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Perennials & Vines

Note: A ? in the Zone means that the plant may not have survived

COMMON NAME	LATIN NAME	ZONE	DATE	PICTURE IN YARD
Agastache’Arizona Sun	Agastache ‘Arizona Sun’	The Temple	2021	Picture in Yard
Allium (most didn’t survive)
Allium sphaerocephalum		Front horseshoe?	2007	Picture in Yard
Allium 'Gladiator'	Allium Aflatunense	Front horseshoe?	2007	Picture in Yard
Allium ‘Mount Everest’		Front horseshoe?	2007	Picture in Yard
Allium moly		Front horseshoe?	2007	Picture in Yard
Allium ‘Purple Sensation’		Front horseshoe?	2007	Picture in Yard
Allium ‘Stratos’		Front horseshoe?	2007	Picture in Yard
Allium cristophii		Front horseshoe?	2007, 2009	Picture in Yard
Allium caeruleum		Front horseshoe?	2007, 2009	Picture in Yard
Allium ‘Lucy Ball’		Front horseshoe?	2007	Picture in Yard
Allium flavum		Front horseshoe?	2009	Picture in Yard
Allium Carinat (sparkler)		Front horseshoe?	2009	Picture in Yard
Allium Amethyst		Front horseshoe?	2009	Picture in Yard
Aloe Vera	Aloe vera	The Temple	2024	Picture in Yard
Snowdrop Anemone/ Windflower	Anemone sylvestris	Japanese Garden Terraces	2025	Picture in Yard
Angel’s Trumpet	Brugmansia	Scenic Overlook	2024	Picture in Yard
Artemisia
Oriental Limelight	Artemisia vulgaris 'Janlim' Oriental Limelight	Bali	2009	Picture in Yard
Artemisia		Bali, Front Horseshoe	2009	Picture in Yard
Guizhou	Artemisia lactiflora ‘Guizhou’	Front Horseshoe	2012	Picture in Yard
Wormwood ‘Powis Castle’	Artemisia 'Powis Castle'	Mailbox, T3: Lower	2012, 2019	Picture in Yard
Southernwood	Artemisia abrotanum	Front Horseshoe	2012	Picture in Yard
Aster
Stoke's Aster	Stokesia laevis	Royal Terrace	2002	Picture in Yard
Hazy Dark Pink Aster	Aster hybrida ‘Hazy Dark Pink’	T3: Lower	2019	Picture in Yard
New York Aster	Aster novi-belgii	T3: Lower	2019	Picture in Yard
Georgia Aster	Symphyotrichum georgianum	T3: Upper, Shamen Overlook	2025	Picture in Yard
Bee Balm	Monarda ‘Melissa’	T3: Lower	2019	Picture in Yard
Arizona Red Shades Blanket Flower	Gaillardia x 'Arizona Red Shades'	The Temple	2019	Picture in Yard
Narrow Leaf Blue Star	Amsonia hubrectii	T3: Lower	2019	Picture in Yard
Bugleweed
Black Scallop	Black Scallop Ajuga	T3: Upper	2007	Picture in Yard
Burgundy Glow	Ajuga Reptans	T3: Upper	2007	Picture in Yard
Butterfly Bush	Buddleia
Nanho Blue	Buddleia Nanho Blue	T3: Upper	2019	Picture in Yard
Butterfly Flower
Butterfly Flower	Asclepias	The Temple	2012	Picture in Yard
‘Milkmaid’	Asclepias Incarnata ‘Milkmaid’	The Temple	2012	Picture in Yard
Striped Beauty Canna	Canna x ‘Striped Beauty’	Royal Terrace	2007	Picture in Yard
Walker’s Low Catmint	Nepeta x faassenli ‘Walker’s Low	El Centro	2007	Picture in Yard
Cestrum x 'Orange Peel'	Cestrum x 'Orange Peel'	T3: Upper, Bali	2007	Picture in Yard
Coreopsis	Coreopsis
Sweet Dreams	Coreopsis 'Sweet Dreams'	T3: Lower	2007	Picture in Yard
Rising Sun	Coreopsis grandiflora ‘Rising Sun’	T3: Lower	2007	Picture in Yard
Santa Fe	Coreopsis ‘Santa Fe’	T3: Lower	2009	Picture in Yard
Sunkiss	Coreopsis grandiflora 'SunKiss'	The Temple	2019	Picture in Yard
Golden Sphere	Solanna’ Golden Sphere Tickseed	The Temple	2019	Picture in Yard
Sienna Sunset	Coreopsis ‘Sienna Sunset	El Centro	2019	Picture in Yard
