# Perennials

> Every article on perennials native to the Netherlands at tuinontwerp.app: position, planting, pruning, diseases, and the insects and birds each species supports.

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Last updated: 2026-09-28

Plants that return from the root every year, for sun, shade, wet ground and as ground cover.

## [Sun and meadow](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/vaste-planten/zon-en-bloemenweide)

Perennials for full sun: in the border, in grass, or together as a flower meadow.

- [Common sea lavender: how to recognise and grow it](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/common-sea-lavender) - Common sea lavender (Limonium vulgare) is a native perennial 10 to 50 cm tall with blue-violet flowers from July to October. Where it fits and what it costs. (2026-09-28)
- [Field scabious: planting, care, bees and price](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/field-scabious) - Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) is a native perennial 30 cm to 1 m tall that flowers from June to September. Where it fits, what it costs, how to plant it. (2026-09-28)
- [Orpine plant: how to grow, identify and care for it](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/orpine-plant) - Orpine (Hylotelephium telephium) is a native succulent, 25 to 60 cm tall, with purple-red flowers. How to identify, plant, care for it and what it costs. (2026-09-28)

[All 9 articles on sun and meadow](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/vaste-planten/zon-en-bloemenweide)

## [Shade and woodland edge](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/vaste-planten/schaduw-en-bos)

Woodland plants for under trees and along the north side of a house or fence.

- [Greater celandine: identifying, planting and care](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/greater-celandine) - Greater celandine (Chelidonium majus) is a native perennial 30 to 90 cm tall with yellow flowers and orange sap. How to identify, plant and care for it. (2026-09-28)
- [How to grow garlic mustard: a native plant for shade](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/grow-garlic-mustard) - Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata): a native biennial shade plant up to 90 cm. How to recognise and grow it, what it costs and what to do when it goes wrong. (2026-09-28)
- [May lily: a native ground cover for shade](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/may-lily) - May lily (Maianthemum bifolium) is a native woodland plant 7 to 20 cm tall that flowers in May and June. Where it grows, what it costs, and which parts are poisonous. (2026-09-28)

[All 4 articles on shade and woodland edge](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/vaste-planten/schaduw-en-bos)

## [Ground cover](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/vaste-planten/bodembedekkers)

Low plants that keep the soil covered, under shrubs, between paving or instead of lawn.

- [Common bugle: planting, care and price](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/common-bugle) - Common bugle (Ajuga reptans) is a native ground cover 7 to 30 cm tall that stays green in winter. Where it fits, how to plant it and what a plant costs. (2026-09-28)
- [Common daisy: planting and care for the native lawn flower](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/common-daisy) - The common daisy (Bellis perennis) is a native perennial 5 to 15 cm tall that flowers from March to October. Where it grows, what it costs and what goes wrong. (2026-09-28)
- [Creeping Jenny: a native ground cover for damp soil](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/creeping-jenny) - Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia) is a native ground cover 5 to 15 cm tall with yellow flowers. Where it fits, what it costs and how to care for it. (2026-09-28)

[All 7 articles on ground cover](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/vaste-planten/bodembedekkers)

## [Damp ground](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/vaste-planten/vochtige-grond)

For the spot that stays wet: meadowsweet, purple loosestrife, ragged robin and cuckoo flower.

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## [Herbs](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/vaste-planten/kruiden)

Wild marjoram, thyme, chives and valerian: native herbs for the kitchen and for bees.

- [Mugwort plant: how to recognise, plant and care for it](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/mugwort-plant) - Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris): a native perennial 0.6 to 1.5 metres tall, flowering July to September. How to recognise it, where it grows, price, problems. (2026-09-28)
- [Soapwort plant: identification, spread, care and price](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/soapwort-plant) - Soapwort (Saponaria officinalis) is a 40 to 70 cm perennial with pale pink flowers from July to September. How to recognise it and keep it in its place. (2026-09-28)
- [Water mint plant: where to grow it, care and insects](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/water-mint-plant) - Water mint (Mentha aquatica) is a native marginal plant, 30 to 90 cm tall, with lilac flowers from July to November. Where it grows, its price, mint rust. (2026-09-28)

[All 6 articles on herbs](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants/vaste-planten/kruiden)

## See also

- [Plants](https://tuinontwerp.app/en/blog/category/plants)