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Low Maintenance Perennials

Well-documented research shows that green space has many positive effects on the health and well-being of people. However, according to the Dutch Ministry of Land Use, in densely populated cities in The Netherlands the amount of urban amenity plantings are well below the recommended level of 800 sq.ft. (74 sq. m) per home. If increasing the quantity of plantings is impossible, effectiveness and quality can be increased by creating more biodiversity in green areas.

Herbaceous perennials are an excellent group of plants with which to achieve more variety and color on small sites. They are eminently suitable for use as ground covers, in flower beds, under trees, along roads and waterways and as edging around shrubs. Using perennials is also an effective way to add color and interest to existing urban/public plantings.

Low maintenance perennials are affordable - While it is true that, comparatively, herbaceous perennials can be quite expensive to buy and that preparation of planting sites takes time and money, by using low maintenance species, the reduced maintenance costs compensate for the initial expenditures. Over a 10-year period, a perennial bed does not have to cost any more to maintain than a shrub border or lawn. To achieve this, the right plants have to be chosen; they should be healthy, sturdy and suppress weeds with their excellent ground covering abilities.

Essential conditions for low maintenance perennial plantings
• Improve the soil on the site and thoroughly remove all weeds before planting.
• Choose plants with requirements that match the site conditions, especially for light and moisture.
• Choose the right plants for the desired use (good ground covers for weed suppression, salt tolerant plants for roadsides, etc.)
• No one plant will be suitable for planting in every situation.
• Consider the plant knowledge level of the maintenance crews and be prepared to provide concise maintenance instructions.
• Plant the right number of plants per sq. ft./m for fast coverage.
• Weed and water when necessary and replace dead plants until the ground is covered (usually at the end of the first summer after planting).

Some suitable species for urban plantings:
Alchemilla, Aster, Echinacea, Geranium, Hemerocallis, Liriope, Nepeta, ornamental grasses, Pachysandra, Rudbeckia and Sedum.

  • Alchemilla mollis (30)ct Flat

    Alchemilla mollis (30)ct Flat

    Alchemilla mollis (30)ct Flat Common Name: Lady's Mantle Foliage is a soft grey-green and nearly round with deep lobes. Soft, velvety leaves are up to 6-inches across with serrated edges, giving a scalloped look. From late spring to early summer,...

    $172.86
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  • Aster 'Grape Crush' PP33612 (25) BR Plants

    Aster 'Grape Crush' PP33612 (25) BR Plants

    Aster novae-angliae 'Grape Crush' PP33612 (25) Bare Root PlantsCommon Name: New England Aster Bringing refinement to fall blooming Asters, 'Grape Crush' produces a large, very round mound with densely packed flowers. We have observed no lodging in our...

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  • Carex appalachica 3.5 inch pot

    Carex appalachica (3.5 inch pot)

    Carex appalachica (3.5-inch pot)Common name: Sedge - Appalachica Sedge Height: 6-8 Inches Spread: 12-18 Inches Hardiness Zone: 3 - 8 Shade to Part Shade Evergreen in warm climates Native to Eastern U.S. Clumping habit -spreads slowly A good shade lawn...

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  • Carex elata Bowles Golden 30ct Flat

    Carex elata 'Bowles Golden' (30)ct Flat

    Carex elata 'Bowles Golden' (30)ct Flat a/k/a Gold Sedge, Sedge Grass, Ornamental This sedge has bright gold foliage with thin green margins and is taller than most other varieties. It is an excellent choice as a highlight plant for a shade or water...

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  • Carex flacca aka glauca 3.5 inch pot

    Carex flacca [a.k.a. glauca] (3.5 inch pot)

    Carex flacca (a.k.a glauca) (3.5-inch pot)Common name: Sedge - Blue Sedge Height: 8-10 Inches Spread: 12-18 Inches Hardiness Zone: 4-9 Full Sun to Part Shade Evergreen in warmer climates Blue-Green to blue-gray foliage Clumping but spreads slowly by...

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  • Carex flagellifera Toffee Twist 10ct Quarts

    Carex flagellifera 'Toffee Twist' (10)ct Quarts

    Carex flagellifera 'Toffee Twist' a/k/a Sedge, Sedge Grass, Japanese Sedge. Zone 7 to 10, hardy to about five degrees F. Sun to part shade.Mature foliage height 18 to 24 inches, clump forming. Dramatic foliage display of slender, mocha leaves with an...

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  • Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' (3.5 inch pot)

    Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' (3.5 inch pot)

    Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' (3.5-inch pot)Common name: Variegated Sedge, Ornamental Grass With its wide, strappy leaves measuring ¼-½" across, this carex makes a bold statement in the shade garden. The leaves are dark green with bright white...

