Perennials That Bloom Forever
Perennials That Bloom Forever…
Well, maybe not forever but, I am always challenged by having color as much as possible in a landscape design and installation. Perennials typically have a specific bloom time and it’s very important to have a combination of spring, summer and fall blooming perennial combinations in the garden. Of course, many of these plants then have a wonderful texture for the winter months.
I wanted to share with you some of my favorite perennials that seem to have a really long bloom time. If you’re interested in incorporating some long-blooming perennials, please contact myself or a landscape designer at Designscapes Colorado at info@designscapes.org or at 303-721-9003. We’re always here to help your landscape look it’s best.
Here are some of my favorites:
- Blue Flax
- Chocolate Flower
- English Lavender
- Iceplant
- Blanket Flower
- Coral Canyon Twinspur
- Flame Flower
- Poppy Mallow
- Corsican Pansy
- Hummingbird Mint
- Beardtongue
- Yarrow
- Coreopsis
- Pincushion Flower
- Pine Leaf Penstemon
- Coneflower
Some ways that you can help pro-long bloom time are to cut off the spent flower heads from the perennials, fertilize every 3 to 4 weeks and use drip irrigation instead of pop-up sprays. If this sounds like more than you’d like to do in your garden, we have a bed care program designed to take care of all these chores for you.
Watch on Monday as Channel 7’s News Anchor (denverchannel.com), Bertha Lynn and I show the viewers of wonderful perennial choices to plant in your Colorado landscape.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkbvAEBErLQ&list=UU-2MJlKSq9_pYk5-bdvMhnw&index=2&feature=plcp