Perennials 11
Hemerocallis-Ophiopogon
BOTANICAL NAME
 HEMEROCALLIS cv.
COMMON NAME

Daylily
DESCRIPTION
Sword shaped grass-like foliage
 Bell shaped flowers
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EXPOSURE
Sun
 Part Shade
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PLANT
Herbaceous
 Height 18”
 Width 3’ to 5’
 Spreading
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FLOWER/FOLIAGE

Flower
– Summer
– Yellow, orange, dark red, pink, and
combinations
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Foliage
– V-shaped midrib
LANDSCAPE USE
Ground cover
 Very tolerant of soil and moisture
conditions
 Propagate by division
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BOTANICAL NAME
HOSTA sp.
COMMON NAME

Hosta
Connecting the scientific name to
the common name (the Mrs. A way)

Hosta and Hosta
PLANT
Height 1’ - 3’
 Width 1’ - 3’
 Upright
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Description
Leafy perennial with variously marked and
colored foliage.
 Leaf arrangement is basal.
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EXPOSURE
Semi shade
 Shade
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FLOWER/FOLIAGE

Flower
– Summer
– White and lavender

Foliage
– Green and may be marked with yellow cream
white or blue
LANDSCAPE USE
Specimen
 Ground cover
 Edging
 Borders
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BOTANICAL NAME
IRIS X GERMANICA var ‘Florentina’
COMMON NAME

Bearded Iris
Connecting the scientific name to
the common name (the Mrs. A way)

German people have beards
DESCRIPTION

The leaves are sword shaped and flat
PLANT
Height to 36”
 Width - spreading
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EXPOSURE

Sun
FLOWER/FOLIAGE

Flower
– Have a beard
– Spring (April - May)
– Yellow orange white lilac purple or bicolor
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Foliage
– Will normally have a bluish tint
You can rub the blush off Bearded Iris
LANDSCAPE USE

Perennial border
BOTANICAL NAME
LIRIOPE MUSCARI
COMMON NAME

Liriope (Green or Variegated cv.)
Connecting the scientific name to
the common name (the Mrs. A way)

Liriope and Liriope
DESCRIPTION
Evergreen grass-like cascading/weeping.
 Erect flower on a stalk in the summer

PLANT
Evergreen
 H - 12” to 18”
 W - 12” to 18”
 Spreading
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EXPOSURE
Sun
 Part shade
 Shade

FLOWER/FOLIAGE

Flower
– Summer
– White or shades of pink

Foliage
– Dark green or variegated
LANDSCAPE USE
Ground Cover
 Edging
 Border
 Cut back annually in winter or early spring
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FRUIT
Fall
 Shiny blue-black
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BOTANICAL NAME
OPHIOPOGON JAPONICUS
COMMON NAME

Mondo Grass
Connecting the scientific name to
the common name (the Mrs. A way)

All of the “O”s go together
DESCRIPTION
Stemless clumps spreading to form
grasslike cover
 Foliage grassy, curving toward the ground
 Mounding habit
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EXPOSURE
Sun
 Part shade
 Shade
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FLOWER/FOLIAGE

Flower
– Summer (July)
– White to light blue
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Foliage
– Deep green (some varieties are almost black)
LANDSCAPE USE
Ground Cover
 Edging
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