A collection of high performance perennial flowers for the soils and climate
of the Prairie. Plants selected from the best of the Kansas State University
Bedding Plant Field Trials Research Program.
Dr. Alan Stevens, Department of Horticulture, Forestry &
Recreation Resources, Kansas State University.
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|
Common Name |
Genus & Species |
Cultivar |
Height |
Width |
Height to top of flower |
Week of 1st bloom |
Sun Exposure |
|
|
|
(inches) |
|
Aster |
Aster dumosus |
Professor Kippenburg |
15 |
16 |
21 |
37 |
sun |
|
Aster |
Aster dumosus |
Wood's Blue |
20 |
17 |
26 |
37 |
sum |
|
Aster |
Aster dumosus |
Wood's Pink |
21 |
19 |
26 |
37 |
sun |
|
Aster |
Aster novae-angliae |
Hella Lacy |
36 |
24 |
32 |
38 |
sun |
|
Aster |
Aster novae-angliae |
September Ruby |
18 |
11 |
14 |
36 |
sun |
|
Aster |
Aster oblongifolius |
Raydon's Favorite |
33 |
28 |
36 |
38 |
sun |
|
Aster |
Boltonia asteroides |
Pink Beauty |
32 |
32 |
38 |
33 |
sun |
|
Aster |
Boltonia asteroides |
Snowbank |
40 |
33 |
46 |
37 |
sun |
|
Aster |
|
Blue Sapphire |
|
|
|
|
sun |
|
Beebalm |
Monarda didyma |
Croftway Pink |
26 |
16 |
32 |
23-30 |
sun |
|
Beebalm |
Monarda didyma |
Marshall's Delight |
28 |
17 |
34 |
23-30 |
sun |
|
Beebalm |
Momarda didyma |
Violet Queen |
24 |
16 |
30 |
22-32 |
sun |
|
Bellflower |
Campanula takesimana |
Kent Belle |
28 |
18 |
28 |
24 |
sun |
|
Black Eyed Susan |
Rudbeckia fulgida |
Goldstrum |
20 |
16 |
29 |
26-37 |
sun |
|
Blanket Flower |
Gaillardia x grandiflora |
Goblin |
10 |
12 |
12 |
25 |
sun |
|
Carnation |
Dianthus caryophyllus |
King of the Blacks |
18 |
13 |
20 |
23 |
sun |
|
Carnation |
Dianthus caryophyllus |
Little Jock |
5 |
8 |
6 |
21 |
sun |
|
Catnip |
Nepeta x faassenii |
Blue Wonder |
12 |
15 |
15 |
22 |
sun |
|
Cheddar Pinks |
Dianthus gratianopolitanus |
Bath's Pink |
6 |
8 |
7 |
21 |
sun |
|
Cheddar Pinks |
Dianthus gratianopolitanus |
Firewitch |
6 |
8 |
7 |
21&39 |
sun |
|
Coneflower |
Echinacea purpurea |
Magnus' |
32 |
19 |
38 |
28 |
sun |
|
Coral Bells |
Heuchera |
City Lights |
18 |
19 |
26 |
18 |
shade |
|
Coral Bells |
Heuchera |
Jade Gloss |
12 |
14 |
18 |
24 |
shade |
|
Coral Bells |
Heuchera |
Raspberry Ice |
15 |
16 |
21 |
17-29 |
shade |
|
Coral Bells |
Heuchera |
Stormy Seas |
18 |
17 |
27 |
21 |
shade |
|
Daylily |
Hemerocallis |
Happy Returns |
18 |
16 |
26 |
25-36 |
sun |
|
Daylily |
Hemerocallis |
Stella de Oro |
18 |
18 |
26 |
25-36 |
sun |
|
Garden Phlox |
Phlox paniculata |
David |
36 |
20 |
42 |
26 |
sun |
|
Garden Phlox |
Phlox paniculata |
Laura |
34 |
20 |
39 |
26 |
sun |
|
Garden Phlox |
Phlox paniculata |
Robert Poore |
42 |
24 |
50 |
27 |
sun |
|
Globe Thistle |
Echinops bannaticus |
Blue Glow |
34 |
18 |
38 |
30 |
sun |
|
Hardy Ice Plant |
Delosperma cooperi |
Pink |
6 |
12 |
7 |
13-39 |
sun |
|
Hen and Chicks |
Sedum sempervivum |
Carmen |
5 |
7 |
8 |
21 |
sun |
|