This section is from the book "The Complete Garden", by Albert D. Taylor. Also available from Amazon: The Complete Garden.
The following group of perennials includes several plants, such as the gladiolus, which are not hardy in the open ground in winter in the north. Most of the plants are the same sorts which are used elsewhere, but which have been selected after experience has shown their adaptability to the conditions of this territory.
Aconitum (in variety) Monkshood
Adonis vernalis Pheasant's Eye
Alstroemeria chilensis
Chilean Lily Alyssum (in variety)
Golden Tuft
Anchusa (in variety)
Alkanet Anemone coronaria
Poppy-flowered Anemone
Anthemis tinctoria kelwayi
Hardy Marguerite Antirrhinum majus
Snapdragon
Aquilegia (in variety) Columbine
Argemone (in variety) Prickly Poppy
Artemisia (in variety) Wormwood
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly Weed
Baptisia (in variety) False Indigo
Dahlia (in variety)
Garden Dahlia Delphinium (in variety)
Larkspur
Echinops (in variety) Globe Thistle
Eryngium amethystinum Amethyst Sea Holly
Eupatorium (in variety) White Snakeroot
Filipendula hexapetala
Herbaceous Meadow-sweet
Funkia (in variety) Plantain Lily
Gaillardia (in variety) Blanket Flower
Gladiolus (in variety) Sword Flower
Gypsophila (in variety)
Chalk Plant Helenium (in variety)
Sneezeweed
Helianthemum (in variety)
Rock Rose Helianthus (in variety)
Hardy Perennial Sun-flower
Hesperis matronalis Sweet Rocket
Heuchera sanguinea Coral-bells
Incarvillea delevayi Hardy Gloxinea
Iris (in variety) Iris
Kniphofia uvaria Red-hot Poker Plant
Lithospermum canescens Indian Paint
Lobelia (in variety)
Lobelia Lychnis coronaria
Mullein Pink
Oenothera (in variety) Evening Primrose
Paeonia officinalis Old-fashioned Peony
Paeonia suffruticosa Tree Peony
Paeonia tenuijolia Fennel-leaved Peony
Phlox (in variety) Garden Phlox
Platycodon grandiflorum Balloon Flower
Polemonium caeruleum American Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium reptans Greek Valerian
Primula (in variety) Primrose
Pyrethrum coccineum Painted Daisy
Salvia (in variety) Sage
Thalictrum (in variety)
Meadow-rue Veronica (in variety)
Speedwell
Viola (in variety) Violet
 
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