Perennials

Perennials

Discover our diverse selection of perennials, perfect for creating lasting beauty in your garden. These hardy plants return year after year, offering vibrant color and texture through every season.

Perennials are plants that live year after year. Most garden flowers are perennials. This means the tops of the plants – the leaves, stems, and flowers – die back to the ground each fall with the first frost or freeze. The roots persist through the winter and every spring, new plant tops arise.


It is best to select plants with a purpose in mind, such as edging plants, accents for evergreens, masses of color, rock garden specimens, etc. With specific purposes in mind, you can choose perennials by considering their characteristics and deciding which plants best meet your requirements. With careful planning, a perennial flowerbed will change colors, as one type of plant finishes and another variety begins to bloom. By combining perennials with annuals, a continuous colorful show can be provided in your garden.

The University of Illinois Extension has created a Web site titled "Gardening with Perennials" that includes a comprehensive directory of perennials and guides for specific uses and planting locations. But the best way to make wise choices is to check with the garden professionals at Reds.


We'll help you select the best perennials for your purpose and design, resulting in a garden that is both aesthetic and functional.

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Perennials: Plant List

Our Plant List includes the names of perennials we commonly carry. While these plants will all be available at some point, we cannot guarantee that they will be in stock on any given day. So if you're looking for something specific, please call ahead or email us for current availability. We're here to help!

  • Achillea – Yarrow
  • Agastache – Hyssop
  • Alcea – Hollyhock
  • Alchemilla – Lady's Mantle
  • Allium – Ornamental Onion
  • Amsonia – Blue Star
  • Anemone – Anemone
  • Aquilegia – Columbine
  • Arisaema – Wormwood
  • Aruncus – Goats Beard
  • Asclepias – Butterfly Weed
  • Asparagus – Asparagus
  • Aster – Aster
  • Astilbe – Astilbe
  • Baptisia – Blue Wild Indigo
  • Bergenia – Pig Squeak
  • Brunnera – Siberian Bugloss
  • Campanula – Bellflower
  • Centaurea – Bachelor Button
  • Chelone – Turtlehead
  • Cimicifuga – Bugbane/Snakeroot
  • Clematis – Clematis
  • Convallaria – Lily of the Valley
  • Coreopsis – Tickseed
  • Delosperma – Ice Plant
  • Delphinium – Larkspur
  • Dianthus – Carnation
  • Dicentra – Bleeding Heart
  • Digitalis – Foxglove
  • Echinacea – Coneflower
  • Echinops – Globe Thistle
  • Echium – Bitterroot
  • Epimedium – Barren Wort
  • Eryngium – Sea Holly
  • Eupatorium – Pye Weed
  • Euphorbia – Cushion Spurge
  • Fallopia – Fleece Flower
  • Fern – Fern
  • Gaillardia – Blanketflower
  • Galium – Sweet Woodruff
  • Gaura – Gaura
  • Geranium – Cranesbill
  • Helenium – Sneezeweed
  • Heliopsis – Sunflower
  • Helleborus – Lenten Rose
  • Hemerocallis – Daylily
  • Heuchera – Coral Bells
  • Heucherella – Foamy Bells
  • Hibiscus – Mallow
  • Hosta – Hosta
  • Houttuynnia – Houttuynnia
  • Iberis – Candytuft
  • Iris – Iris
  • Itoh – Hybrid Tree Peony
  • Lamium – Dead Nettle
  • Lavendula – Lavender
  • Leucanthemum – Shasta Daisy
  • Liatris – Blazing Star
  • Ligularia – Leopard Plant
  • Lilium – Asiatic Lily
  • Liriope – Lilyturf
  • Lobelia – Cardinal Flower
  • Lupinus – Lupine
  • Lysmachia – Loosestrife
  • Malva – Rose Mallow
  • Mertensis – Virginia Bluebells
  • Monarda – Bee Balm
  • Myosotis – Forget-Me-Nots
  • Nepeta – Catmint
  • Oenothera – Sundrops
  • Paeonia – Peony
  • Papaver – Poppy
  • Penstemon – Beardtongue
  • Perovskia – Russian Sage
  • Persicaria – Snakeweed, Fleece Flower
  • Phlox – Phlox
  • Physotegia – Obedient Plant
  • Platycodon – Balloonflower
  • Polemonium – Jacob's Ladder
  • Polygonatum – Solomons Seal
  • Pulmonaria – Lungwort
  • Ratibida – Mexican Hat Plant
  • Rudbeckia – Blackeye Susan
  • Salvia – Meadow Sage
  • Scabiosa – Pin Cushion
  • Sedum – Sedum
  • Sempervivum – Hens and Chicks
  • Sisyrinchium – Blue Eye Grass
  • Solidago – Goldenrod
  • Stachys – Lambs Ear
  • Thymus – Thyme
  • Tiarella – Foam Flower
  • Tradescantia – Spiderwort
  • Veronica – Speedwell
  • Viola

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