Botanical Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Helianthus decapetalus

Sun-flower

4

4

Yellow

Aug. & Sept.

Showy flowers with light green, rough foliage on branching stems. Particularly good among shrubs. A. G. I.

Helianthus decapetalus var. multiflorus flore-pleno

Double Sun-flower

4

4

Deep yellow

July & Aug.

Erect in habit. Large, double, Dahlialike flowers. C. H. I.

Helianthus decapetalus var. maximus

4

7

Yellow

July & Aug.

Good among shrubs. Flowers very large and almost equal in size to the annual variety. A. G. I.

Helianthus laetiflorus

4

5

Yellow

July & Aug.

Large rough foliage; flowers often 4 inches across. Good among shrubs. A. G. I.

Helianthus Maximiliani

4

7

Yellow

Sept. & Nov.

A stately plant with narrow foliage and very large single flowers. Good among shrubs. A. G. I.

Helianthus mollis

Hairy-leaved Sun-flower

4

5

Yellow

July & Aug.

Leaves gray and rough. Flowers large and showy. Good among shrubs or back of other perennials. A. G. I.

Helianthus orgyalis

4

8

Yellow

Sept. & Oct.

Foliage drooping and grass-like. Small flowers in long spikes. Very decorative and good among shrubs. C. H.I.

Helianthus tuberosus

Jerusalem Artichoke

4

6

Yellow

September

Flowers about 3 inches across and very showy. Tuberous and edible. Good in the wild-garden or among shrubs. A. H.

Heliopsis laevis

Ox-eye

4

4

Yellow

July & Sept.

Flowers numerous and about 2 inches across, resembling sun-flowers. Branching in habit. Good for the hardy border or dry spots. A.G. I.

Heliopsis laevis var. Pitcheriana

4

2 1/2

Yellow

July & Sept.

Very free flowering and bushy. Flowers deeper in color than preceding. A.G. L

Helleborus niger

Christmas-rose

2&4

1

Purple-white

Mar. & Apr.

Large palmately-divided leaves and cup-shaped flowers about 2 1/2 inches across. Good among shrubs or in rockeries. Well-established plants will often bloom on warm days in December and January. Can be easily forced under glass and made to bloom at any time desired during the winter. A.G. I.

Hemerocallis aurantiaca var. major

Day-lily

4

3

Orange-yellow

July

Leaves long and sword-like. Flowers trumpet-shaped, fragrant, measuring 5 inches across. A.G. I.

Hemerocallis flava

Lemon Lily

4

3

Deep yellow

June & July

Good on banks of streams or in clumps in front of shrubs. Fragrant, lily-like flowers. A. F. I.

Hemerocallis fulva

Homestead Lily

4

3

Orange

July & Aug.

Somewhat larger than H. flava. Flowers lily-shaped and in clusters. Attractive near water or in clumps with shrubs. A. F. J.