High Altitude Perennials - High Altitude Gardening

We have compiled an extensive list of herbaceous plants along with elevations that they can be successfully grown at. The majority of the plants listed for higher elevations... can be grown at lower elevations.

Common name	Latin name	Group
Herbaceous plants hardy to approximately 7000 feet
Astilbe - Dwarf Pink	Astible chinensis 'Pumila'	Perennial
Coneflower	Echinacea purprea 'Mangus'	Perennial Herb
Daisy - Sun	Osteospermum 'Lavender Mist"	Perennial
Feather Reed	Calmagrostis arundinacea 'Karl'	Perennial Grass
Germander	Teucrium chamaedrys	Perennial
Heavy Metal Switch	Panicum virgatum	Perennial Grass
Honeysuckle Halls	Lonicera japonica 'Halliana'	Perennial
Iris - Variegated	Iris pallida 'Variegata'	Perennial
Lady's Mantle	Alchemilla mollis	Perennial
Maiden Grass	M. sinensis 'Purpurescens' M. sinensis variegatus Miscanthus sinensis 'Yaku Juma'	Perennial Grass
Plumbago	Ceratostigma plumbaginoides	Perennial
Purple Leaved Winter	Euonymus fortunei 'Coloratus'	Perennial
Self Heal	Prunella grandiflora	Perennial
Trumpet Vine	Campsis radicans	Perennial
Zebra Grass	Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus"	Perennial Grass
Herbaceous plants hardy to approximately 7500 feet
Creeping Jenny	Lysimachia nummularia	Perennial
Cupid's Dart	Catananche caerulea	Perennial
Fern - Japanese	Athyrium niponicum	Perennial
Hardy Ice Plant	Delosperma cooperi Delosperma floribunda Delosperma sutherlandii	Perennial
Jacob's Ladder	Polemonium caeruleum	Perennial
Lily of the Valley	Convallaria majalis	Perennial
Penstemon - Mexican	Penstemon mexicale	Perennial
Phlox - Creeping	Phlox subulata cultivars	Perennial
Pincushion Flower	Scabiosa clombara cultivars	Perennial
Poppy Mallow	Callirhoe involucrata	Perennial
Primrose	Oenothera most cultivars	Perennial
Purple Rock Cress	Aubrieta deltoides	Perennial
Salvia - Purple Rain Sage	Salvia verticillata	Perennial
Silver Mound	Artemisia schmidtiana	Perennial
Sunset Hyssop	Agastache rupestris	Perennial
Veronica - Creeping	Veronica repens	Perennial
Herbaceous plants hardy to approximately 8000 feet
Ajuga - Carpet Bugle	Ajuga reptans spp	Perennial
Aster - Monch	Aster alpinus	Perennial
Artemesia	Artemisia frigida	Perennial
Balloon Flower	Platycodon grandiflora	Perennial
Bergenia - Pigsqueak	Bergenia cordifolia	Perennial
Black Snake Root	Cimicifuga racemosa	Perennial
Boltonia - Starflower	Boltonia asteriodes	Perennial
Boston Ivy	Parthenocissus tricuspidata	Perennial Vine
Catmint	Nepeta faassenii	Perennial Herb
Coral Bells	Heucheria sanguinea 'Sno Angel'	Perennial
Coreopsis - Pink	Coreopsis rosea	Perennial
False 4 Get Me Not	Brunnera macrophylla	Perennial
Gayfeather	Liatris spicata	Perennial
Geranium - Johnson Blue	Geranium - all cultivars	Perennial
Guem 'Avens'	Guem chiloense	Perennial
Hosta - Francis Williams	Hosta sieboldiana	Perennial
Himalayan Border Jew	Persicaria affinis	Perennial
Hummingbird Flower	Zauschneria garrettii	Perennial
Ice Plants	Delosperma nubigenum	Perennial
Lamb's Ear	Stachys lanata	Perennial
Lavender Cotton	Santolina chamaecyphrissus	Perennial
Lily - Stargazer	Lilium x 'Stargazer'	Perennial Bulb
Lungwort	Pulmonaria longifolia	Perennial
Maiden Grass	Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'	Perennial Grass
Maltese Cross	Lychinis chalcedonica	Perennial
Meadow Rue	Thalictrum aquilegifolium	Perennial
Mock Strawberry	Duchesnea indica	Perennial
Monkshood	Aconitum napellus	Perennial
Penstemon	Penstemon most cultivars	Perennial
Phlox - Garden	Phlox paniculata cultivars	Perennial
Plume Grass	Eranthus ravennae	Perennial Grass
Prairie Coneflower	Ratibida columnifera	Perennial
Obedient Plants	Physostegia virginiana	Perennial
Red Hot Piker	Kniphofia uvaria	Perennial
Ribbon Grass	Phalaris arundinacea 'Picta'	Perennial Grass
Sea Pinks	Armeria maritima 'Splendens'	Perennial
Sedum - Coral Carpet	Sedum most cultivars	Perennial
Soapwort	Saponaria ocymoides	Perennial
Spiderwort	Tradescantia x andersoniana	Perennial
Spurge - Cushion	Euphorbia polychroma	Perennial
Strawberry - Lipstick	Fragaria 'Lipstick'	Perennial
Sun Rose	Helianthemum nummularium	Perennial
Yellow Archangel	Lamiastrum galeobdolon	Perennial
Herbaceous plants hardy to approximately 8500 feet
Anemone-Northern	Anemone canadensis	Perennial
