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SAGINA subulata (Pearlwort) Fine moss-like evergreen foliage for moist, part to full shade.  Tiny white flowers May-June.  Forms dense 1" mats, 'Aurea' fine moss-like pale yellow evergreen foliage.

SALVIA nemorosa 'Blue Hill', true-blue-no purple tinge at all, very heavy bud count and long bloom time.

‘Caradonna’, 24-30.  Defnse purple spikes.  Very long blooming.

 ‘Endless Love’, improved form of ‘Purple Rain’.  Light purple blooms in summer.  14-20”. 

‘Eveline’, vibrant pink flower spikes June-Aug.  Fast grower to 24”.  Wide green foliage has a gray gloss and is characterized by its densely vertical and compact, bushy habit.

  ‘Marcus’, intense violet-blue flower spikes 8-10” tall.  Compact and heavy blooming.  Cut back after bloom for rebloom.

'May Night', 12-14" violet spikes.  Often reblooms in Sept.  1997 Perennial Plant of the Year!!

‘Rhapsody in Blue’, vibrant two-toned blue and violet flower spikes June-Aug.  Sun.

‘Rose Wine’, soft rosy-pink flowers on dark purple stems.  18”.

 ‘Snow Hill’, First white Salvia!!  Grows to 18”.  Blooms appear in June and again in August if cut ½ way back during initial flowering.  Good compact habit.

êSANGUISORBA obtusa,  ‘Lemon Splash’, unique lemon-yellow dotting on foliage.  Maroon bottlebrush flowers Aug-Nov.  24” tall.  Rich, moisture retentive soil.  Performs poorly in dry soil.  Sun-Pt. shade.

SANTOLINA (Lavender Cotton), ht. 2' , part alkaline to neutral, poor, light soil, full sun great as a low hedge.  Cut Santolina to 2” high each spring.  They are semi-evergreen like Lavender.

 chamaecyparis ssp. nana (incana), 8-10” dwarf.  Fine textured silver-gray foliage.  Yellow button flowers in summer.  Loves the sun and heat!

 ‘Morning Mist’, 24”.  Very fine textured, silver-gray foliage.

 SAPONARIA (Soapwort, Bouncing Bet)

oxymoides ‘Rubra Compacta’, rich red flowers in spring on creeping rock garden plant.

 SAXIFRAGA (Saxifrage),ê arendsii, ‘Blood Carpet’, 3-4” carpet.  Carmine-red flowers.

êmoschata, ‘Cloth of Gold’, golden rosettes.  White flowers.  Light shade, Moist soil.

 paniculata ssp. brevifolia, spreading mat of green rosettes.  White flowers.  Full sun.  Dry soil.

 paniculata minutifolia, ‘Red Backed Spider’, 3” diameter rosettes of red spotted flowers in spring.  Sun.  Dry soil.

SEDUM, Succulent perennial hardy from zones 4-10, full sun and well-drained soil is preferred. Some will tolerate partial shade.

acre var. aureum,(Golden Mossy Stonecrop) 4” yellow flowers, foliage tipped yellow.  Evergreen.

album, ‘Murale’, 3” tall.  Bronze-red foliage.  White flowers.

 var. micranthum, miniature creeping mat of green foliage tipped bronze-red.

anglicum ‘Love’s Triangle’, tiny powder-blue leaves.  Pale pink blooms.

borchii, “Sport”, vigorous grower with apple-green tiny leaves.

cauticola, ‘Lidakense’, broad blue-green leaves with a purple blush.  Deep pink flowers Aug-Oct.  4” tall.

dasyphyllum, tightly packed, bluish-gray foliage.  White-pink flowers in late summer.

 divergens, tiny, almost round, shiny green leaves shaded blush-red, turning bright red in full sun.  Large yellow flowers.  Alpine groundcover.

 forsterianum, ‘Silver Stone’, evergreen.  Thick rosettes of blue-green, flattened leaves with pinkish-purple highlights.  Yellow blooms in summer.  10”.

