Perennials By Blooming Period

March Blooming Perennials

• Winter Aconite–Eranthis hyemalis
• Myrtle Spurge–Euphorbia myrsinites
• Snowdrops–Galanthus nivalis
• Christmas Rose–Helleborus niger
• Lenten Rose–Helleborus orientalis
• Bloodroot–Sanguinaria canadensis
• Spring Beauty–Claytonia virginica

April Blooming Perennials

• Bugleweed–Ajuga reptans
• Basket of Gold–Aurinia saxatilis
• Pasque Flower–Pulsatilla vulgaris
• Rock Cress–Arabis caucasica
• Purple Rockcress–Aubretia deltoidea
• Glory-of-the-Snow–Chionodoxa luciliae
• Old-fashioned Bleeding Heart–Dicentra spectabilis
• Fringed bleeding Heart–Dicentra eximia
• Candytuft–Iberis sempervirens
• Netted Iris–Iris reticulata
• Grape Hyacinth–Muscari armeniacum, M. botryoides
• Creeping Phlox–Phlox subulata
• Squill–Scilla siberica
• Early Tulips, Narcissus, and Hyacinth
• Virginia Bluebells–Mertensia virginica
• Jack-in-the-Pulpit–Arisaema triphyllum
• Marsh Marigold–Caltha palustris
• Trout Lily–Erythronium americanum
• Prairie Smoke–Geum triflorum

May Blooming Perennials

• Lady’s Mantle–Alchemilla mollis
• Common Columbine–Aquilegia canadensis
• Columbine–Aquilegia x hybrida
• Sea Pink–Armeria maritima
• Blue False Indigo–Baptisia australis
• Mountain Bluet–Centaurea montana
• Snow-in-Summer–Cerastium tomentosum
• Delphinium–Delphinium x elatum
• Cottage Pink–Dianthus plumarius
• Gas Plant–Dictamnus albus
• Leopard’s Bane–Doronicum orientale
• Peony–Paeonia hybrids
• Oriental Poppy–Papaver orientale
• Wild Geranium–Geranium maculatum
• Wild Ginger–Asarum canadense
• Golden Alexander–Zizia aurea
• Wild Sweet William–Phlox divaricata

June Blooming Perennials

• Astilbe–Astilbe spp.
• Silver Mound Artemisia–Artemisia schmidtiana ‘Silver Mound’
• Silver King Artemisia–Artemisia ludoviciana ‘Silver King’
• Carpathian Harebell–Campanula carpatica
• Peach-Leaf Bellflower–Campanula persicifolia
• Blanket Flower–Gaillardia x grandiflora
• Coral Bells–Heuchera spp.
• Rock Soapwort–Saponaria ocymoides
• Pincushion Flower–Scabiosa caucasica
• Stokes Aster–Stokesia laevis
• Spiderwort–Tradescantia x andersoniana
• Veronica–Veronica spicata, V. longifolia
• Pale Purple Coneflower–Echinacea pallida
• American Bellflower–Campanula americana

July Blooming Perennials

• Fern-leaf Yarrow–Achillea filipendulina
• Common Yarrow–Achillea millefolium
• Blackberry Lily–Belamcanda chinensis
• Bugbane–Cimicifuga simplex
• Tickseed–Coreopsis grandiflora
• Threadleaf Coreopsis–Coreopsis verticillata
• Purple Coneflower–Echinacea purpurea
• Globe Thistle–Echinops ritro
• Sea Holly–Eryngium amethystinum
• Babys Breath–Gypsophila paniculata
• Helen’s Flower, Sneezeweed–Helenium autumnale
• Sunflower Heliopsis–Heliopsis helianthoides
• Hibiscus–Hibiscus moscheutos
• Hosta, Plantain Lily–Hosta spp.
• Blazing Star–Liatris spicata
• Sea Lavender–Limonium latifolium
• Cardinal Flower–Lobelia cardinalis
• Bee Balm–Monarda didyma
• Russian Sage–Perovskia atriplicifolia
• Garden Phlox–Phlox paniculata
• False Dragonhead–Physostegia virginiana
• Butterfly Weed–Asclepias tuberosa
• Rattlesnake Master–Eryngium yuccifolium
• Great Blue Lobelia–Lobelia siphilitica
• Culver-Root–Veronicastrum virginicum
• Pink Turtlehead–Chelone glabra
• Balloonflower–Platycodon grandiflorus
• Perennial Blue Salvia–Salvia x superba

August Blooming Perennials

• Monkshood–Aconitum napellus
• New York Aster–Aster novii-belgii
• New England Aster–Aster novae-angliae
• Leadwort–Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
• Garden Mum–Dendranthema x grandiflora
• Red Hot Poker–Kniphofia hybrids
• Joe-Pye Weed–Eupatorium maculatum
• Closed Gentian–Gentiana andressii
• Black-Eyed Susan–Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii ‘Goldsturm’
• Showy Sedum–Hylotelephium x ‘Autumn Joy’

September-October Blooming Perennials

• Monkshood–Aconitum
• Aster–Aster
• Coreopsis–Coreopsis
• Bleeding Heart–Dicentra eximia
• Purple Coneflower–Echinacea
• Globe Thistle–Echinops
• Blanket Flower–Gaillardia
• Sneezeweed–Helenium
• Phlox–Phlox
• Balloon Flower–Platycodon
• Black-Eyed Susan–Rudbeckia
• Sedum–Hylotelephium