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Herbeins Varieties by Sun Requirements
Here are our Sun to Shade Favorites which are labeled with bloom times to keep your garden in color all year round.
Sun Lovers
These perennials are heat and drought tolerant, making them ideal for sunny spots in a naturalistic cottage or pollinator garden.
Shade Tolerant
Our top picks for that spot that gets the morning sun and afternoon shade. These perennials have extended bloom performance but don’t love the heat.
Shade Lovers
Lovers of dappled sun with little direct light, these perennials are more foliage-forward with fewer blooms and thrive in woodland gardens with mature canopy.
Native Favorites
Herbein's prides itself in our native selection.
Perennials aid pollinators in their reproduction and help keep PA beautiful. Give back this year by planting some of these classics in your garden.
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias Incarnata
- Light: Full Sun
- Size: 3-5 Ft tall, 2-3 Ft spread
- Growth Habit: Upright and Clumping
- Colors: Light pink to Rose
- Bloom: June to August
- Soil: Well-Drained, thrives in moisture
- Pollinator Magnet (Only plant Monarch Larvae can eat
Swamp Milkweed
- Light: Full Sun
- Size: 3-5 Ft tall, 2-3 Ft spread
- Growth Habit: Upright and Clumping
- Colors: Light pink to Rose
- Bloom: June to August
- Soil: Well-Drained, thrives in moisture
- Pollinator Magnet (Only plant Monarch Larvae can eat
Goldenrod
- Light: Full Sun
- Size: 2-5 Ft tall, 1-3 Ft spread
- Growth Habit: Upright and Clumping
- Bloom: August to October
- Soil: Loam, Sandy or Clay, Drought Tolerant
- Pollinator magnetÂ
Black-Eyed Susan
- Size: 10-14 inches tall, 12-18 inch spread
- Growth Habit: Upright and Mounded
- Colors: pink, red, white, salmon, lavender yellow, bi-colors
- Flowering Season: Late Spring-Fall
- Soil: Well-Drained
Swamp Sunflower
- Size: 6-36 inches tall, 8-18 inch spread
- Growth Habit: Upright and Bushy
- Colors: golden yellow, orange, deep gold, red, bi-colors
- Flowering Season: Late Spring-Fall
- Soil: Well-Drained
- Heat & Pest-Resistant
Blue Vervain
- Size: 10-14 inches tall, 12-18 inch spread
- Growth Habit: Upright and Compact
- Colors: pink, red, white, salmon, lavender yellow, bi-colors
- Flowering Season: Late Spring-Fall
- Soil: Well-Drained
Perennial Groundcover
Browse our curated perennials for an easy, long-lasting solution for filling beds, suppressing weeds, and preventing erosion on slopes.
Lungwort
- Light: Part to Full Shade
- Growth Habit: Low clumping groundcover
- Foliage: Silver-splashed leaves and violet-pink flowers
- Bloom Time: Early Spring
- Soil: Humus-rich, moist soil
- Deer Resistant
Speedwell
- Light: Full Sun to Part Shade
- Growth Habit: Low clumping groundcover
- Foliage: Small green leaves with violet-blue flowers
- Bloom Time: Late Spring to Summer
- Soil: Average, avoid wet-feet
- Deer Resistant
- Drought tolerant
Evening Primrose
- Light: Full Sun
- Growth Habit: 3-12″ Gently spreading groundcover
- Foliage: Morning-bloom, yellow flowers
- Bloom Time: Late Spring into Summer
- Soil: Well-drained
- Pollinator Magnet
- Drought Tolerant
Mother Of Thyme
- Light: Full Sun
- Growth Habit: Densely spreading groundcover
- Foliage: Evergreen, Morning-bloom, Lavender-pink or Purple flowers
- Bloom Time: Summer
- Soil: Well-drained, tolerates sandy soil
- Aromatic Pollinator Magnet
- Drought Tolerant
- Deer Resistant
Periwinkle
- Light: Part to Full Shade
- Growth Habit: Densely spreading groundcover
- Foliage: Evergreen leaves, Purple and white flowers
- Bloom Time: Spring to Summer
- Soil: Well-drained, tolerates sandy soil once established
- Not Native (Aggressive)
- Drought Tolerant
- Deer Resistant