hybridum, ‘Czar’s Gold’, golden-yellow flowers May-August.  Evergreen foliage with red stems.  6”.

kamtschaticum, ‘The Edge’, (aka: Phedimus kamtscaticus ‘The Edge’), chartreuse-green foliage with a distinct yellow margin.  6” tall x 12” wide.

requienii, flat mats of tiny green foliage, looking like creeping thyme.  Slow grower.

rupestre,  ‘Angelina’, brilliant golden conifer-shaped leaves on trailing stems to 6-8”.  Orange autumn color.  Awesome!  Evergreen.
 serpentini, easy.  Low growing and creeping.  Leaves are brown-red with small pink flowers in summer.  Not evergreen.

sexangulare, ‘Weisse Tetra’, six-sided spiral-shaped leaves turn copper in full sun.  Very compact.

sieboldii, (October Daphne), graceful, arching stems with blue-gray, pink tinted leaves.  Pink flowers in Sept.  9”x 16”.

‘Mediovariegatum’, creamy white centers in leaves, blushed red.  Pink flowers in fall.  9”.

«spurium 'Dragon's Blood', reddish-green foliage with bright red flowers in summer, a creeper.  Prefers a warm moist site in shade.

« ‘Fulda Glow’, (Improved Dragon’s Blood), Foliage stays bronze red all season.  Rose-red flowers in summer.

‘John Creech’, One of the best ground cover sedums.  Only 2” tall with pink flowers in June.

« 'Tricolor', bright pink and white variegation, striking, compact plant.

«‘Voodoo’, similar to ‘Dragon’s Blood’ but lower and deep mahogany red.

 telephium, ‘Bon Bon’, small clusters of pink flowers June-Sept over chocolate colored foliage.  16”.

 ‘Bronco’, soft ivory-yellow flowers in late summer.  Gray-green leaves.  10-12”.

 ‘Novem’, apricot-orange flowers Aug-Sept.  Dark purple-bronze foliage, red stems.  12-20”.

 ‘Picolette’, deep pink flower clusters late summer.  Green foliage brushed bronzy-red and silver.  8-12” tall and wide.

 ternatum, can be grown in shady, moist spots!  White flowers April-May.  Native.  Evergreen.  Grows 2-6”.

 ‘Larinem Park’, foliage is larger than species.  White flowers.  6”.  Evergreen.  Native.

x.‘Autumn Fire’, improved “Autumn Joy’, with pink flowers to 24”. 

x.'Autumn Joy', carefree, long-blooming with pink flower heads in  August which gradually darken to brick red by October, 18-24" x 1.5'.

x. Bertram Anderson’, low spreading clumps of deep burgundy-black foliage.  Bright purple red flowers in summer.  Sunny dry sites for best color.  8” tall.  Awesome!

x. ‘Matrona’, 18-24”.  Gray-green leaves edged pink.  Large pink flowers Aug-Sept.

x.‘Neon’, rose-pink flowers, gray-green foliage, 24”.  Thicker, rounded flower ‘

clusters have consistent color late summer-autumn.

x. ‘Purple Emperor’, dusty red flowers late in the season and dark purple-red foliage.  Beautiful!  Purple-black foliage and ruby-red flowers.  Compact variety to 12-16”.

x. ‘Rosy Glow’, 10”, blue-green foliage with pink flowers in summer.

'T-Rex', clusters of greenish-cream buds open to light rose-pink flowers.  Green leaves have sharply toothed edges.  24-28" tall.

x. 'Vera Jameson', dark mahogany red foliage with 10-12" stems bearing pink flowers in Sept.

SEMPERVIVUM tectorum (Hens & Chicks, Cats & Kittens, Houseleeks), rosettes of succulent foliage for full sun, well-drained soil, 12-18" x 12-18".  Many named varieties to choose from.

SHASTA DAISY (see Leucanthemum)

SIDALCEA malviflora (Prairie Mallow or Miniature Hollyhock), zones 5-10, full sun to partial shade, fertile soil, good for cutting, deadhead for prolonged bloom.

