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Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

Flower - Kimberly Crawford

Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

Every perennial gardener wants a showy display of flowers all season from spring to fall. Here’s how to get it. Follow this guide for your best perennial garden yet.

Many flower gardeners desire a nonstop continuous display of flowers from spring to fall using perennials. To achieve that, you must pay attention to sequence of bloom and design the garden with an assortment of different perennial plants that will bloom one after the other from spring to fall.

The reason for this is that most perennial flowers generally only bloom for a short time each year. (Some perennials will rebloom later in the season if deadheaded, but many will not.)

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So, to achieve color in the garden all season you need to plan your garden design using flowers that will bloom one after the other, beginning in spring and continuing to bloom through summer and finally finishing in the fall.

There are so many different perennials to try. It is difficult to limit the selection to a short list. However, most gardeners find that a certain set of plants become the backbone of their perennial garden and depend on them to provide reliable color and blooms year in and year out.

Which ones grow best for you will depend on where you are gardening and the microclimate and other conditions in your garden. But, here are a few that tend to be steady performers and are generally worth considering.

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Contents

  • Favorite Perennials for Spring Bloom Include:
    • #1. Pasque flower (Anemone pulsatilla)
    • #2. Creeping phlox (Phlox subulata)
    • #3. Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica)
    • #4. Lungwort (Pulmonaria)
  • Favorite Perennials for Late Spring to Early Summer Bloom Include:
    • #1. Peonies
    • #2. Bleeding heart (Dicentra)
    • #3. Columbine (Aquilegia)
    • #4. Siberian iris (Iris sibirica)
    • #5. Tall bearded or German iris (Iris germanica)
    • #6. Cranesbill (Geranium)
    • #7. Dianthus
    • #8. Lamium
    • #9. Baptisia
    • #10. Coreopsis
    • #11. Coral Bells (Heuchera)
    • #12. Salvia
    • #13. Candytuft (Iberis)
  • Favorite Perennials Blooming in Summer Include:
    • #1. Yarrow (Achillea)
    • #2. purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
    • #3. black eyed Susan (Rudbeckia)
    • #4. daylilies (Hemerocallis)
    • #5. bulb lilies (Lilium)
    • #6. Indian blanket flower (Gaillardia)
    • #7. tall border phlox (Phlox paniculata)
    • #8. Penstemon
    • #9. bee balm (Monarda didyma)
    • #10. Boltonia
    • #11. Hosta
  • Favorite Fall Blooming Perennials Include:
    • #1. Toadlily (Tricyrtis)
    • #2. Windflower or Japanese Anemone
    • #3. assorted Sedums
    • #4. assorted asters
  • Tips on Selecting Perennials for All Season Color
  • Bloom Sequence and Flower Combinations
  • Perennial Garden or Mixed Border Design for Continuous Bloom

Favorite Perennials for Spring Bloom Include:

#1. Pasque flower (Anemone pulsatilla)

Pasque flower (Anemone pulsatilla) | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#2. Creeping phlox (Phlox subulata)

Creeping phlox (Phlox subulata) | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#3. Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica)

Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica) | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#4. Lungwort (Pulmonaria)

Lungwort (Pulmonaria) | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

and the many minor bulbs such as Iris reticulata, Chionodoxa, crocus and of course daffodils (Narcissus).

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Iris reticulata | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

Chionodoxa | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

crocus | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

daffodils (Narcissus) | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

daffodils

Favorite Perennials for Late Spring to Early Summer Bloom Include:

#1. Peonies

Peonies | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#2. Bleeding heart (Dicentra)

Bleeding heart (Dicentra) | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#3. Columbine (Aquilegia)

Columbine (Aquilegia) | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#4. Siberian iris (Iris sibirica)

Siberian iris (Iris sibirica) | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#5. Tall bearded or German iris (Iris germanica)

Tall bearded or German iris (Iris germanica) | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#6. Cranesbill (Geranium)

Cranesbill (Geranium) | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#7. Dianthus

Dianthus | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#8. Lamium

Lamium | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#9. Baptisia

Baptisia | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#10. Coreopsis

Coreopsis | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#11. Coral Bells (Heuchera)

Coral Bells (Heuchera) | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#12. Salvia

Salvia | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#13. Candytuft (Iberis)

Candytuft (Iberis) | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

Favorite Perennials Blooming in Summer Include:

#1. Yarrow (Achillea)

Yarrow (Achillea) | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#2. purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)

purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#3. black eyed Susan (Rudbeckia)

black eyed Susan (Rudbeckia) | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#4. daylilies (Hemerocallis)

daylilies (Hemerocallis) | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#5. bulb lilies (Lilium)

bulb lilies (Lilium) | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#6. Indian blanket flower (Gaillardia)

Indian blanket flower (Gaillardia) | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#7. tall border phlox (Phlox paniculata)

tall border phlox (Phlox paniculata) | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#8. Penstemon

Penstemon | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#9. bee balm (Monarda didyma)

bee balm (Monarda didyma) | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#10. Boltonia

Boltonia | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#11. Hosta

Hosta | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

Favorite Fall Blooming Perennials Include:

#1. Toadlily (Tricyrtis)

Toadlily (Tricyrtis) | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#2. Windflower or Japanese Anemone

Windflower or Japanese Anemone | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#3. assorted Sedums

assorted Sedums | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

#4. assorted asters

assorted asters | Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

Tips on Selecting Perennials for All Season Color

When planning your perennial garden design, keep in mind the cultural needs of each plant in addition to the approximate time of year it will bloom.

Follow the guiding principle of “right plant, right place” to group your plants according to sun or shade, dry soil or damp soil, and any other special needs.

Bloom Sequence and Flower Combinations

Then arrange each group to provide a pleasing sequence of bloom or to orchestrate combinations of flowers that bloom at the same time.

This type of fine tuning can take several years to achieve the desired results, mainly because the time frame when your plants will actually bloom in your garden depends on the weather each year and the microclimate where they are planted.

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Perennial Garden or Mixed Border Design for Continuous Bloom

You may also find it helpful and rewarding to place your perennials in a mixed border planting. This would include not only perennial flowers but also flowering trees and shrubs and annuals, as well. You might even include a few flowering vines for added color.

As you plan your perennial garden for all season bloom, also keep in mind the following general Flower Garden Tips.

Whether you plant in a mixed border or in a perennial flower bed, with careful selection and skillful placement you can certainly have an ongoing non stop display of perennial flowers from spring through fall if you follow these guidelines.

Perennial Flowers All Season: Perennial Garden Design Guide for Blooms in Spring Summer and Fall

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