Winter Garden Plant Lists

Winter Gardens

The following lists are composites of Piet Oudolf's 27 favorite Perennials (http://www.finegardening.com/27-perennials-with-long-lasting-appeal.aspx) and the native plant list that Donna sent us. I'll try to get the powerpoint up later today.

Plants on Oudolf's list and on the native list:
Whitewood, New England, and New York Asters
Joe Pye Weed
Sneezeweed
Bee Balm
Blue-stem goldenrods
Showy goldenrods
Switchgrass

Plants from the native list that have winter appeal:
Highbush cranberry
White Oak
Red-osier dogwood
Big and Little blue stem grass

Complete list of Piet Oudolf's favorite perennials:

Autumn Snakeroots
Culver's Root
Jerusalem sages
Joe Pye Weed
Meadow Rues
Miss Willmott's Ghost
Queen of the Prairie
Sages
Sea Lavender
Asters
Bee Balms
Burnets
Coneflowers (purple especially)
Goldenrods
Mt. Fleece
Orpines
Sneezeweed
Yellow Wax-bells
Eulalia grasses
Feather grasses
Feather reed grasses
Fountain grasses
Prairie Dropseeds
Purple moor grasses
Switch grasses
Tufted hair grasses