Aster 'Alert' Aster - Fall Aster - Purple Dome	Aster 'Alert' Aster 'Professor Kippenburg' Aster novae-angliae	Perennial
Astilbe - False Spirea	Astilbe x japonica	Perennial
Baby's Breath Baby's Breath - Creeping	Gypsophilia paniculata Gypsophila repens	Perennial
Bee Balm	Monarda didyma	Perennial Herb
Coral Bells	Heuchera sanguinea	Perennial
Coreopsis - Baby Sun Coreopsis - Moonbeam	Coreopsis grandiflora 'Baby Sun' Coreopsis verticillata Moonbeam	Perennial
Corn Flower	Centaurea montana	Perennial
Daylily	Hemerocallis hybrids	Perennial
Dead Nettle	Lamium maculatum Hybrids	Perennial
Delphinium - Dwarf	Delphinium grandiflorum Hybrids	Perennial
Dianthus	Dianthus gratianopolitanus Hybrids	Perennial
English Lavender	Lanandula angustifolia 'Munstead	Perennial Herb
Fleece Flower	Fallopia japonica 'Reynoutria"	Perennial
Gaillardia	Gaillardia Hybrids	Perennial
Garden Mums	Chrysanthemum Hybrids	Perennial
Globe Flower	Trollius chinensis	Perennial
Hosta - Gold Standard Hosta-Francis Williams	Hosta fortunei 'Gold Standard' Hosta sieboldiana	Perennial
Periwinkle	Vinca minor	Perennial Vine
Pincushion Flower	Scabiosa caucasica	Perennial
Potentilla - Himalayan	Potentilla atrosanguinea	Perennial
Primrose - Ozark Sun	Oenothera macrocarps	Perennial
Oat Grass - Blue Avena	Helictotrichon sempervirens	Perennial
Salvia - Dwarf Blue	Salvia nemorosa	Perennial
Sweet Woodruff	Galium odoratum	Perennial
Thyme - Garden Thyme - Lemon	Thymus vulgaris Thymus citroides 'Lemon'	Perennial Herb
Veronica - Speedwell Veronica - Sunny Border Veronica - Turkish	Veronica spicata Veronica 'Sunny Border Blue' Veronica liwanensis	Perennial
Virginia Creeper	Parthenocissus quinquefolia	Perennial Vine
Herbaceous plants hardy to approximately 9000 feet
Anemone-Windflower	Anemone canadensis	Perennial
Bellflower	Campanula persicifolia	Perennial
Black-eyed Susan	Rudbeckia fulgida	Perennial
Bleeding Heart - Dwarf	Dicentra x 'Luxuriant'	Perennial
Blue Fescue	Festuca glauca	Perennial Grass
Fleabane	Erigeron 'Azure Fairy'	Perennial
Gazania - Hardy Colo	Gazania lineraris 'Colorado Gold"	Perennial
Iris - Siberian	Iris sibirica	Perennial
Red Valerian	Centranthus ruber cultivars	Perennial
Thyme - Creeping	Thymus praecos x 'Coccineus'	Perennial
Viola	Viola cornuta	Perennial
Yarrow	Achillea 'Moonshine'	Perennial
Herbaceous plants hardy to approximately 9500 feet
Basket of Gold	Aurinia saxatilis	Perennial
Daisy - Shasta	Leucanthemum superbum 'Alaska'	Perennial
Fireweed	Epilobium angustifolium	Perennial
Lupine	Lupinus most cultivars	Perennial
Peony	Paeonia lactiflora	Perennial
Sedum - Autumn Joy Sedum - Dragon Sedum - Gold Moss Sedum - Hybridum	Sedum spectabile Sedum spurium 'Dragon Blood' Sedum florieferum Sedum hybridum	Perennial
Snow on Mountain	Aegopodium podograria 'Varigat	Perennial
Yarrow - Paprika Yarrow - White Yarrow - Yellow	Achillea millefoleum Achillea lanulosa Achillea filipendulina	Perennial
Herbaceous plants hardy to approximately 10,000 feet
Alpine Asters	Aster x frikartii 'Monch'	Perennial
Alpine Poppy	Papaver alpinum	Perennial
Anemone-Japanese Anemone-Pasque Flower	Anemone hupehensis Anemone vulgaris	Perennial
Bleeding Heart	Dicentra spectabilis	Perennial
Candytuft	Iberis sempervirens	Perennial
Columbine	Aqueliegia hybrids	Perennial
Daisy - Painted	Tanacetum coccineum	Perennial
Delphinium	Delphinium elatum Hybrids	Perennial
Dianthus-Swt William	Dianthus barbatus	Perennial
Flax - Blue Sapphire	Linum perenne	Perennial
Harebells	Campanula rotundifolia 'Olympica'	Perennial
Hen and Chicks	Sempervivum cultivars	Perennial
Kinnikinnick	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Perennial
Prairie Smoke	Guem triflorum	Perennial
Oregon Grape Holly	Mahonia repens	Perennial
Penstemon - Dwf Hairy	Penstemon hirsutus 'Pygmaeus'	Perennial
Poppy - California Poppy - Iceland Poppy - Oriental	Eschscholzia californica Papaver nudicaule Papaver orientale	Perennial
Snow in Summer	Cerastium tomentosum	Perennial
Strawberry	Waldsteninia ternata	Perennial
Strawberry - Native	Fragaria americana	Perennial

We have made every attempt to accurately compile this list. But before purchasing plants... please double check with your Garden Center or Nursery.

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