Perennials in our garden
Corydalis flexuosa 'Blue Panda'
You'll see a Glen's Score included with
each plant description, which lets you know how much I like a
plant. A "10" score is a perfect plant, while
on the other extreme a "1" score means, well, not so
perfect. For a list of perennials which I gave a score of "9"
or "10", click here.
Another note: I have included on this page Canadian wildflowers
which we grow in our garden. You will also find these wildflowers
listed in this website on our Canadian
Prairie Wildflower page e.g. Caltha palustris
Rock Garden - A,B
| Achillea serbica | (Yarrow) |
| Achillea tomentosa | (Woolly Yarrow) |
| Acinos alpinus | (Alpine Calamint) |
| Agastache rupestris | (Sunset Hyssop) |
| Ajuga reptans | (Bugleweed) |
| Allium beesianum | (Ornamental Onion) |
| Allium caeruleum | (Ornamental Onion) |
| Allium cernuum | (Nodding Onion) |
| Allium moly | (Ornamental Onion) |
| Allium oreophilum | (Ornamental Onion) |
| Allium senescens glaucum | (Ornamental Onion) |
| Allium stellatum | (Pink-Flowered Onion) |
| Alyssum wulfenianum | (Alyssum) |
| Anacyclus depressus | (Mt. Atlas Daisy) |
| Anemone patens | (Prairie Crocus) |
| Armeria maritima 'Dusseldorf Pride' | (Thrift, Sea Pink) |
| Aster alpinus | (Alpine Aster) |
| Astragalus missouriensis | (Missouri Milk-Vetch) |
Rock Garden - C
| Campanula x 'Birch Hybrid' | (Birch's Bellflower) |
| Campanula cochlearifolia 'Elizabeth Oliver' | (Fairy Thimble) |
| Campanula garganica 'Dickson's gold' | (Bellflower) |
| Campanula portenschlagiana | (Dalmation Bellflower) |
| Clementsia rhodantha | (Rose Crown, Queen's Crown) |
Rock Garden - D, E
| Dianthus alpinus | (Alpine Pink) |
| Dianthus gratianopolitanus 'Spotty' | (Pink) |
| Douglassia laevigata ciliolata | (Douglassia) |
| Draba aizoides | (Yellow Whitlow Grass) |
| Dryas octopetala | (Mountain Avens) |
| Eriogonum ovalifolium v. nivale | (Alpine Buckwheat) |
| Erodium chrysanthemum | (Heronsbill, Storksbill) |
| Erodium trifolium | (Heronsbill, Storksbill) |
| Eryngium planum | (Blue Sea Holly) |
Rock Garden - F, G, H, I
| Gaillardia aristata | (Blanketflower) |
| Gentiana acaulis | (Trumpet Gentian) |
| Geranium cinereum 'Ballerina' | (Geranium) |
| Geranium cinereum 'Splendens' | (Geranium) |
| Geum triflorum | (Three-Flowered Avens, Prairie Smoke) |
| Gypsophila cerastioides | (Himalayan Gypsophila) |
| Helianthemum arcticum | (?) |
| Helianthemum 'Firedragon' | (Sun Rose, Rock Rose) |
| Hymenoxys richardsonii | (Colorado Rubberweed) |
| Iris pumilla | (Dwarf Iris) |
| Iris setosa | (Arctic Iris) |
Rock Garden - J, K, L
| Jurinea algida v. kuschakewiczii | ? |
| Lewisia cotyledon | (Bitterroot) |
| Lewisia longipetela hybrid 'Little Plum' | (Bitterroot) |
| Lewisia nevadensis | (Bitterroot) |
| Lewisia pygmaea | (Bitterroot) |
| Lewisia tweedyi | (Bitterroot) |
| Liatrus punctata | (Dotted Blazing Star) |
| Linaria alpina | (Alpine Toadflax) |
| Lychnis alpina | (Alpine Catchfly) |
Rock Garden - M, N, O
| Mazus reptans | (Mazus) |
| Mertensia lanceolata | (Lance-Leaved Lungwort) |
| Oenothera serrulata | (Shrubby Evening Primrose) |
| Origanum vulgare 'Thumble's Variety' | (Ornamental Oregano) |
| Oxytropis lagopus | (Locoweed) |
| Oxytropis campestris | (Early Yellow Locoweed) |
