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Plant Library Perennials

Perennial – is a plant, which lives or continues more than 3 years consecutively whether it retains its leaves or not.
With the correct pruning the plant will come back every year.

*  This indicates that a plant blooms for 6 weeks or longer
√ This indicates that the plant is listed as Resistant/Tolerant to Deer

Achillea clypeolata 'Moonshine' - Yarrow

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Achillea clypeolata ‘Moonshine’ – Yarrow* √
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – an upright clump forming plant with long lasting bright lemon-yellow flowers in a flat top form. Grows 1-2' tall with silvery to grey-green foliage. 
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – dry to medium moisture, well-drained soil
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– June through September for flowers
Long Island Nursery Plants Deadhead to promote additional blooms

Ajuga reptans – Carpet Bugleweed

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Ajuga reptans – Carpet Bugleweed √
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – low growing 6”-10” tall that forms a dense mat like groundcover. The leaves are dark green oblong or spoon shaped, flowers are about ½” long on erect spike.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – part shade to full shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– May through June for flowers
Long Island Nursery Plants Great for groundcover, bed edging

 

Aster 'Woods Purple' - Michaelmas Daisy

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Aster ‘Woods Purple’ – Michaelmas Daisy √
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – grows in mounded clumps with small semi double blue violet to purple flowers with yellow centers. Growing 12-18" tall with dark glossy green leaves.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – prefers well drained soil, medium moisture, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– August through September
Long Island Nursery Plants Deadhead final blooms, great for beds and borders
aster-woods-pink aster-woods-blue

Astilbe – False Spirea

Astilbe – False Spirea

Astilbe – False Spirea* √
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – plume like inflorescence ranges from 6”-2’ tall. The flower is a layered fluffy spike on fern like foliage. Has a variety of colors to choose from.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full shade to full sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – prefers well drained soil, tolerates moist soil, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– June through July for flowers
Long Island Nursery Plants Use for borders, cut flowers and dried flower arrangements
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Athyrium goeringianum 'Pictum' - Japanese Painted Fern

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Athyrium goeringianum ‘Pictum’ – Japanese Painted Fern √
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – japanese painted fern is known for its exotic foliage of soft grayish-green and silvery dark maroon foliage
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – partial to full shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – prefers well drained soil
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– no flower
Long Island Nursery Plants  Great for beds and borders

Campanula carpatica ‘Blue Clips' - Bellflower

Campanula carpatica ‘Blue Clips - Bellflower

Campanula carpatica ‘Blue Clips' - Bellflower
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – displays an attractive mound of green leaves and large upright violet-blue cup-shaped flowers. Grows 6”-8” tall with a compact habit.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soils, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– June through September for flowers
Long Island Nursery Plants Deadhead flowers, great for rock gardens and water features

 

Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Moonbeam’ – Tickseed

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  Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Moonbeam’ – Tickseed* √

Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – produces daisy like flowers 2”-3” in diameter, single yellow to deep gold colored flower on stiff stem with dark green leaves. 18”-24” in height produces many flowers to one plant.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – prefers well drained soil, tolerates dryer soil, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– June through September for flowers
Long Island Nursery Plants Plant in groups, use for borders and/or beds
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Dianthus barbatus – Pink Carnations

Dianthus barbatus – Pink Carnations

Dianthus barbatus – Pink Carnations
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – low growing 4”-12” normally white & pink clustered flowers, each flower has five petals with serrated edges. Foliage is green to blue green leaves
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – prefers well drained soil, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– June through July for flowers
Long Island Nursery Plants Use in beds, pots and rock gardens

 

Echinacea purpurea – Purple Coneflower

*Echinacea purpurea – Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea – Purple Coneflower* √
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – produces large showy heads of purple florets arranged in a somewhat cone shape. The outer petals point downward, flower stalk height is between 2’-4’. Color dominantly purple but comes in white & pink when available.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – drought and heat tolerant
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– June through September for flowers
Long Island Nursery Plants May need staking, deadhead for prolonged flowering
*Echinacea - 'White Swan'

Eupatorium 'Rugosum Chocolate' - Mist Flower

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Eupatorium 'Rugosum Chocolate' – Mist Flower √
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – produces small white fluffy flowers arranged in rounded, broccoli sized heads atop shiny purple stems. Lance shaped to elliptic-oblong leaves that are chocolate tined. Growing to 3-5' tall
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – prefers well drained soil, medium moisture
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– September through October
Long Island Nursery Plants Great for beds

Gaillardia ‘Goblin’ – Blanket Flower

Gaillardia ‘Goblin’ – Blanket Flower

Gaillardia ‘Goblin’ – Blanket Flower* √
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – produces daisy like flowers with a large rose red center with frilly yellow and orange petals. Grows to 12” in height and spreads to about the same, has light green stems.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – prefers well drained soil, drought tolerant, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– June through August for flowers
Long Island Nursery Plants Deadhead for prolonged flowering, great for beds and borders

 

