Perennials Guide > S Perennials
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Salvia (Meadow Sage)
Height (inches):8-30, depending on variety
Light Requirements:full sun
Bloom color:violets, violet-blues, white, purple-pink
Bloom time:summer
Foliage Characteristics:dark green or gray green
Other Notes:attracts hummingbirds & butterflies, deer resistant, good cutflower, good dried flower, fragrant
Variety Names:Eveline, Caradonna, East Friesland, Marcus, May Night, Rhapsody in Blue, Blue Hill, Forskaohlei
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Saponaria (Soapwort)
Height (inches):2
Light Requirements:full sun
Bloom color:intense pink
Bloom time:early summer
Foliage Characteristics:dark green
Other Notes:good cutflower, attracts butterflies, groundcover
Variety Names:Rubra Compacta
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Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)
Height (inches):8-15, depending on variety
Light Requirements:full/partial sun
Bloom color:lavender blue, or pinks
Bloom time:summer/fall
Foliage Characteristics:green, compact
Other Notes:attracts butterflies, good cutflower
Variety Names:Butterfly Blue, Blue Diamond, Pink Mist, Pincushion Pink
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Sedum (Stonecrop)
Height (inches):2-24, depending on variety
Light Requirements:full/partial sun
Bloom color:pinks, reds, yellows, white
Bloom time:summer into fall
Foliage Characteristics:green, some variegated green, some golden, some burgundy
Other Notes:good cutflower, attracts butterflies, succulent foliage, some serve as groundcover
Variety Names:Autumn Joy, Neon, Abbey Dore, Sieb. Mediovariegata, Bon Bon, Red Cauli, Frosty Morn, Sunkissed, Star Dust, Autumn Fire, Black Jack, Maestro, Xenox, Blue Spruce, Golden Acre, Dragons Blood, Angelina, Tricolor, Grisbachii
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Sempervivum (Hens & Chicks)
Height (inches):3
Light Requirements:full/partial sun
Bloom color:pink
Bloom time:late summer
Foliage Characteristics:webbed, succulent
Other Notes:groundcover
Variety Names:Cobweb
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Sildalcea (Prarie Mallow)
Height (inches):24
Light Requirements:full/partial sun
Bloom color:frilly pink or hot pink
Bloom time:summer
Foliage Characteristics:green and compact or glossy green
Other Notes:attracts hummingbirds & butterflies
Variety Names:Little Princess, Candygirl
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Silene
Height (inches):12-15
Light Requirements:full/partial sun
Bloom color:rose pink or soft pink with white
Bloom time:spring or summer
Foliage Characteristics:variegated green or green
Other Notes:loves moist soil, vigorous grower
Variety Names:Valley High, Rolley's Favorite
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Solidago (Goldenrod)
Height (inches):12
Light Requirements:full sun
Bloom color:golden yellow
Bloom time:summer
Foliage Characteristics:green
Other Notes:very compact
Variety Names:Laurin
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Stachys (Lamb's Ear)
Height (inches):6-16, depending on variety
Light Requirements:full/partial sun
Bloom color:purple or pale pink
Bloom time:summer
Foliage Characteristics:silver, soft
Other Notes:feel just like a "lamb's ear", groundcover
Variety Names:Silver Carpet, Helen Von Stein, Hummelo
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Stokesia (Stoke's Aster)
Height (inches):14-18
Light Requirements:full/partial sun
Bloom color:purple or blue
Bloom time:mid summer
Foliage Characteristics:green
Other Notes:attracts butterflies, good cutflower
Variety Names:Honeysong Purple, Peachie's Pick