Still, with all of these favorable growing conditions, many gardeners in Zone 9 struggle to find the right plants for their gardens. Whether you’re looking for a flowering perennial plant to brighten your garden in the fall with its colors or you’re looking for an ornamental annual that ca...
PDN founder, plantsman Tony Avent has seen a lot of perennials in his day. Here we share some of his favorite perennial plants.View plants All plants Our primary focus is on perennial flowers that are winter hardy in the Southeast US Zone 6 and warmer.View plants New...
If you live in a northern zone and are frustrated with perennials that are behaving like annuals, here is a list of plants we have found to consistently overwinter in Zone 4 or colder. View Photo Essay Extremely Easy to Grow Add water and watch them grow. Use this list as a start ...
One of the most popular wildflowers grown, this native North American perennial blooms in a traditional fall color palette of yellow with dark centers. Blooming from June to October, depending on your zone, these plants add dimension to the landscape and offer food for birds and bees alike. A...
It’s drought-tolerant, frost-hardy (to zone 4), and grows well in both sandy and clayey soils. Its profuse pink flowers are quite long-lived compared to other geraniums, and it will rebloom late in the season even if plants aren’t deadheaded. Even division is a snap with bigroot ...
with rebloom extending the color late into the season. Grass-like foliage provides textural contrast to bold-leaved perennials. These tropical looking plants are hardy to either zone 6 or 5b, if you provide winter protection. Bright sunny yellow flowers hold consistent color throughout the season...
Poinsettia plant– The most popular holiday plant can also be grown outdoors in zones 9-11. Sweet William– This easy to grow perennial is often classified as a tender perennial. It makes a lovely border plant. I can get some varieties to overwinter here in Nrth Carolina zone 7b. ...
plants for autumn flowering. Some species whose fruits bear a long plumose structure are placed in a separate section,Pulsatilla, often given the rank ofgenus. Anemones are distributed throughout the world but occur most commonly in woodlands and meadows of the north temperate zone. Many ...
Cinquefoil, (genus Potentilla), genus of more than 300 species of herbaceous flowering plants of the rose family (Rosaceae). The common name, which means “five-leaved,” refers to the number of leaflets in the compound leaf, though some species have thr
Lavender blooms for weeks throughout the summer, depending on the type. Make sure you choose a variety that’s hardy to your USDA planting zone. Harvest the dried buds for teas, scones, or scented sachets. Or mix up some refreshinglavender limeade!