chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Mild onion flavor. Can be used fresh in salads, or can be frozen or dried … Continued
browsing plants: perennials that last
Perennials are plants that are expected to live longer than two years, unlike annuals, which live for one growing season, and biennials, which need two growing seasons to mature and go to seed. Perennials may go to seed every year and often die back to the ground, but their root systems continue to live and the plants will continue growing. Some perennials are considered to be short-lived, but because they self-seed so readily they appear to live much longer.
Not all plants are perennial in all areas. Some can be killed by freezing temperatures, excessively dry conditions, or other growing conditions. This is why hardiness zones are so important. Knowing what zone you garden in will allow you to determine what plants will survive in your area. As of the 2012 USDA hardiness map, the region in which Vinland Valley Nursery is located in Zone 6a.
Perennial plants have a shorter blooming season than annuals since their survival doesn’t depend upon creating as much seed. However, many plants bloom for weeks, and with careful planning and a diversity of plants in the garden, you can keep things pretty colorful from early spring through frost.
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garlic chives
Allium tuberosum
White flowers self-seed and make an easy low maintenance filler winding through perennial borders. Dried … Continued
‘Globemaster’ giant onion
Allium ‘Globemaster’
The biggest and best Allium! Silvery purple florets form huge, 8–10″ flower globes of purple … Continued
‘Millenium’ ornamental onion
Allium 'Millenium'
A hybrid ornamental onion. Each bulb produces an upright clump of slender, grass-like foliage 6-12” … Continued
‘Blue Ice’ blue star
Amsonia tabernaemontana ‘Blue Ice’
Gorgeous navy blue buds in late spring open to vivid periwinkle blue, star-shaped flowers larger … Continued
Ozark blue star
Amsonia hubrichti
Perennial Plant Association 2011 Perennial Plant of the Year! Pale blue flowers cover fine-needle-leaved, dense, … Continued
eastern blue star
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Large, multi-stemmed clumps are crowded with narrow, oval leaves which turn golden-yellow in the fall. … Continued
‘Storm Cloud’ shining blue star
Amsonia tabernaemontana ‘Storm Cloud’
‘Storm Cloud’ is an exciting new native plant selection with spring foliage emerging near-black and … Continued
forget-me-not
Anchusa capensis
Evergreen rosettes produce delicate cobalt-blue flowers in summer. A biennial that will naturalize by self-sowing, … Continued
big bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
This colorful, robust hardy grass is NATIVE FROM CANADA TO MEXICO. Tall foliage turns light … Continued
‘Robustissima’ grape-leaf Japanese anemone
Anemone x tomentosa 'Robustissima'
Sensational pink cup-shaped flowers float above deep green foliage. Adaptable and easy to grow. Flowers … Continued
‘Pretty Lady Julia’ windflower
Anemone 'Pretty Lady Julia'
Large two-inch blooms in late summer and early fall on compact plants. Semi-double bicolor pink … Continued