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Flowering Perennial Guide for Northwest Gardens

When properly selected and planted, perennials can give your garden color from spring through fall. Use this guide to help select perennials to plant in your garden, basing selections on colors, flowering season, final height and amount of light they'll receive. Most perennials are low maintenance, requiring less of your time each year.

sun25.gif (161 bytes) = Full Sun    sun-shade25.gif (187 bytes) = Full Sun to Part Shade  shade25.gif (154 bytes) = Shade
Perennial
Name		 Bloom
Time		 Bloom
Color		 Plant
Size		 Water
Wise		 Sun or
Shade		 Cut or
Dry
Achillea Jun/Sep Pastel Tall X sun25.gif (161 bytes) Dry
Aconitum Jul/Sep Blue Tall   sun-shade25.gif (187 bytes)  
Alcea Jun/Aug Many Tall   sun25.gif (161 bytes)  
Aegopodium May/Jun White Med   sun-shade25.gif (187 bytes)  
Alchemilla May/Jun Yellow Med   sun25.gif (161 bytes)  
Allium Jun/Aug White Med/Tall   sun25.gif (161 bytes) Cut/Dry
Alyssum Apr/Jun Yellow Short X sun25.gif (161 bytes)  
Anacyclus May/Jun Pink Short X sun25.gif (161 bytes)  
Anemone Apr/May Many Short   sun-shade25.gif (187 bytes) Cut
Antennaria Jul/Aug Pink Short X sun25.gif (161 bytes)  
Aquilegia Apr/Jun Many Med/Short   sun-shade25.gif (187 bytes) Cut
Arabis Apr/May Rose Short X sun-shade25.gif (187 bytes)  
Arenaria June White Short X sun-shade25.gif (187 bytes)  
Aremaeria May/Jun Pink Short X sun25.gif (161 bytes)  
Artemesia Foliage Silver Short   sun-shade25.gif (187 bytes)  
Aruncus Jul/Aug White Tall   sun-shade25.gif (187 bytes)  

While much of the information in these tips is applicable in several gardening zones/climates, some of the plants and timing suggested are best suited to the Northwest, generally in the mild/wet growing regions found along the I-5 corridor. You should make appropriate adjustments or consult local gardening experts in regions whose climates differ from this area of the Northwest.

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