Plants |
Sun Exposure |
Moisture Preference |
Flowering Time |
Comments |
Rose-of-Sharon Hibiscus
syriacus |
Full sun to partial shade |
Moist; well-drained |
Late summer to early fall |
Perennial shrub that may die back to the
ground each year. |
American columbine Aquilegia
hybrids |
Full sun to partial shade |
Moist; well-drained |
Late spring early summer |
Short-lived herbaceous perennial. In full
sun locations, protect from hot afternoon sun. |
Bee balm (Oswego tea, or Scarlet
bergamot) Monarda didyma |
Full sun |
Moist |
Summer |
Herbaceous perennial. Many cultivars -
select powdery mildew resistant types. Remove faded flowers
(dead head). Not drought tolerant. |
Blazing stars Liatris
spp. |
Full sun or light shade |
Moist; well-drained |
Midsummer to late fall |
Perennial. Several species and cultivars
available. |
Butterfly-bush Buddleia
davidii |
Full sun |
Moist; well-drained; cool |
Early summer |
Behaves as a herbaceous perennial in our
climate. Many cultivars. |
Clematis Clematis × jackmanii and
other species |
East exposure; sun |
Moist; well-drained; cool soil |
Early summer |
Perennial. Many cultivars - some natives;
mulch soil to keep cool; avoid hot afternoon sun. |
Coral bells Heuchera
sanguinea |
Sun to partial shade |
Moist; well-drained |
Late spring |
Herbaceous perennial; Needs high organic
soils - avoid clay |
Daylily Hemerocallis spp. and
hybrids |
Sun to partial shade |
Moist to dry, well-drained |
Late spring to summer |
Herbaceous perennial. Many hybrids - use
different hybrids and species to obtain season long
bloom. |
Foxglove Digitalis
purpurea |
Semi-shade |
Moist; well-drained |
Spring |
Biennial; self-sows and maintains
itself. |
Garden phlox (Perennial phlox) Phlox
paniculata |
Sun |
Moist; well-drained |
Summer |
Herbaceous perennial. Requires site with
good air movement; avoid overhead watering, or water in early
morning; many cultivars; mildew a serious
problem. |
Gladiolas Gladiolus spp. |
Sun |
Moist; well-drained |
Summer |
Perennial, but store corm indoors over
winter; protect from wind |
Hardy fuchsia Fuchsia
riccartoni |
Sun in morning; shade in afternoon |
Moist; well-drained |
Summer, fall |
Not hardy in Nebraska; grow in a container
and bring indoors in winter. |
Hollyhock Alcea Rosea (Althaea
rosa) |
Sun |
Moist; well-drained |
Summer, fall |
Biennial. Self-sows; maintains single flower
type |
Honeysuckle Trumpet Lonicera
sempervirens and hybrids such as Brown's
honeysuckle. |
Sun to shade |
Moist; well-drained |
Spring; sparsely thereafter |
Perennial vine. |
Hosta Hosta spp. |
Semi-shade |
Moist; well-drained |
Early summer to late summer |
Herbaceous perennial. |
Moss pink Phlox subulata |
Full sun |
Moist; well-drained |
Early spring |
Herbaceous perennial. |
Nasturtium Tropaeolum
spp. |
Sun; avoid hot sites |
Dry, low N soils |
Summer, fall |
Annual. |
Penstemon Penstemon gloxinoides
and other species |
Sun |
Dry; well-drained |
Spring to summer |
Herbaceous perennial. |
Petunia Petunia ×
hybrida |
Full sun |
Well-drained |
Summer to frost |
Annual. |
Salvia or sage (red and others) Salvia
splendens and others |
Sun to light shade |
Moist; well-drained |
Spring to frost |
Annual to herbaceous perennial. Tolerates
some moisture stress, but with reduced flowering. |
Flowering tobacco Nicotiana
alata |
Full sun to partial shade |
Moist; well-drained |
Summer, fall |
Annual. |
Scarlet runner pole bean Phaseolus
coccineus |
Sun |
Well-drained |
Summer |
Annual vine. |
Scarlet trumpet creeper Campsis
radicans |
Sun |
Well-drained |
Summer |
Annual vine. |
Wild blue phlox Phlox
divaricata |
Shade |
Moist; well-drained |
Spring |
Herbaceous perennial. |
Zinnias Zinnia elegans |
Full sun |
Well-drained |
Summer, fall |
Annual. |