'Perennials 
HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS— Continued, 
Plant 
Color 
Height 
Time of Blooming 
Remarks 
Lathyrus . 
Perennial Sweet Peas 
Pink and Rose 
Trailing 
Plants 
All summer 
Any ordinary soil. 
•Liatris. 
Gay Flower 
Rose and 
Purple 
3 ft. 
July 
Sunny location; grassy linear leaves; 
ordinary soil; spikes of rosy- 
lavender flowers. 
Lythrum Roseum. 
Loosestripe 
Rose 
3 to 4 ft. 
June and July 
Does well in any good rich soil; in 
any location. Forms huge clumps, 
so allow plenty of room; tall 
spikes of rose flowers. 
Matricaria. 
White 
2 ft. 
June 
Rather low growing for border. 
Feverfew 
•Monarda— Bee-Balm.... 
didyma rosea 
Rose-red 
4 to 5 ft. 
June and July 
Forms big clumps; any good garden 
soil; sun or partial shade. 
Monarda. 
purpurea 
Lavender 
4 to 5 ft. 
June and July 
Forms big clumps; any good garden 
soil; sun or partial shade. 
•Oenothera. 
(Evening Primrose) 
Y ellow 
2 to 3 ft. 
June to Septem¬ 
ber 
Sunny, rich soil, though will grow 
on limestone, rocky hills. 
Peonies. 
Various 
3 ft. 
May 
Shade from afternoon sun; rich 
soil. Do not plant too deep. 
Pentstemon. 
Any variety 
Bluish Laven¬ 
der &. Scarlet 
2 to 3 ft. 
May and June 
Foxglove-like in shape; any good 
garden soil; full sun. 
Pinks. 
Mixed 
HA ft. 
May 
Easily grown; full sun. 
Pinks (Dianthus). 
Mixed 
HA ft. 
May 
Easily grown; full sun. 
•Phlox— Hardy. 
Various 
Shades 
2 to 3 ft. 
June and July 
Very rich soil; do not cultivate too 
close to plant; water freely; shade 
from afternoon sun. 
Phygelius Capinsis. 
Cape Fuchia 
Scarlet 
2 to 3 ft. 
June 
Pentstemon-like flowers on tall 
stems; sunny location matures; 
hot, dry weather. 
•Physostegia . 
virginiana 
Pinkish- 
Lavender 
3 to 4 ft. 
August 
Sunny location; tall spikes. 
Platycodon— Balloon 
flower (graniflora) 
Blue 
3 to 4 ft. 
July and August 
Well-drained location; leave in 
same location indefinitely. 
Pyrethrum. 
Mixed 
2 to 3 ft. 
May and June 
Any location; rich soil; plenty of 
water in dry weather. 
Rudbeckia— hortensia.... 
(Goldenglow) 
Y ellow 
5 to 6 ft. 
Aug. and Sept. 
Free flowering; sunny location; ex¬ 
cellent cur flowers. 
•Rudbeckia— Coneflower. 
Purple 
3 ft. 
July 
Purple coneflower. (See page 73.) 
(purpurea) 
Blue 
Blue 
Blue 
Blue 
'Orchid 
•Salvia. 
1. azurea. 
2. farinacea. 
3. Pitcheri 
4. leucantha 
3 to 4 ft. 
3 to 4 ft. 
3 to 4 ft. 
3 to 4 ft. 
4 to 5 ft. 
Aug. and Sept. 
Sunny location. 
Santolina. 
Y ellow 
8 to 12 in. 
May 
Sunny location. 
(Lavender Cotton) 
Mixed 
tScABIOSA. 
2 to 3 ft. 
June and July 
Well drained; sunny location; good 
rich soil. 
Sedum. 
Mixed 
1 to 2 ft. 
Aug. and Sept. 
Sunny location; well-drained soil. 
Statice. 
Purplish Blue 
1 Aft. 
June and July 
Sandy loam; sunny location. 
Stokesia. 
cyanea 
Blue 
18 in. 
July and August 
Well drained; sunny location; sandy 
loam; put ashes around crown 
in winter. 
Free flowering; sun or semi shade. 
Sweet William. 
Mixed 
14 in. 
April 
Thermo psis. 
Yellow. 
2 to 3 ft. 
End of May 
Lupine-like plant. 
caroliniana 
Valeriana. 
officinalis rubra 
Rose 
2 to 3 ft. 
May and most all 
summer. If faded 
flowers in Septem¬ 
ber, cut off. 
Dry summer border; prefers limy 
soil. 
Veronica. 
Blue 
2 to 3 ft. 
May and June 
most all summer. 
Good ordinary soil. 
fRequires Special Care. ’Native. 
PERENNIALS GROWN IN NEW MEXICO 
Achillea 
Ageratum 
Anthemis 
Campanula persicifolia 
Petunias 
PI aty codon 
Statice 
Shaster Daisy 
Valerian 
Veronica 
•Artemesia 
•Gaillardia 
•Physostegia 
•Phlox 
•Verbena 
This information was furnished by Professor Adlai Feather of State College, Mesilla Valley, New Mexico. 
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