Plants of a Perennial Garden Name Sources Deer Family Type Size Zone Light Soil Moisture Deciduous? Native Range (see Botanical Common Resistance below) Easily grown in moist, Sapindaceae Deciduous Height: 6.00 to 12.00 ft. Full sun to part organically rich, slightly Occasionally Acer palmatum ‘ Dissectum ’ Lace leaf Japenese Maple 5 to 9 Medium Yes China, Korea, Japan 1, 2, 3 (soapberry family) shrub Spread: 9.00 to 15.00 ft. shade acidic, well-drained soils. Damaged Grows well in sandy loams. Wide range of soil tolerance Ranunculaceae Herbaceous Height: 2.00 to 3.00 ft. Full sun to part as long as drainage is good. Rarely Aquilegia canadensis Columbine (buttercup or 3 to 8 Medium Yes Eastern North America 1, 2, 3 perennial Spread: 1.00 to 1.50 ft. shade Prefers rich, moist soils in Damaged crowfoot family) light to moderate shade. Easily grown in humusy, Moist, open woodland Aristolochiaceae Herbaceous Height: 0.25 to 0.50 ft. Part shade to full Medium to Rarely Asarum europaeum European Ginger 4 to 7 slightly acidic, consistently Evergreen in mild winters areas in central to 1, 2, 3 (birthwort family) perennial Spread: 1.00 to 1.50 ft. shade wet Damaged moist but well-drained soils. southern Europe Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soils. Astilbe Mountain ravines and Saxifragaceae Herbaceous Height: 1.50 to 4.00 ft. Part shade to full Prefers moist, humusy, Seldom Astilbe sp. False goat's beard 4 to 8 Medium Yes woodland in Asia and 1, 2, 3, 6 (saxifrage family) perennial Spread: 1.50 to 2.00 ft. shade organically rich soils. Soils Damaged False spirea North America. should not be allowed to dry out. Woodsiaceae Easily grown in humusy, Height: 1.00 to 1.50 ft. Part shade to full Rarely Athyrium niponicum Japanese Painted Fern (cliff fern or lady Fern 3 to 8 organically rich, well-drained Medium Yes Eastern Asia 1, 2, 3 Spread: 1.50 to 2.00 ft. shade Damaged fern family) soil Typically grown in evenly moist, well-drained loams Buxaceae Broadleaf Height: 5.00 to 15.00 ft. Full sun to part (e.g., sand-clay mixture). Southern Europe, western Rarely Boxus ' Newport Blue' Boxwood 5 to 8 Medium Evergreen 1, 2, 3 (boxwood family) evergreen Spread: 5.00 to 15.00 ft. shade Prefer soils with a pH of Asia, northern Africa Damaged slightly acidic to slightly alkaline. Easily grown in average, well- Caucasus (a region at the Boraginaceae Brunnera macrophylla ‘ Jack Brunnera Herbaceous Height: 1.00 to 1.50 ft. drained soil. Intolerant of dry border of Europe and Asia, Rarely (forget-me-not 3 to 8 Part shade Medium Yes 2, 3, 6 Frost ’ Siberian bugloss perennial Spread: 1.00 to 1.50 ft. soils. Prefers consistently situated between the Black Damaged family) moist, organically rich soils. and the Caspian seas) Easily grown in average, well- Cornaceae Height: 15.00 to 30.00 ft. Full sun to part Seldom Cornus florida ‘ Gulf Coast Pink ‘ Flowering Dogwood Tree 5 to 9 drained soils. Prefers moist, Medium Yes Eastern North America 1, 2, 3 (dogwood family) Spread: 15.00 to 30.00 ft. shade Damaged organically rich, acidic soils. Best grown in moist, rich, Thymelaeaceae Broadleaf Height: 3.00 to 4.00 ft. Rarely Daphne odora ‘ Greenleaf ’ Greenleaf Daphne 7 to 9 Part shade sandy-humusy, well-drained Medium Evergreen China, Japan 1, 2, 3, 6 (Daphne Family) evergreen Spread: 2.00 to 4.00 ft. Damaged soils with a neutral pH. Asteraceae Full sun to part (aster, daisy, Herbaceous Height: 3.00 to 5.00 ft. Easily grown in average, well- Dry to Seldom Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower 3 to 8 shade. Best in full Yes Eastern United States 1, 2, 3 composite, or perennial Spread: 1.50 to 2.00 ft. drained soil. medium Damaged sun. sunflower family) Barrenwort Deciduous in USDA Bishop's Cap Easily grown in average, Zones 5-6. Although Bishop's Hat acidic well-drained soils. sometimes semi- Deciduous woodland Fairy Wings Berberidaceae Herbaceous Height: 1.00 to 1.50 ft. Part shade to full Prefers loose, organically Dry to Rarely Epimedium grandiflorum ‘ Lilafee' 5 to 8 evergreen south of Zone areas of Japan, Korea and 1, 2, 3 Horny Goat Weed (barberry family) perennial Spread: 0.75 to 1.50 ft. shade rich loams with consistent medium Damaged 6, foliage still tends to Manchuria Rowdy Lamb Herb moisture. Intolerant of disappear on its own by Randy Beef Grass alkaline soils. spring Yin Yang Huo Grow in well-drained soils. Plants may show stress in hot and humid summers. Plants are considered to They dislike heavy clay. be evergreen in warm Euphorbia characias subsp. Euphorbiaceae Herbaceous Height: 2.00 to 3.00 ft. Full sun to part Dry to Rarely Spurge 6 to 8 Plants generally have good winter areas. Plants are Balkans, European Turkey 1, 2, 3 wulfenii (spurge family) perennial Spread: 1.50 to 2.00 ft. shade medium Damaged drought tolerance, but not reliably winter hardy in appreciate some moisture in USDA Zone 6 dry summer periods. Wet soils in winter can be fatal. Compiled by: Leslie C Rucker, Jr. Page 1 Montgomery County Maryland Master Gardener
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