Browse our A-Z listing of perennials to find the top varieties that will grow bigger and better every year.
View a list of Perennials by common name or scientific name
- Light:
- Sun,Part Sun
- Plant Height:
- To 4 feet tall
- Zones:
- 7-11
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
Agapanthus is a landscape staple in warm-winter regions, and it's no wonder why. This easy-to-grow perennial produces colorful...read more >
Plant with : Society garlic, Kangaroo paw, Bird of paradise
- Light:
- Sun,Part Sun
- Plant Height:
- 1-15 feet tall
- Zones:
- 5-11
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
Among the most architectural plants, agaves feature bold succulent leaves that set the tone for wherever they're planted. They're...read more >
- Light:
- Sun,Part Sun,Shade
- Plant Height:
- 4-9 inches tall
- Zones:
- 4-10
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
Ajuga is one of the most indispensable groundcovers around. It has many uses and looks great much of the year.read more >
Plant with : Coralbells, Fothergilla, Bleeding heart
- Light:
- Sun,Part Sun
- Plant Height:
- 1-3 feet tall
- Zones:
- 6-10
- Plant Type:
- Perennial,Bulb
Alstroemerias are best known as cut flowers, where their rich colors and lovely veining grace many a vase, where they'll last for...read more >
Plant with : Chrysanthemum, Salvia
- Light:
- Sun,Part Sun
- Plant Height:
- 1-3 feet tall
- Zones:
- 4-8
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
Anemones are lovely, delicate flowers that dance atop slender stems, giving them their poetic common name -- windflower....read more >
Plant with : Turtlehead, Culver's root, Liverleaf
- Light:
- Sun
- Plant Height:
- 1-3 feet tall
- Zones:
- 3-9
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
Grow artemisias for the magnificent silver foliage that complements nearly all other perennials and ties together diverse colors...read more >
Plant with : Russian sage, Salvia, Veronica
- Light:
- Sun
- Plant Height:
- 1-5 feet tall
- Zones:
- 3-9
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
Asters get their name from the Latin word for "star," and their flowers are indeed the superstars of the fall garden. Some types...read more >
Plant with : Boltonia, Russian sage, Sedum
- Light:
- Part Sun,Shade
- Plant Height:
- 6-40 inches tall
- Zones:
- 4-8
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
Astilbe brings a graceful, feathering note to moist, shady landscapes. In cooler climates in the northern third or so of the...read more >
Plant with : Hosta, Coralbells, Japanese painted fern
- Light:
- Sun
- Plant Height:
- 6 inches to 2 feet tall
- Zones:
- 3-9
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
Showy, brightly colored flowers are saucer-shape, sometimes semidouble, over loose mounds of handsome dark strawberrylike leaves....read more >
Plant with : Basket-of-gold, Iris, Calliopsis
- Light:
- Sun
- Plant Height:
- 8 inches to 4 feet tall
- Zones:
- 4-9
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
With its loose, billowy panicles of tiny single or double pink or white flowers, baby's breath provides a lightness and airiness...read more >
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