These beautiful plants will decorate your landscape for many years.
Adding flowers and perennials to your garden makes it much easier to make the landscape look beautiful. Once perennials are established, some plants need to be mowed, weeded, and perhaps separated as they begin to take over your garden.
But with literally hundreds of garden perennials, how do you choose plants that will thrive year after year and add a little wow factor? Look for flowers and perennials to create a small landscape.
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How to choose flowers and perennials.
If you want your flowers and perennials to come back year after year, you need to evaluate your local climate, soil, and exposure to sunlight. "Find plants in your yard that need specific light, moisture and soil conditions, and they'll do the best with the least amount of effort," says Yardzen Design Director Kevin .
Choose native plants
The plants you live with grow best in your soil and climate. That means they'll require minimal watering, fertilizing and maintenance to stay in good condition, and can provide food and habitat for native wildlife, Lenhart says.
Understand the time commitment
Be realistic about how much time you spend gardening and how much care your chosen plants will require, such as pruning or pruning. "Some require more maintenance than others," says Maureen Wright, an expert on fast-growing woody plants. "Know your limitations and research your plants before you plant them."
It guarantees year-round color
Look at the flowering periods of your chosen plants and try to have something that blooms throughout the growing season. "Choose perennials that bloom at different times during the growing season," says Lenhart. "This ensures your garden has consistent color and interest."
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Don't be afraid to experiment
Perennials are relatively inexpensive, especially if you choose to grow them from seed, so try something new. "Have fun and see everything in your yard as a learning opportunity," says Wright. "Try different colors and varieties, create a theme in your garden and find balance and biodiversity in your garden."
Popular flowers and perennials for your garden.
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These beautiful (and edible!) flowers are a perennial addition to your garden with their sevaceous-like flower heads. You will see the flowers of these drought tolerant plants in late summer and early spring.
Artemisia
Lenhart says these perennials are also known as wormwood because of their silvery green leaves. You'll get yellow flowers in the summer, but the biggest benefit is the environment. "They are very strong plants," says Lenhart.
If you have a dry, sunny location, this is an ideal perennial to plant there, although they can take up quite a bit of space; Some species can be three meters high and 10 meters wide. If space is tight, Lenhart offers smaller ranges such as Powis Castle.
Astilbe
Astilbe has been observed to grow under different sunlight conditions; They do best in partial shade, but can tolerate full sun or shade. They range in shades from white to pink to purple and grow best in moist soil.
bee balm
Lenhart says bee balm (also known as monarda) naturally got its nickname because it's a magnet for pollinators like bees, moths and hummingbirds.
This perennial flower has fringed petals and comes in a variety of colors to match any garden color scheme. You want to plant it in full sun to help it grow.
Black-eyed Susan
Blackeyes are a native plant that grows all over the United States and are a great choice if you mow your lawn regularly because deer don't like them. Lenhart says they're also a good choice if you live in dry areas because they're drought-tolerant plants.
blanket flower
Wildflowers are a great choice for a perennial garden because they thrive in the area. Lenhart recommends the blanket flower because of its bright flowers and ease of cultivation. It grows in poor soils, pastures and ponds.
butterfly milk
Whey is essential for butterfly growth, providing food and shelter for monarchs and other butterfly species. "Butterfly milk doesn't have the milkiness of most dairy products, and it's usually easier to get locally than other dairy products," says Lenhart.
Milkweed has beautiful orange flowers, so it looks great in your garden.
chrysanthemum
This fall blooming staple comes in a variety of colors including red, orange and fall yellow, white, pink and purple. These are easy-growing perennials that thrive in a sunny location with good drainage.
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Choreapsia
While many perennial flowers have a short blooming period, coreopsis is an exception and blooms from late spring to summer. Coreopsis is also a very cold hardy perennial. "It's hardy, tolerant of drought, heat and humidity, and happy in rocky, well-drained soils," Lenhart said. This makes it an ideal addition to dry, desert landscapes. If deer are a problem, these flowers will not attract them.
