Tony has seen a lot of perennials in his day. Here we share some of his absolute favorite perennial plants.
Epimedium 'Stoplights'
Item #: 12779
Zones: 5a to 8b, guessing
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Epimedium wushanense 'Starlite'
Item #: 9199
Zones: 6a to 8b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Erythronium americanum 'Silver Pigeon'
Item #: 15563
Zones: 4a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Summer, Fall
Height: 2" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 2.5" pot (7.9 fl. oz/233 ml) ?
Eucomis amaryllidifolia
Item #: 4581
Zones: 7a to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: South Africa
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Eucomis comosa 'Sparkling Burgundy'
Item #: 1796
Zones: 6b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: South Africa
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Geranium 'Rozanne'
Item #: 5111
Zones: 5a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Gladiolus 'Buttery Cheeks'
Item #: 6998
Zones: 7a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Gladiolus 'Peachy Cheeks'
Item #: 9476
Zones: 7a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Gladiolus 'Rosy Cheeks'
Item #: 7006
Zones: 7a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Gloxinia nematanthodes 'Evita'
Item #: 5556
Zones: 7b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Argentina
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Helleborus x ballardiae 'Pink Frost' PP 21,063
Item #: 9267
Zones: 5a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 14" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Helleborus x hybridus 'Painted Doubles'
Item #: 9747
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Helleborus x hybridus 'Sun Flare'
Item #: 14317
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Helleborus x iburgensis 'Charmer' PPAF
Item #: 13539
Zones: 5a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 14" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Helleborus x iburgensis 'Penny's Pink' PP 24,149
Item #: 7365
Zones: 5a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 14" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Hosta 'Blonde Ambition'
Item #: 12834
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 7" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Hosta 'Cathedral Windows' PP 17,295
Item #: 6600
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 21" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Hosta 'Etched Glass' PP 30,748
Item #: 13527
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Hosta 'Golden Fantasma'
Item #: 12835
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 3" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L) ?
Hosta 'Liberty' PP 12,531
Item #: 4736
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L) ?
Hosta 'Sun Mouse' PP 30,033
Item #: 6890
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Hosta 'Sunshine Floozie'
Item #: 13311
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Howardara 'Riley Kate'
Item #: 11529
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 8" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Ilex vomitoria 'Oscar'
Item #: 13270
Zones: 7a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Illicium parviflorum 'Florida Sunshine'
Item #: 6945
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 84" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Juniperus conferta 'All Gold'
Item #: 9909
Zones: 6a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Juniperus horizontalis 'Copper Harbor'
Item #: 13858
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Canada, United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Juniperus horizontalis 'Pancake'
Item #: 13859
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 3" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Canada, United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Kniphofia rooperi
Item #: 3036
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: South Africa
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Ligularia japonica 'Chinese Dragon'
Item #: 9018
Zones: 4a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Ligustrum lucidum 'Little Moon'
Item #: 11085
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Liriope muscari 'Peedee Ingot'
Item #: 3096
Zones: 6a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China, Japan, Taiwan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Lycoris x caldwellii 'Sky Over Sky'
Item #: 6103
Zones: 5a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Lycoris radiata var. radiata 'Fire Engine'
Item #: 9331
Zones: 7a to 9b
Dormancy: Summer
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Manfreda undulata 'Mint Chocolate Chip' PP 29,343
Item #: 12976
Zones: 7b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Mangave 'Blue Mammoth' PPAF
Item #: 13794
Zones: 7b to 11, guessing
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Mangave 'Desert Dawn' PPAF
Item #: 14824
Zones: 9a to 11, guessing
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 9" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Mangave 'Falling Waters' PPAF
Item #: 13342
Zones: 7b to 11, guessing
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Mangave 'Femme Fatale' PPAF
Item #: 14313
Zones: 9a to 11, guessing
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 9" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Mangave 'Frosted Elegance' PPAF
Item #: 14825
Zones: 9a to 11, guessing
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Mangave 'Painted Desert' PPAF
Item #: 14311
Zones: 9a to 11, guessing
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Mangave 'Racing Stripes' PPAF
Item #: 13520
Zones: 7b to 11, guessing
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 8" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Mangave 'Shadow Waltz' PPAF
Item #: 14312
Zones: 9a to 11, guessing
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 8" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Musa velutina
Item #: 5925
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 96" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: India
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L) ?
Myosotis palustris 'Southern Blues'
Item #: 1427
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Nassella tenuissima
Item #: 258
Zones: 7a to 10b
Dormancy:
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mexico, United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Notocactus submammulosus
Item #: 13727
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 4" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Argentina, Uruguay
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Opuntia fragilis 'Potato'
Item #: 14256
Zones: 4a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 3" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Oxalis crassipes 'Cherry Spritzer'
Item #: 12350
Zones: 6a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Argentina, Brazil
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Oxalis violacea 'Battle of the Bands'
Item #: 10436
Zones: 5a to 9b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Winter, Summer
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 2.5" pot (7.9 fl. oz/233 ml) ?
Paeonia 'Bartzella'
Item #: 7187
Zones: 4a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 1.6 gal. (6 L) ?
Penstemon 'Blackbeard' PP 30,052
Item #: 12732
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Penstemon 'Dark Towers' PP 20,013
Item #: 8907
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Penstemon 'Midnight Masquerade' PP 29,603
Item #: 13493
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 32" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Phytolacca americana 'Silberstein'
Item #: 3454
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty' PP 17,361
Item #: 6301
Zones: 5a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Polystichum makinoi
Item #: 6508
Zones: 5a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China, India, Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Psoralea psoralioides 'Nash'
Item #: 11415
Zones: 6a to 9b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Salvia darcyi
Item #: 814
Zones: 6a to 10b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Sarracenia x wrigleyana 'Scarlet Belle'
Item #: 5031
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?