Perennials are a fantastic addition to any garden. Not only do they bloom year after year from one single planting, but with the right choices and a bit of gardening know-how, you can plant perennials that bloom all throughout the season, giving you consistent color each year without having to supplement with annual plantings. To begin, chose a few perennials from the list below. These are mid to late-spring bloomers that will provide color throughout May and into June and July, providing continuous color from one season to the next.
Perennials For The Shade
- Astilbe (False Spirea)
- Aquilegia (Columbine)
- Ajuga (Bugleweed)
- Brunnera (Bugloss)
- Corydalis
- Dicentra (Bleeding Heart)
- Heuchera (Coral Bells)
- Lamium (Dead Nettle)
- Mazus
- Polemonium (Jacob’s Ladder)
- Saxifraga
- Tradescantia (Spiderwort)
- Viola
Perennials For The Sun
- Achillea (Yarrow)
- Amsonia
- Anthemis (Marguerite Daisy)
- Armeria (Sea Pink / Seathrift)
- Baptista
- Clematis
- Coreopsis (Tickseed)
- Delosperma (Ice Plant)
- Dianthus (Carnation / Pinks)
- Digitalis (Foxglove)
- Echinacea (Coneflower)
- Erysimum (Sanddune Wallflower / Prairie Rocket)
- Euphorbia (Spurge)
- Gaura
- Geranium (Hardy Geranium)
- Geum (Avens)
- Lavender
- Leucanthemum (Shasta Daisy)
- Lithodora
- Nepeta (Catmints)
- Oenothera (Showy Primrose)
- Platycodon
- Rudbeckia (Black-eyed Susan)
- Salvia (Sage)
- Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower)
- Silene (Catchfly)
- Sisyrinchium (Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass)
- Verbena
- Veronica
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