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  • Carex morrowii Ice Dances 30ct Flat

    Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' (30)ct Flat

    Carex morrowii 'Ice Dance' (30)ct FlatCommon name: Variegated Sedge, Ornamental Grass With its wide, strappy leaves measuring ¼-½" across, this carex makes a bold statement in the shade garden. The leaves are dark green with bright white...

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  • Carex o EVERCOLOR Everillo PP21002 30ct Flat

    Carex o. 'Everillo' PP21002 (30)ct Flat

    Carex oshimensis 'Everillo' PP21002 (30)ct FlatEVERCOLOR® SeriesCommon Name: Japanese Sedge, Ornamental Grass This sport of 'Evergold' has a similar performance to its parent but with a brilliant, solid gold leaf color. Long, thin arching leaf blades...

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  • Carex oshimensis Evergold 3.5 inch pot

    Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' (3.5 inch pot)

    Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' (3.5-inch plant)a/k/a Evergold Sedge, Sedge Grass, Variegated Japanese Sedge, Carex hachijoensis 'Evergold' One of the most popular variegated sedges, this selection has creamy yellow leaves with dark green edges...

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  • Carex oshimensis Evergold 30ct Flat
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    Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' (30)ct Flat

    Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' (30)ct FlatCommon Name: Variegated Japanese Sedge, Ornamental Grass One of the most popular variegated sedges, this selection has creamy yellow leaves with dark green edges. They cascade softly to the ground in a...

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  • Carex pensylvanica 3.5 inch pot

    Carex pensylvanica (3.5 inch pot)

    Carex pensylvanica (3.5-inch pot)Common Name: Pennsylvania Sedge, Oak Sedge Height: 8-10 InchesSpread: 6-8 InchesHardiness Zone: 4 - 8Shade to Part ShadeEvergreen in warm climatesNative to Central and Eastern U.S.Spreads slow by rhizomes to form dense...

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  • Echinacea Butter Pecan PPAF 30ct Flat

    Echinacea 'Butter Pecan' PPAF (30)ct Flat

    Echinacea 'Butter Pecan' PPAF CPBRAF - Proven Winners® DOUBLE CODED Collection (30)ct Flat Common Name: ConeflowerA complementing series of fully double Coneflowers to the single flowered COLOR CODED® collection. Varieties in this series have...

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  • Echinacea Cheyenne Spirit 30ct Flat

    Echinacea 'Cheyenne Spirit' (30)ct Flat

    Echinacea 'Cheyenne Spirit' (30)ct Flat Common Name: Coneflower A dynamic mixed color strain of Echinaceas, the first of its kind offered from seed. In our trials, we marveled at the incredible color range of these first year-flowering perennials...

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  • Echinacea Rainbow Sherbet PPAF 30ct Flat

    Echinacea 'Rainbow Sherbet' PPAF (30)ct Flat

    Echinacea 'Rainbow Sherbet' PPAF (30)ct FlatDOUBLE DIPPED™ SeriesCommon Name: Coneflower 4½" pompom flowers with wide, overlapping ray petals. Flowers open orange before transitioning to a coral pink with matching ray petals. The color shift...

    $259.65
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  • Echinacea Raspberry Beret PPAF 30ct Flat

    Echinacea 'Raspberry Beret' PPAF (30)ct Flat

    Echinacea 'Raspberry Beret' PPAF CPBRAF (30)ct FlatDOUBLE CODED™ CollectionCommon Name: Coneflower 'Raspberry Beret' has fully double intense raspberry pink flowers, 4" wide, with ray petals to match. Petals are slightly lighter than the cone. A...

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  • Echinacea Tanager PPAF 30ct Flat

    Echinacea 'Tanager' PP34202 (30)ct Flat

    Echinacea 'Tanager' PP34202 (30)ct FlatEYE-CATCHER® CollectionCommon Name: Coneflower This collection of coneflowers will certainly "catch your eye!" These single flowering varieties come in bold colors, better basal branching compared to older...

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  • Echinacea 'Watermelon Sugar' PPAF (30)ct Flat

    Echinacea 'Watermelon Sugar' PPAF (30)ct Flat

    Echinacea 'Watermelon Sugar' PPAF (30)ct FlatDOUBLE DIPPED™ SeriesCommon Name: Coneflower Double pompom flowers open magenta pink before maturing to a medium pink. Flowers are produced over a large rosette of foliage with almost no exposed stem...

