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Colorful perennial flowers that bloom from spring to fall



Blooming at various times from spring to fall, these perennials can add color to your garden throughout the seasons. To make planning your gardening calendar easier, we've listed them in order of bloom time. All of these easy-to-grow plants will return year after year for a beautiful display in your yard.


1. Hellebore



What a tough beauty! Hellebore is one of the earliest perennials to bloom from spring to fall. Large bowl or saucer shaped flowers are delicate and beautiful. The flowers bloom white with splashes of pink, yellow or maroon markings. Hellebores are cold-hardy and deer-resistant and do best in lightly shaded locations.


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2. Virginia Bluebells


Virginia bluebells produce a sea of ​​bell-like blue flowers in spring, perfect for brightening woodland gardens. After flowering, these plants will almost disappear, so surround them with other perennials for continued color after they fade. They make excellent companions for daffodils and other spring-blooming bulbs.


3. Viola



This smaller relative to the pansy offers small, delicate perennial flowers that bloom from spring through fall in the right conditions. Violas bloom in a variety of colors, including white, blue, purple, yellow, and multi-colored combinations. They add vibrant color to spring container gardens and window boxes. Violas are best planted in areas shaded from afternoon sun, as excessive heat can kill them. Their flowers are edible and a colorful addition to a salad.


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4. Peony


One of the most beloved spring flowers, this bushy perennial produces large round buds that open to large, fragrant flowers. Peonies offer a variety of flower types: petal-filled doubles, semi-doubles, anemone-centered and singles. Flowers come in bright and pale shades: red, rose, pink, salmon, white and yellow. Peony plants are famously long-lived and will happily bloom for decades with little care.


5. Nepeta



The soft purple-blue flowers of catmint, a perennial flower that blooms from spring to fall, add color throughout the seasons. Gray-green foliage is beautiful. If you cut back plants when their blooms have faded, you can encourage another bloom. Catmint tolerates hot weather and can grow in drought periods.


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There's a type of catmint for every garden: short varieties that make great edging plants and tall varieties that can add color to a flower border or mixed shrub landscape scheme. Plus, bees and butterflies love it!


6. Iris


The delicate crepe-paper petals and intricate blooms of the iris make it a must-have in mixed flower borders. This easy-to-grow perennial produces long stems with lance-like foliage and spectacular flowers. Siberian Iris blooms in spring. Classic bearded iris blooms in early summer (some varieties such as 'Peach Jam' will rebloom late in the season). Flower colors include white, blue, purple, orange, yellow and pink.


7. Baptisia



This native prairie plant is stunning when in full bloom. Also known as false indigo, Baptisia plants abound; They are 3 to 4 feet tall and wide. In spring, the plants send up sturdy spiers of blue, white, yellow, or bicolor pale flowers. They make elegant additions to cut flower arrangements. Baptisia is drought tolerant and takes very little care to bloom for years.


8. Perennial geranium


Hardy perennial geranium differs greatly from the annual plant of the same name. Perennial geraniums bloom continuously for weeks in shades of pink, purple, blue and white, making them a colorful addition to the front of perennial borders. Additionally, the leaves form neat, low-growing mounds, making these perennials great bed-edge plants. Perennial geraniums often get beautiful fall color and are generally easy to grow.


9. Black-Eyed Susan



Black-eyed Susan is a perennial flower that blooms from spring to fall and provides beautiful sunny hues (yellow or orange flowers, depending on variety) to beds and borders. In addition, they make long-lasting cut flowers for bouquets. These lawn natives are easy-care, drought-tolerant, deer-resistant and pollinator-friendly.



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