Great Plants for Adventurous Gardeners: A Hudson Valley Destination
| Photo | Botanical Name | Common Name | Plant Type | Flower Color | Blooming Starts | Blooming Ends | Hardiness Zone | Height | Exposure Type |
| Salix 'Swizzlestick' | Corkscrew willow | Shrub | Nondescript | Apr | Apr | Z2 | 8' | Sun | |
| Salix alba 'Britzensis' | coral bark willow | Shrub | Nondescript | Apr | Apr | Z2 | 10' | Sun/Pt. Shade | |
| Salix elaeagnos | Rosemary willow | Shrub | Nondescript | May | Oct | Z4 | 10' | Sun | |
| Salix purpurea 'Nana' | Dwarf arctic willow | Shrub | Nondescript | May | Oct | Z4 | 4' | Sun | |
| Salvia 'Argentine Skies' | Sage | Annual | Blue | Jul | Oct | Tender | 48" | Sun | |
| Salvia 'Purple Majesty' | Sage | Annual | Purple | Aug | Oct | Tender | 48" | Sun | |
| Salvia 'Snow Hill' | Garden sage | Perennial | White | Jun | Jul | Z4 | 18" | Sun | |
| Salvia 'Waverly' | Sage | Annual | Lilac-purple | Aug | Oct | Tender | 48" | Sun | |
| Salvia argentea | Silver sage | Perennial | White-pink | Jul | Jul | Z5 | 36" | Sun | |
| Salvia blepharophylla 'Diablo' | Sage | Annual | Red | Jul | Oct | Tender | 24" | Sun | |
| Salvia greggii 'Dark Dancer' | Sage | Annual | Fuchsia-pink | Jul | Oct | Tender | 24" | Sun | |
| Salvia guaranitica 'Black and Blue' | Sage | Annual | Blue-black | Aug | Oct | Tender | 60" | Sun | |
| Salvia guaranitica 'Kobalt' | Sage | Annual | Blue | Aug | Oct | Tender | 60" | Sun | |
| Salvia involucrata 'Mulberry Jam' | Sage | Annual | Fuchsia-pink | Aug | Oct | Tender | 48" | Sun | |
| Salvia leucantha 'All Purple' | Mexican sage | Annual | Purple | Aug | Oct | Tender | 36" | Sun | |
| Salvia nemorosa 'Blue Hill' | Garden sage | Perennial | Blue | Jun | Jul | Z4 | 24" | Sun | |
| Salvia nemorosa 'Caradonna' | Garden sage | Perennial | Violet-purple | Jun | Aug | Z4 | 18" | Sun | |
| Salvia nemorosa 'Rosenwein' | Garden sage | Perennial | Red-burgundy | Jul | Aug | Z4 | 18" | Sun | |
| Salvia officinalis 'Aurea' | Sage | Annual | Nondescript | May | Oct | Tender | 18" | Sun | |
| Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens' | Purple-leafed sage | Annual | Nondescript | May | Oct | Tender | 18" | Sun | |
| Salvia officinalis 'Tricolor' | Tricolor-leafed sage | Annual | Nondescript | May | Oct | Tender | 18" | Sun | |
| Salvia splendens 'Paul' | Sage | Annual | Purple | Aug | Oct | Tender | 48' | Sun | |
| Salvia splendens 'Van Houttei' | Sage | Annual | Burgundy-red | Sep | Oct | Tender | 48" | Sun | |
| Salvia uliginosa | Bog sage | Annual | Blue-white | Jul | Oct | Tender | 60" | Sun | |
| Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain' | Sage | Perennial | Purple | Jun | Sep | Z5 | 24" | Sun | |
| Salvia x 'Indigo Spires' | Sage | Annual | Purple-blue | Jun | Oct | Tender | 48" | Sun | |
