Cornell Cooperative Extension

Saratoga County
coneflowers and black eyed susans (echinacea & rudbeckia)
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Monarda, Echinacea and Rudbeckia

Perennials

Resources

Perennials via 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 at Cornell university

Dividing Perennials via 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/

Last updated December 29, 2023

Gardening & Landscape

Find Your Zone!

2012 USDA Hardiness Zone Map

The 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map helps gardeners and growers determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location. For the first time, the map is available as an interactive GIS-based map, for which a broadband Internet connection is recommended. Users may also simply type in a ZIP Code and find the hardiness zone for that area.

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