TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS FOR AMERICAN HOMES 
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Perennial Flowers for Gardens and Borders 
-Continued 
TALL Height, 3 feet and up. 
I M &- L 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 
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 
4-6 
June-Oct. 
Separate colors 
Torch-like pillars 
Iris, Japan—in variety 
2V2-3 
July 
Various 
Very large flat flowers 
Liatris Pycnostachya 
4-5 
July-Aug. 
Rosy purple 
Protruding flower wands 
Lythrum Roseum 
3-5 
July-Aug. 
Reddish purple 
Bushy, moisture loving 
Pentstemon 
3-4 
July-Aug. 
Coral-red 
Long wands 
Rudbeckia, Golden Glow 
5-8 
July-Sept. 
Yellow 
Numerous double flowers 
Yucca Filamentosa 
6 
June-July 
Creamy white 
Bayonet 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 
Aquilegia—in variety 
2-2% ft. 
Various 
Late spring 
fArabis Alpina 
6 in. 
White 
April and May 
Arenaria 
5 in. 
White 
May 
Armeria Formosa 
12-15 in. 
Pink 
Spring to fall 
Aster, Mauve Cushion 
9-10 in. 
Silver 
November 
*Aubrietia 
4 in. 
White 
Spring 
Campanula Carpatica 
6 in. 
Blue 
June till fall 
fCerastium Tomentosum 
6 in. 
White 
Early summer 
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 
Gypsophila Repens 
6 in. 
White 
June and July 
•Heuchera 
12-18 in. 
Pink 
June to September 
"Tberis 
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 
t*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 
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 
fSuitable for crevices of walls and paved areas. 