Geranium 'Johnson's Blue' - Crane's Bill

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Geranium 'Johnson's Blue' - Crane's Bill* √
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – rich sky blue flowers that fade to grey as they mature. Dark green foliage growing to 18' high.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – prefers well drained soils
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– June through August
Long Island Nursery Plants Great for borders and cottage gardens
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Hemerocallis ‘Stella D’Ora’ – Daylily

Hemerocallis Hemerocallis ‘Stella D’Ora’ – Daylily

Hemerocallis ‘Stella D’Ora’ – Daylily*
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – clump forming perennial with arching glasslike leaves in a fanlike appearance. A tall stalk extends above leaves and produces a 6-tepal flower in a golden yellow color. Other varieties are ‘Pardon Me’ – bright red flowers and ‘Happy Returns’ – lemon yellow flowers.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – prefers well drained soil, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– June through October for flowers
Long Island Nursery Plants Deadhead for prolonged flowering, divide every 3-5 years 

*Hemerocallis ‘Happy Returns' *Hemerocallis ‘Pardon Me' daylily-cherry-cheeks
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Heuchera Americana ‘Plum Pudding’ – Coral Bells

Heuchera Americana ‘Plum Pudding’ – Coral Bells

Heuchera Americana ‘Plum Pudding’ – Coral Bells* √
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – incredible foliage of deep plum purple mixed with some green produces a delicate 8” white spiky bloom. Other varieties are ‘Silver Scrolls’ – silver and purple foliage with white flower and ‘Purple Palace’ – mahogany red foliage with white flowers.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – prefers well drained soil, drought tolerant, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– June through August for flowers
Long Island Nursery Plants Deadhead final blooms, great for beds and borders
Heuchera Americana ‘Silver Scrolls’ Heuchera-Americana-Palace-Purple* *Heuchera Americana ‘Caramel’

Hosta – Plaintain Lily

Long Island Nursery Hosta – Plaintain Lily

Hosta – Plaintain Lily √
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – attractive foliage that grows in mounds of overlapping leaves. Choose from varieties that differ in foliage color, markings and flower color. Produces 3’-5’ tall spikes of fragrant flowers. Some varieties are ‘Frances Williams’, ‘Big Daddy’, ‘Blue Cadet’ and ‘Golden Tiara’
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – part shade to full shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – prefers well drained soil, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– June through September for flowers
Long Island Nursery Plants Divide when they get to big, great for under trees and shade areas
Hosta – Francis Williams Hosta – Big Daddy hosta-sieboldiana-elegans
Hosta – Golden Tiara Hosta – Guacamole Hosta 'Sum and Substance'

Iris ensata - Japanese Iris

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Iris ensata – Japanese Iris √
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – grows in slowly expanding clumps 2-4' tall. Sword shaped, linear green leaves. Flowers have a flattened appearance ranging in colors from blue to red, pink and white.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – medium to wet soils
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– June through July
Long Island Nursery Plants Great for water gardens and japanese gardens

Lavandula ‘Munstead’ – English Lavender

Lavandula ‘Munstead’ – English Lavender*

Lavandula ‘Munstead’ – English Lavender* √
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – ornamental compact habit with gray green scented foliage. Lavender blue flowers appear in terminal spikes. Grows 12”-18” tall.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soils, dry to medium moisture
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– June through August for flowers
Long Island Nursery Plants Deadhead flowers, cut back after first bloom

 

Leucanthemum superbum – Shasta Daisy

Leucanthemum superbum – Shasta Daisy

Leucanthemum superbum – Shasta Daisy
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – clump forming perennial, flowers are white petals radiating from a central yellow disk. Reaches a height of 3'-4', with a spread of 2'-3', and flowers profusely
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – prefers well drained soil, drought tolerant, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– June through October for flowers
Long Island Nursery Plants Deadhead for prolonged flowering, great for beds & cut flowers

 

Liatris spicata - Gay Feather

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Liatris spicata - Gay Feather
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – tall upright, clump-forming features spikes of rounded fluffy deep purple flower heads. Grass like medium green leaves grows 2-4' tall.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – medium to wet soils
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– July through August
Long Island Nursery Plants Use in cottage gardens and perennial beds.

Ligularia dentata 'Othello' - Bigleaf Goldenray

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Ligularia dentata 'Othello' - Bigleaf Goldenray
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – clump forming with a mounded habit that is grown as much for its foliage as for its showy flowers. Yellow orange daisy-like flowers appear in loose branches atop leafless stems 2-3' tall.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – part shade to full shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – medium to wet soils
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– July through August
Long Island Nursery Plants Plant in beds and by waters edge
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Liriope muscari ‘Variegata’ – Lily Turf

Liriope muscari ‘Variegata’ – Lily TurfLiriope muscari ‘Big Blue’ – Lily Turf

Liriope muscari ‘Variegata’ – Lily Turf √
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – dark green ribbon like foliage grows 12’-18” high then falls over toward the ground to form a clump. Produces a spike of small purple flowers. Other variety is 'Big Blue’ – which has white on the edges of the foliage
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – prefers well drained soils, dry to medium moisture
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– August through September for flowers, foliage is all year
Long Island Nursery Plants Very hardy, great for shady slopes and outlining beds and borders

