Sun Loving Perennials
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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 | Anemonee |
| 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 |
| Cadytuft | 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 |
| LambsEar | Stachys |
| Stoke's Aster | Stokesia |
| Speedwell | Veronica |
| Barren Strawberry | Waldensteinia |