Perennials are a low-maintenance way to add lasting beauty to your garden. With careful planning, you can enjoy a succession of blooms throughout the growing season. To begin, choose a few perennials from the list below. These are mid to late-spring bloomers that will provide color throughout May, June, and July.
May Blooming Perennials For The Shade
- False Spirea (Astilbe)
- Columbine (Aquilegia)
- Bugleweed (Ajuga)
- Bugloss (Brunnera)
- Corydalis
- Bleeding Heart (Dicentra)
- Coral Bells (Heuchera)
- Dead Nettle (Lamium )
- Mazus
- Jacob’s Ladder (Polemonium)
- Saxifraga
- Spiderwort (Tradescantia)
- Heartthrob Violet (Viola)
May Blooming Perennials For The Sun
- Yarrow (Achillea)
- Blue Star Flower (Amsonia)
- Marguerite Daisy (Anthemis)
- Sea Pink/Sea Thrift (Armeria)
- False Indigo (Baptisia)
- Clematis
- Tickseed (Coreopsis)
- Ice Plant (Delosperma)
- Carnation/Pinks (Dianthus)
- Foxglove (Digitalis)
- Coneflower (Echinacea)
- Sanddune Wallflower/Prairie Rocket (Erysimum)
- Spurge (Euphorbia)
- Gaura
- Geranium (Hardy Geranium)
- Avens (Geum)
- Lavender
- Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum)
- Catmints (Nepeta)
- Showy Primrose (Oenothera)
- Balloon Flower (Platycodon)
- Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia)
- Sage (Salvia)
- Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa)
- Catchfly (Silene)
- Narroleaf Blue-Eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium)
- Verbena
- Speedweed (Veronica)
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