Plant Information
A list of plants we regularly use at Zelda's Home and Garden, and important information about caring for them.

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Perennials
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Shrubs

Common Name Scientific Name Sun Preference Drought Tolerance Category Image (Click to see larger) Image Attribution
Forsythia Forsythia Full sun, partial shade Shrub David Monniaux, Tree dsc00856, CC BY-SA 3.0
Butterfly Bush Buddleja davidii Full Sun Shrub Michael West, Buddavii, CC BY-SA 3.0
Boxwood Boxus Full sun, Partial Shade Shrub Jerzy Opioła, Buxus sempervirens 2, CC BY-SA 3.0
Beautyberry Callicarpa Full Sun, Partial Shade Shrub Thomon, Arbre aux bonbons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sweetshrub Calycanthus Full Sun, Partial Shade Shrub Ulf Eliasson, Floridus1f.UME, CC BY-SA 3.0
Lilac Syringa Full sun, Partial Shade Shrub
Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis Full Sun, Partial Shade Shrub Gabriel Hurley, Buttonbush in the Everglades, CC BY-SA 3.0
Oak Leaf Hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia Partial shade Shrub Raffi Kojian, Gardenology.org-IMG 7282 hunt09jun, CC BY-SA 3.0
Weigela, Old fashioned Weigela florida Full sun, partial shade Shrub
Viburnum Viburnum Partial shade Shrub KENPEI, Viburnum plicatum var plicatum1, CC BY-SA 3.0
Dappled willow Salix integra Full sun, partial shade Shrub Opioła Jerzy (Poland), Salix integra a1, CC BY-SA 3.0
Roses Rosa Full Sun Shrub Davidjose365, Rose flower in bundle, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rhododendron, Azalea Rhodedendron Full sun, partial shade Shrub TriviaKing at en.wikipedia, Garden with Rhododendrons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cinquefoil Potentilla Full sun, partial shade Shrub
Daphne Daphne Partial shade Shrub Miya, Daphne odora-ja01, CC BY-SA 3.0
Hydrangea Hydrangea Full sun, partial shade Shrub Ookwormbay7, Hydrangeas corner, CC BY-SA 3.0
Rose of Sharon Hibiscus Full sun, partial shade Shrub
St. John's Wort Hypericum perforatum Full sun, partial shade Shrub Bjoertvedt, Hypericum perforatum 09, CC BY-SA 3.0
Sweetspire Itea virginica Full sun, partial shade, full shade Shrub I, SB Johnny, Itea virginica flowers 001, CC BY-SA 3.0
Privet Ligustrum Full sun, partial shade Shrub Frank Vincentz, Schurenbachhalde 11 ies, CC BY-SA 3.0
Andromedas Pieris Partial shade Shrub
Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius Full sun, partial shade Shrub Eric Hunt , Physocarpus opulifolius Arkansas, CC BY-SA 4.0
Myrtle Vinca Minor Full sun, partial shade Shrub

Perennials

Common Name Scientific Name Sun Preference Drought Tolerance Category Image (Click to see larger) Image Attribution
Butterfly weed Asclepias tuberosa Full sun, partial shade Perennial Eric Hunt, Asclepias tuberosa interior, CC BY-SA 4.0
Gerranium Pelargonium Full sun Perennial anonymous, Pelargon, CC BY-SA 3.0
Hellebore Helleborus Full sun, partial shade, full shade Perennial anonymous, Pelargon, CC BY-SA 3.0
Iris Iris reticulata Full sun Perennial anonymous, Iris reticulata, CC BY-SA 3.0
Liatris, blazing star Liatris Full sun Perennial
Shasta dasies Leucanthemum superbum Full sun, partial shade Perennial Captain-tucker, Leucanthemum x superbum 'Becky' in NH, CC BY-SA 3.0
Peony Paeonia Full sun, partial shade Perennial Michael Wolf, Paeonia mascula 02, CC BY-SA 3.0
Coneflowers Echinacea Full sun Perennial Ulf Eliasson, EchinaceaPurpureaMaxima1a.UME, CC BY-SA 3.0
Black eyed Susans Rudbeckia Full sun Perennial Peter.shaman, Rudbeckia Velvia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Ground Cover

Common Name Scientific Name Sun Preference Drought Tolerance Category Image (Click to see larger) Image Attribution
Astilbe Astilbe Partial shade, shade Ground Cover Perennial anonymous, Astilbe arendsii1, CC BY-SA 3.0
Candytuft Iberis Sempervirens Full sun, partial shade Ground Cover Perennial No machine-readable author provided. Heron2 assumed (based on copyright claims)., Iberis sempervirens, CC BY-SA 3.0
Snow in summer Cerastium tomentosum Full sun Ground Cover Perennial No machine-readable author provided. Heron2 assumed (based on copyright claims)., Cerastium tomentosum, CC BY-SA 3.0
Coral bells Heuchera Full sun, partial shade Ground Cover Perennial User:Geographer, San Gabriel Mountains coralbells, CC BY 2.5
Dianthus Dianthus Full sun, partial shade Ground Cover Perennial No machine-readable author provided. Tsui assumed (based on copyright claims)., Dianthus alpinus Alpennelke Rax, CC BY-SA 3.0
Hosta Hosta Full sun, partial shade, full shade Ground Cover Perennial Agnieszka Kwiecień (Nova), Hosta plantaginea Funkia babkowata 02, CC BY 3.0
Lavender Lavendula angustifolia Full sun Ground Cover Perennial JLPC, Lavande off FR 2012, CC BY-SA 3.0
Potentilla Potentilla Full sun Ground Cover Perennial © Hans Hillewaert / CC BY-SA 4.0, Potentilla reptans (plant), CC BY-SA 3.0
Sedum, stonecrop Sedum Full sun Ground Cover Perennial Kurt Stüber [1], Sedum glaucophyllum3, CC BY-SA 3.0
Spurge Euphorbia Full sun, partial shade Ground Cover Perennial Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 5 July 2005 18:18 (UTC), Euphorbia esula, CC BY-SA 3.0
Veronica, speedwell Veronica Full sun Ground Cover Perennial
Ajuga, bugleweed Ajuga Full sun, partial shade Ground Cover Perennial G. Edward Johnson, Ajuga reptans 20070429 132711 1, CC BY-SA 3.0
Lily of the Valley Convallaria majus Partial shade, shade Ground Cover Perennial
Pachysandra Pachysandra Full sun, partial shade, full shade Ground Cover Perennial
Fern Polypodisopsida Partial shade Ground Cover Perennial
Forget me not Myosotis Full sun, partial shade Ground Cover Perennial
Creeping thyme Tymus Full sun, partial shade Ground Cover Perennial Jerzy Opioła, Thymus aa1, CC BY-SA 3.0