Perennials

Perennials are a great investment in your garden and give you the best bang for your buck as they will come back next year.  We select the hardiest varieties to withstand Alberta's harsh climate.  See below for a list of perennials you may want to consider for your garden:

 

Plant Name	Variety	Zone	Characteristics
Raspberry	Fall Gold
	Heritage
	Boyne
Grapes	Valiant
Rhubarb	Canada Red
	Strawberry Red
Strawberry	Tri-Star
Artemisia	Silver Mound	2	Vigorous growth – 24"
	Silver Brocade	2	vigorous growth – 6"
Aster	dumosus Anneke	3	Compact growth
	novae-angliae Purple Dome	2	Compact growth
Astilbe	Pink 2/3 eye	3	Deer resistant
	Purple 2/3 eye	3	Deer resistant
	Red 2/3 eye	3	Deer resistant
	White 2/3 eye	3	Deer resistant
Bergenia	Bressingham Ruby	2
	Winterglut	2	Drought resistant
Delphinium	Aurora Light Purple	3	Attracts butterflies, hummingbirds
	Starlight	2	Attracts butterflies
Dicentra	Gold Heart	2	Pink blooms with lime green foliage
(Bleeding hearts)	spectabilis 2-3	2	Cold Hardy. Robust variety. Medium green foliage
	spectabilis 5-8	2
	Burning Hearts	3	Frosty blue-green foliage. Compact growth
	Valentine	2	Deep red blooms with gray-blue foliage. Deer resistant.
Dodecatheon	meadia lilac	2	Native wildflower; woodland gardens
(Shooting Star) Echinacea	pur. Magnus	3	Attracts butterflies
	pur. Tiki Torch	3	Deep Pumpkin Orange Blooms, attracts butterflies
	pur. Ruby Star	3	Attracts butterflies
	pur. Tomato Soup	4	Vivid colour, large blooms, attracts butterflies
Eryngium (Sea Holly)	alpinum 'Blue Star'	3	Attracts butterflies
Fern	Athyrium nipp. Regal Red	3	Northern Lady fern. Dramatic foliage
Gaillardia	Arizona Sun	2	Drought tolerant
	Burgundy	2	Drought tolerant
Arrenatherum	Elat. Variegata
Helianthus	Gullicks Gold	2	Tall/Screening, attracts butterflies
Heliopsis	Asahi'	3	False sunflower, excellent cut flower
Hemerocallis	Stella d'Oro'	2	Re-blooming daylily; 2" blooms. Fragrant, diploid, dwarf
(daylilies)	Ruby Stella'	2	2" blooms. Re-blooms. Diploid
	Stella Supreme	2	3" blooms. Re-blooms. Fragrant.
	Strawberry Candy	2	4" blooms. Re-blooms, Teraploid.
	Summer Wine	2	5" blooms. Re-blooms. Diploid
	Little Grapette	2	2" blooms. Re-blooms. Diploid
Iris	pallida 'Aureavariegata' Gold	3
	pallida Albovariegata White	3
	Sibirica 'Strawberry Flair'	3	Easy care. Great in borders.
	Sibirica 'Silver Edge'	3	Easy care. Great in borders.
	Sibirica 'Ruffled Velvet'	3	Easy care. Great in borders.
	Sibirica 'Dance Ballerina Dance'	3	Easy care. Great in borders.
Liatris	spicata Purple	2	Dense blazing star. Drought Tolerant, deer resistant, attracts butterflies.
	Kobold Purple	2	Dense blazing star. Drought Tolerant, deer resistant, attracts bees & butterflies.
Lilium	Black Beauty	3	Reflexed Flowers
	Longiflorum Lillium	3	Fragrant, outward facing trumpet flowers
	Purple Eye	2	Upward facing blooms
	Tiger 'Pink Flavour'	3	Reflexed Speckled Flowers
	Tiger 'Tigrinum Splendens'	2	Reflexed Speckled Flowers
	Tiger 'Sweet Surender'	3	Reflexed Speckled Flowers
	Tiger 'Hiwatha'	2	Fragrant, reflexed flowers
Paeonia	Red	2	Fragrant, deer resistant
(Peonies)	Pink	2	Fragrant, deer resistant
	Karl Rosenfeld	2	Fragrant, double flower, deer resistant
	Gold Mine'	2	Fragrant, double flower, deer resistant
	Dr. Alek Flemming'	2	Fragrant, double flower, deer resistant
	Itoh 'Bartzella'	2	9 inch blooms, very rare, herbaceaous x Tree Peony
	Edulis Superba'	2	Fragrant, deer resistant
	Coral Sunset"	2	Unique bloom colour, fragrant
Rudbeckia	fulgida 'Goldstrum'	3	Cone flower, attracts butterflies
	Goldquelle'	2	Double cone flower, attracts butterflies
Sedum	Dragons Blood	2	Drought tolerant, ground cover
	Black Jack	3	Attracts Butterflies, Deepest Purple Foliage
Trollius	Golden Queen	2	Globe Flower, Rabbit resistant, bowl shaped flowers