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PHELAN GARDENS
4955 Austin Bluffs Parkway,
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
(719) 574-8058

Hours of Operations
Mon - Fri: 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.



 SUNSET GREENHOUSES
 Closed until Spring 2011

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are the perennials that bloom in summer (June - August) that are normally offered by Phelan Gardens.  Plants are shown with the X-rated system where applicable.  Stop by to check on availability, to look over the selection and to obtain growing advice from our professional staff.  (All measurements are heights at maturity.)

As a way to encourage the use of plants that do well in our region with limited water, the Garden Centers of Colorado have developed a three-level "X-rated" system as shown below.

    X = thrives in slightly dry conditions with moderate water
  XX = thrives in dry conditions with low water
XXX = thrives in dry condition with very little water

Short Summer Perennials (up to approximately 18 inches tall)
Botanical Name Common Name X-rated System
Antennaria Pussy Toes XX
Arctostyphylos Kinnikinnick XX
Armeria Sea Thrift X
Artemisia  Wormwood XXX
Arabis Rockcress XX
Bergenia Pig Squeek X
Berlandiera Chocolate Flower XXX
Brunnera Heart Leaf Alkanet X
Callirhoe  Poppy Mallow XXX
Campanula  Bellflower X
Delosperma Ice Plant XX
Dianthus  Carnation XX
Geranium  Cranesbill Geranium X
Gypsophila Baby's Breath XX
Helianthemum Sunrose XXX
Hemerocallis Daylily XX
Lamium Dead Nettle / Silver Beacon X
Lychnis Maltese Cross X
Lysimachia  Creeping Jenny  
Mazus  Creeping Mazus  
Persicaria  Himalayan Border Jewel XX
Ranunculus Buttercups X
Sangina Moss  
Sedum Stonecrop XXX
Sempervivum Hens and Chicks XXX
Thymus  Creeping Thyme X
Zauschneria  Hummingbird Carpet XXX
Medium Summer Perennials (up to approximately 24 inches)
Botanical Name Common Name X-rated System
Achillea Yarrow XXX
Agastache Hyssop XX
Alchemilla Lady's Mantle X
Anemone Windflower  
Artemisia Wormwood XXX
Aruncus  Goats Beard  
Astilbe  False Spirea  
Athyrium  Ferns  
Centaurea Perennial Bachelor's Button XX
Centranthus Valerian / Jupiter's beard XX
Coreopsis  Tickseed X
Diascia Twinspur XX
Dicentra  Bleeding Heart  
Echinacea  Coneflower XX
Eryngium Sea Holly X
Fallopia  Fleece Flower X
Gaillardia Blanket Flower XX
Gaura Whirling Butterflies X
Geum Avens X
Geranium  Cranesbills X
Gypsophilia  Baby’s Breath XX
Hemerocallis  Daylily XX
Heuchera  Coral Bells X
Hosta  Plantain Lily  
Iris   Siberian Iris X
Leucanthemum Shasta Daisy XX
Lavandula Lavander XX
Liatris Gayfeather XX
Linum Flax XX
Lobelia Cardinal Flower  
Lupinus Lupine  
Lychnis Maltese Cross X
Lysimachia  Gooseneck Loosestrife X
Monarda Bee Balm X
Myosotis Forget-Me-Not  
Nepeta  Catmint XX
Oenothera  Evening Primrose X
Penstemon Bearded Tongue XX
Physostegia Obedient Plant X
Platycodon Balloon Flower  
Polemonium Jacob's Ladder XX
Pulmonaria Lungwart X
Rudbeckia  Black-Eyed Susan XX
Salvia  Meadow Sage XX
Scabiosa Pincushion Flower XX
Sedum Stoncrop XXX
Sidalcea Prairie Mallow X
Stachys Lamb's Ears XXX
Tradescantia Spiderwort X
Verbascum  Mullein XXX
Veronica  Speedwell X
Tall Summer Perennials (up to approximately 36 inches)
Botanical Name Common Name X-rated System
Achillea Yarrow XXX
Alcea Hollyhock XX
Artemesia Silver Mound XXX
Asclepias  Butterfly Weed XX
Baptisia Blue Indigo XX
Belamcanda  Blackberry Lily  
Campanula Bellflower X
Crocosmia Mountbretia  
Delphinium  Delphinium X
Digitalis Foxglove X
Echinacea Coneflower XX
Eupatorium  Joepyeweed  
Gypsophila Baby's Breath XX
Hemoracallis Day Lily XX
Hibiscus Rose Mallow  
Leucanthemum Shasta Daisy XX
Kniphofia Red Hot Poker XX
Lilium  Oriental Lily  
Penstemon Bearded Tongue XX
Perovskia  Russian Sage XXX
Phlox  Garden Phlox  
Tanacetum Painted Daisy X
Thalictrum Meadow Rue  
Short Ornamental Grasses
Botanical Name Common Name X-rated System
Chasmanthium Northern Sea Oats XX
Festuca Blue Fescue XX
Helitotrichon Blue Avena, Blue Oat Grass XX
Schizachyrium Little Blue Stem XXX
Stipa Stipa Grass XX
Pennisetum Dwarf Fountain Grass XX
Tall Ornamental Grasses
Botanical Name Common Name X-rated System
Calamagrostis Feather Reed Grass XX
Miscanthus Maiden Grass XX
Panicum Switch Grass XX
Pennisetum Fountain Grass XX
Saccharum  Hardy Pampus Grass XX
Tall Vines 
Botanical Name Common Name X-rated System
Ampelopsis Porcelain Berry X
Campsis Trumpet Vine X
Clematis Clematis X
Hedera English Ivy  
Humulus Hops Vine XX
Lathyrus Sweet Pea X
Lonicera Honeysuckle X
Parthenocissus Boston Ivy X
Parthenocissus Virginia Creeper / Engelman Ivy X
Polygonum Silver Lace Vine X