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red perennials

Someone asked about red perennials for zone 5:

	Knautia macedonica (wine-red/burgundy)
	Lobelia cardinalis
	Helenium (a red hybrid of the sneezeweeds)
	Gaillardia (the burgundy one)
	Lonicera sempervirens (climber, red trumpets, not fragrant but
nice)
	Campsis radicans (climber, orange-red)
	Crocosmia lucifer (need good drainage to be hardy)
	Helianthemum (a red hybrid of the rock-roses; needs good
drainage)
	Dianthus fire carpet (not long-lived, but can be hardy w/good
drainage)
	Dianthus deltoides (many red hybrids, small flowers but bright)
	Roses of many kinds, of course
	Tree peony
	Herbaceous peony
	Hemerocallis (lots of red hybrid daylilies)
	Asiatic lilies (Enchantment is a good clear red short hybrid)
	Lychnis chalcedonica (maltese cross; other lychnis species are
red too)
	Geum chiloense
	Hibiscus (lots of red hybrids; dwarf Disco Belle too)
	Salvia cocchinea (hardy if well-drained or else re-seeds)
	Oriental poppies
	Siberian irises (more a wine/burgundy, especially consider Eric
the Red)
	Silene virginiana (woodlant plant, the "fire pink")
	Asters (red hybrids)
	Chrysanthemums (new name something like Dendranthema?  red
hybrids)
	Lupines (think some of the Russell's hybrids are red)
	Pyrethrum Robinson's Red (burgundy painted daisy)
	Mimulus (iffy, but maybe in a very moist cool spot with a lot of
luck)
	Astilbe (hybrids like Red Sentinel, likes moisture and partial
shade)
	Monarda (there are a couple of red bee balms)
	
There must be many more (including some I've never grown), but this
should get you started.

Susan Campanini
in east central Illinois
zone 5b, min temp -15F?
e-mail:  campanin@uiuc.edu

	
	
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