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PERENNIALS

Geimer's carries perhaps the largest variety of perennials in the Chicagoland area, including many native and hard-to-find varieties.  Because many plants are known by several different common names, we've arranged our perennials alphabetically by their Latin names to help avoid confusion.  Since most of us don't speak Latin, we have created this handy cross-reference guide to help you locate a few of your favorite plants.


Perennial Cross Reference
Common Name to Latin Name


Akebia................... Akebia
Archangel........Lamiastrum*
Autumn Fern....Dryopteris**
Baby’s Breath...... Gypsophilia
Balloon Flower.... Platycodon
Barren Strawberry…Waldsteinia*
Barrenwort........... Epimidium*
Bearded Tongue ..Penstemon
Bearded Iris......... Iris
Bee Balm............. Monarda
Bellflower............. Campanula
Bellwort................ Uvularia*
Bishop’s Weed... Aegopodium
Black-eyed Susan …Rudbeckia
Blanket Flower.... Gaillardia
Blazing Star......... Liatris
Bleeding Heart.... Dicentra*
Bloodroot.......Sanguinaria*
Bluestar................ Amsonia
Border Carnation.. Dianthus
Boston Ivy... Parthenocissus
Bouncing Bet....... Saponaria
Bugbane.............. Cimicifuga*
Bugleweed.......... Ajuga*
Butterfly Bush...... Buddleia
Butterfly Weed..... Asclepius
Candytuft.............. Iberis
Cardinal Flower.. Lobelia
Carnation............. Dianthus
Christmas Fern.. Polystichum**
Cinquefoil............ Potentilla
Clematis............. Clematis
Columbine........... Aquilegia**
Coneflower.......... Echinecea
Coral Bells........... Heuchera*
Cranesbill............ Geranium
Crested Iris.......... Iris
Cushion Spurge. Euphorbia**
Daylily...............Hemerocallis
Dead Nettle....... Lamium*
English Ivy..........Hedera*
European Ginger..Asarum*
Evening Primrose...Oenothera
Fairy Bells............ Disporum
False Dragonhead… Physostegia*
False Spirea........ Astilbe
False Sunflower. Heliopsis
Flax........................ Linum
Forget-me-not..... Myosotis*
Foxglove............... Digitalis**
Foxtail Lily............ Eremurus
Gayfeather........... Liatris
German Statice... Limonium*
Ginger................... Asarum*
Globeflower......... Trollius

Globe Thistle....... Echinops
Goatsbeard......... Aruncus*
Golden Poppy. Stylophorum**  
Goldenrod........ Solidago**
Gooseneck 
Loosestrife…......Lysimachia
Hardy Gloxinia..... Incarvillea
Hens-and-chicks Sempervivum
Hollyhock............. Alcea
Indigo.................... Baptisia
Irish Moss............ Sagina
Ironweed.............. Vernonia
Jack-in-the-pulpit …Arisaema*
Jacob’s Ladder…Polemonium**
Japanese Anemone. Anemone*
Japanese Iris ........Iris
Japanese Spurge... Pachysandra*
Joe Pye Weed.......Eupatorium
Lady’s Mantle...... .Alchemilla**
Lamb’s Ear...........Stachys
Larkspur...............Delphinium
Lavender...............Lavendula
Leopardsbane.......Doronicum*
Lenten Rose.........Helleborus*
Lily, Day..............Hemerocallis
       Asiatic..........Lilium
       Oriental.........Lilium
       Tiger.............Lilium
       Trumpet....... Lilium
Lilyleaf Ladybell.. Adenophora
Lily of the Valley..Convalaria*
Lilyturf... ........... Liriope*
Leverleaf.............Hepatica*
Loosestrife..........Lysimachia
 Lucifer...............Crocosmia
 Lungwort............Pulmonaria*
 Lupine...............Lupinus
 Male Fern..........Dryopteris**
 Mallow..............Sidalcea
 Masterwort........Astrania*
 May Apple........Podophyllum*
 Meadow Rue.....Thalictrum*
 Meadow Sage...Salvia
 Meadowsweet...Filipendula
 Merrybells.........Uvularia*
 Michaelmas Daisy.. Aster
 Milkweed...........Asclepias
 Monkshood....... Aconitum*
 Moss Pink........ Phlox
 Mountian Bluet...Centaurea
 Obedient Plant...Physostegia
 Ornamental Onion.... Allium
 Painted Daisy....Prythemum
 Pasqueflower.....Anemone
 Peony...............Paeonia
 Periwinkle......... Vinca*
 

