TOP TEN PERENNIALS FOR LANDSCAPE USE

Common Name	Scientific Name	Exposure	Comments
Baby Sun/ Sunray Moonbeam/Zagreb	Coreopsis grandiflora	Sun	.
Daylily	Hemerocallis sp.	Sun or Semi-Shade	.
Goldstrum Rudbeckia	Rudbeckia X Goldstrum	Sun	.
Perennial Hibiscus	Hibiscus X mosheutos	Sun	.
Hibiscus	Hibiscus moscheutos (Rose Mallow, Mallow Rose, Swamp Mallow).	Full Sun	Grown primarily for its large flowers (six to 12 inches wide), the plant forms a large (three to eight foot) shrub. White, pink and red hibiscus are available. The plant is actually a herbaceous perennial and will overwinter. Do not confuse this Hibiscus with H. syriacus (Althea), a woody deciduous shrub common in the landscape or with H. rosa-sinensis(Chinese Hibiscus), a tropical hibiscus which is not hardy. The Moy Grande, Flare and Lord Baltimore are highly recommended for full sun locations, wet or dry.
Purple Coneflower	Echinacea angustifolia	Sun	.
Garden Canna	Canna X Generalis	Sun or Shade	.
Turk's Cap	Malvaviscus drummondii	Sun or Shade	.
'Texas Gold' Columbine	Aquilegia hinckleyana	Shade	.
Firebush	Hamelia patens	Sun	.
Perennial Verbena	Verbena X hybrida	Sun	.

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