Parthenium integrifolium
WILD QUININE
- Clusters of small woolly-looking white flowers
- Blooms appear as tiny ray flowers in broad terminal corymbs
- Serrated rough fragrant dark green basal leaves
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Peltandra virginica
GREEN ARROW ARUM
- AKA Peltandra undulata
- Tiny greenish-white flowers hidden by 20 cm spathes
- Flowers followed by green berries in late summer
HEIGHT: 50-75 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Penstemon barbatus 'Nana Rondo Mix'
BEARDTONGUE
- AKA Chelone barbata 'Nana Rondo Mix'
- Profuse display of trumpet-shaped flowers
- Spikes of purple, pink, white, and magenta
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Penstemon digitalis
FOXGLOVE BEARDTONGUE
- Clusters of tubular white five-lobed flowers
- Flowers grow in pairs on thick green stems
- Blooms May to June
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Penstemon digitalis 'Dark Towers' (PP20013, COPF)
BEARDTONGUE
- Two-lipped pale pink tubular flowers
- Loose flower spikes form on leafy red stems
- Glossy bronze lance-shaped leaves
HEIGHT: 75-80 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'
BEARDTONGUE
- Two-lipped pale pink to white tubular flowers
- Loose flower spikes on leafy red stems
- Foliage emerges deep burgundy
HEIGHT: 80-95 cm · SPREAD: 40-45 cm
Penstemon digitalis 'Onyx and Pearl' (PP32613)
BEARDTONGUE
- Two-lipped white and pink tubular flowers
- From a distance the flowers appear to be mostly white
- Attractive glossy deep purple lance-shaped leaves
HEIGHT: 90-110 cm · SPREAD: 90-100 cm
Penstemon hirsutus
HAIRY BEARDTONGUE
- Tubular two-lipped lavender flowers with white throats
- Flowers grow in clusters on hairy green stems
- Narrow, toothed hairy green leaves, 5-10 cm long
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 40-50 cm
Penstemon schmidel 'Delft Blue Riding Hood' (PP23065)
BEARDTONGUE
- Thick glossy dark green leaves
- Upright spikes of pure blue trumpet-shaped flowers
- Continuous bloomer with a compact, tidy habit
HEIGHT: 50-70 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Penstemon schmidel 'Red Riding Hood' (PP18950)
BEARDTONGUE
- Thick, glossy, dark green leaves
- Upright spikes of red trumpet-shaped flowers
- Long-blooming with a compact, tidy habit
HEIGHT: 60-75 cm · SPREAD: 40-60 cm
Perovskia atriplicifolia
RUSSIAN SAGE
- AKA Salvia yangii
- Tiny violet-blue flowers on branched, tiered panicles
- Heavily-dissected silver-gray aromatic foliage
HEIGHT: 85-95 cm · SPREAD: 80-90 cm
Perovskia atriplicifolia 'Denim 'n Lace' (PP28445, CPBR5568)
RUSSIAN SAGE
- AKA Salvia yangii 'Denim 'n Lace'
- Bright sky blue flowers are held on amethyst calyxes
- Narrow silver-gray leaves with a serrated edge
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Perovskia atriplicifolia Lacey Blue ('Lisslitt') (PP20845, COPF)
LACEY BLUE SAGE
- AKA Salvia yangii 'Lisslitt'
- Larger and deeper blue flowers than the species
- Violet-blue flowers are profuse on compact spikes
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Perovskia x 'Little Spire' (PP11643, CPBR1437)
RUSSIAN SAGE
- AKA Salvia yangii x 'Little Spire'
- Tiny violet-blue flowers
- Flowers form on branched, tiered panicles
HEIGHT: 60-70 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Persicaria affinis
FLEECE FLOWER
- AKA Polygonum affine
- Flowers emerge a pale pink and open to a deep pink-red
- Dense flower spikes appear on a dark stalk
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Persicaria affinis 'Dimity'
DWARF FLEECE FLOWER
- AKA Polygonum affine 'Dimity'
- Flowers emerge a pale pink and open to a deep pink-red
- Dense spikes appear on a dark stalk
HEIGHT: 10-15 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Persicaria amphibia
WATER KNOTWEED
- AKA Polygonum amphibium
- Habitat includes shallow waters along lakes, ponds, ditches
- Adaptable to short periods of drought
HEIGHT: 30-125 cm · SPREAD: 0-0 cm
Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Firetail'
FLEECE FLOWER
- AKA Polygonum amplexicaulis 'Firetail'
- Dense magenta spikes appear on tall, wiry stems
- Large ovate green leaves with a prominent central vein
HEIGHT: 80-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Golden Arrow'
GOLDEN FLEECE FLOWER
- AKA Polygonum amplexicaulis 'Golden Arrow'
- Dense magenta spikes appear on tall, wiry stems
- Large ovate golden leaves with a prominent central vein
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Persicaria bistorta 'Superba'
FLEECE FLOWER
- AKA Polygonum bistorta 'Superba'
- Dense soft pink spikes appear on tall stocky stems
- Large (20 cm) pointed-oval green leaves with prominent white central veins
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Persicaria microcephala 'Chocolate Dragon' (PP17325, COPF)
FLEECE FLOWER
- AKA Polygonum microcephala 'Chocolate Dragon'
- Clumps of tiny white flowers rest on the foliage
- Lance-shaped leaves emerge a bronze-purple
HEIGHT: 45-50 cm · SPREAD: 80-90 cm
Persicaria polymorpha
WHITE DRAGON
- AKA Polygonum polymorpha
- Numerous white flowers make up the large beard-like plumes
- Lance-shaped mid-green leaves on thick bamboo-like stalks
HEIGHT: 160-180 cm · SPREAD: 125-140 cm
Phlomis cashmeriana
KASHMIR FALSE SAGE
- Bears hooded lilac-purple flowers
- Whorled flowers form at the upper leaf axils
- Tiered blooms on sturdy squared stalks
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm
Phlomis russeliana
TURKISH SAGE
- This species is coarser and greener than fruticosa
- Whorls of yellow hooded flowers form at each leaf axil
- Tiered flowers on sturdy square stalks
HEIGHT: 30-35 cm · SPREAD: 60-70 cm