Ear-leaved tickseed	Coreopsis auriculata 'Nana'	T3: Upper	2025	Picture in Yard
Cross Vine	Bignonia ‘Tangerine Dream’	Pergola	2007	Picture in Yard
Daffodil
Blonde Beauty	Narcissus	Shaman’s Park, Front horseshoe	2007, 2010	Picture in Yard
Replete	Narcissus	Shaman’s Park, Front horseshoe	2007, 2010	Picture in Yard
Tahiti	Narcissus	Shaman’s Park, Front horseshoe	2007, 2010	Picture in Yard
Orangerie	Narcissus	Shaman’s Park, Front horseshoe	2007, 2010	Picture in Yard
Winston Churchill	Narcissus	Shaman’s Park, Front horseshoe	2007, 2010	Picture in Yard
Ice King	Narcissus	Shaman’s Park, Front horseshoe	2007, 2010	Picture in Yard
Flower Drift	Narcissus	Shaman’s Park, Front horseshoe	2007, 2010	Picture in Yard
Dutch Master	Narcissus	Shaman’s Park	2007	Picture in Yard
Quail	Narcissus	Shaman’s Park	2007	Picture in Yard
Pink Radiance	Narcissus	Front horseshoe	2010	Picture in Yard
Romance	Narcissus	Front horseshoe	2010	Picture in Yard
Pink Charm	Narcissus	Front horseshoe	2010	Picture in Yard
Accent	Narcissus	Front horseshoe	2010	Picture in Yard
Mon Cherie	Narcissus	Front horseshoe	2010	Picture in Yard
Chromacolor	Narcissus	Front horseshoe	2010	Picture in Yard
Breck’s Daffodil blowout	Narcissus	Front horseshoe	2010	Picture in Yard
White Flower Farm’The Works: Southern	Narcissus	Front horseshoe	2010	Picture in Yard
Mix	Narcissus	Japanese Garden	2009	Picture in Yard
Dentranthema (Mums)
Dendranthema hybrid ‘Samba’		T3: Upper	2007	Picture in Yard
Dendranthema grandiflora ‘Sheffield’		T3: Upper	2007	Picture in Yard
Elephant Ears	Alocasia	Woods Boulders	2003, 2006	Picture in Yard
Euphorbia
Efanthia	Euphorbia amygdaloides hybrid	Japanese Garden	2007	Picture in Yard
Despina	Euphorbia hybrid	Japanese Garden	2007	Picture in Yard
Glacier Blue	Euphorbia characias ‘Glacier Blue’	Japanese Garden	2007	Picture in Yard
Helena	Euphorbia ‘Helena’	Japanese Garden	2007	Picture in Yard
Blackbird	Euphorbia ‘nothowlee’	Japanese Garden	2007, 2012	Picture in Yard
Ascot Rainbow	Euphorbia x martinii 'Ascot Rainbow'	Japanese Garden	2012	Picture in Yard
Blue Haze	Euphorbia ‘Blue Haze’	Japanese Garden	2012	Picture in Yard
Fern
Japanese Painted Fern	Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'	Pergola	2009	Picture in Yard
Autumn Fern	Dryopteris erythrosora	Pergola Terrace	2010	Picture in Yard
Christmas Fern	Polystichum acrostichoides	Porch containers	2013	Picture in Yard
Robin’s Fleabane ‘Lynnhaven Carpet	Erigeron pulchellus ‘Lynnhaven Carpet’	T3: Upper	2025	Picture in Yard
Frostweed	Verbesina virginica		2025	Picture in Yard
Ginger
Wild Ginger	Asarum splendens 'Quicksilver'	Scenic Overlook, Bali	2010	Picture in Yard
Ginger Lily	Alpinia japonica	Scenic Overlook, Bali	2010	Picture in Yard
Rough-Stemmed Goldenrod	Solidago rugosa ‘fireworks’	Royal Garden	2008	Picture in Yard
Golden Groundsel	Packera Aurea	Japanese Garden Terraces	2025	Picture in Yard
Heuchera Caramel	Heuchera 'Caramel'	Scenic Overlook	2023	Picture in Yard
Hibiscus
Peony Althea	Hibiscus syriacus ‘Paeony Flora’	Shaman’s Terrace	2007	Picture in Yard
Blue Satin Rose of Sharon	Hibiscus syriacus Blue Satin	Shaman’s Terrace	2007	Picture in Yard
Shrub Althea	Hibiscus ‘Aphrodite’	Shaman’s Terrace	2009	Picture in Yard
Lavender Chiffon	Hibiscus syriacus ‘Notwoodone’	Shaman’s Terrace	2011	Picture in Yard
