Sun Loving Perennials

Selecting the ‘right plant for the right place’ is a key factor in growing a successful and beautiful garden. For gardens with full to part sun, we have put together a list of our favorite perennials that perform exceptionally well in our Pittsburgh climate. To see these beauties in person, come into Reilly’s and our perennial associates will help you create a stunning combination that is just right for your garden.

Everyone has their favorites, but we at Reilly’s have found these 10 perennials are perfect for the beginning Gardner and pro alike. Click on our Garden Topic article to see what we’ve chosen:
10 Best Flowering Sun Perennials for the Pittsburgh Area

 

Common Name	Latin Name
Yarrow	Achillea
Anise Hyssop	Agastache
Hollyhock	Alcea
Lady's Mantle	Alchemilla
Ornamental Onion	Allium
Arkansas Blue Star	Amsonia
Bluestem Grass	Andropogon
Windflower	Anemone
Thrift, Seapinks	Armeria
Wormwood	Artemesia
Butterfly Weed	Asclepias
Aster	Aster
False Indigo	Baptisia
Pig Squeak	Bergenia
Feather Reed Grass	Calamagrostis
Bellflower	Campanula
Bachelors Button	Centaurea
Tickseed	Coreopsis
Larkspur	Delphinium
Pinks	Dianthus
Coneflower	Echinacea
Joe Pye Weed	Eupatorium
Spurge	Euphorbia
Blanket Flower	Gaillardia
Cranesbill	Geranium
Helen's Flower	Helenium
Few Leaf Sunflower	Helianthus
Orange Sunflower	Heliopsis
Daylily	Hemerocallis
Rose Mallow	Hibiscus
Candytuft	Iberis
Iris, Bearded, Japanese, Siberian	Iris
Perennial Sweet Pea	Lathyrus
Lavender	Lavandula
Shasta Daisy	Leucanthemum
Gayfeather	Liatris
Circle Flower	Lysimachia
Maiden Grass	Miscanthus
Bee Balm	Monarda
Catmint	Nepeta
Peony	Paeonia
Switch Grass	Panicum
Poppies	Papaver
Fountain Grass	Pennisetum
Ballon Flower	Platycodon
Garden Phlox	Phlox paniculata
Pasque Flower	Pulsatilla
Black Eyed Susan	Rudbeckia
Russian Sage	Perovskia
Meadow Sage	Salvia
Pincushion Flower	Scabiosa
Stonecrop	Sedum
Goldenrod	Solidago
Lambs Ear	Stachys
Stoke's Aster	Stokesia
Speedwell	Veronica
Barren Strawberry	Waldensteinia

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