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Perennial List 2026

  • Writer: Lora Penner
    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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