1. Botany Plants to Know Geraniums, Dusty Miller, Butterfly Bush, Sedum, Salvia, Day Lily, Heuchera, Yucca, Pansy, Ornamental Grass

2. Butterfly BushBuddleia Flowering Shrub USDA Hardiness Zone 5 - 10 Full Sun Drought Tolerant Grows 5' to 10' tall and produces large arching canes with lavender, pink, purple white blooms all summer A rather unkempt growth habit. Can grow 5' to 8' from the ground in a single season Attracts birds & butterflies. Cut flowers Can become invasive

3. Daylily Genus: Hemerocallis Very adapatable perennials Grows best in full sun – tolerates some shade Thousands of cultivars – many producers specialize in daylilies only. Many varieties will bloom all summer Orange & yellow are most common – purples and pinks are rarer but available Deer favorite Flowers only last one day

4. Dusty MillerSenecio cineraria Plant type: Interior Plant, Perennial USDA Hardiness Zones: 8a to 10a Height: 12" to 24" , Spread: 6-8" Exposure: full sun Bloom Color: White, Yellow, - Grown for foliage color Bloom Time: summer Leaf Color: Silvery Growth Rate: average Moisture: moist Landscape Uses: Border, Container, Ground cover, Massing,

5. Garden or Zonal GeraniumPelargonium x hortorum Annual Size: 12-18” tall & wide USDA Zone 9-11 Full Sun Blooms late Spring to early fall: red, white, pink Uses: Containers, bedding Propagate by cuttings Not a true geranium

6. True or Hardy GeraniumGenus: Geranium Flowering Perennials USDA Zone 4 – 8 Low growing 4” – 2’ Blooms Spring – summer, pinks, blues & purples Part to full sun Containers, Beds & Borders, Groundcover

7. Heuchera Common Name: Coral Bells Plant type: Flowering Perennial USDA Hardiness Zones: 4b to 9a Height: 8" to 12" Exposure: partial shade to partial sun Flowers: Pink, White blooms, late spring to mid summer Leaf Color: Purple, Silvery, orange, red, green Uses: Bedding Plant, containers

8. Ornamental Grass Can be clump-forming or spreading YOU DON’T WANT THE SPREADING TYPE Full Sun Grow 3’ – 8’ tall Best varieties for Va. Miscanthus – Silver grass or zebra grass Pennisetum – Fountain grass (Annual in VA) Pampas grass Sea or River Oats Best planted in spring Low fertilizer & water requirements Cut back to 4 -6” in late winter Specimen or border – not a ground cover

9. PansyViola x wittrockiana Plant type: Annual, Perennial* USDA Hardiness Zones: 7b - 11 Height: 6" to 12”, Spread: 6 - 12" Exposure: full sun, *part shade Bloom Color: Blue, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow Bloom Time: Early to late spring, not summer, Mid fall to Early winter Soil Condition: Loamy, Sandy, Neutral, Well drained *Pansies are cool season flowers. They may or may not survive summer heat or winter cold.

10. Salvia Herbaceous, Flowering, Perennial or Annual Common name: Sage Hardiness: USDA Zones 7, 8 - 11. Grows 3 – 5’ tall and wide, depends on variety Blooms all summer. Exposure: partial shade to full sun. Propagation: Cuttings are fairly easy to root. Results are better with bottom heat. Good for cut flowers & culinary uses Attracts humming birds and butterflies Strongly scented foliage

11. Sedum “Autumn Joy”Stonecrop Flowering perennial USDA Hardiness Zone 4a – 9a Full sun to part shade 18 – 30” tall & wide Blooms: Pink, rust, red – summer, to late fall Winter interest, attracts birds & butterflies Uses: Border, Foundation, Massing, Rock garden Many types of sedum This is the largest

12. Yucca Perennial, Evergreen, Grass-like Height: 18--36 in, Spacing: 36-48 in Hardiness: USDA Zone 4a -10b Sun Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: Pale Yellow, White/Near White, Bloom Time: Late Spring/Early Summer Other details: Drought-tolerant Propagation Methods: By dividing or from seed Landscape uses: Alpines and Rock Gardens