Perennials Archives - Creekside Gardens https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/category/perennials/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:15:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/wp-content/uploads/logo/creekside-logo-120x120-1-36x36.png Perennials Archives - Creekside Gardens https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/category/perennials/ 32 32 Wirevine – Creeping (Muehlenbeckia sp.) https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/wirevine-creeping-muehlenbeckia-sp/ https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/wirevine-creeping-muehlenbeckia-sp/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:15:33 +0000 https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/wirevine-creeping-muehlenbeckia-sp/ Description A low growing perennial with small, emerald green leaves over dark, wiry stems that contort, curl and bend like nothing you’ve ever seen. Great for planter combinations or planted in the ground as a groundcover. Very winter hardy. Grows to 4-6″ tall and spreads. Full to part sun.

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A low growing perennial with small, emerald green leaves over dark, wiry stems that contort, curl and bend like nothing you’ve ever seen. Great for planter combinations or planted in the ground as a groundcover. Very winter hardy. Grows to 4-6″ tall and spreads. Full to part sun.

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]]> https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/wirevine-creeping-muehlenbeckia-sp/feed/ 0 Vervain – Native Blue (Verbena hastata) https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/vervain-native-blue-verbena-hastata/ https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/vervain-native-blue-verbena-hastata/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:15:33 +0000 https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/vervain-native-blue-verbena-hastata/ Description This native perennial produces brightly colored, purplish-blue flower clusters from July and into September. Tolerates wet conditions. A rough, stiff clumping plant with lance-shaped, sharply toothed leaves, growing to 3-4 ft. tall. Full to part sun.

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This native perennial produces brightly colored, purplish-blue flower clusters from July and into September. Tolerates wet conditions. A rough, stiff clumping plant with lance-shaped, sharply toothed leaves, growing to 3-4 ft. tall. Full to part sun.

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]]> https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/vervain-native-blue-verbena-hastata/feed/ 0 Wand Flower – Crimson Butterflies (Gaura lindheimeri) https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/wand-flower-crimson-butterflies-gaura-lindheimeri/ https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/wand-flower-crimson-butterflies-gaura-lindheimeri/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:15:33 +0000 https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/wand-flower-crimson-butterflies-gaura-lindheimeri-2/ Description A durable, long-lasting perennial that is heat and drought tolerant. ‘Crimson Butterflies’ has dark crimson foliage, reddish stems and is very compact. Grows 18”. Full sun to part shade.

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A durable, long-lasting perennial that is heat and drought tolerant. ‘Crimson Butterflies’ has dark crimson foliage, reddish stems and is very compact. Grows 18”. Full sun to part shade.

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]]> https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/wand-flower-crimson-butterflies-gaura-lindheimeri/feed/ 0 Winecups – Native Purple (Callirhoe involucrata) https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/winecups-native-purple-callirhoe-involucrata/ https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/winecups-native-purple-callirhoe-involucrata/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:15:33 +0000 https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/winecups-native-purple-callirhoe-involucrata/ Description Also know as Wine Cups, a long-blooming native groundcover that attracts butterflies, but is not favored by deer. Cup-shaped, magenta flowers appear in spring and throughout summer. Grows to 6-12″ tall and spreads. Full to part sun.

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Also know as Wine Cups, a long-blooming native groundcover that attracts butterflies, but is not favored by deer. Cup-shaped, magenta flowers appear in spring and throughout summer. Grows to 6-12″ tall and spreads. Full to part sun.

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]]> https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/winecups-native-purple-callirhoe-involucrata/feed/ 0 Windflower – Honorine Jobert (Anemone) https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/windflower-honorine-jobert-anemone/ https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/windflower-honorine-jobert-anemone/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:15:33 +0000 https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/windflower-honorine-jobert-anemone/ Description A late-flowering perennial. Pure white single flowers with bright yellow stamens are 2”-3” across. Very floriferous. Grows 36”. Part sun.

