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

Daylily

Perennials That Attract Hummingbirds

BugleweedAjuga reptans
ColumbineAquilegia spp.
Common ColumbineAquilegia canadensis
Butterfly WeedAsclepias tuberosa
BellflowerCampanula spp.
DelphiniumDelphinium elatum
PinksDianthus spp.
Bleeding HeartDicentra spp.
FoxgloveDigitalis spp.
Coral BellsHeuchera sanguinea
DaylilyHemerocallis spp.
HibiscusHibiscus moscheutos
Red Hot PokerKniphofia hybrids
LilyLilium spp.
Cardinal FlowerLobelia cardinalis
LupineLupinus hybrids
Bee BalmMonarda didyma

Illinois native plants or cultivars in red.

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