| Oxytropis splendens | (Showy Locoweed) |
Rock Garden - P, Q, R
| Papaver alpinum | (Alpine Poppy) |
| Penstemon albidus | (White Beardtongue) |
| Penstemon hirsutus 'Pygmaeus' | (Beardtongue) |
| Penstemon nitidus | (Smooth Blue Beardtongue) |
| Penstemon pinifolius | (Pine Leaf Beardtongue) |
| Penstemon 'Garnet' | (Beardtongue) |
| Persicaria affinis 'Dimity' | (Himalayan Fleeceflower, Knotweed) |
| Phyteuma sieberi | (Horned Rampion) |
| Polemonium pulcherrimum | (Jacob's Ladder) |
| Primula auricula | (Auricula Primrose) |
| Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Rubra' | (Pasqueflower) |
| Rhodiola rosea | (Roseroot) |
Rock Garden - S
| Salvia lyrata 'Purple Knockout' | (Lyre-leaved Sage) |
| Saponaria ocymoides | (Rock Soapwort) |
| Saxifraga x arendsii | (Moss Saxifrage) |
| Saxifraga paniculata | (Encrusted Saxigrage) |
| Saxifraga 'Southside Seedling' | (Encrusted Saxifrage) |
| Scutellaria alpina 'Arcobaleno' | (Helmet flower, Skullcap) |
| Sedum lanceolatum | (Lance-Leaved Stonecrop) |
| Sedum spathulifolium | (Stonecrop) |
| Sempervivium spp. | (Hens and Chicks) |
| Silene maritima 'Swan Lake' | (Robin White Breast) |
| Sisyrinchium montanum | (Blue-eyed Grass) |
| Sphaeralcea coccinea | (Scarlet Mallow) |
| Stachys coccinea | (Betony) |
Rock Garden - T thru Z
| Tanacetum haradjanii | (Tansy) |
| Townsendia exscapa | (Low Townsendia) |
| Tulipa tarda | (Species Tulip) |
| Veronica allionii | (Alpine Speedwell) |
| Veronica austriaca 'Trehane' | (Hungarian Speedwell) |
| Veronica peduncularis 'Georgia Blue' | (Speedwell) |
| Veronica whitleyi | (Whitley's Speedwell) |
| Veronica 'Waterperry Blue' | (Alpine Speedwell) |
| Vitaliana primuliflora | (Golden Primula) |
Sun - A,B
| Acanthus hungaricus | (Bear's Breeches) |
| Aconitum x cammarum 'Bicolor' | (Bicolor Monkshood) |
| Agastache cana 'Heather Queen' | (Wild Hyssop, Hummingbird's Mint) |
| Alcea rugosa | (Hollyhock) |
| Allium 'Purple Sensation' | (Ornamental Onion) |
| Allium christophii | (Stars of Persia) |
| Allium karataviense | (Ornamental Onion) |
| Aquilegia caerulea 'Dwarf Fantasy Series' | (Dwarf Columbine) |
| Aquilegia 'McKana's Giants' | (Columbine) |
| Artemesia lactiflora 'Guizho' | (White Mugwort) |
| Asclepias incarnata | (Swamp Milkweed) |
| Asclepias speciosa | (Showy Milkweed) |
Sun - C
| Caltha palustris | (Marsh Marigold) |
| Campanula glomerata | (Clustered Bellflower) |
| Campanula persicifolia | (Peach-leaved Bellflower) |
| Campanula punctata | (Spotted Bellflower) |
| Campanula rotundifolia | (Harebell) |
| Campanula takesimana | (Korean Bellflower) |
| Canna Pretoria | (Indian Shot) |
| Cicerbita alpina | (Mountain Sow Thistle) |
| Cirsium diacanthus | (Ivory thistle, Ptilostemon afer) |
| Clematis 'Jackmanii' | (Clematis) |
| Clematis 'Nelly Moser' | (Clematis) |
| Clematis 'Ville de Lyon' | (Clematis) |
| Codonopsis pilosula | (Bonnet Bellflower) |
| Coreopsis verticillata | (Tickseed) |
| Corydalis linstowiana | (Fumitory) |
| Corydalis sempervirens | (Pink Corydalis) |
| Crambe cordifolia | (Sea Kale, Colewort) |
| Crocosmia | (Montebretia) |
Sun - D, E
| Delphinium x cultorum 'Galahad' | (Delphinium) |
| Dictamnus albus 'Purpureus' | (Gas Plant) |
| Dodecatheon pulchellum | (Saline Shooting Star) |
