texture.
Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii
Rudbeckia
- Varieties: 'Goldsturm'.
- Flower Color: Golden yellow. Plant Size: 24 to 36 in. tall.
- Planting Site: Full sun.
- Landscape Use: Specimen plant, massed group or wild flower garden, perennial border.
- Comments: Attracts butterflies; dried seedheads attract birds; heat and drought tolerant; true hardy perennial; flowers mid to late summer; perennial.
Echinacea purpurea
Purple Coneflower
- Varieties: Magnus, Bravado, White Swan.
- Flower Color: Pink-purple or white.
- Plant Size: 24-36 inches tall. Planting Site: Full sun.
- Landscape Use: Specimen in a mixed border; mass plantings; attracts birds and butterflies; cutflower.
- Comments: Heat- and drought-resistant; nonstop blooming from late June through September.
Scabiosa columbaria
Pincushion Flower
- Varieties: Butterfly Blue, Butterfly Pink, Pink Mist.
- Flower Color: Pink or lavender-blue.
- Plant Size: 24 inches.
- Planting Site: Full sun to partial shade.
- Landscape Use: Non-stop blooming summer through fall.
- Comments: Heat and disease resistant; prefers moist, well-drained site. Mixed border, mass plantings, or container; attracts butterflies.