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  • Echinacea Firefinch (30)ct Flat

    Echinacea Firefinch (30)ct Flat

    Echinacea SUMMERSONG™ Firefinch™ US7,982,110 (30)ct FlatCommon Name: Coneflowerformerly known as LAKOTA™ Fire This seed strain shows a variety of beautiful shades of red, varying from reddish-orange to pinkish red. Each 3½"...

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  • Echinacea p Magnus 30ct Flat

    Echinacea p. 'Magnus' (30)ct Flat

    Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' (30)ct FlatCommon Name: Purple Coneflower The classic purple coneflower. Beautiful rose pink ray petals with a coppery brown, spiky central cone. Petals are held horizontally, making the flowers appear even bigger. Newer...

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  • Echinacea p PowWow White 10ct Quarts

    Echinacea p. 'PowWow White' (10)ct Quarts

    Echinacea purpurea 'PowWow White' Common Name: Coneflower; Zones 3 to 8. Full sun to part shade. Plants reach 18 to 24 inches tall and 12 to 16 inches wide;Clumping habit. Growth rate: Moderate. Pure white flowers with a golden yellow cone flowers from...

    $91.35
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  • Echinacea p PowWow White 30ct Flat

    Echinacea p. 'PowWow White' (30)ct Flat

    Echinacea purpurea 'PowWow White' (30)ct Flat Common Name: Coneflower; Like its bright magenta pink counterpart 'PowWow Wild Berry', this seed selection from PanAm Seed Co. also performed impressively in our trials. Pure white flowers with a golden...

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  • Echinacea p PowWow Wild Berry 30ct Flat

    Echinacea p. 'PowWow Wild Berry' (30)ct Flat

    Echinacea purpurea 'Pow Wow Wild Berry' (30)ct Flat Common Name: Coneflower; This variety is incredibly impressive for a seed grown Echinacea. It’s no surprise that it is a 2010 All America Selections winner. In our trials, we noted how...

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  • Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' (3.5 inch pot)

    Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' (3.5 inch pot)

    Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus' (3.5-inch pot)Common Name: Purple Coneflower The classic purple coneflower. Beautiful rose pink ray petals with a coppery brown, spiky central cone. Petals are held horizontally, making the flowers appear even bigger...

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  • Echinacea purpurea White Swan 3.5 inch pot

    Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan' (3.5 inch pot)

    Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan' (3.5-inch pot)Common Name: White Swan Coneflower Height: 2-3 Feet Spread: 12-18 Inches Hardiness Zone: 3-8 Full Sun Blooms Summer into Fall White petals around golden center cones Thrives in Summer heat Great cut flower ...

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  • Hemerocallis Bela Lugosi 25 BR Plants

    Hemerocallis 'Bela Lugosi' (25) BR Plants

    Hemerocallis 'Bela Lugosi' (Hanson-C 1995) (25) Bare Root PlantsCommon Name: Daylily Widely regarded as one of the best purple daylilies on the market 6", saturated true purple flowers with a lime green throat Very sunfast for such a dark...

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  • Hemerocallis Blackthorne 25 BR Plants

    Hemerocallis 'Blackthorne' (25) BR Plants

    Hemerocallis 'Blackthorne' (Trimmer, 1996) (25) Bare Root Plants Common Name: Daylily Very light creamy yellow blossoms with a hint of peach display a prominent wine purple eye and matching picotee edge half way up the attractively ruffled petals...

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  • Hemerocallis 'Blazing Glory' (25) BR Plants

    Hemerocallis 'Blazing Glory' (25) BR Plants

    Hemerocallis 'Blazing Glory' (25) Bare Root PlantssProven Winners RAINBOW RHYTHM CollectionCommon Name: Daylily 'Blazing Glory' has 6" golden yellow flowers with a bold burgundy red eye and matching picotee edge. Where traditional cultivars have picotee...

    $308.26
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  • Hemerocallis Born To Run 25 BR Plants

    Hemerocallis 'Born To Run' (25) BR Plants

    Hemerocallis 'Born To Run' (25) Bare Root PlantsCommon Name: Daylily A showy daylily that will stop you in your tracks as it blooms in midsummer! Rich, rosy red flowers have a creamy yellow, incredibly ruffled picotee edge. A narrow pale pink watermark...

    $263.38
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  • Hemerocallis 'Bright Sunset' (25) BR Plants

    Hemerocallis 'Bright Sunset' (25) BR Plants

    Hemerocallis 'Bright Sunset' (RUDOLPH, 1978) (25) Bare Root Plants Common Name: Daylily 6", highly fragrant flowers the color of a tropical sunset: burnt coppery-orange self with a golden orange band and small, deep green throatPetals have prominent...

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