HARDY HERRACEOUS PERENNIALS 
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THE BERRYHILL NURSERY CO. 
Stokesia cyanea 
Yucca filamentosa 
Tritoma Pfitzeri 
SALVIA azurea (Meadow Sage). Grows about 3 feet high; produces 
an abundance of sky-blue flowers in August and September. 
S. Greggii. About 2'A feet high. The small leaves emit a delightful 
aroma. The deep cri mson dowers are borne on long slender spikes. Use- 
ful for edging and masses. Not quite hardy with us. July to October. 
SCABIOSA caucasica (Pin-Cushion Flower). A pleasing plant 
growing to about 18 inches, and bearing good-sized lavender dowers. 
June to August. 
S. japonica. Grows to about 3 feet; bears clear blue dowers from 
June until September. 
SEDUM acre (Golden Moss). Largely used for covering graves, 
etc. Foliage golden green; dowers orange; dwarf. 
S. spectabile (Showy Sedum). A tall variety; produces large heads 
of light red dowers in late summer. 
S. spectabile, Brilliant. A handsome form of the preceding. Flow- 
ers bright red. 
SOLIDAGO canadensis (Goldenrod). Grows to a height of 5 feet, 
and bears dense masses of golden yellow dowers from July to September. 
S. Virgaurea nana. Grows to about 15 inches, and produces deep 
amber-yellow dowers. One of the best plants blooming in late summer. 
August and September. 
STENANTHIUM robustum (Mountain Feather Fleece). Graceful, 
pure white dowers in compound panicles. 3 to 4 feet. July and August. 
STOKESIA cyanea (Stokes’ Aster). A handsome plant, about 2 
feet high, and bearing huge sky-blue dowers from July to October. One 
of our most handsome and effective perennials. 
S. cyanea alba. In form the same as the preceding. Flowers are 
pure white, borne from July to October. 
TRADESCANTIA virginiana (Spiderwort) . A due plant producing 
an abundance of small bluish white dowers from June to October. Leaves 
slender and reed-like. One of the old garden favorites. 
Ornamental Grasses 
TRITOMA (Kniphofia) Pfitzeri (Flame Flower; Torch Lily). The 
long spikes, tipped with flaming orange-scarlet, are simply gorgeous. 
One of the most striking of all dowers. Good for cut-dowers and in- 
terior decoration. August and September. 
T. Uvaria grandiflora. The dowers of this variety are rich Indian 
red and yellow, changing to reddish yellow; very striking in the hardy 
border. 
TROLLIUS europaeus (Globe Flower). Large, lemon-yellow dowers 
on long stems; fine for moist grounds. to 2 feet. May and June. 
TUNICA saxifraga. Rosy pink flowers; dark green, small foliage. 
6 inches. July to September. 
VERONICA amethystina (Speedwell). A handsome perennial, 
growing to about 2 feet and bearing an abundance of blue flowers in May 
and June. 
V. incana. The spikes of brilliant blue flowers contrast nicely with 
the silver-green foliage. July and August. 
V. longifolia subsessilis. We cannot speak too highly of this hardy 
plant, for it is without doubt one of the best for the hardy garden; grows 
about 2 feet high. It produces an abundance of sky-blue flowers in 
August and continues to bloom until late fall. 
V. spicata (Speedwell). Very pretty spikes of blue flowers in June 
and July. 1 to 1 K feet. 
V. virginica. Bears long spikes of snowy white flowers from June 
until August. 
VALERIANA officinalis (Hardy Garden Heliotrope). Grows to a 
height of about 5 feet and produces an abundance of fragrant pink 
flowers; deeply cut green foliage. June and July. 
VINCA minor (Periwinkle; Trailing Myrtle). A fine old-fashioned 
evergreen plant, widely used for ground-covering, for rockeries, or for 
planting beneath trees, for it delights in a shady place. Foliage dark, 
glossy, and so dense as to produce a beautiful green carpet. Bears 
numerous blue flowers in midsummer. 
YUCCA filamentosa (Adam’s Needle). A hardy plant which will 
give your garden a tropical look. The leaves are evergreen, sharp, and 
spiny on the edges. The waxy, bell-shaped flowers are borne on a slender 
stem often 6 feet tall. 
GRASSES 
Arundo Donax (Reed Grass; Great Weed). Often attains a height 
of 15 feet. Should be planted in clumps. 
Erianthus ravennse (Plume Grass, Hardy Pampas). Grows about 
6 feet. Makes a dense clump. 
Eulalia gracillima univittata (Japan Rush). A graceful ornamental 
grass, growing to about 6 feet. The reeds are long, narrow, and bright 
green in color. 
E. japonica variegata. An ornamental grass with long green leaves 
striped with white. Grows to about 6 feet. 
E. japonica zebrina. A striking ornamental grass marked with 
golden yellow bands running across the leaf. 
Phalaris arundinacea variegata (Variegated Ribbon Grass; Gar- 
dener’s Garters). Grows to about 3 feet. Foliage is large, variegated 
white and green. A handsome ornamental grass for bordering large 
beds. 12 to 15 inches high. 
