One easy way to add more beauty to your perennial garden—even if you have a small space—is to select long-blooming or reblooming varieties. While many perennials bloom for a short period every year, improved varieties extend the show. Here are a few of our favorites.
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Sunstar™ Rose Coreopsis (Coreopsis verticillata Sunstar™ Rose) is a beautiful blooming machine. The show starts in late spring and continues practically nonstop all summer and into early autumn. Disease-resistant, it doesn’t skip a beat as it produces a profusion of creamy flowers with bright rose-pink centers. It’s loved by bees and butterflies, and once established, tolerates drought. Zones: 4-9
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Enjoy beautiful double daisies all summer long! Lemon Puff™ (Leucanthemum Lemon Puff™) begins blooming in late spring and continues through midsummer. The large, soft-yellow blooms pair beautifully with practically any other perennial and are excellent cut flowers for bouquets. Zones: 4-9
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We don’t usually think of clematis as being long bloomers, but improved selections like Boulevard® Acropolis™ (Clematis Boulevard® Acropolis™) varieties have been bred to bloom longer and stay smaller than their old-fashioned cousins. This beautiful selection features deep pink blooms from summer to autumn and only grows 4 feet. Zones: 4-9
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It’s no wonder Rozanne geranium (Geranium 'Rozanne') is an award-winning variety loved by gardeners everywhere. This beautiful groundcover starts showing off blue-purple blooms from spring all the way through the end of summer. The flowers are a lovely accent to its variegated foliage. Zones: 4-10.
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Lacy Blue Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia Lacy Blue) is a stunning selection that boasts deer and rabbit resistance; attractiveness to bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds; and drought-tolerance in addition to its long season of bloom. It adds color and texture to hot, dry spots when many other perennials start to slow down. Zones: 4-10
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Sunset Snappy Blanket Flower (Gaillardia x grandiflora ‘Sunset Snappy’) is one of the longest-blooming perennials around! Each flamboyant bloom—and there are a lot of them—features pinkish-red petals with bold yellow edges. A selection of a North American native, this easy-care plant is perfect for butterfly gardens where it blooms nonstop from early summer through fall if deadheaded. Zones: 5-9
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Outstanding drought tolerance (once established) makes Brakelights® Red Yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora Brakelights®) a cinch to grow in practically any hot, sunny garden. It features bright red blooms that are practically irresistible to hummingbirds from midsummer through autumn. It blends beautifully with other heat-loving plants like sedum, blanketflower, and coneflower. Zones: 5-10
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Looking to attract hummingbirds to your garden? Be sure to include beautiful Colorburst™ Cape Fuchsia (Phygelius Colorburst™ Rose). It blooms from midsummer to autumn, attracting both hummers and butterflies. It holds up to heat, making it a standout in beds, borders, and containers, too. Zones: 7-10
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Suitable as an annual in cold-winter climates or as a long-flowering perennial in warmer areas, Baby Pete™ Agapanthus (Agapanthus praecox ssp. orientalis Baby Pete™) thrills with its clusters of deep blue flowers that starts flowering before other varieties and continues blooming with them. It loves heat, making it ideal for container gardens, too. Zones: 8-11
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Daylilies top many perennial gardeners’ lists as easiest plants to grow. Reblooming selections such as Radiant Skye™ (Hemerocallis Radiant Skye™) make enjoying their beauty all that much better. This selection shows off ruffled pink petals dramatically edged in burgundy. It flowers all summer long. Zones: 4-11
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