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Although daylilies are not true lilies (each beautiful bloom lasts only one day), they are a very popular perennial. "We love them because they're low-maintenance, strong and long-blooming," Wright said.
Muhly Bay
When planning a perennial garden, don't sleep on perennials. "People focus on perennial flowers, but non-blooming perennials like ornamental grasses and fine-textured brush often dominate today's planting designs," says Lenhart. Gulf muhly is an easy-to-grow plant that grows in the Southeast and has beautiful pink flowers in the fall. "It's like a fluffy pink cloud," says Lenhart.
Geicher
This shade-loving perennial often produces small flowers, but also has beautiful, colorful foliage that can brighten up dark spots in your garden. "Heuchera varieties come in a variety of colors, from peachy orange to dark purple, but I often steer clients toward green-leaved varieties that avoid the risk of being showy and tend to blend in more easily with other varieties," Lenhart says.
host
Shade-loving perennials are hard to find, but the classic hosta offers not only beautiful, interesting plants, but beautiful flowers as well. "Hostias create an air of simple elegance in garden spaces and complement more colorful plants and trees," says Wright.
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Hydrangea
Hydrangea bushes are perennial favorites with long blooms in a variety of colors. They can work well in different lighting conditions and require very little maintenance.
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iris
Lilies are a great perennial garden choice with purple, yellow, white, blue or pink flowers that appear in late spring or early summer. "We love them because there's so much color variation and the flowers have a unique, one-of-a-kind shape," says Wright. "Even pollinators love them."
lavender
Add serenity to sunny areas of your garden with this long-lasting, sweet-smelling perennial. It's a favorite of many bees, but Wright says it's a great plant to repel unwanted insects that don't like the smell as much as humans.
lily
True lilies such as Asiatic lilies, Easter lilies and Oriental lilies make stunning additions to your garden and are a popular choice of perennial flowers. They produce long-lasting flowers in summer.
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Small blue carrot
According to Lenhart, Little bluegrass is a colorful ornamental grass that starts out blue-green but turns a rusty red in the fall and winter. "It is deer resistant and an important habitat across much of the United States."
peonies
They may not bloom for long, but peonies produce spectacular flowers. "Braves have rich flowers full of fragrance and power," says Wright. The plant needs full sun and a drier location and should be planted in the fall to get established.
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Phlox
There are many types of phlox that will add beauty to your garden, including ground covers and taller ones. They grow in partial shade with small pink, blue, white and purple flowers.
cone purple
Purple coneflowers are native to most of the United States and produce evergreen flowers that attract many pollinators to your garden. This is a must if you are planting a pollinator garden.
flowers
Wright says perhaps the most popular perennial is the rose, which comes in a variety of sizes (including climbing and miniature varieties) and colors to suit any color scheme or garden style.
Roses do best in full sun and well-drained soil to grow in your garden.
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sage:
Lenhart and Wright recommend this native plant, which also thrives in hot, dry climates and rocky soils. Sage attracts pollinators with its long, dark flowers.
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Also known as rose flowers, these tiny flowers come in a variety of colors (red, pink, white, ivory, and purple) and bloom through summer into early fall. Flowers should be cut to bloom and kept in a sunny or partially sunny location to grow.
Sedum or sedum
Sedum comes in many varieties suitable for almost any landscape. "It's drought tolerant and low-maintenance, which makes it popular in areas with high temperatures and less rainfall," Wright said. "It's good in places where other perennials might struggle, like rock gardens and desert landscapes."
a gram of oats
If you're looking for a great ornamental grass to round out a perennial garden, Lenhart likes this variety. Sideoats gram is deer and drought tolerant, native to most parts of the United States, and loved by bees and butterflies.
Blood worm
You may not have heard of yarrow, this perennial flower is the perfect addition to gardens. "It's native to most of the United States, drought tolerant, and attractive to many pollinator species," says Lenhart. It is a type of plant that grows in almost any soil and comes in a variety of colors to match the aesthetics of any garden design.
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