UACES Facebook Perennials by Scientific Name
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Perennials by Scientific Name

Scientific Name Common Name Comments 
Achillea sp.
Thumbnail picture of Yarrow (Achillea sp.) yellow flowers Select for larger images and more information.		 Yarrow
  • Full sun perennial
  • Fern-like foliage
  • Flowers: yellow, white, pink
  • Heat and drought tolerant
Aquilegia sp.
Thumbnail picture of Columbine (Aquilegia sp.) yellow and white flowers Select for larger images and more information.		 Columbine
  • Shade perennial (in Arkansas); requires constant moisture
  • Many flower colors in hybrids
  • A. canadensis: native, flower red and yellow
Astilbe sp.
Thumbnail picture of Astilbe (Astilbe sp.) light feathery pink flowers Select for larger images and more information. 		 Astilbe
  • Prefers moist, shady locations
  • Plume-like flowers in pastel colors; summer blooming
  • Good choice near streams, water
Caryopteris x clandonensis
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Blue Mist
  • Full sun
  • Blue flowers in mid to late summer; attracts butterflies
  • 'Worchester Gold' very popular
Coreopsis grandiflora
Thumbnail picture of Tickseed (Coreopsis grandiflora) yellow flowers Select for larger images and more information. 

Tickseed
  • Full sun perennial
  • Bright yellow flowers mid-season
  • Clump perennial
  • May reseed in garden
Dianthus barbatus
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Sweet William
  • Sun perennial
  • Spring and fall bloomer
  • Flowers red, white or pink
Dicentra spectabilis
Thumbnail picture closeup of Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis) red and white flowers Select for larger images and more information. 

Bleeding Heart
  • Shade perennial; requires moisture
  • Blooms early spring
Echinacea purpurea
Thumbnail picture of Moss Phlox (Phlox subulata) carpeting a hillside with dark pink flowers Select for larger images and more information.

Purple Coneflower
  • Full sun perennial
  • Native to Arkansas
  • Cultivars: 'Magnus', 'Alba' (white disc flowers), 'Kim's Knee High', 'Meadowbrite' (orange disc flowers)
Helleborus orientalis
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Lenten Rose
  • Partial sun to shade
  • Foliage semi-evergreen in Arkansas
  • Bell flowers in late winter/early spring; grown from seed so colors variable: white to pink-purple
Hemerocallis sp.
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Daylily
  • Full sun, clump, perennial
  • Thousands of cultivars: some rebloom, some fragrant
  • Heat and drought tolerant
Heuchera sanguinea
Thumbnail picture of Coral Bells (Achillea sp.) with light reddish flowers Select for larger images and more information.		  Coral Bells
  • Shade; requires constant moisture
  • Grown for foliage and spike of small, bell-shaped flowers (pink, red, white)
Hibiscus moscheutos
Thumbnail picture closeup of Common Rose Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) leaves and white and red flower. Select for larger images and more information.

Common Rose Mallow
  • Full sun
  • Flowers can be dinner plate size: white, pink, red
Hosta sp.
Thumbnail picture of Hosta (Hosta sp.) with purple flower stalks. Select for larger images and more information.		  Hosta
  • Shade perennial; requires constant moisture
  • Grown mostly for foliage
  • Hundreds of cultivars
  • Flower spikes white or blue-purple
  • Loved by slugs
Iris sp.
Thumbnail picture of Iris (Iris sp.) purple and white flowers Select for larger images and more information.

Iris
  • Sun to partial sun
  • Several species; some love wet areas
  • Flower colors vary widely
Paeonia officinalis
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Common Peony
  • Sun to partial sun: demands moisture
  • Spring blooming; many flower colors
Phlox paniculata
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Garden Phlox
  • Full sun perennial
  • Many cultivars for flower color and foliage type; flowers June to fall
  • Powdery mildew common
  • See fact sheet FSA6111
Phlox subulata
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Moss Phlox 
  • Full sun
  • Very low
  • Signature of the south
  • Evergreen foliage
  • Blooms early spring: white or pink-purple
Rudbeckia fulgida
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Coneflower
  • Sun
  • Blooms mid to late summer; bright yellow with dark center
Sedum x 'Automn Joy'
Thumbnail picture of Sedum (Sedum x 'Automn Joy') with light green flower heads. Select for larger images and more information. 		 Sedum 
  • Full sun; drought tolerant
  • Clump forming perennial
  • Succulent
  • Fruit capsule turns beautiful red in fall
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