A collection of high performance perennial flowers for the soils and climate of the Prairie. Plants selected from the best of the Kansas State University Bedding Plant Field Trials Research Program.

Dr. Alan Stevens, Department of Horticulture, Forestry & Recreation Resources, Kansas State University.

New! Lists of Daylily, Iris and Shrub Rose additions to the Prairie Bloom list for 2010

 

Common Name Genus & Species Cultivar Height Width Height to top of flower Week of 1st bloom Sun Exposure
 
(inches)
Aster Aster dumosus Professor Kippenburg 15 16 21 37 sun
Aster Aster dumosus Wood's Blue 20 17 26 37 sum
Aster Aster dumosus Wood's Pink 21 19 26 37 sun
Aster Aster novae-angliae Hella Lacy 36 24 32 38 sun
Aster Aster novae-angliae September Ruby 18 11 14 36 sun
Aster Aster oblongifolius Raydon's Favorite 33 28 36 38 sun
Aster Boltonia asteroides Pink Beauty 32 32 38 33 sun
Aster Boltonia asteroides Snowbank 40 33 46 37 sun
Aster   Sapphire 16 30     sun
Beebalm Monarda didyma Croftway Pink 26 16 32 23-30 sun
Beebalm Monarda didyma Marshall's Delight 28 17 34 23-30 sun
Beebalm Momarda didyma Violet Queen 24 16 30 22-32 sun
Bellflower Campanula takesimana Kent Belle 28 18 28 24 sun
Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia fulgida Goldstrum 20 16 29 26-37 sun
Blanket Flower Gaillardia x grandiflora Goblin 10 12 12 25 sun
Carnation Dianthus caryophyllus King of the Blacks 18 13 20 23 sun
Carnation Dianthus caryophyllus Little Jock 5 8 6 21 sun
Catnip  Nepeta x faassenii Blue Wonder 12 15 15 22 sun
Cheddar Pinks Dianthus gratianopolitanus Bath's Pink 6 8 7 21 sun
Cheddar Pinks Dianthus gratianopolitanus Firewitch 6 8 7 21&39 sun
Coneflower Echinacea purpurea Magnus' 32 19 38 28 sun
Coral Bells Heuchera City Lights 18 19 26 18 shade
Coral Bells Heuchera Jade Gloss 12 14 18 24 shade
Coral Bells Heuchera Raspberry Ice 15 16 21 17-29 shade
Coral Bells Heuchera Stormy Seas 18 17 27 21 shade
Daylily Hemerocallis Happy Returns 18 16 26 25-36 sun
Daylily Hemerocallis Stella de Oro 18 18 26 25-36 sun
Garden Phlox Phlox paniculata David 36 20 42 26 sun
Garden Phlox Phlox paniculata Laura 34 20 39 26 sun
Garden Phlox Phlox paniculata Robert Poore 42 24 50 27 sun
Globe Thistle Echinops bannaticus Blue Glow 34 18 38 30 sun
Hardy Ice Plant Delosperma cooperi Pink 6 12 7 13-39 sun
Hen and Chicks Sedum sempervivum Carmen 5 7 8 21 sun
Lamb's Ear Stachys byzantina Cotton Ball 6 12 9 25 sun
Lavender Lavandula angustifolia Dilly Dily 15 20 25 26 sun
Lavender Lacandula angustifolia Provence 21 20 30 26 sun
Lavender Lavandula angustifolia Twickle Purple 18 20 28 26 sun
Meadow Sage Salvia nemorosa Amethyst 18 17 26 22 sun
Meadow Sage Salvia nemorosa Blue Hill 16 16 25 23 sun
Meadow Sage Salvia nemorosa May Night 16 16 23 20 sun
Meadow Sage Salvia nemorosa Plumosa 14 16 21 23 sun
Meadow Sage Salvia nemorosa Viola Klose 15 15 21 21 sun
Mexican Hat Ratibida columnfera Red 28 18 38 25 sun
Mullein Verbascum olympicum Yellow 44 28 50 25 sun
Mullein Verbascum phoenicium Violetta 40 25 46 25 sun
Oriental Poppy Papaver orientale Brilliant 21 16 30 21 sun
Ornamental Grass Calamagrostis acutiflora Karl Forester 40 20 56 27 sun
Ornamental Grass Calamagrostis acutiflora Overdam 16 26 43 26 sun
Ornamental Grass Eragrostis Elliotii Wind Dancer 40 30 26 sun
Peony Paeonia Duchesse de Orleans 34 35 38 19 sun
Peony Paeonia Festiva Maxima 34 35 38 20 sun
Peony Paeonia Karl Rosenfield 35 34 38 19 sun
Peony Paeonia Sarah Bernhardt 37 38 40 20 sun
Peony Paeonia Shawnee Chief 34 34 38 18 sun
Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus moscheutos Anne Arundel 54 56   24 sun
Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus moscheutos Candy Stripe 54 56   24 sun
Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus moscheutos Fireball 54 58   24 sun
Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus moscheutos Lady Baltimore 54 59   25 sun
Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus moscheutos Lasiocarpos 74 64   25 sun
Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus moscheutos Matterhorn sun
Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus moscheutos Pink Cloud 58 56   25 sun
Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus moscheutos Sweet Caroline 64 60   24 sun
Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus moscheutos Red 74 64   25 sun
Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus moscheutos Broadway Lights 62 56   24 sun
Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus moscheutos Fantasia 58 56   25 sun
Perennial Hibiscus Hibiscus moscheutos Giant Maroon 64 60   24 sun
Pinks Dianthus x allwoodii Oakington 5 8 6 18 sun
Pinks Dianthus x allwoodii Pink 11 9 13 21 sun
Pinks Dianthus plumarius Kinsey Blue 8 10 10 20 sun
Plantain Lily Hosta Gold Drop 7 12 15 24 shade
Plantain Lily Hosta Golden Tiara 15 24 26 25 shade
Plantain Lily Hosta Halcyon 18 35 35 25 shade
Plantain Lily Hosta Krossa Regal 28 32 54 25 shade
Plantain Lily Hosta Lemon Lime 12 18 26 25 shade
Plantain Lily Hosta Pacific Blue Edger 12 26 26 24 shade
Plantain Lily Hosta Parky's Prize 18 28 33 26 shade
Plantain Lily Hosta Samuel Blue 18 20 31 22 shade
Plantain Lily Hosta Striptease 20 30 33 25 shade
Plantain Lily Hosta Sun and Substance 30 52 48 26 shade
Poppy Mallow Callirhoe involucrata Wine-purple 8 26 10 21 sun
Russian Sage Perovskia Filagrin 38 24 44 26-32 sun
Russian Sage Perovskia Longin 39 24 45 26-32 sun
Sea Holly Erygium agavifolium Sapphire Blue 25 18 28 26 sun
Sea Pink Armeria pseudarmeria Joy Stick Red 6 5 12 18 sun
Sea Pink Armeria pseudarmeria Rubra 18 8 15 19 sun
Shasta Daisy Leucanthemum Becky 34 16 40 23-39 sun
Shasta Daisy Leucanthemum supermum Thomas Killen 30 16 36 24-34 sun
Sheffield Mum Dendranthhema morifolium Hillside Pink 28 18 32 35-41 sun
Spotted Dead Nettle Lamium Orchid Frost 5 16 8 17-39 shade
Spurge Euphorbia cyparissias Fens Ruby 8 12 10 19 sun
Spurge Euphorbia seguieriana sp niciciana 10 9 11 25 sun
Tall Sedum Sedum spectabile Autumn Fire 18 15 24 35 sun
Tickseed Coreopsis auriculata Early Sunrise 16 14 19 22 sun
Tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora Baby Sun 16 13 18 24 sun
Tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora Little Red Hen 16 18 30 22 sun
Tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora Sterntaler 20 18 30 22 sun
Tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora Sunburst 15 20 27 22 sun
Wandflower Gaura lindheimeri Karalee Petite Pink 18 15 26 22-35 sun
Wandflower Gaura lindheimeri Karalee White 19 15 26 22-35 sun
Wandflower Gaura lindheimeri Stratosphere Pink Picotee 19 16 27 22-35 sun
Wormwood Artemisia ludoviciana Silver King 30 31 37 33 sun
Wormwood Artemisia schmidtiana Silver Mound 10 24 15 23 sun
Yarrow Achillea filipendula x Coronation Gold 24 22 29 23 sun
Yarrow Achillea filipendula x Schwellenberg 19 21 28 23 sun
Yarrow Achillea millefolium Terra Cotta 27 20 32 23 sun
Yarrow Achillea taygeta Moonshine 22 17 30 23 sun

 

2006 Bedding Plant Trial Research Report

2007 Bedding Plant Trial Research Report

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