Recommended Rocky Mountain Perennials

This list is a growing index of all of the “perennial favorites” Nedra has taught about on her blog. Each grows well in the Rocky Mountains. Click the flower name to link to the blog post about that flower.

Aconitum ( Monkshood, Wolfbane)
Alcea rosea (Hollyhock)
Aquilegia (Columbine)
Armeria (Thrift)
Aruncus (Goatsbeard)
Aubrieta (Rock Cress)
Asters 
Bergenia cordifolia (Heartleaf Bergenia)
Brunerra Macrophylla (Heartleaf)
Calamagrostis acutiflora (Karl Foerster Fountain Grass)
Chrysanthemum
Corydalis lutea
Crocus
Delphinium elatum (Larkspur)
Dicentra Spectabilis (Bleeding Heart)
Dictamnus Albus (Gas Plant)
Doronicum (Leopard’s Bane)
Echinacea purpura (Coneflower)
Euphorbia polychroma (Cushion Spurge)
Filipendula (Queen of the Meadow or Meadowsweet)
Helenium (Helen’s Flower) 
Heliopsis helianthoides (‘Summer Sun’)
Helleborus (Lenton Rose)
Heuchera (Coral Bells)
Hemerocallis (Day Lily)
Hosta
Iberis (Candytuft)
Karl Foerster Fountain Grass
Leucanthemum (Shasta Daisy)
Lilium (Lilies)
Lychnis Chalcedonica (Maltese Cross)
Narcissus (Daffodils)
Orneothera Missouriensis (Evening Primrose)
Paeonia (Peony)
Papaver Oriental (Oriental Poppies)
Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian Sage)
Primula (Primrose)
Phlox paniculata (Tall Garden Phlox)
Pulmonaria (Lungwort)
Pulsatilla (Pasque Flower
Rudbeckia (Black-eyed Susans)
Salvia (Sage)
Tiarella (Foamflower)
Tulipia (Tulips)
Veronica Spicata (Veronica)