Each year, the Perennial Plant Association picks their Perennial Plant of the Year. This award is given to a perennial plant whose appearance, habit, color, and hardiness are of the utmost quality when compared to others. The plant could be an old favorite or a new introduction, but it is always a sign that the plant should be considered for any garden.

Below you will find the past and present perennials that have been chosen, courtesy of our own photo department ::

2010 :: Baptisia australis

(Blue False Indigo)

2009 :: Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'

(Golden-leaved Japanese Forest Grass)

2008 :: Geranium 'Rozanne' PP12175

(Cranesbill)

2007 :: Nepeta x faassenii 'Walker's Low'

(Catmint)

2006 :: Dianthus gratianopolitanis 'Firewitch'

(Cheddar Pinks)

2005 :: Helleborus x hybridus

(Hellebore, Lenten Rose)

2004 :: Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum'

(Japanese Painted Fern)

2003 :: Leucanthemum x superbum 'Becky'

(Shasta Daisy)

2002 :: Phlox paniculata 'David'

(Tall or Garden Phlox)

2001 :: Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'

(Reed Grass)

2000 :: Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue'

(Pincushion Flower)

1999 :: Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm'

(Black-Eyed Susan)

1998 :: Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'

(Purple Coneflower)

1997 :: Salvia nemorosa 'May Night'

(Meadow Sage)

1996 :: Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'

(Beardtongue)

1995 :: Perovskia atriplicifolia

(Russian Sage)

1994 :: Astilbe simplicifolia 'Sprite'

(False Spirea)

1993 :: Veronica longifolia 'Sunny Border Blue'

(Speedwell)

1992 :: Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'

(Tickseed)

1991 :: Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple'

(Coral Bells)

1990 :: Phlox stolonifera

(Creeping Woodland Phlox)

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