List of plants by height

[barleychown]

For the purposes of this list I'm going to list perenials...and I should warn folks that I lean heavily towards cottage gardens.

Tall:

Bee balm
catchfly
dahlias
shasta daisies
Jupiter's beard
rose campion
poppies
roses
Cannas
Gladiolia
Iris
Guara
Chinese lanterns
Worm Wood
Blackberry Lillies






Medium:
coreopsis
some hardy geraniums
liatris
lily
calendula
Bell Flowers
Columbine
Freesia
crocuses
tulips
daffodils
Allium 'Sparklers'
horseradish
Mums
Oregano
Sage
Pineapple Mint
Peppermint    ( Mint is very invasive...take action to prevent spread)
Chocolate Mint
Sweet Woodruff


Short:
Some hardy geraniums
Lithodora
ice plant
Portulaca
Lilly of the Valley
Hosta


I'll add more as they come to me.

[Patty S]

Question: What are we calling "tall" "medium" & "short"? Such as, Tall: over ___ feet/inches etc.

  Sarah, I've seen your Sunflowers. It's probably a good thing that Mike works for the fire department, cuz they're so tall you'll need to borrow their ladder truck to take pics of the blossoms!

I guess my point is that what some people might consider "tall", others may think of as "medium"!

[barleychown]

My sunflowers? Tall? 

I'm thinking more along the lines of arrangement in beds...tall in the back, medium iin the mid section, short in the front.

Tall can be anywhere from 2' to 5', depending on growing conditions. My plants tend to get taller than "normal" because I heavily amend my beds with compost.

Medium would be from 1' to 2'....

Short would be plants suitable for the front edge of the beds...

[Dianna]

and I should warn folks that I lean heavily towards cottage gardens.

You have such beautiful gardens, Sarah, that I don't think you have to warn anyone about anything. I'd be tickled if I could get my gardens looking half as pretty as yours.

This is a good topic and will really help me out. I have a tendencey of planting before I research and sometimes end up with the tall plants in front of the shorter ones...

Thank you for the list you are making! 

[duh]

under tall I can add:  Chinese lanterns, Worm Wood, Blackberry Lillies

Under medium I can add:  Bell Flowers,  Columbine, Freesia, crocuses, tulips, daffodils, Allium 'Sparklers', horseradish, Mums,

Under short I can add:  Portulaca, Oregano, Sage, Pineapple Mint, Peppermint, Chocolate Mint, Sweet Woodruff, Lilly of the Valley, Hosta before they bloom lol.   

I love these kinds of lists.  The question is are we going to be able to talk Jim into making fact sheets out of them after we get a bunch of them so they are easy to find and user friendly hehehe.  (I'm such a pain).

[duh]

here are some ground covers:

Acaena saccaticupula, New Zealand Burr
Achlys triphylla ssp. triphylla, Vanilla Leaf (12" tall)
Acorus gramineus 'Ogon', Sweetflag
Acorus gramineus 'Pusillus Minimus Aureus', Japanese Sweetflag
Aegopodium podagraria 'Variegatum', Bishop's Weed
Ajuga, Bugleweed
Alchemilla alpina, Lady's Mantle, Dwarf
Alchemilla erythropoda, Lady's Mantle, Dwarf
Alchemilla saxatilis , Lady's Mantle, Dwarf
Anemone nemorosa allenii, Anemone, Wood
Anemone nemorosa 'Flore Pleno', Anemone, Wood
Antennaria species, Pussytoes
Arctostaphylos uva ursi 'Massachusetts', Kinnikinnick
Arenaria balearica, Corsican Sandwort
Armeria maritima 'Dusseldorf Pride', Sea Thrift
Arum italicum
Asarum canadense, Wild Ginger
Asplenium ebenoides, Dragon Tail Fern
Asplenium trichomanes, Maidenhair Spleenwort
Azorella trifurcata 'Nana', Bolax
Blechnum penna marina, Alpine Water Fern
Cerastium alpinum lanatum, Snow-In-Summer
Cornus canadensis, Bunchberry
Corydalis
Cotoneaster dammeri, Bearberry
Cyclamen coum, Cyclamen, Hardy
Cymbalaria muralis, Kenilworth Ivy
Dryas octopetala, Mountain Avens
Echeveria
Epimedium young, Barrenwort

there are lots more but I'm getting sleepy.  So I'll add more later.  Hope this helps some.