The Complete Garden

A landscape architect's working manual of 1921: not how to grow a plant but where to put it — the plant lists, the groupings, the seasons of bloom, and the reasons behind a designed garden.

Perennials for Different Purposes

15 pages in this part of The Complete Garden.

Perennials for Different Purposes

WHETHER to use annuals or perennials, what perennials to use for different flowering effects, and how to take care of the perennial garden…

Perennials for Different Purposes: Aquilegia

Perennials for spring-purple, lavender, or blue flowers: Ajuga genevensis Erect Bugle Anchusa italica Italian Alkanet Aquilegia caerulea…

Perennials for Different Purposes: White

Anemone pennsylvanica Canadian Windflower Anemone sylvestris Snowdrop Windflower Aquilegia nivea grandiflora White Columbine :

Perennials for Different Purposes: Yellow

Doronicum excelsum Leopard's Bane Adonis vernalis Pheasant's Eye Alyssum saxatile Geum heldreichi Golden Tuft Aquilegia chrysantha…

Perennials for Different Purposes: Campanula

Achillea boule de neige Ball of Snow Althaea rosea alba Hollyhock Artemisia lactiflora Southernwood Aruncus sylvester Goat's Beard Astilbe…

Perennials for Different Purposes: Lychnis

Althaea rosea Lychnis coronaria Hollyhock Mullein Pink Astilbe davidi Lychnis viscaria splendens David's Spirea Ragged Robin Campanula…

Perennials for Different Purposes: Boltonia

Anemone japonica Caryopteris incana candida (treat as a perennial) Blue Spirea Chrysanthemum (in variety) Hardy Chrysanthemum Eupatorium…

Perennials for Different Purposes: Phlox

Aspidium marginale Margined Fern Asperula hexaphylla Woodruff Claytonia virginica Spring Beauty Convallaria majalis Lily-of-the-valley…

Perennials for Different Purposes: Hardy

Achillea ptarmica flore pleno Double Tansy Anthemis tinctoria kelwayi Hardy Marguerite Campanula carpatica Carpathian Harebell…

Perennials for Different Purposes: Aster-like

Achillea ptarmica flore pleno Double Tansy Aconitum wilsoni Wilson's Monkshood Althaea rosea Hollyhock Arundo donax Giant Reed Aster (in…

Perennials for Different Purposes: Japanese

Anemone japonica Japanese Windflower Aquilegia hybrida Columbine Aster (in variety) Hardy Aster Boltonia asteroides Aster-like Boltonia…

Perennials for Different Purposes: Lilium

Aconitum fischeri Monkshood Aconitum napellus Monkshood Gladiolus (in variety) Sword Flower Hyacinthus candicans Summer Hyacinth Kniphofia…

Perennials for Different Purposes: Iris

Heuchera sanguinea, coral; Aquilegia caerulea, blue; Iris germanica Kharput, purple. 3. Paeonia festiva maxima, white; Dianthus latifolius…

Perennials for Different Purposes: Chrysanthemum

II. Chrysanthemum shasta daisy, white; Anthemis tinctoria kelwayi, yellow; and Delphinium belladonna, blue. 12. Delphinium belladonna or…

Perennials for Different Purposes: Nymphaea

Nelumbo (in variety) Lotus Nymphaea alba White Water-lily b. Shallow water: c.

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