Cherry Brandy Hardy Hibiscus	Hibiscus cordials ‘Cherry Brandy’	Shaman’s Park	2009	Picture in Yard
Sweet Caroline Hibiscus	Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Sweet Caroline’	Shaman’s Park	2009	Picture in Yard
Blue River II Hibiscus	Hibiscus moscheutos ‘Blue River II’	Shaman’s Park	2012	Picture in Yard
White Swamp Mallow	Hibiscus coccinetis	Meadow	2007	Picture in Yard
Scarlet Swamp Mallow	Hibiscus coccinetis	Meadow	2012	Picture in Yard
Cooper’s Ice plant	Delosperma cooperi	T3-Upper	2011	Picture in Yard
Iris
Japanese Iris	Kaempferi Iris	Drycreek Terminus	2007 (from Joel)	Picture in Yard
Siberian Iris	Iris Siberica	Drycreek Terminus		Picture in Yard
Purple Iris	Iris	Drycreek Terminus	1999,2000	Picture in Yard
Yellow Flag iris	Iris pseudacorus	Drycreek Terminus, Bali, Scenic Overlook	2002	Picture in Yard
Siberica Caesar’s Brother	Iris Siberica Caesar’s Brother	Drycreek Terminus	2012	Picture in Yard
Harlequin blueflag, Northern blue flag	Iris Versicolor	Drycreek Terminus	2012	Picture in Yard
Black Form	Iris chrysographes 'Black Form'	Drycreek Terminus	2012	Picture in Yard
Black Iris	Iris chrysographes	Drycreek Terminus	2012	Picture in Yard
Iris 'Dural White Butterfly'	Iris 'Dural White Butterfly'	Drycreek Terminus	2012	Picture in Yard
Iris Her Highness	Her Highness Louisiana Iris	Drycreek Terminus	2012	Picture in Yard
White Swirl	Iris sibirica 'White Swirl'	Japanese Garden	2008	Picture in Yard
Dwarf Crested	Iris Cristata	Japanese Garden Terrace	2025	Picture in Yard
Asiatic jasmine	Trachelospermum asiaticum snow-n-summer	T3: Lower, Bali	2010, 2012	Picture in Yard
Little Joe Dwarf Pye Weed	Eutrochium dubium 'Little Joe'	T3: Lower	2019	Picture in Yard
Lamb’s Ear	Stachys byzantina	Bali	2012	Picture in Yard
Helen Von Stein Lamb's Ear	Stachys byzantina	Bali	2007	Picture in Yard
‘Silver Lining Lamb’s Ear	Stachys lanata ‘Silver Lining’	Japanese Garden	2012	Picture in Yard
Lantana
Miss Huff Lantana	Lantana camara 'Miss Huff'	Office View Terrace	2008	Picture in Yard
Lenten Rose
Lenten Rose	Helleborus	Bali, Scenic Overlook	2001, 2007	Picture in Yard
HGC Winter’s Song	Helleborus x ericsmithii Gold Collection’ Winter's Song	Bali, Scenic Overlook	2012	Picture in Yard
HGC Cinnamon Snow	Helleborus x ballardiae 'HGC Cinnamon Snow' P.P.A.F.	Bali, Scenic Overlook	2012	Picture in Yard
HGC Winter’s Ghost	Helleborus x nigercors HGC 'Winter's Ghost'	Bali, Scenic Overlook	2012	Picture in Yard
Lily
Red Progress	Hemerocallis	Shaman’s Park	2012	Picture in Yard
Irish Heart	Hemerocallis	Shaman’s Park	2012	Picture in Yard
Hunter’s Moon	Hemerocallis	Shaman’s Park	2012	Picture in Yard
Mellow Yellow	Hemerocallis	Shaman’s Park	2012	Picture in Yard
Amazon	Hemerocallis	Shaman’s Park	2012	Picture in Yard
Ice Carnival	Hemerocallis	Shaman’s Park	2012	Picture in Yard
Bright Beauty	Hemerocallis	Shaman’s Park	2012	Picture in Yard
Summer Dragon	Hemerocallis	Shaman’s Park	2012	Picture in Yard
Apricot Sparkler	Hemerocallis	Shaman’s Park	2012	Picture in Yard
Daylily	Hemerocallis	Shaman’s Park	2000	Picture in Yard
Royal Braid Daylily	Hemerocallis	Shaman’s Park	2010	Picture in Yard
Ming Toy Daylily	Hemerocallis	Shaman’s Park	2010	Picture in Yard
