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Perennials
Partial Sun Perennials Winter Sowing Bulbs Forcing bulbs Bulbs in Pots Butterflies and other pollinators Creating a Butterfly & Moth Garden Butterfly Rick Butterflies of PA Monarch Journey Helpful Hints Powdery mildew Caring for Iris Deer Resistant Plants |
Natives
PA Native Plant Society Penn State Extension Bucks County National Invasive Species Growing Moss Home Grown National Parks Books Books for Growing Young Gardeners Books from Timber Press Marta McDowell - author Garden Clubs Garden Lovers Club The Garden Club Federation of PA National Garden Bureau National Garden Clubs General gardening information Container Gardening Weekend Gardener Community Seed Network Garden Therapy Rosade Bonsai Studio Rosade Bonsai Studio Terrariums Garden Activities for Children |
Helpful lists for gardeners
Plants that provide structure:
Autumn snakeroots zones 4-8
Culver's root zones 3-8
Jersusalem sages zones 4-10
Joe Pye weeds zones 3-9
Meadow rues zones 5-9
Sea Holly zones 5-8
Queen of the prairie zones 3-9
Sages zones 5-9 (cutback for a 2nd crop of flowers)
Sea Lavender zones 4-9
Plants with attractive seed heads:
Asters zones 4-8
Bee balms zones 4-9
Burnets zones 3-8
Coneflowers zones 3-9
Goldenrods zones 5-9
Mountain fleece zones 5-8
Orpines zones 4-9
Purple coneflowers zones 3-9
Sneezeweed zones 4-8
Yellow wax-bells zones 5-8
Plants with a distinct winter shape:
** turns distinctive color in autumn or early winter
Eulalia grasses ** zones 4-9
Feather reed grasses zones 5-9
Fountain grasses zones 6-9
Prairie dropseeds ** zones 3-9
Purple moor grasses ** zones 5-9
Switch grasses ** zones 5-9
Tufted hair grasses ** zones 5-9
Autumn snakeroots zones 4-8
Culver's root zones 3-8
Jersusalem sages zones 4-10
Joe Pye weeds zones 3-9
Meadow rues zones 5-9
Sea Holly zones 5-8
Queen of the prairie zones 3-9
Sages zones 5-9 (cutback for a 2nd crop of flowers)
Sea Lavender zones 4-9
Plants with attractive seed heads:
Asters zones 4-8
Bee balms zones 4-9
Burnets zones 3-8
Coneflowers zones 3-9
Goldenrods zones 5-9
Mountain fleece zones 5-8
Orpines zones 4-9
Purple coneflowers zones 3-9
Sneezeweed zones 4-8
Yellow wax-bells zones 5-8
Plants with a distinct winter shape:
** turns distinctive color in autumn or early winter
Eulalia grasses ** zones 4-9
Feather reed grasses zones 5-9
Fountain grasses zones 6-9
Prairie dropseeds ** zones 3-9
Purple moor grasses ** zones 5-9
Switch grasses ** zones 5-9
Tufted hair grasses ** zones 5-9
Low Maintenance Plants for Low Maintenance Gardens
Bruce Crawford
Director, Rutgers Gardens
Trees
Amelanchier lamarckii - Serviceberry
Franklinia alatamaha - Franklin Tree
Poliothyrsis sinensis - Chinese Pearlbloom
Perennials and Shrubs
Carex cherokeensis - Cherokee Sedge
Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’ - Ice Dance Sedge
Carex oshimensis ‘Eversheen’ - Eversheen sedge
Delosperma’Ruby’ - Ruby Iceplant
Geranium x ‘Rozanne’ - Rozanne Cranesbill
Helleborus x hybridus - Lenten Rose
Hydrangea arborescens ‘Hass Halo’ - Hass Halo Smooth Hydrangea
Iris cristata ‘Powder Blue Giant’ - Crested Iris
Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ - Virginia Sweetspire
Matteuccia struthiopteris - Ostrich Fern
Nepeta ‘Walkers Low’ - Catmint
Oenothera berlanderi ‘Siskiyou’ - Evening Primrose
Persicaria affinis - Himalayan Fleeceflower
Petasites japonicus - Fuki
Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegatum’ - Variegated Solomon’s Seal
Rohdea japonica - Sacred Lily
Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis - Sweetbox
Sporobolus heterolepis - Prairie Dropseed
Stephanandra incisa ‘Crispa’ - Cutleaf Stephanandra
Tiarella cordifolia ‘Running Tapestry’ - Foam Flower
Vaccinium angustifolium - Lowbush Blueberry
Xanthorhiza simplicissima - Yellowroot
Bruce Crawford
Director, Rutgers Gardens
Trees
Amelanchier lamarckii - Serviceberry
Franklinia alatamaha - Franklin Tree
Poliothyrsis sinensis - Chinese Pearlbloom
Perennials and Shrubs
Carex cherokeensis - Cherokee Sedge
Carex morrowii ‘Ice Dance’ - Ice Dance Sedge
Carex oshimensis ‘Eversheen’ - Eversheen sedge
Delosperma’Ruby’ - Ruby Iceplant
Geranium x ‘Rozanne’ - Rozanne Cranesbill
Helleborus x hybridus - Lenten Rose
Hydrangea arborescens ‘Hass Halo’ - Hass Halo Smooth Hydrangea
Iris cristata ‘Powder Blue Giant’ - Crested Iris
Itea virginica ‘Henry’s Garnet’ - Virginia Sweetspire
Matteuccia struthiopteris - Ostrich Fern
Nepeta ‘Walkers Low’ - Catmint
Oenothera berlanderi ‘Siskiyou’ - Evening Primrose
Persicaria affinis - Himalayan Fleeceflower
Petasites japonicus - Fuki
Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegatum’ - Variegated Solomon’s Seal
Rohdea japonica - Sacred Lily
Sarcococca hookeriana var. humilis - Sweetbox
Sporobolus heterolepis - Prairie Dropseed
Stephanandra incisa ‘Crispa’ - Cutleaf Stephanandra
Tiarella cordifolia ‘Running Tapestry’ - Foam Flower
Vaccinium angustifolium - Lowbush Blueberry
Xanthorhiza simplicissima - Yellowroot