Plants recommended for LI gardens
The blanket flower is a captivating medium-height summer bloomer. Credit: Handout
Summer bloomers, tall
Achillea filipendulina (yarrow)
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Summer bloomers, tall
Achillea filipendulina (yarrow)
Alcea rosea (hollyhock)
Baptisia australis (false indigo)
Digitalis purpurea (foxglove)
Echinacea purpurea (cone flower)
Echinops exaltatus (globe thistle)
Eupatorium maculatum Gateway (Joe Pye weed)
Heliopsis helianthoides var. scabra (heliopsis)
Hibiscus moscheutos (rose mallow)
Liatris (gay feather)
Fall bloomers, tall
Artemisia lactiflora (white mugwort)
Aster novae-angliae (New England aster)
Chrysanthemum x Emperor of China (mum)
Helenium autumnale (sneezeweed)
Spring bloomers, medium
Aquilegia sp. (columbine)
Dicentra spectabilis (bleeding heart)
Iris germanica (bearded iris)
Summer bloomers, medium
Achillea millefolium (yarrow)
Astilbe (false spirea)
Campanula glomerata (bellflower)
Coreopsis lanceolata (lanceleaf coreopsis)
Eupatorium coelestinum (mistflower)
Gaillardia x grandiflora (blanket flower)
Hemerocallis (daylilies)
Lavandula angustifolia (English lavender)
Penstemon (beardtongue)
Phlox paniculata (phlox)
Scabiosa caucasica (pincushion flower)
Veronica spicata (speedwell)
Fall bloomers, medium
Anemone x hybrida japonica (Japanese anemone)
Malva alcea (mallow)
Sedum Autumn joy (Autumn stonecrop)
Spring bloomers, short
Anemone sylvestris (snowdrop)
Armeria maritima (thrift, sea pink)
Convallaria majalis (lily of the valley)
Corydalis lutea (yellow corydalis)
Geranium Rozanne (cranesbill)
Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose)
Heuchera (coral bells)
Iberis sempervirens (candytuft)
Mertensia virginica (Virginia bluebells)
Phlox divaricata (sweet William)
Primula (primroses)
Stachys byzantina (lamb's ears)
Summer bloomers, short
Dianthus deltoides (maiden pinks)
Lamium maculatum (spotted dead nettle)
Liriope (lilyturf)
Nepeta mussinii (catmint)
Oenothera missouriensis (Ozark sundrop)
Fall bloomers, short
Aster novi-belgii (dwarf New York aster)
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (leadwort)
Chrysanthemum hybrids (mums)
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