Minstrel Boy Daylily	Hemerocallis	Shaman’s Park	2010	Picture in Yard
‘Stella d’Oro’ Daylily	Hemerocallis ‘Stella d’Oro’	Shaman’s Park	2001	Picture in Yard
Fred	Hemerocallis	Shaman’s Park	2012	Picture in Yard
No Name Gold	Hemerocallis	Shaman’s Park	2012	Picture in Yard
Candle Flame	Hemerocallis	Shaman’s Park	2012	Picture in Yard
Rain Lily	Zephyranthes	Shaman’s Park	2002, 2010	Picture in Yard
Yellow landscape supreme daylily	Hemerocallis ‘Yellow Landscape Supreme’	Shaman’s Park	2006	Picture in Yard
Stella Supreme Daylily	Hemerocallis ‘Stella Supreme’	Shaman’s Park	2015	Picture in Yard
Little Business Dwarf Lily	Hemerocallis x 'Little Business'	Shaman’s Park	2015	Picture in Yard
Purple D’Oro Daylily	Hemerocallis 'Purple d'Oro'	Shaman’s Park	2015	Picture in Yard
Strawberry Candy	Hemerocallis 'Strawberry Candy'	Shaman’s Park	2015	Picture in Yard
Chicago Apache	Hemerocallis 'Chicago Apache’	Shaman’s Park	2015	Picture in Yard
Earlybird Cardinal (Endless Heart	Hemerocallis 'Endless Heart'	Shaman’s Park	2015	Picture in Yard
Monterrey Jack	Hemerocallis 'Monterrey Jack'	Shaman’s Park	2015	Picture in Yard
Happy Returns	Hemerocallis 'Happy Returns'	Shaman’s Park	2015	Picture in Yard
Lily tree mixture		T3: Lower	2009	Picture in Yard
Capuchino Tango Lily		T3: Lower	2009	Picture in Yard
Rosselini lily tree		T3: Lower	2009	Picture in Yard
Lollypop Lily		T3: Lower	2009	Picture in Yard
Landini Lily		T3: Lower	2009	Picture in Yard
Lily Lotus Beauty		T3: Lower	2024	Picture in Yard
Lily Lotus Wonder		T3: Lower	2024	Picture in Yard
Lily Lovely Day		T3: Lower	2024	Picture in Yard
Lily Stargazer		T3: Lower	2024	Picture in Yard
Lily Zeba		T3: Lower	2024	Picture in Yard
Roselily Anouska		T3: Lower	2024	Picture in Yard
Roselily Floretta		T3: Lower	2024	Picture in Yard
Obedient Plant	Physostegia virginiana	T3: Upper	2025	Picture in Yard
Oregano
Golden oregano	Origanum vulgare 'Aureum’	Front Horseshoe	2012	Picture in Yard
Herrenhausen	Origanum Herrenhausen	The Temple	2012	Picture in Yard
Hot & Spicy	Origanum Hot & Spicy	T3: Upper	2014	Picture in Yard
Oxalis
Purple Shamrock Oxalidaceae	Oxalis regnellii atropurpurea	Garden Gate Garden, Pieris Porch, Japanese Garden, Pergola Terrace	2001, 2012	Picture in Yard
Charmed Jade Oxalis	Oxalis ‘Charmed Jade’	Pergola Terrace	2012	Picture in Yard
Penstemon/Beardtongue	Penstemon	T3-Lower	2024	Picture in Yard
Periwinkle	Vinca Minor	Front Bed, Dugout, Scenic Overlook	2007	Picture in Yard
Phlox
Creeping phlox	Phlox divaricata	The Temple	2007, 2012	Picture in Yard
Purple Beauty	Phlox subulata ‘Purple Beauty’	The Temple	2012	Picture in Yard
Creeping White Delight	Phlox subulata ‘White Delight’	The Temple	2007	Picture in Yard
Nicky	Phlox paniculata 'Nicky'	El Centro	2012	Picture in Yard
White Flame	Phlox paniculata 'White Flame	El Centro	2012	Picture in Yard
Pink Flame	Phlox paniculata 'Pink Flame'	El Centro	2012	Picture in Yard
Franz Schubert	'Phlox paniculata' Franz Schubert	El Centro	2015	Picture in Yard
Blue Moon Woodland Phlox	Divaricate phlox ‘Blue Moon’	Stone terraces	2025	Picture in Yard
Purple Heart	Setcreasea Pallida	T3-Upper, T3: Lower	2007	Picture in Yard
Pink Knockout Rose	Rosa ‘Radcon’	Shaman’s Park, Dinosaur Terrace	2005	Picture in Yard
Rosemary
Athens Blue spires Rosemary	Rosmarinus	Driveway	2007	Picture in Yard
