This section is from the book "A Practical Handbook Of Trees Shrubs Vines And Herbaceous Perennials", by John Kirkegaard. Also available from Amazon: A practical handbook of trees, shrubs, vines and herbaceous perennials.
Botanical Name | English Name | 1 Deciduous 2 Evergreen 3 Vine 4 Herbaceous Perennial | Ultimate Height in feet | Color | Time of Bloom | Remarks |
Hemerocallis fulva var. Kwanso | Double Day-lily | 4 | 3 | Orange | July & Aug. | A variety of the preceding with double flowers. Foliage large and handsome; sometimes prettily variegated. A.G. |
Hemerocallis Midden-dorfii | 4 | 2 | Orange | June & July | A very pretty species with fragrant flowers in clusters of three or four. Excellent for the border or rock-garden. A. F. I. | |
Hemerocallis Dumorti-erii | 4 | 1 1/2 | Bright yellow | June to Sept. | Very free flowering and one of the best. Excellent in the border. A. F. I. | |
Hemerocallis Thunber- | 4 | 3 | Yellow | June & July | A vigorous growing and very free-flowering species, much resembling H. flava. A. F. I. | |
Hepatica acutiloba | Liver-leaf | 4 | 6 in. | Blue or white | April | One of the earliest plants to flower in the spring. Flowers about 1/2 inch across and produced in profusion. Good for the rock-garden or under trees. A.G. |
Hepatica angulosa | 4 | 6 in. | Blue | April | Flowers very showy, about 2 inches across. Pretty foliage. A. G. | |
Hepatica triloba | 4 | 6 in. | Blue | April | Leaves three-lobed; dark green. Flowers small but produced in great abundance. An attractive plant and good for the rock-garden or shady places. A.G. | |
Heracleum villosum | Giant Parsley | 4 | 8 | White | July & Aug. | Beautiful, large, deep green leaves. Flowers small and in dense clusters. Good for sub-tropical effects. A. F. |
Herniaria glabra | Rupture-wort | 2&4 | 2 in. | Greenish | July & Aug. | A rapidly spreading plant which is dense in growth. Small flowers in clusters. Good under shrubs or for carpeting. A. G. |
Hesperis matronalis | Sweet Rocket | 4 | 2 1/2 | Lilac | June to Aug. | Common in old gardens. Flowers in clusters, somewhat resembling Phlox paniculata. A. G. I. |
Hesperis matronalis var. alba | 4 | 2 1/2 | White | June to Aug. | A white variety of the preceding. | |
Heuchera Americana | Alum Root | 4 | 1 1/2 | Pink | July | Showy bell-shaped flowers in loose panicles on stout stems about 18 inches long. A good plant for the border. A. G. I. |
Heuchera sanguinea | Coral Bells | 4 | 1 | Red | June to Sept. | Excellent for the border or rock-garden. Flowers abundant in panicles. A.G. I. |
Heuchera sanguinea var. alba | 4 | 1 | White | June to Sept. | Flowers pure white, but not so conspicuous as the type. Good in the wild-garden or rockery. A. G. | |
Hibiscus californicus | Rose Mallow | 4 | 5 | White or rose | Sept. & Oct. | Flowers sometimes 5 inches across, with purple centres. Shrubby in growth. Good among shrubs or in the flower border. B. H. |
 
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