Recommended Planting Times for Perennials

From our experience and trials, we've learned the critical importance of knowing how to schedule your perennial crops. One planting time does not fit all when it comes to perennials, especially the broad selection offered by Walters Gardens. While some really need to be planted the year prior, others perform just as well when planted in spring for summer sales.

We've developed a chart that includes the recommended planting times for a number of key genera like Baptisia, Coreopsis, Echinacea, Helleborus, Hibiscus, and more.

Perennial	Plugs — Northern Regions	Bare Root — Northern Regions	Plugs — Southern Regions	Bare Root — Southern Regions
Astilbe	Plant 72s in LSu-EFa or LWi	Plants G1s in LWi-LSp	Plant 72s in LSu-EFa or LWi	Plant G1s in MWi-ESp
Baptisia	Plant 72s in ESu	Plant G1s in LWi-MSp	Plant 72s in ESu	Plant G1s in LWi-ESp
Brunnera	Plant 72s in LSu Plant 20s in LWi-MSp	N/A	Plant 72s in EFa Plant 20s in MWi-ESp	N/A
Clematis	N/A	Plant G1s in LWi-ESp	N/A	Plant G1s in MWi
Coreopsis	Plant 30s & 72s in LWi-LSp	Plant G1s in LWi-LSp	Plant 30s & 72s in LWi-MSp	Plant G1s in LWi-MSp
Delphinium	Plant 30s & 72s in ESp	N/A	Plant 30s & 72s in ESp	N/A
Dianthus	Plant 30s in LWi-MSp Plant 72s in MSu-LSu	N/A	Plant 30s in MWi-ESp Plant 72s in LSu	N/A
Digiplexis	Plant 72s in MWi-MSp	N/A	Plant 72s in MWi-MSp	N/A
Echinacea	Plant 20s in ESp-LSp Plant 30s in LWi-LSp Plant 72s in LSu-ESp	N/A	Plant 20s in ESp-LSp Plant 30s in LWi-LSp Plant 72s in LSu-ESp	N/A
Ferns	Plant 20s in ESp-LSp or MSu Plant 72s in ESp-LSp or ESu	N/A	Plant 20s in MWi-LSp or MSu Plant 72s in LWi-ESp or ESu	N/A
Gallardia	Plant 30s & 72s ESp-LSp	N/A	Plant 30s & 72s in ESp-LSp	N/A
Cool Season Grasses	Plant in EFa or ESp	N/A	Plant in EFa or ESp	N/A
Warm Season Grasses	Plant in ESp-LSu	N/A	Plant in ESp-LSu	N/A
Sedges	Plant in ESp-LSu	N/A	Plant in ESp-LSu	N/A
Helleborus — First Year Blooming	Plant 20s in EFa or MWi Plant 72s in ESp-LSp	N/A	Plant 20s in EFa-MFa or MWi Plant 72s in ESp-MSp	N/A
Helleborus — Second Year Blooming	Plant 30s & 128s in ESp	N/A	Plant 30s and 128s in LWi-ESp	N/A
Hemerocallis	N/A	Plant G1s in LSu or ESp Plant G2s in MSu	N/A	Plant G1s in LSu or ESp Plant G2s in LSu
Heuchera	Plant 20s in ESp-LSp Plant 72s in LSu or ESp	N/A	Plant 20s in MWi-LSp Plant 72s in LWi-ESp	N/A
Heucherella	Plant 20s in ESp-LSp Plant 72s in LSu or ESp	N/A	Plant 20s in MWi-LSp Plant 72s in LWi-ESp	N/A
Hibiscus	Plant 72s in MSu	Plant G1s in MSp-LSp	Plant 72s in MSu	Plant G1s in MSp-LSp
Hosta	Plant 20s in ESu-MSu Plant 72s in LSp-ESu	Plant G1s & G2s in LWi-MSu	Plant 20s in ESu-MSu Plant 72s in LSp-ESu	Plant G1s & G2s in LWi-MSu
Tall Bearded Iris	Plant 25s in LWi-MSp	Plant G1s in LSu	Plant 25s in LWi-ESp	Plant G1s in LSu-EFa
Leucanthemum	Plant 30s in EFa or LWi-LSp Plant 72s in LSu-EFa or Lwi-LSp	N/A	Plant 30s in EFa or LWi-LSp Plant 72s in EFa	N/A
Ligularia	Plant 20s in LSu-EFa Plant 72s in MSu-LSu	N/A	Plant 20s in EFa Plant 72s in LSu-EFa	N/A
Monarda	Plant 20s in LWi-LSp Plant 72s in LSu-EFa	N/A	Plant 20s in LWi-ESp Plant 72s in LSu-EFa	N/A
Peony — Garden	N/A	Plant in EFa or ESp	N/A	Plant in EFa or ESp
Peony — Intersectional	N/A	Plant in EFa-MFa	N/A	Plant in EFa-MFa
Peony — Tree	N/A	Plant in MWi-ESp	N/A	Plant in MWi-ESp
Phlox — Tall Garden	Plant 72s in LSu	Plant G1s in LWi-LSp	Plant 72s in LSu	Plant G1s in MWi-ESp
Phlox — Creeping	Plant 72s in LSu	Plant G1s in ESp-MSp	Plant 72s in LSu	Plant G1s in MWi-ESp
Primula	Plant 30s in MWi-LWi Plant 72s in EFa	N/A	Plant 30s in MWi Plant 72s in EFa-MFa	N/A
Salvia	Plant 72s in LSu	Plant G1s in LWi-LSp	Plant 72s in LSu	Plant G1s in MWi-MSp
Sedum	Plant 72s in MSu-LSu	Plant G1s in LWi-ESu	Plant 72s in LSu	Plant G1s in LWi-LSp
Veronica	Plant 72s in LSu-EFa or in LWi-LSp	Plant G1s in EFa or in LWi-LSp	Plant 72s in LSu-EFa or in LWi-MSp	Plant G1s in EFa-MFa or in LWi-MSp

Recommended Planting Times for Perennials

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