Plant a garden that endures the seasons with stylish blooms and evergreen foliage.
Theflowering perennialslisted here dont just survive winter and summer outside, they look great all year long.
With seasonal blooms andevergreenfoliage, they bring lasting color to the garden while protecting soil and supporting pollinators.
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They also offer bouquets of cuttings to decorate the home.
These are heavy blooming dianthus plants, with flowers covering the blue-green foliage in late spring.
Each frilly white bloom of’Coconut Surprise’has a dark red eye and an abundance of petals.
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Plants rebloom through the summer, and the evergreen foliage hugs the ground year-round.
Their strappy, evergreen leaves add texture and color through the winter months.
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These gorgeous plants produce clusters of rose-like blooms from early winter to spring, depending on the species.
Flowers stand above the foliage and may face upright or nod gracefully.
Flower colors include shades of pink and purple, as well as white and green.
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Plants are salt-tolerant, making an excellent selection for coastal gardens.
Dainty, periwinkle-blue flowers dangle above the foliage in summer and are often followed by blue berries.
CoolvistaTM Dianella is heat and drought tolerant.
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Plants flower profusely in mid-summer, with tiny pink to purple blooms covering the ground.
Creeping thyme is commonly used as a filler between steppingstones or to edge sunny pathways.
Use it to soften stonework, allowing it to sprawl across rocks or cascade over ledges.
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PhenomenalTM Lavender
With heaven-scented silver foliage and abundant blooms, lavenders are highly sought after plants.
But most lavenders fail in the humid conditions and heavy soils found throughout the South.
This cold-hardy selection thrives in heat and humidity and even tolerates clay soil.
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Plants are resistant to summer and winterpythiumspecies, disease organisms that cause root rots.
All this adds up to a lavender that is nothing short of Phenomenal!
Clusters of lavender pink flowers rise above the rosettes in late winter to early spring.
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Plants can flower as early as December in the Deep South for a delightful winter treat.
The rest of the year, dense mats of needle-like foliage hug the ground, providing excellent erosion control.
A diversity of heucheras have been bred for ever-showier foliage colors, from velvety plum to vibrant chartreuse.
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Some boast silvery highlights while others take on copper or burgundy hues.
The lovely, scalloped foliage remains evergreen throughout winter in zones 7 to 9.
Barrenwort
Barrenworts are known by a several names including fairy wings, bishopshat, and simplyEpimedium.
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These tenacious woodland plants thrive in dry shade where other plants struggle, though they also appreciate moist soil.
They can hold their own against tree roots and resist browsing by deer and rabbits.
Plants produce airy pink, yellow, white, or bicolor blooms in spring.
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The uniquely shaped foliage grows in a mounding or spreading habit and many varieties are evergreen to semi-evergreen.
These cultivars flower in spring, producing white blooms with a golden eye.
Provide plants with plenty of sunshine, good drainage, and little to no irrigation once established.
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Cotton Lavender
Cotton lavender is a fragrant Mediterranean shrub with fine textured foliage and round flowerheads.
Plants perform best on well drained soil and make an excellent water-wise selection for rock gardens and coastal landscapes.
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