| Dracocephalum grandiflorum | (Dragon's Head) |
| Dracocephalum ruyschiana | (Siberian Dragon's Head) |
| Echinops sphaerocephalus 'Arctic Glow' | (Globe Thistle) |
| Echium russicum | (?) |
| Echinacea purpurea | (Purple Coneflower) |
| Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' | (Purple Coneflower) |
| Erigeron 'Darkest of All' | (Fleabane) |
| Erodium castellanum | (Heronsbill, Storksbill) |
| Erodium manescavii | (Heronsbill, Storksbill) |
| Eupatorium maculatum 'Atropurpureum' | (Joe Pye Weed) |
| Euphorbia griffithii 'Fireglow'' | (Spurge) |
| Euphorbia griffithii 'Great Dixter' | (Spurge) |
| Euphrobia polychroma | (Cushion Spurge) |
Sun - F, G, H, I
| Gaillardia grandiflora 'Dwarf Goblin' | (Blanket Flower) |
| Gernamium x 'Johnson's Blue' | (Geranium, Cranesbill) |
| Geranium pratense striatum 'Splish Splash' | (Geranium, Cranesbill) |
| Glaux maritima | (Sea Milkwort) |
| Gypsophila repens | (Creeping Baby's Breath) |
| Heliopsis helianthoides 'Loraine Sunshine' | (False Sunflower) |
| Hemerocallis 'Penny's Worth' | (Dwarf Daylily) |
| Houttuynia cordata 'Chameleon' | (Chameleon Plant) |
Sun - J, K, L
| Kniphofia sp. | (Red Hot Poker, Torch Lily) |
| Lavatera 'Barnsley' | (Tree Mallow) |
| Leonurus sibiricus | (Motherwort) |
| Leucanthemum x superbum 'Alaska' | (Shasta Daisy) |
| Leucanthemum x superbum 'Snow Lady' | (Shasta Daisy) |
| Linum flavum | (Golden Flax) |
| Lithospermum canescens | (Hoary Puccoon) |
| Lonicera x 'Dropmore Scarlet' | (Honeysuckle Vine) |
| Lychnis x arkwrightii 'Vesuvius' | (Arkwright's Campion) |
| Lychnis coronaria | (Rose Campion) |
| Lysimachia punctata | (Yellow Loosestrife) |
Sun - M, N, O
| Malva sylvestris 'Primley Blue' | (Mallow) |
| Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina' | (Mallow) |
| Menyanthes trifoliata | (Buck-Bean) |
| Mertensia maritima | (Bluebells) |
| Mimulus lewisii | (Red Monkey-Flower) |
| Monarda didyma 'Marshall's Delight' | (Bee Balm, Bergamot) |
| Nepeta grandiflora 'Dusk to Dawn' | (Catmint) |
| Oenothera tetragona | (Sundrops) |
| Oenothera versicolor 'Sunset Boulevard' | (Evening Primrose) |
Sun - P, Q, R
| Papaver nudicaule | (Iceland Poppy) |
| Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red' | (Beardtongue) |
| Perovskia atriplicifolia | (Russian Sage) |
| Persicaria affinis 'Dimity' | (Himalayan Fleeceflower, Knotweed) |
| Persicaria bistorta 'Superba' | (Pink Bistort) |
| Phlomis tuberosa | (Jerusalem Sage) |
| Phlox paniculata 'Starfire' | (Garden Phlox) |
| Primula incana | (Mealy Primrose) |
| Prunella grandiflora | (Selfheal) |
| Ratibida columnifera | (Prairie Coneflower) |
| Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm' | (Black-eyed Susan) |
| Rumex sanguineus ssp. sanguineus | (Bloody Dock) |
Sun - S
| Salvia nemorosa 'Rose Queen' | (Salvia, Sage) |
| Salvia nemorosa 'East Friesland' | (Blue Sage) |
| Sanguisorba menziesii | (Burnet) |
| Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue' | (Pincushion Flower) |
| Sidalcea hybride 'Elsie Heugh' | (Prairie Mallow, Checker Mallow) |
| Sidalcea malviflora 'Stark's Hybrids' | (Prairie Mallow, Checker Mallow) |
| Solidago x hybrida 'Crown of Rays' | (Golden Rod) |
| Sphaeralcea incana | (False Mallow) |
Sun - T thru Z
