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Plants for Long-season Bloom


The following plants were selected from plants that have displayed a long-season of bloom at the Missouri Botanical Garden based on several years of bloom data. Grasses that hold their flower stalk well into winter are also included. In many cases, only the species or a good, representative cultivar of a species has been included. For example, many cultivars of purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea are good, long-season bloomers, but only the species has been listed.

Grasses*

 

Andropogon gerardii

big blue stem

Bouteloua curtipendula

sideoats grass

Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'

feather reed grass

Chasmanthium latifolium

northern sea oats

Elymus canadensis

Canada wild rye

Eragrostis trichodes

sand lovegrass

Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'

Japanese forest grass

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'

eulalia

Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues'

switch grass

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln'

fountain grass

Saccharum ravennae

plume grass

Sporobolus heterolepis

prairie dropseed

* have persistent flower stalk into winter for long-season appeal

 

 

 

Perennials – Full Sun

 

Achillea 'Coronation Gold'

yarrow

Asclepias tuberosa

butterfly weed

Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'

New England aster

Aster oblongifolius

aromatic aster

Boltonia asteroides var. latisquama 'Snowbank'

false aster

Callirhoe involucrata

purple poppy mallow

Dianthus 'Feuerhexe' FIREWITCH

cheddar pink

Eryngium yuccifolium

rattlesnake master

Gaura lindheimeri

gaura

Glandularia canadensis

rose verbena

Goniolimon tataricum

statice

Gypsophila paniculata 'Bristol Fairy'

baby's breath

Helianthus salicifolius

willow-leaved sunflower

Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra 'Sommersonne' SUMMER SUN

ox eye

Hylotelephium 'Herbstfreude' AUTUMN JOY

stonecrop

Iberis sempervirens

candytuft

Knautia macedonica

knautia

Leucanthemum x superbum 'Snow Lady'

shasta daisy

Liatris aspera

blazing star

Lychnis coronaria

rose campion

Oenothera macrocarpa

Missouri evening primrose

Patrinia scabiosifolia

patrinia

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Russian sage

Ratibida pinnata

grey-head coneflower

Rudbeckia hirta 'Indian Summer'

black-eyed Susan

Salvia azurea var. grandiflora

blue sage

Saponaria x lempergii 'Max Frei'

soapwort

Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue'

pincushion flower

Sedum kamtschaticum var. ellacombeanum

orange stonecrop

Silphium laciniatum

compass plant

Solidago sphacelata 'Golden Fleece'

goldenrod

Talinum calycinum

fameflower

Tanacetum parthenium 'Aureum'

feverfew

Verbascum chaixii

nettle-leaved mullein

Verbena hastata

American blue vervain

Vernonia baldwinii

western ironweed

Veronica longifolia 'Blauriesin' BLUE GIANTESS

long leaf speedwell

Veronica spicata 'Glory' ROYAL CANDLES

spiked speedwell

Veronicastrum virginicum

Culver's root

 

 

Perennials – Full Sun to Part Shade

 

Adenophora liliifolia

ladybells

Agastache 'Apricot Sunrise'

giant hyssop

Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant'

bugleweed

Anemone hupehensis

Japanese anemone

Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'

windflower

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

plumbago

Echinacea purpurea

purple coneflower

Eupatorium purpureum

Joe Pye weed

Geranium 'Gerwat' ROZANNE

cranesbill

Hemerocallis 'Happy Returns'

daylily

Kalimeris incisa 'Blue Star'

kalimeris

Linum perenne

perennial flax

Lobelia cardinalis

cardinal flower

Lobelia siphilitica

blue cardinal flower

Mazus reptans

mazus

Monarda bradburyana

eastern beebalm

Myosotis scorpioides 'Semperflorens'

forget-me-not

Nepeta racemosa 'Blue Wonder'

nepeta

Persicaria virginiana (Compton's form)

mountain fleece

Phlox maculata

wild sweet William

Phlox paniculata 'Robert Poore'

garden phlox

Platycodon grandiflorus

balloon flower

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

slender mountain mint

Scutellaria incana

skullcap

Thalictrum rochebruneanum

meadow rue

Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) 'Concord Grape'

spiderwort

X Heucherella 'Dayglow Pink'

foamy bells

 

 

Perennials – Part Shade to Full Shade

 

Astilbe chinensis var. pumila

Chinese astilbe

Begonia grandis

hardy begonia

Chelone glabra

turtlehead

Dicentra eximia

bleeding heart

Helleborus orientalis

hellebore

Ligularia dentata 'Desdemona'

leopard plant

Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriflorum 'Variegatum'

Solomon's seal

Stylophorum diphyllum

celandine poppy

Tricyrtis formosana

toad lily

 

 

Shrubs

 

Abelia x grandiflora

glossy abelia

Amorpha canescens

lead plant

Buddleja davidii 'Monum' PETITE PLUM

butterfly bush

Callicarpa dichotoma 'Early Amethyst'

beautyberry

Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Longwood Blue'

bluebeard

Clematis 'Jackmanii'

clematis

Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'

sweet pepperbush

Cotinus coggygria 'Young Lady'

smoketree

Hamamelis vernalis

Ozark witch hazel

Hibiscus lasiocarpos

rose mallow

Hibiscus moscheutos 'Luna Red'

hardy hibiscus

Hibiscus syriacus

rose of Sharon

Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'

smooth hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia

oakleaf hydrangea

Lespedeza bicolor 'Little Buddy'

bush clover

Viburnum plicatum 'Summer Snowflake'

Japanese snowball

Viburnum x rhytidophylloides 'Alleghany'

lantanaphyllum viburnum

Weigela florida 'White Knight'

weigela

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