Perennial plants are the backbone of every successful landscape and garden border. They are available in a wide range of sizes, colors and blooming seasons. Perennials grow and bloom over the spring and summer and then die back every autumn and winter, then return in the spring, bigger and better with every passing season. Typically, they grow from their root stock rather than seeding themselves as anannual plant does. These are known as herbaceous perennials. However, depending on the rigors of local climate, a plant that is a perennial in its native habitat, or in a milder garden, may be treated by a gardener as an annual and planted out every year, from seed, from cuttings or from divisions.
June has been designated National Perennial Plant Month. There are wide selections of perennials that may be planted in June. It is a good time for the gardener to find more mature specimens of favorite summer bloomers at the garden center. It is also a good time to plan and plant a sequential summer perennial display of old-favorites and new cultivars. There are many spectacular flowering performers for the sultry summer season.
Some of the more popular perennial plant categories include Hosta,Daylily, Iris, Echinacea, Peony, Ferns, Grasses, Phlox, Heuchera, Astilbe and many more. Each genus can contain literally thousands of specific varieties. Part of the joy of gardening with perennial plants is discovering new plant introductions from family, friends and our knowledgeable staff.
Perennials for Sun:
Achillea
Allium
Artemesia
Campanula
Coreopsis
Daylily
Dianthus
Echinacea
Eupatorium
Heuchera
Iris
Lamium
Lavender
Liriope
Lysimachia
Ornamental Grass
Peony
Primula
Rudbeckia
Salvia
Sedum
Thyme
Vinca
Yucca
Perennials for Shade:
Ajuga
Aquilegia
Astilbe
Begonia
Campanula
Ferns
Hellebores
Heuchera
Hosta
Lamium
Liriope
Primula
Sedum