| Tanacetum coccineum | (Painted Daisy) |
| Thymus 'Doone Valley' | (Thyme) |
| Tradescantia occidentalis | (Western Spiderwort, Cow Slobbers!) |
| Veratrum nigrum | (False Hellebore) |
| Verbascum bombyciferum 'Polarsommer' | (Silver Mullein) |
| Verbascum chiaxii 'Album' | (Nettle-leaved Mullein) |
| Verbascum 'Helen Johnson' | (Mullein) |
| Verbascum nigrum | (Dark Mullein) |
| Verbascum 'Raspberry Ripple' | (Mullein) |
| Verbascum 'Southern Charm' | (Mullein) |
| Veronica gentianoides | (Broad-leaved Speedwell) |
| Veronica spicata | (Speedwell) |
| Veronica spicata 'Red Fox' | (Speedwell) |
| Vitis vulpina | (Riverbank Grape) |
| Zigadenus elegans | (Smooth Camas) |
Shade / Partial Shade - A,B
| Actaea rubra | (Baneberry) |
| Ajuga reptans | (Bugleweed) |
| Anemone sylvestris | (Snowdrop Anemone) |
| Anthriscus sylvestris 'Raven's Wing' | (Queen Anne's Lace, Cow Parsley) |
| Aquilegia caerulea 'Dwarf Fantasy Series' | (Dwarf Columbine) |
| Aquilegia flabellata 'Cameo Rose and White' | (Dwarf Columbine) |
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | (Bearberry, Kinnikinik) |
| Arisaema triphyllum | (Jack-in-the-Pulpit) |
| Aruncus aethusifolius | (Dwarf Korean Goat's Beard) |
| Asarum europaeum | (Wild Ginger) |
| Astilbe x arendsii 'Fanal' | (Astilbe, False Spirea) |
| Astilbe chinensis 'Pumila' | (Chinese Astilbe, False Spirea) |
| Astilbe simplicifolia 'Sprite' | (Astilbe, False Spirea) |
| Astilboides tabularis | (Shieldleaf Rodgersia) |
| Astrantia major 'Rubra' | (Masterwort) |
| Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum' | (Japanese Painted Fern) |
| Bergenia cordifolia | (Elephant Ears) |
| Brunnera macrophylla | (Siberian Bugloss) |
| Brunnera macrophylla 'Variegata' | (Siberian Bugloss) |
Shade / Partial Shade - C
| Calamintha grandiflora | (Calamint) |
| Chelone obliqua | (Turtlehead) |
| Cimicifuga ramosa | (Snakeroot, Bugbane) |
| Codonopsis clematidea | (Bonnet Bellflower) |
| Cortusa matthioli | (Bears Ear) |
| Corydalis flexuosa 'Blue Panda' | (Fumitory) |
| Corydalis linstowiana | (Fumitory) |
| Corydalis sempervirens | (Pink Corydalis) |
| Cypripedium parviflorum var. makasin | (Small Yellow Lady's Slipper) |
| Cypripedium reginae | (Showy Lady's Slipper) |
Shade / Partial Shade - D, E
| Delphinium grandiflorum 'Blue Mirror' | (Dwarf Delphinium) |
| Dodecatheon meadia | (Shooting Star) |
| Epimedium rubrum | (Barrenwort, Bishop's Hat) |
| Epimedium x youngianum 'Niveum' | (Barrenwort, Bishop's Hat) |
| Epimedium x youngianum 'Roseum' | (Barrenwort, Bishop's Hat) |
| Eupatorium rugosa 'Chocolate' | (Boneset, White Snakeroot) |
| Euphorbia dulcis 'Chameleon' | (Chameleon Spurge) |
Shade / Partial Shade - F, G, H, I
| Filipendula rubra 'Venusta' | (Meadowsweet, Queen of the Meadow) |
| Filipendula ulmaria 'Aurea' | (Golden Queen of the Meadow) |
| Filipendula ulmaria 'Variegata' | (Variegated Queen of the Meadow) |
| Fragaria virginiana 'Variegata' | (Variegated Strawberry) |
| Geranium himalayense 'Birch's Double' | (Hardy Geranium) |
| Geranium phaeum 'Samobor' | (Mourning Widow) |
| Geranium phaeum 'Variegatum' | (Variegated Mourning Widow) |
| Helleborus niger | (Christmas Rose) |
| Hepatica acutiloba | (Liverleaf) |
| Hepatica noblis | (Liverleaf) |
