Ive decided to share my gardens with you in list form.

Some people love lists! Mine is more for inventory in case my plant tags get lost!

It might give you some ideas of plants to try.

If the plant was successfully started by seed, or cutting you will see that listed.

Tropicals are labeled with how I store them over the winter.

Climate here-

In zone 5 here in NW IL we have 4 or 5 months summer between frosts

We have 40 inches of rain/yr

Winters get down to -20. but the freezing and thawing is probably harder on plants.

The soil is NOT well drained.

The wind is always blowing.

My soil is amended with compost and manure and some areas get additional watering.

The first list are perennials which can set seed and can grow into blooming plants for me.- from seed. Marked as (SEED).-

Those that failed for ME as seeds marked Ãseed

Plants that can be grown from non rooted cuttings labeled (CUTTING)

Tropical plants that are not hardy here are listed with perennials. Some are wintered indoors for 7 months and are labeled "*wintered indoors"

OK here goes -- ( this is not a trade list)

Achillea ÂThe Pearl ÂÃseed

Ajuga ÂChocolate ChipÂ

Ajuga regular

AlliumÂAzuriumÂ

Allium Christophii (Star of Persia) blooms 4th

Allium ÂPurple Sensation blooms 2nd

Allium ÂGigantium blooms 1st

Allium ÂGladiator blooms 3rd

Allium ÂGlobemasterÂ, blooms 6th

Allium ÂHair 7th

Allium Nectaroscordum (Mediterranean bells)

Allium Pulchellum carinatum (seedlings) (SEED)

Allium Schubertii blooms 5th

Allium senescens (german garlic), curly leaves 9th

Allium sphaerocephalon (drumstick allium) 8th

Allium thunbergii ÂOzawas purple, 10th

Alocasia ÂOdora upright elephant ear *wintered indoors

Alyssum saxatile compactum (Basket of Gold) (Seed)

Amorphophallus ÂkonjacÂ= rivieri 5-20 *wintered indoors

Amorphophallus muelleri from Rick Schoellhorn (SEED) *wintered indoors

Amorphophallus sauromatum venosum (scoliosis!) from Rick *wintered indoors

Amsonia blue star 2 tags one says hubrichtii other tabernemontana

Anthemis ÂKelwayi (golden marguerite) (SEED)

Artemisia ÂSilver King Narrow leaf type

Artemisia ÂSilver kingÂ? more upright

Artemisia ÂSilver MoundÂ

Artemisia No name from Nancy

Asclepia Âbutterfly weed (SEED)

Asparagus Martha Washington

Aster 4ÂX 2"Âpurple (CUTTING)

Aster smaller purple from trade (CUTTING) Ãseed

Aster giant purple (CUTTING)

Calamagrostis ÂEldoradoÂÃseed

Calamagrostis acutiflora ÂOverdam variegated Feather reed grass 5

Camassia ÂBlue DanubeÂ

Camassia quamash

Campanula bellflower glomerata- purple clustered flowerÃseed

Canna ÂBengal tiger aka  Pretoria  variegated *wintered indoors

Canna ÂLouis Cottin 2-4Âdwarf dk leaf,(SEED) *wintered indoors

Canna ÂTropicanna aka ÂPhaison variegated *wintered indoors

Catalpa tree (SEED)

Cerastium (snow in summer) (SEED) (CUTTING?)

Cercis Canadensis ÂForest Pansy redbud

Chelidonium majus Double Greater celandine ÂFlore Plena papaver (SEED)

Chlorophytum orchidastrum Âgreen orangeÂ=ÂMandarin (houseplant)

Chrysanthemum  burnt yellow

Clematis ÂGillian Blades (front garden) Ãseed

Clematis ÂJackmanniÂ

Clematis ÂMultiblueÂ

Clematis ÂSweet autumnÂ

Clematis ÂViticella Venosa violacea ( on blue pole)

Clematis tangutica ( species) (SEED)

Columbine Âcanadesense (SEED)

Columbine ÂLime Frost white flower, chartreuse leaf (SEED)

Columbine black spurless doubles (SEED)

Columbine blue with white center- large flowers

Columbine dwarf blue down facing (SEED)

Columbine dwarf blue and white facing out

Columbine pulsatilla color (SEED)

Columbine purple ruffles (SEED)

Convallaria- lily of the valley pink

Convallaria- lily of the valley white

Coreopsis ÂBaby Ray 1Â

Coreopsis  Zagreb ÂÃseed

Coreopsis ÂEarly Sunrise  ( self SEED)

Coreopsis ÂMoonbeamÂ

Coreopsis lanceolata 2Â (SEED)

Corydalis lutea?- yellow

Corylus contorta (Harry LauderÂs Walking stick)

Croscosmia *wintered indoors

Cyperus 3 ft tall umbrella palm *wintered indoors

Cyperus papyrus 6.5"Â*wintered indoors

Daffodil- 1620 heirloom dbl, ÂVon Sion 30+

Daffodil mix in berm & redbud area

Daffodil ÂQuailÂ

Daffodil ÂRip Van WinkleÂ

Dianthus ÂBright light prostrate

Dianthus ÂDwarf gray hot pink (SEED)

