Names are linked to plant descriptions,  indicate photos (about 50K),  indicate latin name pronunciations.

 Plants are picked as best/most popular or seen in Northeast U.S. Selection will vary with region of the country. These plants will be included in the lecture exams and should be used for landscape plans. Names will not have to be memorized unless also covered in labs. Specific species or cultivars shown in photos are in ( ).

Perennials--summer (Jun-early Aug)
Yarrow , Tall , Creeping	Achillea (filipendulina 'Coronation Gold' and millefolium 'Lilac Beauty')
Monkshood	Aconitum
False Spirea	Astilbe
False Indigo	Baptisia (australis)
Bellflower	Campanula (glomerata)
Snakeroot	Cimicifuga (racemosa)
Clematis	Clematis
Tickseed	Coreopsis
Delphinium	Delphinium
Pinks	Dianthus
Gas Plant	Dictamnus (albus 'Rubra')
Foxglove	Digitalis
Globe Thistle	Echinops
Fleabane	Erigeron
Sea Holly	Eryngium (alpinum)
Meadowsweet	Filipendula (venusta rubra)
Cranesbill	Geranium (sanguineum)
Baby's Breath	Gypsophila (paniculata)
Daylily	Hemerocallis
Coralbells	Heuchera
Iris, German,, Siberian	Iris
Torch Lily	Kniphofia
Shasta Daisy	Leucanthemum (maximum)
Blazing Star	Liatris (Picador)
Ligularia	Ligularia (The Rocket)
Lobelia	Lobelia (cardinalis)
Lupine	Lupinus
Loosestrife , Yellow, Gooseneck	Lysimachia (punctata, clethroides)
Bee Balm	Monarda
Evening Primrose	Oenothera
Peony	Paeonia
Poppy	Papaver
Bearded Tongue	Penstemon (hybrid)
Phlox ,Garden, Creeping	Phlox (paniculata, subulata)
Balloon Flower	Platycodon (grandiflora 'Mariesii)
Knotweed	Persicaria (Polygonum) amplexicaulis 'Atrosanguineum')
Sage, Silver , Hybrid	Salvia (argentea, Blue Hill)
Saxifrage	Saxifraga (paniculata 'Rosea')
Hens and Chicks	Sempervivum
Meadow Rue	Thalictrum
Spiderwort	Tradescantia
Speedwell	Veronica (spicata 'Blue Charm')
Yucca	Yucca

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