HARDY HERBACEOUS OR PERENNIAL PLANTS 
PHLOX subulata (Moss or Ground Pink) 
*PHLOX subulata. 6 in. 
Moss or Ground Pink 
Evergreen, moss-like foliage, completely hidden in 
May and June by the colorful bloom. Creeping 
growth, making a fine rock-garden or carpeting 
plant. Sun. 
Alba. White. 
Atropurpurea. Deep carmine-red. 
Blue Hills. Pale blue. 
C. F. Wilson. Soft lavender. 
City of Holland. Clear pink. 
Rosea. Pink. 
Rose-Pink. Deeper pink. 
PHYSOSTEGIA virginiana. 1 to 3 ft. 
False Dragonhead 
Dense spike of purplish rose color. An erect, 
bushy plant blooming m July and August. Trans- 
plant and divide frequently. Sun. 
P. virginiana grandiflora, Vivid. 
Large flowers of glowing deep pink. 
*PLAT YCODON grandiflorum. 2 ft. 
Balloon-Flower 
114 ft. 
Large, showy, bell-shaped blue flowers on a 
shrubby plant. For rock garden or border. Sun or 
shade. . 
PHYSOSTEGIA virginiana 
(False Dragonhead) 
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SEDUM (Live-Forever; Rina 
*PLUMBAGO Larpentiae. 6 to 8 in. 
Leadwort 
A desirable rock and border plant of spreading 
habit. Deep blue flowers from late summer to fall. 
Needs winter protection. Sun or shade. 
PYRETHRUM. 1to1% ft. 
Persian or Painted Daisy 
Charming flowers like large daisies, varying from 
carmine through pink to white. Blooms in June and 
July. Sun. 
RUDBECKIA purpurea. 3 ft. 
Coneflower 
Purple flowers with large brown cone center. 
Blooms from July to October. A good border plant. 
R. speciosa (Newmani). 3 ft. 
Deep yellow with dark purplish black center. 
Compact, bushy plant that blooms allsummer. Sun. 
*SEDUM Stonecrop; Live-Forever 
Popular rock plants and ground covers, with 
small, star-shaped flowers and thick, pulpy leaves. 
Sun or half shade. 
S. acre. 2 to 3 in. 
Prostrate, creeping growth; 
yellow flowers in May. 
S.album. 4 to 6in. 
Uniform pale green; creamy white flowers with 
pinkish stems. 
S. dasyphyllum. 2 to 4 in. 
Small, thick, gray-green leaves; pink and white 
flowers. Needs a well-drained spot. 
S. kamtschaticum. 9 in. 
Dark green, with orange-yellow flowers. 
S. lydium. 3 in. 
Tightly packed rosettes of leaves on red stems; 
white flowers. 
S. rupestre. 6 in. 
Creeping mat of gray-green to red foliage; yellow 
flowers. 
S. sarmentosum. 4 in. 
A rapid grower with yellow-green leaves and 
yellow flowers. Makes a good filler for walls. 
S. spectabile, Brilliant. 1 ft. 
Bright red flowers in late summer. A compact 
plant with broad, light gray-green leaves. 
S. spurium coccineum. 6 in. 
A creeper with small, reddish green leaves. 
evergreen. Bright 
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