Gardening with Perennials

Common Perennials
Perenniuals for Specific Uses
Bed Preparation
Planting & Transplanting
After Planting Care
Dividing Perennials
Fall & Winter Care


Perennials for Specific Uses

Blanketflower

Perennials for Hot and Dry Sites

YarrowAchillea spp.
Wall CressArabis caucasica
Sea ThriftArmeria maritima
Silver Mound ArtemisiaArtemisia schmidtiana 'Silver Mound'
Silver King ArtemisiaArtemisia ludoviciana 'Silver King'
Butterfly WeedAsclepias tuberosa
Basket-of-GoldAurinia saxatilis
False IndigoBaptisia australis
Mountain BluetCentaurea montana
CoreopsisCoreopsis spp.
Globe ThistleEchinops ritro
ConeflowerEchinacea purpurea
Sea HollyEryngium amethystinum
BlanketflowerGaillardia x grandiflora
DaylilyHemerocallis spp.
CandytuftIberis sempervirens
Red Hot PokerKniphofia hybrids
Blazing StarLiatris spp.
Maltese CrossLychnis chalcedonica
PrimroseOenothera spp.
Russian SagePerovskia atriplicifolia
Orange ConeflowerRudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii
Rock SoapwortSaponaria ocymoides
StonecropSedum spp.
Lamb's EarStachys byzantina
VeronicaVeronica spp.

Illinois native plants or cultivars in red.

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