Dianthus pinks (CUTTING)

Dianthus dwarf mix pink carnations (SEED)

Dianthus ÂSiberian blues (SEED) not blue

Daylily ÂCommon Sense 12 dbl stella-like 2Â

Daylily ÂHappy ReturnsÂ

Daylily ÂKwansoÂdbl orange

Daylily ÂLady Pharaoh 10 pale peach 2-3Â

Daylily ÂMini stella rebloomer

Daylily ÂScatterbrain 8 lg peach

Daylily ÂSo Lovely 6 nearly white 30"

Daylily ÂStella de oro (SEED)

Daylily ÂThunderpatch purple/yellow 8 2-3Â

Daylily cantaloupe color (SEED)

Daylily tall red late bloomer

Daylily unnamed petite flowers with pink stripe

Daylily yellow ( non fragrant lemon lily)

Daylily ? Wisest of WizardsÂ? Fridge petals

Delphinium ÂButterfly Blue (SEED)

Delphinium ÂPacific Giants true blue (SEED)

Digitalis grandiflora (foxglove) yellow Ãseed

Dwarf bearded iris ÂDwarf BooÂ

Echinacea Âpurple cone flower (SEED)

Echinacea- white dwarf cone flower (SEED)

Erianthus ravennae - ravannae grass (SEED)

Eryngium ( sea holly)( SEED)

Erythronium americanum- trout lily

Euphorbia dulcis ÂChameleon Âspurge (SELF SEEDED)

Gaillardia ÂFanfare (SEED)

Gaillardia grandiflora (SEED)

Galanthus elwesii giant snowdrop bulb

Galium odoratum- sweet woodruff

Gypsophila repens (creeping babyÂs breath) (SEED)

Helictotrichon Sapphire ~ Blue Oat Grass

Heliopsis  Lorraine Sunshine (SEED- weed out non-variegates)

Heliopsis ÂSummer nights (SEED- but not as nice from seed)

Heuchera ÂFrosted Violet Ãseed

Heuchera ÂPurple palaceÂÃseed

Heuchera ÂPurple PetticoatsÂ

Heuchera ÂSilver Scrolls (CUTTING)

Hollyhock black (SEED)

Hollyhock ÂPeaches and Dreams (SEED)

Hosta ÂClausa hosta that runners?

Hosta mini ÂGold edger? is this really a mini??

Hosta ÂSagaeÂ

Hosta ÂSum and SubstanceÂ

Hosta by steps variegated refuses to die

Hosta plantaginea

Iris dwarf danfordiae 3 yellow

Iris dwarf, reticulate 3 ÂJ.S. DijitÂ

Iris dwarf, reticulate 3 ÂPixieÂ

Iris pseudacorus (flag iris) yellow

Liatris pycnostachya -Kansas gayfeather -5-6 ft tall (SEED)

Liatris spicata purple and whites (SEED)

Ligularia ÂBritt Marie Crawford dark leaf Ãseed

Ligularia ÂRocket green leafÃseed

Lilium Asiatic

Lilium asiatic ÂCitronella downward facing

Lilium asiatic ÂCancun upward facing ( 2 gardens)

Lilium asiatic ÂFata Morgana dbl yellow upward

Lilium asiatic ÂPetit Brigitte yellow upward dwarf

Lilium asiatic ÂPixie orange upright dwarf

Lilium - unnamed asiatic yellow dwarf

Lilium - unnamed asiatic orange tall with specks

Lilium - unnamed Asiatic orange tall without specks

Lilium Orienpet

Lillium orienpet ÂAltara pink

Lillium orienpet ÂBoogie Woogie yellow pink white

Lilium orienpet ÂConca Dor 4 yellow

Lilium orienpet ÂFutura 4 yellow white

Lilium orienpet ÂHoneymoon 4 yellow white

Lilium orienpet ÂOrange Jewel (peach)

Lilium orienpet ÂRed Hot (pink)

Lilium orienpet  Silk Road  crimson/white, fragrant 4-6 hall of fame

Lilium other

Lilium ÂWhite Henryii" trumpet orange/white, 4-6Â hall

of fame

Lilium, species henryii downward facing

Linaria Âperennial (toadflax)

Liriope (lily turf)

Lysimachia ÂAlexander variegated

Lysimachia atropurpurea (purple fringed loosestrife)

Lysimachia yellow creeping jenny (CUTTING)

Malva purple/pink (SEED)

Melagris bulb ( checkered lily)

Miscanthus ÂGraziella maiden hair Ãseed

Miscanthus s. ÂStrictusÂ- porcupine grass Ãseed

Muscari (grape hyacinth) blue

Muscari comosum ÂPlumosumÂ

Myrsynitis (myrtle spurge)

Myrsynitis cyperus- mini 6 "

Oenothera (sundrops)

Ornithogalum longibracteatum- pregnant onion 8 *wintered indoors

Ornithogalum- saundersiae 3 *wintered indoors (SEED)

Oxalis regnelli ÂAlba (green shamrock) houseplant

Oxalis triangularis (purple shamrock) houseplant

Pennisetum ÂNational Arboretum grass,(SEED)