| Salvia x 'Scarlet Spires' | Sage | Annual | Red | Jul | Oct | Tender | 40" | Sun | |
| Sambucus racemosa 'Sutherland Gold' | European red elder | Shrub | Yellow-white | May | Jun | Z3 | 8' | Sun/Pt. Shade | |
| Sanguisorba officinalis 'Lemon Splash' | Burnet | Perennial | Red-purple | ||||||
| Scaevola 'New Wonder' | Scaevola | Annual | Blue | May | Oct | Tender | 8" | Sun | |
| Scutellaria ovata | Heartleaf skullcap | Perennial | Purple | Jul | Jul | Z4 | 18" | Pt. Shade/Shade | |
| Sedum 'Autumn Fire' | Showy Stonecrop | Perennial | Rose-red | Aug | Sep | Z3 | 24" | Sun | |
| Sedum 'Black Jack' | Stonecrop | Perennial | Pink | Aug | Sep | Z3 | 24" | Sun | |
| Sedum 'Matrona' | Stonecrop | Perennial | Pink | Aug | Sep | Z3 | 30" | Sun | |
| Sedum 'Ruby Glow' | Stonecrop | Perennial | Red | Aug | Sep | Z3 | 8" | Sun | |
| Sedum kamtschaticum var. floriferum 'Weihenstephaner Gold' | Dwarf stonecrop | Perennial | Gold-yellow | Jul | Aug | Z3 | 5" | Sun | |
| Sedum makinoi 'Limelight' | Dwarf stonecrop | Perennial | Yellow | Jul | Aug | Z5 | 2" | Sun | |
| Sedum rupestre 'Angelina' | Stone orpine | Perennial | Yellow | May | Oct | Z3 | 4" | Sun | |
| Sedum rupestre 'Blue Spruce' | Stone orpine | Perennial | Yellow | May | Oct | Z3 | 8" | Sun | |
| Sedum sexangulare | Watch chain stonecrop | Perennial | Yellow | Jul | Aug | Z3 | 8" | Sun | |
| Sedum sieboldii | Stonecrop | Perennial | Pink | Sep | Oct | Z3 | 8" | Sun | |
| Sedum spurium 'Fire Glow' | Two-row stonecrop | Perennial | Red | Aug | Sep | Z3 | 4" | Sun | |
| Sedum spurium 'Tricolor' | Two-row stonecrop | Perennial | Purple | Jun | Jul | Z3 | 4" | Sun | |
| Sempervivum 'Othello' | Hens and chicks | Perennial | Pink | Jun | Sep | Z3 | 4" | Sun | |
| Sempervivum 'Red Beauty' | Hens and chicks | Perennial | Red-pink | Jun | Sep | Z3 | 3" | Sun | |
| Sempervivum 'Red Cobweb' | Hens and chicks | Perennial | Red-pink | Jun | Sep | Z3 | 3" | Sun | |
| Sempervivum 'Round Robin' | Hens and chicks | Perennial | Pink | Jun | Sep | Z3 | 4" | Sun | |
| Sempervivum 'Saturn' | Hens and chicks | Perennial | Pink | Jun | Sep | Z4 | 3" | Sun | |
| Sempervivum 'Silver Thaw' | Hens and chicks | Perennial | Pink | Jun | Sep | Z3 | 3" | Sun | |
| Sempervivum 'Wolcott's Variety' | Hens and chicks | Perennial | Pink | Jun | Sep | Z3 | 4" | Sun | |
| Senna (Cassia) alata | Empress candle plant | Annual | Yellow-gold | Sep | Sep | Tender | 60" | Sun/Pt. Shade | |
| Senna (Cassia) marilandica | Wild senna | Perennial | Yellow | Jul | Aug | Z4 | |||
| Setaria palmifolia 'Variegata' | Variegated palm grass | Annual | Nondescript | Jul | Aug | Tender | 18" | Sun | |
| Siliphium connatum | Virginia cup plant | Perennial | Yellow-gold | Jul | Aug | Z4 | 96" | Sun | |
| Siliphium perfoliatum | Cup plant | Perennial | Yellow | Jul | Sep | Z4 | 96" | ||
