11 Flowering Perennials for your Garden

To get the most impact from gardening with perennials, include a variety of plants that will bloom at different times throughout the season; known as succession planting. Unlike annuals that bloom all summer, perennials have limited flowering time.

It is also important to consider how much sunlight you have – some perennials need more sun than others.

As soon as the ground thaws, you can start planting perennials. Make sure you water new perennials well at the soil level every day for a week, every other day for the next two weeks and then as required. Always adjust your watering to natural rainfall and drought conditions. Add a dose of Parkwood® Transplanter 5-15-5 to minimize transplant shock and help establish healthy roots!

The booms on a daylily may only last a day, but they can bloom continuously for up to six weeks. Daylilies need a minimum of 6 hours of sunlight for the most prolific blooms in summer. Once established, daylilies are quite drought tolerant – they pair well in woodland style gardens filled with daisies, asters, and ornamental grasses.

Heuchera, also known as coral bells, comes in a variety of colors and forms.   It’s a versatile perennial, with attractive foliage and often overlooked  dainty, bell-shaped flowers. Even in the shade, these perennials will flower delicate blooms. Plant among bleeding heart, hosta, and astilbe.

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Coneflowers come in a wide variety of colour; from punchy yellows to bold pinks and even white, there is a coneflower for every colour and style of garden. These perennials are beloved by pollinators and add great height and texture to sunny gardens.

Varieties we love: Sombrero® Lemon Yellow Improved, Sombrero® ‘Adobe Orange’, PowWow White, Cone-Fections™ ‘Butterfly Kisses

These hardy perennials flower vibrant hues of purple-blues, white, or pink on spikes of deep green pointed foliage. Plant in partial to full sun areas – more sun means more flowers. Excellent addition for rock gardens, container gardens and mixed borders.

There are various styles of phlox that will brighten up your garden. Some varieties will make an excellent ground cover, while others will flourish in tall spikes and burst with pinks, purples, and whites. Phlox will bloom from mid-summer to autumn. Plant in an area that receives full sun (six hours minimum).

These low maintenance, shade-loving flowering perennials are fast-growing and make a magnificent specimen planting in spring. Their showstopping heart-shaped blooms will cascade from the stem in shades of white, pink, and magenta-red. Plant bleeding hearts in an area that receives partial to full shade. Once they finish blooming, the foliage will die back so consider surrounding it with later blooming perennials.

Planting daisies in your garden is a graceful way to add a little bit of perfection.  Clean white or soft yellow petals radiate from a sunny yellow centre. Most varieties will bloom from early summer until autumn. They attract butterflies, are drought tolerant once established, and are deer and rabbit resistant. Great for borders, mass plantings, and adding height in containers. Daisies are sun-loving perennials.

One of the most cherished summer-blooming perennials, Black-Eyed Susan’s radiate a sea of sunshine. The cheerful yellow flowers are loved by pollinators. Plant in an area that receives full sun and where the soil has good drainage.

Also known as “pinks”, Dianthus features narrow green or blueish-grey foliage ad is an excellent filler in the garden.  Our favourite aspect of Dianthus is their circular, vibrant, double flowers. These perennials are generally low growing so are best placed in the front of your garden beds in full sun.

If you’re looking for a sun-loving perennial that flowers tiny, vibrant flowers and resembles a succulent, try planting stonecrop. These are very low maintenance and look great in rock gardens, border edges, and containers.

A summer-blooming favourite for shade gardens, Astilbes have fern-like foliage and bloom with tall, billowy spikes of flowers. Plant in shade to partial shade area – the full sun will cause the foliage to burn.

Astilbe flowering shade perennial

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