Top-Recommended Perennials to Purchase Immediately for Enduring Blooms, Suggests Horticulturists
Fill your garden with a vibrant, ever-blooming spectacle by selecting the top perennial plants recommended by the experts! Here's our go-to list of garden bed, flower bed, and container-friendly picks:
1. Hardy Geraniums
These captivating flowering plants in window boxes or flowerbeds furnish bursts of radiant color. 'Hardy geraniums are excellent in general,' says Morris Hankinson, director of Hopes Grove Nurseries.’ They thrive in partial shade to full sun and rich, well-drained soil, keeping your bees and other pollinators entertained throughout the warm season.
Favorites include:
- Geranium × oxonianum 'Wargrave Pink'
- Geranium 'Rozanne'
- Geranium pratense 'Mrs Kendall Clark'
2. Switch Grass
Exhibiting an undeniable charm, this deciduous and low-maintenance perennial grass grows to 1.8m tall and adds a touch of color with airy purple-green flower sprays from mid-summer to early autumn. Its leaves also transform into a beautiful reddish-purple later in the year. Ideal for sustainable, climate-conscious gardens.
3. Salvia Nemorosa
This versatile perennial blooms from purple to pink and requires full sun or a little shade. It is quick-growing, perfect for ground coverage, and produces spires of pretty color. Divide it every 3 to 4 years to produce even more plants and maintain its longevity.
4. Verbena Bonariensis
Verbena's tall stem of bright lilac/purple flower heads is not only easy to maintain with self-seeding capabilities but adds ground coverage and desired height to herbaceous borders, as well as attracting pollinators. It thrives in a warm, sunny garden and well-drained soil.
5. Kniphofia
Ideal for adding height, structure, and color to your garden, 'Kniphofia' also known as red-hot pokers, produce exotic flowers and bloom throughout much of the year in a variety of captivating hues.
6. Bergenia
A perennial for a part-shady spot or north-facing garden, Bergenia thrives well in well-drained soil and grows to a maximum height of 1.5m, effectively filling garden borders and providing beautiful autumn foliage.
7. Yarrow
Embrace the wild by adding Yarrow, a spreading perennial topped with domed flowerheads and vibrant, creamy white, yellow, or pink flowers. This beauty is perfect for adding spots of color in your garden and attracting bees and other beneficial insects, especially helpful for butterfly gardens.
As elegantly crafted by Kayleigh Dray, our platform's perspicacious Content Editor, this list consists of the expert-recommended perennials to transform your garden into an everlasting display of color, height, and intrigue... no conundrums or equivocations attached.
Explore home-and-garden solutions that blend lifestyle with nature by implementing these expert-recommended perennial plants in your garden design. With a diverse array of captivating hues and low-maintenance varieties such as Hardy Geraniums, Switch Grass, Salvia Nemorosa, Verbena Bonariensis, Kniphofia, Bergenia, and Yarrow, you'll have a home that's not only beautiful but also sustainable and eco-friendly. Gardening never felt so effortless and rewarding.
