Perennial Garden
This garden in the southwestern portion of The Fairest Garden showcases perennial plants that are found to be the most successful and robust in Midwestern gardens. It is no accident that these plants commonly show up on lists for native, drought-tolerant, and rabbit and deer-resistant plants.
In addition to their hardiness, these plants were selected to provide a full season of color in the garden. Early summer begins with the soft blues of Catmint and bright yellow of Tickseed. Moving into mid-summer visitors can view the purple of Coneflowers, deep-yellow of Heliopsis, the reds of Monarda and the pink of the Hydrangeas.
Late summer brings the blazing yellow of Rudbeckia, the green-turning-to-deep-rose colors of Stonecrop and golden-tipped Karl Foerster grasses that whisper with the breeze.
As the growing season ends and the season turns cold, a pairing of dried Stonecrop stems and Karl Foerster grasses as well as the dried hydrangea flowers provide beautiful winter interest.
Most perennials can be divided and replanted elsewhere, the U of MN Extension website provides information describing how and when to divide perennials.
Plant list
A ninebark – Physocarpus ‘Donna May’
B blue fescue – Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’
C stonecrop – Sedum ‘Lime zinger’
D tickseed – Coreopsis ‘Moonbeam’
E stonecrop – Sedum ‘Sunsparkler Angelina’s teacup’
F clematis – Clematis ‘Asao’
G coral bells – Heuchera ‘Autumn Leaves’
H coral bells – Heuchera ‘Palace Purple’
I stonecrop – Sedum ‘Dark Magic’
J oxeye – Heliopsis helianthoides
K Shasta daisy – Leucanthemum ‘Becky’
L feather reed grass – Calamagrostis acutiflora ‘Karl Foerster’
M hydrangea – Hydrangea ‘Renhy’ Vanilla Strawberry
N hydrangea – Hydrangea ‘Limelight’
O phlox – Phlox Paniculata ‘Tall Pink’
P rose mallow – Hibiscus ‘Kopper King’
Q speedwell – Veronica spicata ‘Red Fox’
R pigsqueak – Bergenia ‘Bach’
S coral bells – Heuchera ‘Black Forest Cake’’
T foxglove beardtongue – Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Red’
U Russian sage – Perovskia Atriplicifolia ‘Little Spire’
V bee balm – Monarda fitulosa ‘Wild Bergamot’
W bee balm – Monarda ‘Raspberry Wine’
X bee balm – Monarda ‘Balmy Rose’
Y dense blazing star – Liatris spicata, ‘Blazing Star’
Z cranesbill – Geranium ‘Dark Reiter’
AA cranesbill – Geranium ‘Rozanne’
BB spotted Joe-Pye weed – Eutrochium maculatum
CC purple loosestrife – Lysimachia ciliata ‘Firecracker’
DD stonecrop – Sedum ‘Autumn joy’
EE stonecrop – Sedum ‘Sunsparkler Wildfire’
FF mixed hens and chicks – sempervivum
GG stonecrop – sedum “Sunsparkler Dazzleberry”
HH coneflower – echinacea purpurea
Garden map
