Easy To Grow Flowers For Your Garden

1. Cut perennial flowers back to about two to three inches high in the fall or spring. I do mine in the spring since I can't stand to look at bare spots all winter long. I would rather have remnants of the perennial plants, unless they are extremely untidy looking.

2. Water as needed. Many perennials are drought resistant, so I would choose these to keep from worrying if the perennials are lacking moisture.

3. Remove flowers that have finished. This is not a necessity ...you can leave the plants completely alone. However, by removing the spent flowers, you keep the plant looking neat and also (for most plants) cause them to produce more flowers. For example, by pinching back the flowers that are done on the Butterfly Bush, the plant will continue to bloom for a much longer time period.

Easy To Grow Flowers For The Sun

Sedum 'Autumn Joy'

This is a great perennial for flowers later in the season. It blooms late summer and into fall. It is extremely drought resistant...actually it doesn't even LIKE a lot of water.

Lavender 'Hidcote'

Lavender (shown in photo above) is not only a low maintenance perennial plant, but also is drought resistant and has a great fragrance. To see a photo of a beautiful field of lavender perennial flowers and some additional photos of perennials. Photo above.

Coneflower

I've grown this perennial for years and it rewards me with becoming larger and more beautiful as time goes on. It's one of the long blooming perennials and had to include it in this list of easy to grow flowers.

Shrub Roses - ok, not perennials. Although they are shrubs, they are EASY to care for roses! You shouldn't get any blackspot or fungus. If you get some aphids, just hose them off!

Butterfly Bush

This perennial resembles a shrub in that it gets much larger than many other perennial plants. It doesn't require a lot of water, has a long period of bloom, and attracts...yep...butterflies.

Yarrow

Yarrow comes in many colors, except maybe purples or blues. It's very easy to care for.

Catmint 'Walker's Low'

This is one of my favorites. It just keeps blooming, particularly if you cut it back about halfway during mid-summer.

It has soft lavender colored perennial flowers with gray-green foliage. Leave enough room for it as it can get to be about 30 inches wide.

In my opinion, this is a must have in gardens. It's drought tolerant and very low maintenance.

Liatris

This spikey mid-summer blooming perennial has showy bright pink flowers and is a nice vertical element in the garden.

Peony

Peonies are old-fashioned perennials that live for many, many years. When in bloom, their large flowers are a beautiful site. They come in various shades of pinks, from pale to bright, and also come in white. Peonies look like small shrubs and maintain their foliage throughout the season.

Russian Sage

The purple perennial flowers of this plant bloom for about three weeks. They are easy to care for, requiring little water during dry spells. They are quite striking while in bloom!

The rest of the time their soft foliage is an interesting color and texture.



Black Eyed Susan

With its common fall color of gold, this perennial is often seen blooming at the end of summer and during the fall. Remove spent flowers to extend the bloom.

Whether it is the variety that you see here, one with rust centers, or paler gold plants, Black Eyed Susans look well with many other late summer blooming perennials. These easy to grow flowers come in various heights also. Be sure to water them in the hot weather.

Easy To Grow Perennials For The Shade

Columbine

Hosta

Bleeding Heart

Ferns

Lamium

Coral Bells

Day Lily

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