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Perennial Flowering Plants in Mississippi

Other Hardy Perennials Worth Growing in Mississippi Gardens

Note: These are all easily grown. However, many are difficult to locate commercially except through mail order. All are readily found in good perennial reference books for more information. Latin names followed by sp. indicate many different species are available.

  • Asparagus Asparagus officinalis
  • Beard-tongue Penstemon sp.
  • Blue-eyed Grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium
  • Boltonia B. asteroides
  • Bugleweed Ajuga reptans
  • Butterfly Weed Asclepias tuberosa
  • Candytuft Iberis sempervirens
  • Cast-iron Plant Aspidistra elatior
  • Comfrey Symphytum officinale
  • Coralbells Heuchera sanguinea
  • Dianthus 'Telstar' and 'Spring Beauty' Dianthus sp.
  • Dwarf Goldenrod Solidago x hybrida
  • Gerbera Daisy Gerbera jamesonii
  • Hardy Begonia Begonia grandis
  • Heliopsis ("cut-and-come-again") Heliopsis scabra
  • Helleborus (Lenten rose) Helleborus orientalis
  • Hidden Ginger (hidden lily) Curcuma petiolata
  • Indian Pinks Spigelia marilandica
  • Ironweed Veronia altissima and V. angustifolia
  • Joe-Pye Weed Eupatorium purpureum
  • Lily (turk's cap, Madonna, tiger, etc.) Lilium sp.
  • Mexican or Mint Marigold Tagetes lucida
  • Mints Mentha sp.
  • Pachysandra Pachysandra terminalis
  • Peony ('Festiva Maxima' and other early bloomers only) Paeonia lactiflora
  • Peruvian Lily (parrot lily) Alstroemeria pulchella
  • Purple Heart Setcreasea purpurpea
  • Spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana
  • Trillium Trillium cuneatum
  • Umbrella Sedge Cyperus alternifolius
  • Veronica 'Sunny Border Blue', 'Blue Charm', and 'Goodness Grows' Veronica spicata