Perennials Guide

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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