Many perennials bloom for several months.
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Want to growperennialsthat have a long blooming period in your garden?
Long-lasting perennials add color, height, and texture to the landscape.
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They grow faster in the second and third year and you’re able to enjoy them each year.
We spoke with gardening experts about their favorite long-lasting perennials and why.
Baptisia Ivory Towers
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Cuba Center
Want an eye-catching hybrid perennial that produces numerous blooms off one stem?
Plant’BaptisiaIvory Towers, also known as Ivory Towers False Indigo.
CubasManager of Horticultural Research, Sam Hoadley.
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Catmint
A plant thatblooms all summer long, catmint is a favorite of pollinators.
“This plant is also a self-seeding groundcover that is very fragrant and a pollen source for insects.”
Hellebore
Hellebore or Chrismas rose is easy to grow andflowers in winterand blooms last for several months.
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She likes the Wedding and the Ice N Roses varieties.
Ziegler grows Hellebores, too and shares how low-maintenance they are to grow.
“Myhellebore orientalispatch is over 40 years old and going strong with no care or intervention from me.”
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Mountain mint is a native mint to North America and flowers bloom for several months.
Plant in containers or in areas where it can’t take over the garden.
“It can be invasive as all mints, so attend to it accordingly,” she adds.
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Peonies
Want an easy to grow, long-lasting perennial?
These flowers will keep on blooming as long as they receive the proper conditions to grow.
“Peony plants can become a family keepsake passed down from generation to generation,” says Ziegler.
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“Its a fast grower and does well in multiple site conditions,” says DiFilippo.
She says it’s an early pollen source for pollinators, too.
Another benefit of growing Roundleaf Ragwort is you’ll still have foliage in the colder months.
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