‘Elsie Hugh’, lacy, pale pink flowers on 3’ stalks in summer.

SILENE  (Campion), zones 4-9, full sun, well-drained soil, good for rock gardens, blooms in summer related to lychnis, bright pink flowers.

 caroliniana, « ‘Short and Sweet’ (Wild Pinks), covered with pink flowers in spring.  Prefers bright shade.  4-8” tall x 8” wide.  Native.  

 «virginica (Fire Pink), 12-15” tall with bright red flowers summer thru autumn.  Native.  Afternoon Shade.  Average to dry soil.  Attracts hummingbirds.

SISYRINCHIUM (Blue-Eyed Grass)

angustifolium,   ‘California Skies’, 8”.  Starry light blue flowers.  Native.

SOLIDAGO (Goldenrod), late summer-fall blooming, does not cause hay fever (the real culprit is ragweed ‘Leraft’, cross between a hybrid of Aster and Solidago.  Lemon-yellow aster-like flowers on 25” spikes.

 ‘Little Lemon’, dense, light golden flower heads bloom mid-late summer.  8-12” tall. 

 ‘Sweety’, very compact, mounded habit.  Long blooming with sprays of bright lemon-yellow flowers 12-14” tall.

sphacelata, ‘Golden Fleece’, rich textured, 15-18”, goldenrod, heavy flowers.

SOLOMON'S SEAL (see Polygonatum)

 SPERGULARIA rubra, rock garden plant.  Prostrate foliage, pink flowers.  Foliage resembles ice plant.

SPIDERWORT (see Tradescantia)

« SPIGELIA marilandica (Indian Pink), beautiful woodland native!!  Makes a dainty clump 12” x 12”.  Bright red flowers with yellow star-shaped centers in late spring.  Part shade.  Attracts hummingbirds!

«SPIRANTHES cernua var. odorata (Lady Tresses), Porcelain white 12” spires of sweetly scented flowers over 3-4” foliage on this native orchid.  Long lasting cut flower.  Damp organic soils, prefers part shade.  Zone 3.

STACHYS byzantina (Lamb's Ears), zones 4-10, fuzzy to silver to white leaves and spikes of pink flowers in late spring, full sun, well-drained soil, will rot in humid summers, 1'x 1'

  'Helene Von Stein' (Big Ears), this woolly lamb's ears has huge leaves twice the size of its little cousin.  Seldom flowers.

‘Silver Carpet’, non-flowering form with 6-10” arching woolly leaves.

 coccinea, ‘Chinook’, (Betony), rich spikes of coral-red flowers all summer.  Attractive soft green, delicately veined foliage.  Drought and heat tolerant.  Native.  Hummingbird attracting!  Sun-pt. Shade.

monieri, Glossy, dark green foliage with lovely pink or white flowers on 18” stems.

  ‘Hummelo’, forms large clumps of green textured leaves.  Showy spikes of lavender-rose flowers on tall stalks thru summer.  18-20”.

officinalis, 'Pink Cotton Candy', similar to 'Hummelo', but has plump wands of cotton candy pink flowers.  Forms a tidy clump, 24" tall.  Very showy!

STATICE (see Limonium)

STOKESIA  laevis (Stokes' Aster), zones 5-10, full sun, good drainage, especially in winter a must, large, aster-like flowers in summer into early fall.  Excellent cut flower.

‘Blue Danube’, large lavender-blue daisies July-Aug. 

'Elf', lavender-blue flowers with lighter, domed centers.  8" tall. 

‘Mary Gregory’, 18”, yellow flowers.

'Purple Parasols', Deep violet-purple flowers similar in color to  Salvia.

'Purple Pixie', dwarf variety with large-violet-blue flowers.  12" tall.                                

« STYLOPHORUM diphyllum, (Celandine Poppy), golden-yellow flowers on 20” plants March-May.  Native.  Pt. Shade-Full shade.