Parker County Master Gardener Association

Best Perennials for Parker County
Printer Friendly The following list is the result of a survey of Parker County Master Gardeners. They were asked to rate the perennials they had experienced growing or observing.
Number after name of the tree shows first place votes it received from Parker County Master Gardeners.
1.	Sage, Indigo Spires (1)
2.	Blue Mist Flower (3)	Butterfly magnet
3.	Cast Iron Plant	I use this in place of hostas, taller but very hardy Though they give a different look, I use these instead of hostas
4.	Autumn Sage (3) (Salvia greggii)	Low maintenance Blooms February - November Great to propagate and use in landscape and containers
5.	Columbine, Texas Gold (3)
6.	Fern, Wood	Have had the same planting for years and they keep coming back each year and increase, great
7.	Aster, Fall (2)	Love the color and performance
8.	Four Nerve Daisy
9.	Turk’s Cap	Tall Colorful Easy and no work Dependable
10.	Mexican Bush Sage (1)
11.	Calylophus (3)
12.	Mexican Mint Marigold	Good year-round plant
13.	Flame Acanthus (2)	Good background plant
14.	Lantana, Texas (2)
15.	Lamb’s Ear	Large leaf Helen Von Stein I only like the large leaf Helen Von Stein
16.	Fern, Japanese Painted	Have had problems with this one Pretty, but does not compare to the hardiness of other ferns
17.	Fern, Holly (1)
18.	Lantana, New Gold (1)
19.	Lantana, Trailing
20.	Yarrow
21.	Gaura
22.	Hibiscus, Texas Star
23.	Pink Skullcap	Use this in several areas Performs best with sun
24.	Rock Rose (1)	Easy and dependable
25.	Sedum, Autumn Joy	Deer will eat this plant Love the fact they are easy to propagate and look great in landscape and containers
The Rest:
	Zexmenia (3)	Sun or shade, Excels
	Coreopsis	Great spring show, tends to mildew
	Mealy Blue Sage
	Lenten Rose	Love the look and the fact they bloom for long period of time and at times when not much else does
	Hibiscus, Hardy
	Lantana, Silver Mound
	Blackfoot Daisy (1)
	Phlox, Garden	Have had this in my garden for years…the same planting and they are great
	Verbena	Red and yellow
	Russian Sage
	Coral Bells	Love this plant for the shade, also use Purple Palace
	Santolina
	Datura	Showy, dramatic
	Lyre Leaf Sage	Too invasive Early bloomer “Like” ajuga You can't tell where it will end up
	Hosta	Too much trouble with slugs and snails
	Hibiscus, Lord Baltimore
	Anise Sage
	Veronica (Speedwell)
	Obedient Plant	Too invasive for me Take this off!!
For more information on these perennials, refer to the real dirt A Gardening Handbook for Parker County