coneflowers and black eyed susans (echinacea & rudbeckia)
Image by Sandy Repp

Monarda, Echinacea and Rudbeckia

Perennials


Resources

Perennials, a 3-page pdf from CCE of Suffolk County, includes information on soil preparation, propagation, receommendations on easy-dare perennials, and recommended publications.

Perennial flower trials at Cornell University - photos and data on hundreds of perennial varieties from the test plots at Bluegrass Lane

Dividing Perennials is a 5-page handout from CCE-Chemung Cooperative Extension that covers how and why to divide some common perennials.

Cornell Horticulture offers an illustrated list of their top 15 perennial-and-bulb combinations on their website at: http://www.hort.cornell.edu/combos/FeaturedCombos/Best15Combos/

Contact

Katie Oakes
Horticulture Educator, Master Gardener & Master Food Preserver Program Coordinator
klo54@cornell.edu
585-798-4265 ext. 125

Last updated January 16, 2024