Whether your landscaping style is a naturalistic "cottage garden" or a formal, sophisticated spread, there's a place in every garden for perennials.
Unlike annual bedding plants, which focus on fast growth, easy care, continuous color, and uniform growth habit, perennials are the rugged individualists of the garden world, each with its own distinct personality. Some have big, bold blooms (like iris, daylily, and foxglove), while others put forth gentle clouds of soft color (like Russian sage, lavender, perennial geraniums, and yarrow.) There are sun-worshippers (coneflowers, coreopsis, sedum), and shade-lovers (hosta, astilbe, bleeding hearts); towering beauties (tall phlox) and ground-huggers (creeping phlox). Some have short but dramatic blooming seasons; others just bloom and bloom continually from spring to fall. But one thing they all have in common: Like a good friend, you can count on a delightful visit from them, year after year after year.
If you're new to the world of gardening with perennials, our plant experts will be happy to help you find the perfect perennials for the look you want. First, get to know the growing conditions of your site -- how much sunshine and moisture each area gets, whether there are deer or other critters around, and how much room you have to fill. Then come on in and see what catches your fancy -- our selection is as varied as the realm of perennials itself. Just a sampling:
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Best in Full Sun
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Artemisia
Coneflower
Coreopsis
Crocosmia
Daylily
Geranium
Iris
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Lamb's Ear
Lavender
Leucanthemum
Lewisia
Ornamental
Grasses
Phlox |
Rudbeckia
Russian sage
Salvia
Sedum
Veronica
Yarrow
Yucca
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TIP:
Look for the "bloom time" information on the plant tags, and select your perennials so that something will always be blooming in your garden. Typically, you'll see blooming seasons listed as: early spring, mid-sping, late spring, early summer, mid-summer, late summer, fall, and "to frost," plus ranges spanning two or more of these periods.
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Shade Lovers*
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Astilbe
Bee Balm
Bleeding Heart
Brunnera
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Columbine
Ferns
Foxglove
Heuchera
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Hosta
Hakone Grass
Liriope
Polemonium
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*Tip: Many plants, such as Bee Balm and Columbine, are often considered "shade" plants because they don't require full sun to thrive. Others, such as Hosta and Brunnera, actually do best with little or no direct sunshine. Always check plant labels to be sure.
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