FROM GROWER TO CONSUMER 
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Brown’s Perennial Flowers for Gardens and Borders 
— Continued 
Til I Height, 3 feet and up. 
■ Useful as background plants in the back of the border. 
Species or Variety 
Height 
in Feet 
Blooming 
Season 
Color of 
Flowers 
Remarks 
Anchusa Dropmore 
4 
June-Sept. 
Deep blue 
Intermittent, real blue 
Boltonia 
4-5 
Aug.-Sept. 
White, Lavender 
Aster-like flowers 
Campanula Medium 
4-6 
Sept. 
Blue, White, Rose 
Canterbury Bell 
Cassia 
5 
June-Sept. 
Yellow 
Pea shape 
Delphinium Hybrids 
3-5 
June-Oct. 
Shades of blue 
The hardy “Larkspurs” 
Digitalis (Foxglove) 
2-3 
June-July 
Rose, White, Yellow 
Imposing flower spikes 
Eulalias—in variety 
4-6 
Fall plumes 
Narrow foliage 
Decorative tall grass 
Helenium 
2 
June 
Yellow 
Bushy 
Helianthus, various 
4-8 
Aug. 
Yellow 
Hardy Sunflowers 
Hibiscus (Mallows) 
3-4 
Aug.-Sept. 
Red, Pink, White 
Giant single flowers 
Hollyhocks, Double 
4-5 
June-Oct. 
Separate colors 
Torch-like pillars 
Iris, Japan—in variety 
2(4-3 
July 
Various 
Very large flat flowers 
Liatris Pvcnostachya 
4-5 
July-Aug. 
Rosy purple 
Protruding flower wands 
Lythrum Roseum 
3-5 
July-Aug. 
Reddish purple 
Bushy, moisture loving 
Pentstemon 
3-4 
Julv-Aug. 
Coral-red 
Long wands 
Rudbeckia. Golden Glow 
5-8 
July-Sept. 
Yellow 
Numerous double flowers 
Yucca Filamentosa 
6 
June-Julv 
Creamy white 
Bavonet leaves; pendent bells 
PLANTS FOR YOUR ROCK GARDEN 
NAME 
HEIGHT 
COLOR 
BLOOMS 
‘Achillea Tomentosa 
6-8 in. 
Yellow 
July to September * 
t*Alyssum—in variety 
12 in. 
Yellow 
All summer 
Anemone Japonica 
9-12 in. 
White. Pink 
April and May 
Aquilegia—in variety 
2-2(4 ft. 
Various 
Late spring 
tArabis Alpina 
5 in. 
White 
April and May 
Arenaria 
5 in. 
White 
May 
Arnica 
15 in. 
Orange, Yellow 
May-June 
Armeria Formosa 
12-15 in. 
Pink 
Spring to fall 
Aster, Mauve Cushion 
9-10 in. 
Silver 
November 
♦Aubrietia 
1 in. 
White 
Spring 
Baptisia Australis 
2 ft. 
Dark blue 
June 
Calandrinia 
6 in. 
Crimson 
June till late 
Campanula Carpatica 
5 in. 
Blue 
June till fall 
tCerastium Tomentosum 
6 in. 
White 
Early summer 
Daphne 
8-12 in. 
Pink 
Evergreen 
Dianthus Caesius Grandiflorus 
12 in. 
Rose 
June and July 
tDianthus Deltoides 
15 in. 
Pink 
May to July 
tDianthus, Hardy Pinks 
2 ft. 
Mixed 
All summer 
Dicentra Spectabilis (Bleeding Heart) 
2 ft. 
Pink 
May 
Funkia (White Day Lily) 
12 in. 
White 
August 
Gypsophila Repens 
6 in. 
White 
June and July 
Helianthemum 
8-12 in. 
Mixed 
July to September 
♦Heuchera 
12-18 in. 
Pink 
June to September 
‘Iberis 
6-12 in. 
White 
May and June 
Myosotis (Forget-me-not) 
8 in. 
Blue 
All summer 
*Nepeta Mussini 
12-18 in. 
Blue 
All summer 
♦Pachysandra 
6-8 in. 
White 
Foliage plant 
f‘Phlox Subulata 
10 in. 
Pink or white 
April and May 
Polemonium 
8-10 in. 
Blue 
Bushy 
Primula—in variety 
6-12 in. 
Various 
Spring 
t*Sedums—in variety 
4-24 in. 
Various 
Various 
♦Sempervivum 
3 in. 
Red, pale 
May and June 
Silene Schafta 
4-6 in. 
Pink 
July to October 
t ‘Thymus—in variety 
4-6 in. 
Various 
June and July 
Trollius 
12-18 in. 
Yellow 
Globe Shape Flowers 
tTunica Saxifraga 
Tiny 
Pink 
All summer 
t*Veronica—in variety 
2-24 in. 
Various 
Various 
‘Vinca Minor 
4 in. 
Blue 
June 
Viola—in variety 
6-8 in. 
Various 
All summer 
Viola Jersey Gem 
6-8 in. 
Violet 
All summer 
♦Plants with foliage more or less evergreen. 
tSuitable for crevices of walls and paved areas. 
