A perennial is a plant that lives for at least 3 seasons, is winter hardy, and reappears year after year. On average, most perennials bloom over a three week period, and some may continue to bloom sporadically throughout the season. Most Perennials are known as Herbaceous, meaning soft, succulent, non-woody stems.

Consider these criteria for choosing the correct perennial for your location:
• Plant Hardiness
• Mature Plant Size
• Function
• Pest and Disease Resistance
• Maintenance Requirements
• Form, Flower and Seasonal Effect
• Site Considerations ( Sun/Shade, Soil Type, Drainage)

Seasonal Maintenance:
• Irrigation
• Fertilization
• Pinching and Deadheading
• Division
• Mulching

The perennials listed below are the ones that we feel are conducive to our Zone 5b-6a climate and are good performers in the landscape.

If you would like more detailed information about any of these plants and other types of plants available for your landscape, please click on the link below to open a new browser and follow the instructions. http://hcs.osu.edu/plantfacts/plant/
	Name: Butterfly Weed		Name: Autumn Joy Sedum
	Name: Beebalm		Name: Black Eyed Susan
	Name: Blanket Flower		Name: Bleeding Heart
	Name: Bloody Cranesbill Geranium		Name: Blue Fescue
	Name: Blue Speedwell		Name: Burgundy Blanket Flower
	Name: Happy Returns Daylilly		Name: Coral Bells
	Name: Daylilly		Name: Dianthus
	Name: Dwarf Chinese Astilbe		Name: Dwarf Fountain Grass
	Name: English Lavender		Name: Gold Sword Yucca
	Name: Hosta		Name: Hosta
	Name: Maiden Grass		Name: May Night Salvia
	Name: Moonbeam Coreopsis		Name: Royal Standard Hosta
	Name: Palace Purple Heuchera		Name: Shasta Diasy
	Name: Silver King Artemisia		Name: Silver Mound Artemisia
	Name: Sweet William Dianthus		Name: Zebra Grass
	Name: Varigated Bamboo		Name: Switchgrass
	Name: Astilbe		Name: Cardinal Flower
	Name: Japanese Anemone		Name: Larkspur
	Name: Great Blue Lobelia		Name: Columbine
	Name: Purple Flame Grass		Name: Northern Seaoats
	Name: Russian Sage		Name: Prickly Pear Cactus