Perennials Guide > H Perennials
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Helenium (Sneezeweed)
Height (inches):20-48, depending on variety
Light Requirements:full sun
Bloom color:crimson/yellow, dark red, double yellow
Bloom time:late summer/fall
Foliage Characteristics:green
Other Notes:great cutflower
Variety Names:Chelsey, Double Trouble, Ruby Tuesday
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Helianthus (Perennial Sunflower)
Height (inches):12
Light Requirements:full sun
Bloom color:yellow
Bloom time:late summer/fall
Foliage Characteristics:green
Other Notes:good cutflower, attracts butterflies
Variety Names:Low Down
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Heliopsis (False Sunflower)
Height (inches):30
Light Requirements:full/partial sun
Bloom color:yellow
Bloom time:summer
Foliage Characteristics:variegated green/white
Other Notes:good cutflower, deer resistant
Variety Names:Loraine Sunshine
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Helleborus (Lenten Rose)
Height (inches):18-24, depending on variety
Light Requirements:full/partial shade
Bloom color:mixed, or smoky red
Bloom time:early spring
Foliage Characteristics:dark green, evergreen
Other Notes:rabbit & deer resistant
Variety Names:Royal Heritage, Red Lady
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Hemerocallis (Daylily)
Height (inches):15-36, depending on variety
Light Requirements:full/partial sun
Bloom color:several
Bloom time:summer
Foliage Characteristics: grassy green
Other Notes:rabbit resistant, attracts hummingbirds & butterflies
Variety Names:several
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Hepatica (Liverleaf)
Height (inches):8
Light Requirements:sun or shade
Bloom color:roche blue
Bloom time:spring
Foliage Characteristics:dark green, evergreen
Other Notes:prefers moist soils
Variety Names:Blue Jewel
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Heuchera (Coral Bells)
Height (inches):8-24, depending on variety
Light Requirements:full/partial sun or partial shade
Bloom color:reds, pinks, whites
Bloom time:early summer to summer
Foliage Characteristics:lots of colors, some with variegations or ruffles
Other Notes:attracts butterflies & hummingbirds, deer resistant
Variety Names:Magic Wand, Cherries, Jubilee, Snow Angel, Jade Gloss, Black Beauty, Coral Cloud, Swirling Fantansy, Green Spice, Hearts on Fire, Plum Pudding, Midnight Burgundy, Color Dream, Geisha Fan, Vesuvius, Marmelade, Stormy Seas, Canyon Melody, Obsidian, Sparkling Burgundy, Venus, Dales Variety
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Heucherella (Foamy Bells)
Height (inches):8-18, depending on variety
Light Requirements:full/partial sun
Bloom color:pinks
Bloom time:spring to early summer
Foliage Characteristics:silver green or lime green with red patch
Other Notes:
Variety Names:Viking Ship, Sunspot
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Hibiscus (Rose Mallow)
Height (inches):30-60, depending on variety
Light Requirements:full/partial sun
Bloom color:reds, whites, pinks, lavenders
Bloom time:summer to fall
Foliage Characteristics:green to purple green
Other Notes:attracts hummingbirds, deer resistant, large flowers
Variety Names:Kopper King, Fireball, Disco Belle Mix, Fantasia, Lord Baltimore, Lady Baltimore, Super Rose, Crimson Wonder, Moy Grande, Plum Crazy, Blue River II, Pink Cloud, Turn of the Century
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Hosta (Plantation Lily)
Height (inches):6-48, depending on variety
Light Requirements:full/partial sun
Bloom color:lavenders, whites, creams
Bloom time:summer
Foliage Characteristics:green, golden green, blue-green, some variegated
Other Notes:some are sun tolerant
Variety Names:August Moon, Aureomarginata, Albomarginata, Albopicta, Aristocrat, Big Daddy, Blue Angel, Bressingham Blue, Cherry Belle, Cherry Berry, Christmas Candy, Crowned Imperial, Dream Weaver, Fire and Ice, Francee, Frances Williams, Fried Green Tomatoes, Gingko Craig, Golden Tiara, Great Expectations, Gum Drop, Hadspen Blue, Halcyon, Hyacintha, Island Charm, June Fever, Krossa Regal, Liberty, Mintueman, Patriot, Medio Var. Undulata, Red October, Regal Splendor, Remember Me, Revolution, Risky Business, Royal Standard, Sieboldiana, Snow Cap, Striptease, Sum and Substance, Thunderbolt, Wolverine
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Houttuynia (Chameleon Plant)
Height (inches):7
Light Requirements:full/partial sun
Bloom color:white
Bloom time:
Foliage Characteristics:yellow, green to red
Other Notes:aggressive groundcover, citrus scented foliage