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 |
dark red, rosy centre; La France pink with yellow centre; Maiden's Blush, white with pink centre; Md. Breon, rose, centre yellowish; Sal-vator, rose, white centre. | ||||||
Paeonia tenuifolia | Cut-leaved Peony | 4 | 1 1/2 | Deep crimson | May to June | Foliage dense and finely divided. Flowers exceedingly pretty, produced on erect stems. An attractive border plant. A. F. |
Paeonia tenuifolia var. flore-pleno | 4 | 1 1/2 | Deep crimson | May to June | A semi-double variety of the preceding. | |
Papaver nudicaule | Iceland Poppy | 4 | 1 | Bright yellow | May to Aug. | Single cup-shaped flowers produced in great abundance; individual flowers about 1 1/2 inches across. If cut freely, plants continue to bloom until late autumn. Good dotted among other perennials or in the rockery. B. G. I. |
Papaver nudicaule var. album | White Iceland Poppy | 4 | 1 | White | May to Aug. | |
Papaver nudicaule var. miniatum | 4 | 1 | Deep orange | May to Aug. | ||
Papaver orientale | Oriental Poppy | 4 | 2 | Scarlet | June & July | Robust and very decorative foliage. Flowers are sometimes more than 6 inches across, of a brilliant scarlet |
color. As the foliage dies soon after the flowering period, the plants should be scattered among other perennials. They start to grow very early in the spring, therefore they transplant best in August and September. A.G. | ||||||
Papaver orientale var. Blush Queen | 4 | 2 | Pale pink | June & July | A good hybrid form of P. orientale. | |
Papaver orientale var. Parkmanni | Parkman's Poppy | 4 | 2 | Scarlet | June & July | Flowers very large and blotched with black. |
Papaver orientale var. Royal Scarlet | 4 | 21/2 | Scarlet | June & July | Exceedingly large flowers, sometimes 12 inches across. | |
Papaver orientale var. Silver Queen | 1 | 1 1/2 | Silvery-white | Comparatively low growing with large flowers of a peculiar silvery-white character 6 to 8 inches across. | ||
Paradisea liliastrum | St. Bruno's Lily | 4 | 2 | White | June | A tuberous-rooted plant of great value. Foliage coarse, sword-shaped. Flowers in showy clusters, lily-like. Good for the hardy border or for lawn vases. Requires plenty of water when in bloom. Protect in winter. H. J. |
Paulownia imperialis | Empress Tree | 1 | 25-30 | Pink | June | T. A tree not unlike the Catalpa, but with larger leaves, which sometimes measure more than a foot across. It is inclined to die to the ground in winter. Each year it |
 
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