Perennial List 2026
- Lora Penner
- May 3
- 2 min read
These are the perennial that LP Farm Store is planning on selling this spring. It is very important that you know your zone! This article has information on what zone you are in. Most of southeast Manitoba is zone 3. I include zone 4 and 5 perennials if you like taking a gamble. My hyssop and lamb's ears plants come back year after year and they are considered a zone 4!
Bee balm/Monarda | |||||
Panorama | Monarda didyma | Zone 4 | 30” | Full sun/part shade Cutting or teas Reds and mauves | Pollinators Blooms in August |
Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Zone 3 | 36” | Full sun Lavender flowers | Can be used to make tea |
Lemon | Monarda citriodora | Zone 3 (self seeds) | 12-24” | Full sun Lavender-pink flowers | Can be used in flower bouquets. |
Spotted (Dotted Mint) | Monarda punctata | Zone 3 | 12-36” | Full sun Yellow with maroon splashes flowers and light pink leaf-like bracts. | Likes it drier Can ve used to make a tea |
Catmint | |||||
Nepeta mussinii | Zone 4 | 12-18” mounding | Drought tolerant Blue flowers | Pollinators | |
Chinese Lanterns | |||||
Physallis franchetti | Self-seeds | 24” | Full sun Orange lanterns Dried bouquets | ||
Delphinium | |||||
Pacific Giants Mix | Delphinium elatum | Zone 3 | 59” | Full sun White, blue, pink, mauve, and purple. | Cut flower |
Echinacea/Coneflower | |||||
Paradiso Super-Duper | Echinacea purpurea | Zone 3 | 36” | Rosy tones Double petaled | |
Light purple cone flower | Echinacea pallida | Zone 3 | 36-60” | Full sun Dusty purple | Pollinators Blooms June to July. Drought tolerant |
Purple cone flower | Echinacea purpurea | Zone 4 | 24-60” | Full sun | Blooms July to September Flower bouquets |
Hyssop | |||||
Blue | Zone 4 Purple Flowers | Teas | Grow 2-3 feet tall | Full sun or partial shade Prefers being on the drier side | Zone 4 Purple Flowers |
Anise | Zone 4-5 Purple flowers | Licorice-mint flavor, drinks, salads Edible flowers | 24-36” tall | Sun Attracts bees | Zone 4-5 Purple flowers |
Pink | Zone 6 Pink flowers | Attracts pollinators | 24” tall | Full sun Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds | Zone 6 Pink flowers |
Lamb's Ears | |||||
Stachys byzantina | Zone 4 | 12-24” | Full sun part shade Well drained soil | Tiny purple flowers Silvery green fuzzy leaves | |
Marshmallow | |||||
Althaea officinalis | Zone 3 | 48” | Full to part sun Well drained soil | White rose flowers | |
Milkweed | |||||
Common | Asclepias syriaca | Zone 2 | 36-60” | Full sun Pink to purplish flowers | Monarch butterflies Don't let seed pods burst! |
Showy | Asclepias speciosa | Zone 3 | 18-36” | Rose coloured blooms | Monarch butterflies Likes it drier. |
Swamp | Asclepias incarnata | Zone 3 | 24-60” | Bright pink flowers Vanilla scent Leaves are more slender than common milkweed | Thrives in moist sites. |
Butterfly | Asclepias tuberosa | Zone 3 | 24” | Full sun Orange flowers | Likes it drier |
Pansy/Viola | |||||
Swiss Giants Florist Mix Pansy | Viola wittrockiana | Annual Self-seeds | 10” | Full sun to part shade Edible flower | Large flowers |
Black Devil Pansy | Viola X wittrockiana | Annual Self-seeds | 6” | Full sun to part shade Edible flowers | In full sun flowers will look maroon colour. |
Scullcap | |||||
Scutellaria lateriflora | Zone 3 | 24” | Use in tea | ||
Shasta daisy | |||||
Alaska | Leucanthemum superbum or maximum | Zone 3 | 30” | Full sun | White flowers with yellow centers |
Yarrow | |||||
Double Diamond Pearl | Achillea ptarmica | Zone 3 | 24-36” | Full sun Fresh or dried cut flower | White pom pom flowers |
Herbs | Zone |
Lemon balm | 4 |
Orange balm | 4 |
Common oregano | 4 |
Greek oregano | 4 |
Sage | 4 |
Thyme | 4 |
Green sorrel | 4 |
3 | |
Self-seeds | |
Blue borage | |
Catnip |




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