Who isn't mesmerized these days with the mind-boggling array of perennial plants on the market? What we really want to know is: How does a plant
perform in gardens over the long-term? Since 1989, our nursery has been trialing plants in our own trial gardens. We've compiled a list of and now offer
the best of the best "must have" plants in gardens where they will grow.
Use the chart below to select ToGoGarden TOP Selection butterfly perennial plants for certain sun exposures, water needs, bloom period and USDA Zones
*Water Needs: Indicates needs once plants are established
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| Perennial Plant Name or Type | Sun Exposure | Water Needs | Bloom Period | USDA Zones |
| Achillea (Yarrows) | Sun | Low | Summer | 4-9 |
| Agastache (Hummingbird Mints) | Sun | Low | Summer, Fall | 7-9 |
| Aquilegia (Columbines) | Shade / Part Shade | Low | Spring, Early Summer | 3-9 |
| Asclepias (Milkweed) | Sun | Average, Low | Summer, Fall | 3-9 (Varies) |
| Aster | Sun | Average | Fall | 3-9 |
| Baptisia (Flase Indigo) | Sun | Low | Spring | 4-9 |
| Buddleia (Butterfly Bush) | Sun | Low | Summer to Frost | 5-9 |
| Ceratostigma (Plumbago) | Sun / Part Sun | Average, Low | Summer, Early Fall | 6-9 |
| Coreopsis (Tickseed) | Sun | Low | Summer | 5-8 |
| Dicliptera (Hummingbird Plant) | Sun | Low | Summer to Frost | 7-10 |
| Echinacea (Coneflowers) | Sun | Average, Low | Summer | 4-8 |
| Eupatorium (Joe Pye Weed) | Sun | Average, High | Late Summer, Fall | 4-8 |
| Gaillardia (Blanket Flowers) | Sun | Low | Spring to Frost! | 5-10 |
| Gaura | Sun | Low | Spring to Frost! | 5-10 |
| Helenium (Helen's Flower) | Sun | Average, Low | Summer | 4-8 |
| Hemerocallis (Daylilies) | Sun | Average, Low | Summer | 4-10 |
| Heuchera (Coral Bells) | Shade / Part Shade | Average | Spring, Summer | 4-8 |
| Heucherella (Foamy Bells) | Shade / Part Shade | Average | Spring, Summer | 4-9 |
| Iberis (Candytuft) | Sun | Low | Early to Mid Spring | 3-9 |
| Kniphofia (Red Hot Pokers) | Sun | Low | Summer | 5-10 |
| Lantana | Sun | Low | Summer to Frost | 7-10 (Varies) |
| Lavandula (Lavenders) | Sun | Low | Summer | 8-11 |
| Leucanthemum (Shasta Daisies) | Sun | Average | Summer | 4-9 |
| Lobelia (Cardinal Flower) | Sun / Part Sun | Average, High | Summer | 3-10 |
| Monarda (Bee Balm) | Sun | Average, High | Spring, Summer | 4-9 |
| Nepeta (Catmint) | Sun | Low | Spring to Frost! | 4-9 |
| Phlox (Garden Phlox) | Sun | Average | Summer | 3-8 |
| Phlox (Woodland) | Shade / Part Shade | Average | Spring, Early Summer | 3-8 |
| Physostegia (Obedient Plant) | Sun | Average, High | Summer. Early Fall | 3-10 |
| Rudbeckia (Black Eyed Susan Daisies) | Sun | Low | Summer | 3-9 |
| Salvia (Sages) | Sun | Average, Low | Summer to Frost! | 6-10 (Varies) |
| Scabiosa (Pincushion Flowers) | Sun | Low | Spring to Frost! | 4-9 |
| Sedum (Stonecrop) | Sun / Part Sun | Low | Summer | 3-9 |
| Stokesia (Stoke's Aster) | Sun | Low | Summer | 5-9 |
| Tiarella (Foam Flower) | Shade / Part Shade | Average | Summer | 4-9 |
| Thymus (Thyme) | Sun | Average, Low | Summer | 4-10 (Varies) |
| Verbena | Sun | Low | Spring to Frost! | 7-10 (Varies) |
| Veronica (Speedwell) | Sun | Low | Spring, Summer | 3-8 (Varies) |
| Herbs | Sun Exposure | Water Needs | Season in Color | USDA Zones |
| Fennel | Sun | Average, Low | Summer | 4-9 |
| Parsley | Sun | Average, Low | Summer | 5-8 |
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