Penstemon ÂHuskerÂs Red (SEED) and true types

Petasites variegated coltsfoot

Physostegia obedient plant regular

Physostegia ÂVariegataÂ

Platycodon ÂHakone dbl blue(SEED)

Platycodon (balloon flower) blue single (SEED)

Platycodon double blue (SEED) and true

Polygonatum (solomenÂs seal)

Polygonatum variegated

Polygonatum dwarf

Pulsatilla Âpasque flower purple (SEED)

Ranunculus ÂButtered PopcornÂ(CUTTING)

Ribes odoratum- yellow flower shrub

Rudbeckia ÂGoldsturmÂÃseed

Salvia ÂMaynight Ãseed

Salvia ÂTransylvanicaÂ(SEED)

Scabiosa ÂFama (SEED)

Sedum (stringy) (CUTTING)

Sedum  Acre  (CUTTING)

Sedum ÂAngelina (CUTTING)

Sedum ÂBertram Anderson (CUTTING)

Sedum ÂBlack Jack (CUTTING)

Sedum ÂBrilliant (CUTTING)

Sedum cauticola Âgrey color (CUTTING)

Sedum ÂGarnet brocade (CUTTING)

Sedum ÂFrosty Morn (CUTTING)

Sedum ÂhispanicumÂ(CUTTING)

Sedum ÂDragonÂs Blood (CUTTING)

Sedum kamschaticum (plain green large leaf) (CUTTING)

Sedum siebold (CUTTING)

Sedum spurium  Fulda glow (CUTTING)

Sedum ÂVoodoo (CUTTING)

Sedum unnamed from mom bubbles/roses/ pinkstem (CUTTING)

Sedum unnamed from candycow /frosty morn yellow/ small frost morn /big/ autumn joy?/hens(CUTTING)

Sempervivum  Ohio Burgundy Â

Sempervivum ÂCommander HayesÂ

Sempervivum ÂGlowing embers ? where?

Sempervivum ÂPilloseum 5 ?where?

Sempervivum ÂRose OliveÂ

Sempervivum cobweb

Sempervivum- large with white variegation which turned all green

Sempervivum unnamed very dark from Donna Janssen

Sempervivum Unnamed from galva $5- ruby color in stump

Sempervivum galva orange garden by center rock

Sempervivum from mom NOIDS on path

Siberian iris ÂCaesarÂs BrotherÂ

Siberian iris ÂNavy BrassÂ

Siberian Iris ÂSavior FaireÂ

Siberian iris from Glen Wallen pink/purple

Siberian iris from trade- tiny purpleNorth /steelblue 2

Siberian iris-light blue

Siberian iris unnamed 4 types- all blue

Solidago dwarf (golden rod)ÂbabyÂorÂcloth of goldÂ

Standard dwarf bearded iris ÂBooÂ

Standard dwarf bearded Iris purple early blooming

Standard dwarf bearded iris yellow 1Â

Standard dwarf bearded iris white with purple 1Â

Strelitzia reginae (bird of paradise) *wintered indoors

Sumac ÂTiger eyes shrub

Sysyrinchium (blue eyed grass) (SEED)

Tamarix tree ÂSummer glow ?

TB iris ÂBatik blue/white stripe

TB iris ÂCelebration Song white/peach

TB iris ÂGypsy Queen purple/orange 2Â

TB iris ÂVariegata -Zebra striped

TB iris No name purple-NW corner

TB iris No name yellow/purple

TB iris pallida ÂAureo VariegataÂ

TB iris unnamed variegated (multiplies quickly) purple

Thalictrum  glaucum sp. Floridus? yellow (SEED)

Tradescantia Âpurple heart *wintered indoors (CUTTING)

Trycyrtis toad lily with arching stems

Tulip ÂAtlantisÂ

Veronica ÂAztec Gold ground cover yellow (CUTTING)

Veronica ÂRoyal Candles (CUTTING)

Veronica ÂSunny Border Blue (CUTTING) Ãseed

Viola/johny jump up purple/white/yellow (SELF SOWS)

Willow (curly) (CUTTING)

Zantedescia- yellow with spotted leaf (SEED) *wintered indoors

Zantedescia  white with spotted leaf *wintered indoors

Zantedescia ÂWhite Giant *wintered indoors


Annuals:(all from seed)

Alyssum purple

Amaranthus purple sh1t

Calendula- orange

Calendula yellow

Celosia ÂFlamingo FeatherÂ

Coreopsis t. plains

Cosmos ÂCosmic cosmos dwarf

Cosmos yellow 2Â

Datura ÂDouble purpleÂ

Ecshescholzia

Lablab

Larkspur blue

Linaria

Mesclin mix

Millet ÂJesterÂ

Nigella (self sows) single and dwarf doubles- blue

Pepper ÂVariegataÂ

Ricinus  New Zealand PurpleÂ

Ricinus crazy tall dark and handsome

Ricinus green

Phlox ÂDutch tapesty purple/white

Spinach

Sunflower ÂVelvet Queen mix with ÂMoulin RougeÂ

Talinum  Kingswood GoldÂ

Tomato ukraine giant plum

Verbena bonairensis