| Solenostemon 'Alabama Sunset' | Coleus | Annual | Blue | Jun | Sep | Tender | 24" | Sun/Pt. Shade | |
| Solenostemon 'Anini Sunset' | Coleus | Annual | Blue | Jun | Sep | Tender | 30" | Sun/Shade | |
| Solenostemon 'Careful Love' | Coleus | Annual | Blue | Jun | Sep | Tender | 30" | Sun/Shade | |
| Solenostemon 'Felix' | Coleus | Annual | Blue | Jun | Sep | Tender | 24" | Sun/Shade | |
| Solenostemon 'Freckles' | Coleus | Annual | Blue | Jun | Sep | Tender | 30" | Sun/Shade | |
| Solenostemon 'Glennis' | Coleus | Annual | Blue | Jun | Sep | Tender | 24" | Sun/Shade | |
| Solenostemon 'India Frills' | Coleus | Annual | Blue | Jun | Sep | Tender | 12" | ||
| Solenostemon 'Inky Fingers' | Coleus | Annual | Blue | Jun | Sep | Tender | 15" | Sun/Shade | |
| Solenostemon 'Japanese Giant' | Coleus | Annual | Blue | Jun | Sep | Tender | 36" | Sun/Shade | |
| Solenostemon 'Kiwi Fern' | Coleus | Annual | Blue | Jun | Sep | Tender | 15" | Sun/Shade | |
| Solenostemon 'Religious Radish' | Coleus | Annual | Blue | Jun | Sep | Tender | 30" | Sun/Shade | |
| Solenostemon 'Saturn' | Coleus | Annual | Blue | Jun | Sep | Tender | 24" | Sun/Shade | |
| Solenostemon 'Trailing Red Queen' | Coleus | Annual | Blue | Jun | Sep | Tender | 8" | Sun/Shade | |
| Solenostemon 'Wild Thing' | Coleus | Annual | Blue | Jun | Sep | Tender | 24" | Sun/Shade | |
| Sorbaria sorbifolia | False-spiraea | Shrub | White | Jul | Aug | Z2 | 10' | Sun/Pt. Shade | |
| Sorghastrum nutans 'Sioux Blue' | Blue Indian grass | Ornamental Grass | Tan-yellow | Aug | Sep | Z5 | 72" | Sun/Pt. Shade | |
| Spiraea japonica 'Fire Light' | Japanese spirea | Shrub | Pink | Jun | Aug | Z4 | 3' | Sun | |
| Spiraea thunbergii 'Ogon' | Spiraea thunbergii 'Ogon' | Shrub | White | Apr | Apr | Z4 | 3' | Sun | |
| Spiranthes cernua var.odorata Chadd' Ford | Fragrant lady's tresses | Perennial | White | Aug | Sep | Z4 | 15" | Sun/Pt. Shade | |
| Sporobolus heterolepis | Prairie dropseed | Ornamental Grass | Tan | Aug | Sep | Z3 | 36" | Sun | |
| Stachys byzantina 'Helene von Stein' | Lamb's ears | Perennial | Rose-red | Jun | Jun | Z5 | 12" | Sun | |
| Stokesia laevis 'Mary Gregory' | Stoke's aster | Perennial | Yellow | Jun | Jul | Z4 | 18" | Sun | |
| Stokesia laevis 'Purple Parasols' | Stoke's aster | Perennial | Blue-purple | Jun | Jul | Z5 | 14" | Sun | |
| Strobilanthes dyerianus | Persian shield | Annual | Nondescript | May | Oct | Tender | 36" | Sun/Shade | |
| Symphoricarpus x doorenbosii Amethyst | Coralberry | Shrub | Pink | Jun | Jun | Z3 | 4' | Sun/Pt. Shade | |
| Syneilesis aconitifolia | Shredded umbrella plant | Perennial | White | Jul | Aug | Z5 | 24" | Pt. Shade/Shade | |
| Syringa meyeri 'Palibin' | Dwarf meyer lilac | Shrub | Lavender-pink | May | Jun | Z3 | 4' | Sun | |
| Syringa patula 'Miss Kim' | Manchurian lilac | Shrub | Lavender-blue | May | Jun | Z3 | 6' | Sun |