 

Lysimachia nummularia - Creeping Jenny

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Lysimachia nummularia – Creeping Jenny √
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – a low growing, creeping ground cover which forms a mat approx 2-4" high. Foliage is bright yellow in color, slightly ruffled rounded shape.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – prefers moist soil
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– June produces bright yellow flowers
Long Island Nursery Plants  Great for waterfalls, pots and fish ponds

Nepeta 'Walkers Low' – Catmint

Nepeta – Catmint

Nepeta 'Walkers Low'– Catmint * √
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – a mounding, bushy plant grows 18”-36” and provides abundant trumpet shaped soft lavender colored flowers. Aromatic foliage is a gray green oval leaf.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soils, dry to medium moisture
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– June through August for flowers
Long Island Nursery Plants Deadhead to prolong flowering, great for beds and borders

 

Perovskia atriplicifolia – Russian Sage

Perovskia atriplicifolia – Russian Sage

Perovskia atriplicifolia – Russian Sage* √
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – is a woody sub-shrub with long panicles of lavender-blue flowers that become increasingly brilliant as they open. Grows to 4’ tall, foliage is finely cut gray-green leaves that are slightly scented.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – prefers moist well drained soil, drought tolerant
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– June through September
Long Island Nursery Plants Use as backdrops in perennial gardens

 

Phlox paniculata – Garden Phlox

Phlox paniculata – Garden Phlox

Phlox paniculata – Garden Phlox*
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – produces a large pyramidal shape of flowers each about 1” across. Flowers are fragrant and colors vary, they grow between 30”-36”, prominently pink but other colors are available.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – moist soil, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– June through September for flowers
Long Island Nursery Plants Deadhead to prolong flowering, great for beds and borders

 

Phlox subulata ‘Emerald Pink’ – Moss Pinks

Phlox subulata ‘Emerald Pink’ – Moss Pinks

Phlox subulata ‘Emerald Pink’ – Moss Pinks √
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – usher in spring with a profusion of fabulous color with this low growing creeping phlox that is no taller than 6”. Produces 5” petaled vibrant flowers in different colors. Has a compact habit, with an evergreen mat.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – prefers moist well drained soil, slightly drought tolerant
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– May through June
Long Island Nursery Plants Great for ground covers, and rock gardens
Phlox subulata ‘Emerald Blue’ – Moss Pinks *Phlox paniculata – Candy Stripe

Platycodon 'Sentimental Blue' - Balloon Flower

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Platycodon 'Sentimental Blue' - Balloon Flower
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – features unique puffy flowers, buds shaped like hot air balloons which open into single blue, upward facing, bell shaped flowers with five pointed lobes. Oval leaves to 3" long.
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – prefers well drained soils
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– July through August
Long Island Nursery Plants Great for borders, beds and rock gardens

Rudbeckia hirta – Black Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta – Black Eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta – Black Eyed Susan*
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – daisy like flower head consists of a black disc center with beautiful yellow rings of petals. Can grow up to 3’ tall
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to light shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soil, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– June through September for flowers
Long Island Nursery Plants Deadhead to prolong flowering, great for borders & cut flowers

 

Salvia nemorosa – Meadow Sage

Salvia nemorosa – Meadow Sage

Salvia nemorosa – Meadow Sage* √
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – upright bushy clump of gray green leaves, produces dense spikes of vibrant purple flowers. Grows 12”-24” depending on variety. Varieties include ‘East Friesland’, ‘Blue Hill’ & ‘May Night’
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to light shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soil, drought tolerant, normal watering
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– June through September for flowers
Long Island Nursery Plants Deadhead for prolonged flowering, great for borders & dried flowers
Salvia nemorosa – Snow Hill

Sedum – Stonecrop

Sedum – Stonecrop

Sedum – Stonecrop* √
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – The foliage is bluish green with serrated edges, produces upright showy blooms with star shaped pink flowers in a dense flat-topped clusters. Grows up to 2’ tall
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to light shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – well drained soils, dry to medium moisture
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– June through September for flowers
Long Island Nursery Plants Deadhead to prolong flowering, use for rock gardens, beds & borders
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Semperivum 'Evergreen Rosettes' - Hens & Chicks

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Semperivum ‘Evergreen Rosettes’ – Hens & Chicks √
Long Island Nursery Plants Characteristics – this is a low growing evergreen that produce compact flower-like rosettes of succulent leaves. This plant is used for the foliage but do produce small flowers
Long Island Nursery Plants Light – full sun to part shade
Long Island Nursery Plants Moisture – prefers well drained soil, likes hot and dry areas
Long Island Nursery Plants Bloom Time– Evergreen
Long Island Nursery Plants Great for rock gardens and waterfalls