Low-maintenance perennials for the
Pacific northwest gardener
'Low Maintenance' generally means that a plant will survive in its preferred soil and light conditions with little supplemental water or fertilizer after it has become established - usually after at least two seasons of deep watering and fertilization. Disease and insect resistance is extremely high. The first season after planting is the most critical to ensure the plant develops a sufficiently deep root system to withstand future stress conditions. With adequate care during this initial period, the plant should require minimal attention and provide years of satisfaction and enjoyment. There will often be an additional once-a-year pruning requirement to maintain the plants. Please refer to individual cultivar signs for more information or consult one of our experts.
ARTEMISIA Artemisia spp.
BABY'S BREATH Gypsophila paniculata
BACHELOR BUTTON Centaurea spp.
BARRENWORT Epimedium spp. (S)
BEEBALM Monarda cultivars
BELLFLOWER Campanula porscharskyana (S)
BLACKEYED SUSAN Rudbeckia spp.
BLUE FESCUE Festuca cultivars
BLUE OAT GRASS Helictotrichon sempervirens
BLUE-EYED GRASS Sisyrinchium spp.
BUTTERFLY WEED Asclepias tuberosa
CALIFORNIA FUCHSIA Zauschneria spp.
CANDYTUFT Iberis sempervirens
CARNATION/PINKS Dianthus spp.
CATMINT Nepeta spp.
CONEFLOWER Echinacea spp. cultivars
CUPID'S DART Catanache caerulea
DAYLILY Hemerocallis spp.
EDELWEISS Leontopodium alpinum
ELEPHANT EARS Bergenia spp. (S)
EVENING PROMROSE Oenothera spp.
FALSE INDIGO Baptisia spp.
FEVERFEW Chrysanthemum parthenium (S)
FLAX Linum spp.
FOAM FLOWER Tiarella spp. (S)
FOUNTAIN GRASS Pennisetum spp.
GARDEN PHLOX Phlox paniculata cultivars
GAURA Gaura spp. and cultivars
GAYFEATHER Liatris spp.
GERMANDER Teucrium chamaedrys
GOLDENROD Solidago spp.
HARDY FUCHSIA Fuchsia magellanica cultivars (S)
HARDY GERANIUM Geranium spp.
HARDY ICE PLANT Delosperma spp.
HELLEBORE Helleborus spp. (S)
HOSTA Hosta spp. and cultivars(S)
HYSSOP Hyssop officinalis
IRIS Iris pallida, I. douglasiana (S)
JERUSALEM SAGE Phlomis spp.
LAMB'S EARS Stachys byzantina
LAVENDER Lavender spp.
LILY-OF-THE-NILE Agapanthus cultivars
LILYTURF Liriope spp. (S)
MATILJA POPPY Romneya coulteri
NEW ZEALAND FLAX Phornium spp. and cultivars
OREGANO Origanum spp.
PAMPAS GRASS Cortaderia selloana
PENSTEMON Penstemon spp.
PEONY Paeonia spp.
POKER PLANT Kniphofia spp.
POPPY Papaver spp.
ROCK CRESS Arabis caucasia
ROCK CRESS Aubretia deltoidei
ROSE CAMPION Lychnis spp.
ROSEMARY Salvia rosmarinus cultivars
RUSSIAN SAGE Perovskia atriplicifolia
SALVIA Salvia spp.
SANDWORT Arenaria montana
SANTOLINA Santolina chaemacyparissus
SEA HOLLY Eryngium spp.
SHASTA DAISY Leucanthemum spp.
SPURGE Euphorbia spp.
STONECROP Sedum spp.
SUNROSE Helianthemum nummularium
THRIFT Armeria spp.
THYME Thymus spp.
TICKSEED Coreposis spp.
VERBASCUM Verbascum spp.
VERBENA Verbena spp.
WALLFLOWER Erysimum spp.
WINDFLOWER Anemone x hybrida (S)
YARROW Achillea spp.
Swansons Nursery 9701 15th Ave NW Seattle, WA 98117 (206) 782-2543 www.swansonsnursery.com