Perennials Guide > D Perennials
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Dalea (Prarie Clover)
Height (inches):15
Light Requirements:full sun
Bloom color:bright purple
Bloom time:summer
Foliage Characteristics:dark green
Other Notes:
Variety Names:Stephanie
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Daphne
Height (inches):36
Light Requirements:full/partial sun
Bloom color:pale pink
Bloom time:early summer
Foliage Characteristics:green with cream band
Other Notes:very fragrant, evergreen foliage
Variety Names:Briggs Moonlight
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Delosperma (Hardy Ice Plant)
Height (inches):2-7, depending on variety
Light Requirements:full sun to full/partial sun
Bloom color:fuchsia, pinks, yellow
Bloom time:summer
Foliage Characteristics:medium green
Other Notes:drought resistant, groundcover, succulent foliage
Variety Names:Cooperii, Table Mountain, Starburst, Gold Nugget
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Delphinium (Larkspur)
Height (inches):32-48, depending on variety
Light Requirements:full sun or partial shade, depending on variety
Bloom color:lime green, pinks, blues, violets
Bloom time:early summer to summer depending on variety
Foliage Characteristics:medium green
Other Notes:tall, may require staking, attracts hummingbirds & butterflies, cut flower, dried flower, deer resistant, rabbit resistant
Variety Names:Cherry Blossom, Delft Blue, White/Dark Bee, Lilac/Rose/White, Green Twist, La Boheme, Pink Sensation, Starmaker, Little Flamingo
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Dianthus (Pinks or Sweet William)
Height (inches):6-20, depending on variety
Light Requirements:full sun to partial shade, depending on variety
Bloom color:pinks, reds, whites, blues, purples, mix
Bloom time:latespring to summer
Foliage Characteristics:mounds or groundcover of silver-green to green
Other Notes:fragrant, attracts butterflies & hummingbirds, deer resistant
Variety Names:Double Giants Mix, Baths Pink, Desmond, Tiny Rubies, Heart Attack, Double Spotty, Eastern Star, Neon Star, Artic Fire, Zing Rose, First Love, Firewitch, Siberian Blues, Velvet n' Lace, Granadin Cardinal Red, Cranberry Ice, Strawberry Sorbet, Shooting Star, Spangled Star
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Diascia (Twinspur)
Height (inches):15
Light Requirements:partial shade
Bloom color:pink
Bloom time:spring to frost
Foliage Characteristics:blue green
Other Notes:heat tolerant
Variety Names:Coral Canyon
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Dicentra (Bleeding Heart)
Height (inches):12-30, depending on variety
Light Requirements:partial shade to partial/full shade
Bloom color:pinks, whites, red/pink
Bloom time:spring to summer
Foliage Characteristics:green
Other Notes:attracts hummingbirds, deer resistant
Variety Names:Spectabilis, Alba, Gold Heart, King of Hearts, Luxuriant, Zestful, Candy Heart, Aurora
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Dictamnus (Gas Plant)
Height (inches):30
Light Requirements:full/partial sun
Bloom color:pink
Bloom time:summer
Foliage Characteristics:
Other Notes:cutflower, attracts butterflies
Variety Names:Purpurea
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Digitalis (Foxglove)
Height (inches):12-48, depending on variety
Light Requirements:full/partial sun
Bloom color:rose, mix, black
Bloom time:spring to early summer
Foliage Characteristics:soft green
Other Notes:biennial, may require staking, attracts butterflies & hummingbirds
Variety Names:Spanish Peaks, Excelsior, Nigra
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Doronicum (Leopard's Bane)
Height (inches):14
Light Requirements:full/partial sun
Bloom color:golden yellow
Bloom time:spring
Foliage Characteristics: dark green
Other Notes:rabbit resistant