| Heuchera americana 'Dale's Strain' | (Coral Bells) |
| Heuchera americana 'Eco-Magnifolia' | (Coral Bells) |
| Heuchera americana 'Ruby Veil' | (Coral Bells) |
| Heuchera sanguinea | (Coral Bells) |
| Hosta lanceolata | (Hosta) |
| Hosta 'Blue Wedgewood' | (Hosta) |
| Hosta 'Sum and Substance' | (Hosta) |
Shade / Partial Shade - J, K, L
| Knautia macedonica 'Mars Midget' | (Knautia) |
| Lamiastrum galeobdolon 'Herman's Pride' | (False Lamium, Yellow Archangel) |
| Lamium maculatum 'Aureum' | (Lamium) |
| Lamium maculatum 'White Nancy' | (Lamium) |
| Ligularia dentata | (Golden Groundsel, Rayflower) |
| Ligularia przewalskii | (Rayflower) |
| Ligularia stenocephala | (Rayflower) |
| Lilium martagon | (Turkscap Lily, Martagon Lily) |
| Lobelia siphilitica | (Great Lobelia) |
| Lychnis coronaria | (Rose Campion) |
| Lysimachia ciliata 'Firecracker' | (Fringed Loosestrife) |
| Lysimachia nummularia 'Aurea' | (Creeping Jenny) |
| Lysimachia punctata | (Yellow Loosestrife) |
Shade / Partial Shade - M, N, O
| Meconopsis cambrica | (Welsh Poppy) |
| Meconopsis grandis | (Himalayan / Tibetan Blue Poppy) |
| Meconopsis x sheldonii | (Blue Poppy) |
| Mimulus guttatus | (Yellow Monkey Flower) |
| Monarda didyma 'Marshall's Delight' | (Bee Balm, Bergamot) |
| Myosotis sylvatica | (Forget-Me-Not) |
Shade / Partial Shade - P, Q, R
| Parnassia palustris | (Grass of Parnassus) |
| Paxistima canbyi | (Cliff Green) |
| Podophyllum peltatum | (May Apple) |
| Primula amoena | (Primula) |
| Primula cortusoides | (Primula) |
| Primula denticulata 'Alba' | (Drumstick Primrose) |
| Primula denticulata 'Blue Selection' | (Drumstick Primrose) |
| Primula denticulata 'Rubin Selection' | (Drumstick Primrose) |
| Primula incana | (Mealy Primrose) |
| Primula polyantha 'Gold Laced' | (Primrose) |
| Primula polyantha 'Pacific Giants' | (Primrose) |
| Primula veris | (Primrose) |
| Primula veris 'Sunset Shades' | (Primrose) |
| Pulmonaria 'Apple Frost' | (Lungwort) |
| Pulmonaria 'Roy Davidson' | (Lungwort) |
| Pulmonaria mollis | (Lungwort) |
| Pulmonaria saccharata 'Mrs. Moon' | (Bethlehem Sage) |
| Ranunculus acris 'Flore Pleno' | (Tall Buttercup) |
| Rodgersia aesculifolia | (Fingerleaf Rodgersia) |
| Rodgersia pinnata | (Featherleaf Rodgersia) |
| Rodgersia podophylla | (Rodgersia) |
Shade / Partial Shade - S
| Sanguinaria canadensis | (Bloodroot) |
| Sanguinaria canadensis 'Flore Pleno' | (Bloodroot) |
| Sarracenia purpurea | (Purple Pitcherplant) |
| Stachys macrantha | (Betony) |
| Symphytum grand.variegated 'Hidcote Blue' | (Variegated Comfrey) |
Shade / Partial Shade - T thru Z
| Thalictrum aquilegifolium | (Columbine Meadow Rue) |
| Thalictrum flavum glaucum | (Meadow Rue) |
| Tiarella 'Dark Star' | (Foamflower) |
| Tiarella 'Inkblot' | (Foamflower) |
| Tradescantia x andersoniania | (Spiderwort) |
| Tricyrtis puberula | (Toad Lily) |
| Trillium erectum | (Purple Trillium) |
| Trillium grandiflorum | (White Wake-Robin) |
| Trillium sessile | (Wake-Robin) |
| Trollius x coltorum | (Globeflower) |
| Uvularia grandiflora | (Merry Bells) |
| Vaccinium vitus-idaea | (Lingonberry, Bog Cranberry) |
| Veratrum nigrum | (False Hellebore) |
| Veratrum viride | (Green False Hellebore, Indian Poke) |
| Veronica schmidtiana | (Speedwell) |
