Fleming Slope
The perennial foliage and flowers displayed on the Fleming Slope are planted into a plastic honeycomb web used to anchor the soil. Their strong forms and contrasting foliage textures show that many perennials can perform beautifully as groundcovers on difficult sites.
Perennials
| Latin Name | Common Name |
|---|---|
| Alchemilla mollis | Lady's Mantle |
| Amsonia tabernaemontana | Willow Amsonia |
| Anemone sylvestris | Snowdrop Anemone |
| Aster novi-belgii 'Professor Kippenberg' | Professor Kippenberg Aster |
| Belamcanda chinensis | Blackberry Lily |
| Bergenia cordifolia | Heartleaf Bergenia |
| Boltonia asteroides 'Snowbank' | Snowbank Boltonia |
| Campanula rotundifolia | Harebell |
| Ceratostigma plumbaginoides | Plumbago |
| Coreopsis 'Moonbeam' | Moonbeam Coreopsis |
| Dictamnus albus 'Purpureus' | Purple Gas Plant |
| Euphorbia epithymoides | Cushion Spurge |
| Hemerocallis 'Stella d'Oro' | Stella d'Oro Daylily |
| Liatris spicata | Spike Gayfeather |
| Linaria purpurea | Toadflax |
| Lysimachia clethroides | Gooseneck Loosestrife |
| Lysimachia ciliata 'Purpurea' | Fringed Loosestrife |
| Nepeta x faassenii | Faassen's Catmint |
| Patrinia scabiosifolia 'Nagoya' | Nagoya Patrinia |
| Penstemon pinifolius | Pine-Leaf Penstemon |
| Perovskia atriplicifolia | Russian Sage |
| Pulsatilla patens | Pasque Flower |
| Rosa 'Red Cascade' | Red Cascade Rose |
| Sedum aizoon | Yellow Sedum |
| Sedum kamtschaticum 'Variegatum' | Variegated Sedum |
| Stachys byzantina | Lamb's Ear |
| Veronica spicata 'Blue Peter' | Blue Peter Speedwell |
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