Pincushion Flower. Scabiosa
Pinks................... Dianthus
Plantain Lily.............. Hosta*
Plumbago..........Ceratostigma
Porcelain Vine....Ampelopsis*
Primrose.................. Primula*
Purple Coneflower.Echinacea
Rocket Plant....... .... Ligularia*
Red Hot Poker.......... Kniphofia
Red Valerian….Centranthus
Resurrection Lily....... Lycoris
Rock Cress........ ..... Arabis
Rogersflower............ Rodgersia
Rose Mallow ....Hibiscus          
Royal Fern........Osmunda**
Rue Anemone.. Anemonella   
Russian Sage.......... Perovskia
Saxifraga............. ... Bergenia*
Sea Holly............. ... Eryngium
Sea Thrift............. ... Armeria
Shaggy Field Fern..Dryopteris**
Shasta Daisy....Leucanthemum
Shooting Star.......Dodecatheon*
Siberian Bugloss..Brunnera*
Siberian Iris......... ..... Iris
Silver Lace Vine.. Polygonum
Snow-on-the-
Mountain................Aegopodium
Soapwort...................Saponaria
Solomon’s Seal…Polygonatum*
Speedwell............ .... Veronica
Spiderwort........... Tradescantia
Spotted Dead-nettle...Lamium*
St. John’s Wort.... ....Hypericum
Statice................... .Limonium
Stoke’s Aster....... ...Stokesia
Stonecrop............ ...Sedum
Sunflower............. ...Helianthus
Sweet William..... ....Dianthus
Sweet Woodruff........Galium*
Thyme.....................Thymus
Tickseed..................Coreopsis
Trout Lily.............Erythronium*
Turtlehead................Chelone
Umbrella Plant..........Darmera*
Violet.......................Viola
Virginia Bluebells......Mertensia*
Wall Cress...............Arabis
Wild Ginger..............Asarum*
Wild Indigo...............Baptisia
Windflower........... ...Anemone*
Wintercreeper.....Euonymous*
Yarrow..................... Achillea
Yellow Flag..............Iris
Yellow Waxbells.Kirengeshoma*

*  Denotes plants appropriate for shade
** Denotes plants appropriate for
    partial shade


Deer Resistant Perennials

Papaver nudicaule - Iceland Poppy
Iceland Popy
Achillea
   Yarrow
Agapanthus africanus
   Lily of the Nile
Alchemilla mollis
   Lady's Mantle
Aquilegia
   Columbine
Artemisia
   Sagebrush
Campanula
   Bellflower
Delphinium
   Delphinium
Dicentra spectabilis
   Bleeding Heart
Digitalis
   Foxglove
Geranium
   Perennial Geranium
Hesperis matronalis
   Dame's Rocket
Helleborus
   Hellebore
Hypericum
   Saint John's Wart
Iris
   Iris
Lamium maculatum
   Dead Nettle
Lychnis coronaria
   Rose campion
Lupinus
   Lupine
Nepeta
   Catmint
Papaver nudicaule
   Iceland Poppy
Papaver orientale
   Oriental Poppy
Paeonia
   Peony
Perovskia atriplicifolia
   Russian Sage
Rudbeckia hirta
   Black-eyed Susan
Stachys byzantina
   Lamb's Ear

Lychnis - Rose Campion
Rose Campion Lychnis
Lilium asiatic - Stargazer
Stargazer Asiatic Lily
Perennials for Attracting Butterflies and Bees

Alchillea
   Yarrow
Alcea rosea
   Hollyhock
Armeria
   Sea Thrift or Sea Pink
Aruncus dioicus
   Goatsbeard
Asclepias tuberosa
   Butterfly Weed
Aster
   Aster
Baptisia australis
   Blue Wild Indigo
Centranthus ruber
   Red Valerian
Cimicifuga
   Bugbane
Coreopsis
   Coreopsis
Dendranthema x morifolium
   Mum
Dianthus barbatus
   Sweet William
Echinacea purpurea
   Coneflower
Echinops
   Globe Thistle
Erigeron
   Fleabane
Eupatorium coelestinum
   Hardy Ageratum
Gaillardia
   Gaillardia
Geranium
   Cranesbill, Hardy Geranium
Helenium autumnale
   Helenium
Hemerocallis
   Daylily
Hesperis matronalis
   Dame's Rocket
Hibiscus moscheutos
   Rose Mallow, Hardy Hibiscus
Iberis sempervirens
   Candytuft
Liatris spicata
   Gayfeather
Lobelia cardicalis
   Cardinal flower
Lupinus
   Lupine
Lythrum
   Lythrum
Monarda didyma
   Bee Balm
Nepeta x faassenii
   Catmint 
Phlox paniculata
   Garden Phlox
Polygonatum
   Solomons Seal
Ratibida pinnata
   Yellow Coneflower
Rudbeckia
  Black-eyed Susan
Salvia
   Salvia or Sage
Scabiosa
   Pincushion Flower
Sedum spectabile
   Sedum
Solidago
   Goldenrod
Symphytum
  Comfrey
Echinacea - Little Wine Cup
Little Wine Cup Coneflower
Hemerocallis - Sombrero Way
Sombrero Way Daylily
Solidago canadensis - Goldenrod
Goldenrod
Perennials with Fragrant Foliage or Flowers

Dianthus plumarius - Pinks
Dianthus Pinks
Achillea
   Yarrow
Arabis caucasica
   Rock Cress
Artemisia
   Silver Mound, Mugwort
Dendranthema x morifolium
   Mum
Dianthus caryophyllus
   Carnation
Dianthus pulmarius
   Cottage or Clove Pinks
Dictamnus albus
   Gas Plant
Galium odoratum
   Sweet Woodruff
Geranium macrorrhizum
   Cranesbill
Hemerocallis
   Daylilly
Hosta
   Hosta
Houttuynia cordata 'Cameleon'
   Houttuynia
Iris hybrids
   Iris
Monarda didyma
   Bee Balm
Nepeta x faassenii
   Catmint
Oenthera
   Evening Primrose
Paeonia
   Peony
Papaver nudicaule
   Iceland Poppy
Primula vulgaris
   English Primrose
Viola odorata
   Sweet Violet


Mondard didyma - Bee Balm
Bee Balm
Nepeta x faassenii 'Walker's Low'
Walker's Low Catmint
 
Geimer Greenhouses, Inc. & Geimer Landscape Services, LLC. 
2727 Rte. 53, Long Grove, IL 60047  (847)358-6363

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