Topic: Herbaceous Perennials
Campanula poscharskyana
Common Name: Serbian Bellflower
Family: Campanulaceae
Height: 0.50 to 1.00 feet
Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Bloom Description: Lavender-blue
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Aglaonema commutatum
Common Name: Chinese Evergreen, Golden Evergreen
Family: Araceae
Height: 1 ft. - 1 ft. 8 in.
Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Sun: Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Soil: Acid (<6.0)
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Echinacea pallida
Common Name: Pale Purple Coneflower
Family: Asteraceae
Height: 2 ft. - 3 ft.
Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Sun: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil: Acid (<6.0)
More info → Victoria blue
Common Name: Forget-Me-Not
Family: Boraginaceae
Height: 0.50 to 0.75 feet
Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Bloom Description: Blue with yellow eye
More info → Corydalis lutea
Common Name: Corydalis
Family: Papaveraceae
Height: 1.00 to 1.50 feet
Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium
Bloom Description: Yellow
More info → Nymphaea caerulea
Common Name: Egyptian Blue Water Lily
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Height: 0.75 to 1.00 feet
Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Sun: Full sun
Water: Wet
Bloom Description: Blue
More info → Pulsatilla patens
Common Name: Eastern Pasqueflower
Family: Ranunculaceae
Height: 0.25 to 1.00 feet
Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to medium
Bloom Description: Blue-violet
More info → Leontopodium alpinum
Common Name: Edelweiss
Family: Asteraceae
Height: 0.50 to 1.00 feet
Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Sun: Full sun
Water: Medium
Bloom Description: Yellow with woolly white bracts
More info → Neptunia oleracea
Common Name: Water Mimosa
Family: Fabaceae
Height: 0.25 to 0.50 feet
Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Wet
Bloom Description: Greenish-yellow
More info → Iron Cross
Common Name: Iron Cross Begonia
Family: Begoniaceae
Height: 1.00 to 1.50 feet
Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Sun: Part shade
Water: Medium
Bloom Description: Greenish-white
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Conoclinium coelestinum
Common Name: Ageratum, Blue Boneset
Family: Asteraceae
Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Sun: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
More info → Lychnis coronaria
Common Name: Catchfly
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Height: 2.00 to 3.00 feet
Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Sun: Full sun
Water: Dry to medium
Bloom Description: Rose magenta
More info → Alpinia zerumbet
Common Name: Shellplant
Family: Zingiberaceae
Height: 2.00 to 4.00 feet
Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Bloom Description: White with yellow inside lips and red throat
More info → Packera obovata
Common Name: Round-Leaved Ragwort
Family: Asteraceae
Height: 1.00 to 1.50 feet
Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium to wet
Bloom Description: Yellow
More info → Asarum europaeum
Common Name: European Wild Ginger
Family: Aristolochiaceae
Height: 0.25 to 0.50 feet
Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium to wet
Bloom Description: Greenish-yellow to brown
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Datura wrightii
Common Name: Angel Trumpet, Jimsonweed
Family: Solanaceae
Height: 2 ft. - 5 ft.
Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Sun: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil: Acid (<6.0)
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Echinacea tennesseensis
Common Name: Tennessee Coneflower
Family: Asteraceae
Height: 1 ft. - 2 ft.
Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Sun: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
More info → Vancouveria hexandra
Common Name: American Barrenwort
Family: Berberidaceae
Height: 1.00 to 1.50 feet
Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Sun: Part shade to full shade
Water: Medium
Bloom Description: White
More info → Gentiana lutea
Common Name: Great Yellow Gentian
Family: Gentianaceae
Height: 2.00 to 3.00 feet
Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium to wet
Bloom Description: Yellow
More info → Malva alcea
Common Name: Mallow
Family: Malvaceae
Height: 2.00 to 4.00 feet
Type: Herbaceous Perennials
Sun: Full sun to part shade
Water: Medium
Bloom Description: Pink
More info →Frequently asked questions about Herbaceous Perennials
What are some examples of Herbaceous Perennials?
Commonly found Herbaceous Perennials include Serbian Bellflower, Chinese Evergreen, Pale Purple Coneflower, Forget-Me-Not.
What conditions do Herbaceous Perennials grow best in?
There are many different types of Herbaceous Perennials. Serbian Bellflower grows best in full sun to part shade and medium wet soil. Chinese Evergreen grows best in deep shade (less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight) and acid (<6.0) soil. Pale Purple Coneflower grows best in full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) and acid (<6.0) soil. Forget-Me-Not grows best in full sun to part shade and medium wet soil.