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A late-flowering perennial. Pure white single flowers with bright yellow stamens are 2”-3” across. Very floriferous. Grows 36”. Part sun.

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]]> https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/windflower-honorine-jobert-anemone/feed/ 0 Wormwood – Silver Mound (Artemesia schmidtiana) https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/wormwood-silver-mound-artemesia-schmidtiana/ https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/wormwood-silver-mound-artemesia-schmidtiana/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:15:33 +0000 https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/wormwood-silver-mound-artemesia-schmidtiana/ Description Delicate mounds of feathery, fern like silver-gray foliage.An excellent border or edging plant. Also showy in rock gardens. Cannot tolerate wet soils. Grows 12 – 15″ x 18 – 24″. Full sun.

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Delicate mounds of feathery, fern like silver-gray foliage.An excellent border or edging plant. Also showy in rock gardens. Cannot tolerate wet soils. Grows 12 – 15″ x 18 – 24″. Full sun.

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]]> https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/wormwood-silver-mound-artemesia-schmidtiana/feed/ 0 Yarrow – Peter Cottontail (Achillea ptarmica) https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/yarrow-peter-cottontail-achillea-ptarmica/ https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/yarrow-peter-cottontail-achillea-ptarmica/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:15:33 +0000 https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/yarrow-peter-cottontail-achillea-ptarmica/ Description Peter Cottontail is a compact, mounding perennial, producing loads of small white flower clusters, reminiscent of Baby’s Breath. Bloom time is early to late summer. Attracts pollinators. Grows to around 24″ tall and 30″ wide. Full to part sun.

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Peter Cottontail is a compact, mounding perennial, producing loads of small white flower clusters, reminiscent of Baby’s Breath. Bloom time is early to late summer. Attracts pollinators. Grows to around 24″ tall and 30″ wide. Full to part sun.

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]]> https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/yarrow-peter-cottontail-achillea-ptarmica/feed/ 0 Yarrow – Little Moonshine (Achillea hybrid) https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/yarrow-little-moonshine-achillea-hybrid/ https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/yarrow-little-moonshine-achillea-hybrid/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:15:33 +0000 https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/yarrow-little-moonshine-achillea-hybrid/ Description An excellent, compact new yarrow with bright golden flowers, produced in mass, from summer and into early fall. Ideal for small places, growing to only 9-12″ tall. Full sun to part sun.

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An excellent, compact new yarrow with bright golden flowers, produced in mass, from summer and into early fall. Ideal for small places, growing to only 9-12″ tall. Full sun to part sun.

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]]> https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/yarrow-little-moonshine-achillea-hybrid/feed/ 0 Yarrow – Paprika (Achillea millefolium) https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/yarrow-paprika-achillea-millefolium/ https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/yarrow-paprika-achillea-millefolium/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:15:33 +0000 https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/yarrow-paprika-achillea-millefolium/ Description A perennial with distinctive, fern like foliage, and abundant deep red flowers with gold centers in summer. Flowers are good for drying and flower arrangements. Grows to 24-30″ tall and wide. Full sun

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A perennial with distinctive, fern like foliage, and abundant deep red flowers with gold centers in summer. Flowers are good for drying and flower arrangements. Grows to 24-30″ tall and wide. Full sun

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]]> https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/yarrow-paprika-achillea-millefolium/feed/ 0 Umbrella Plant – (Darmera peltata) https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/umbrella-plant-darmera-peltata/ https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/umbrella-plant-darmera-peltata/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:15:33 +0000 https://www.creeksidegardensinc.com/plants_perennials/umbrella-plant-darmera-peltata/ Description An excellent large, coarse plant for moist, shady conditions. Large, rounded clusters of red-centered, blush-white flowers rise on thick stalks above massive lobed leaves. Grows to 30″ tall and wide. Part to full shade.

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An excellent large, coarse plant for moist, shady conditions. Large, rounded clusters of red-centered, blush-white flowers rise on thick stalks above massive lobed leaves. Grows to 30″ tall and wide. Part to full shade.

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