Prostrate Rosemary	Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostratus’	Driveway	2007	Picture in Yard
Rosemary ‘Arp’	Rosmarinus officinalis `Arp'	Driveway	2009	Picture in Yard
Tuscan Blue	Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue'	Driveway	2012	Picture in Yard
Barbeque	Rosmarinus officinalis 'Barbeque'	Driveway	2012	Picture in Yard
Rudbeckia
Blackeyed Susan	Rudbeckia fulgida	Spinner Park	2002	Picture in Yard
Sacred Lily	Rhodea japonica	Scenic Overlook	2023	Picture in Yard
Sage
Black & Blue	Salvia guaranitica ‘Black & Blue’	T3: Upper, Office View Terrace, Inverness Parkway	2007	Picture in Yard
Jerusalem Sage	Phlomis fruticosa	Office View Terrace	2012	Picture in Yard
East Friesland Sage	Salvia ‘East Friesland’	T3: Lower	2019	Picture in Yard
Sensation Compact Deep Blue Salvia	Salvia nemerosa ’Florsaldblue’	The Temple	2019	Picture in Yard
Autumn Sage Mirage Salmon	Salvia greggii Mirage Salmon	T3: Lower	2019	Picture in Yard
Autumn Sage Mirage Cherry Red	Salvia greggii Mirage Cherry Red	T3: Lower	2019	Picture in Yard
Salvia ‘Spring King Mini’	Salvia nemorosa ‘Spring King’	El Centro	2019	Picture in Yard
Hot Lips Sage	Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips'	T3: Upper	2025	Picture in Yard
Hypericum calycinum 'Brigadoon' St. John's wort	Hypericum calycinum 'Brigadoon' St. John's wort	Dinosaur Terrace, Japanese Garden Terraces, Front	2020?	Picture in Yard
Sedum
Autumn Joy	Sedum Herbstfreude	T3: Lower	2001	Picture in Yard
Autumn fire stonecrop	Sedum x ‘Autumn fire’	T3: Lower	2009	Picture in Yard
White Stonecrop	Sedum album	T3: Lower	2019	Picture in Yard
Mojave Jewels Ruby Sedum	Sedum Mojave Jewels’ Sapphire PPAF	Temple planter	2024	Picture in Yard
Lemon Ball	Sedum rupestre Lemon Ball	Temple planter	2024	Picture in Yard
Angelina	Sedum rupestre 'Angelina'	Temple planter, El Centro	2020	Picture in Yard
Three-Leaved Stonecrop	Sedum ternatum	Grassy Knoll Wheelbarrow	2024	Picture in Yard
Sneezeweed
Mardi Gras Helen’s Flower	Helenium ‘Helbro’	The Temple	2019	Picture in Yard
Spiderwort’ ‘Sweet Katie’ /Blue & Gold	Tradescantia Hybrid ‘Sweet Katie’	Dinosaur Terrace, El Centro, Royal Terrace	2007	Picture in Yard
Strawberry Quinault	Strawberry Quinault	Shaman’s Terrace	2012	Picture in Yard
Thyme
Silver Thyme	Thymus argenteus	Front Bed, Front Horseshoe, T3: Lower	2006	Picture in Yard
English Thyme	Thymus vulgaris	Temple planters	2024	Picture in Yard
Tulip
Johann Strauss Kaufmannian		Mailbox	2023	Picture in Yard
Oriental Beauty Kaufmannian		Mailbox	2023	Picture in Yard
Heart’s Delight Kaufmannian		Mailbox	2023	Picture in Yard
Chopin Kaufmannian		Mailbox	2023	Picture in Yard
Stresa Kaufmannian		Mailbox	2023	Picture in Yard
Veronica
First Kiss Speedwell	‘First Kiss Speedwell	T3: Lower	2019	Picture in Yard
Sunny Border Blue Speedwell	Veronica x 'Sunny Border Blue'	T3: Lower	2019	Picture in Yard
Yarrow
Purple yarrow	Achillea millefolium	Meadow, Inverness Parkway, Japanese Garden	2007	Picture in Yard
Yucca
Yucca Adam's Needle	Yucca	Mailbox	2002	Picture in Yard
Yucca Color Guard	Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'	Front Bed	2007	Picture in Yard
Variegated Yucca	Yucca filamentosa 'Variegata'	Front Bed	2007	Picture in Yard