| I have 2 full sun flower beds in front of my house and I am looking for a way to keep flowers blooming all thru the season. I currently have snow in summer for my front border which bloom a small white flower and have white to silvery foilage. So I am looking to add color to these planting beds. Please send some Ideas and care these new plants . |
| Here are some stellar performers you might want to add to your landscape: 'Alabama' Sun Coleus (Solenostemon x) This versatile sun coleus blends easily with any other color in the garden. 'Cranberry Salad' Sun Coleus (Solenostemon x) The name is a perfect description of this cheery speckled sun coleus. 'Rubrum' Purple Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum) This glowing annual grass is quickly adds height in the landscape. 'Marguarite' Ornamental Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea batatas) Boldly goes where no foliage has gone before. Brazilian Verbena (Verbena bonariensis) These misty purple flowers gracefully fill gaps between perennials and other annuals. Black-Eyed Susan yellow daisy-like showy flowers, native plant Blanket Flower, Gaillardia red & yellow bright blossoms, flower first year Bleeding Heart rose & pink likes some shade, good shrubby border Bulbs varies rich soil, good drainage, sunny location Chrysanthemums assorted sun or partial shade, reliable Clustered Bellflower purple very dependable, tolerates shade, for large rock gardens Columbine varies tolerates shade, very reliable, long bloom period Coreopsis yellow reliable, blooms all summer Creeping phlox pinks, white low, spreading plant, colorful blooms in spring, good rock garden plant Daisy (painted) pink, red, white colorful, reliable, likes full sun Daisy (Shasta) white forms large clumps, good cut flower Daylily yellow, orange, red hardy, low-maintenance plant, forms large clumps Delphinium blue, purple, pink state plants or shelter from wind Dianthus red, pink, white many varieties, good for rock gardens Flax blue full sun, drought resistant, native Forget-Me-Not blue partial shade, much water, groundcover Foxglove red, pink, dependable only Penstemon Beard Tongue varies full sun or light shade, short-lived if Peony red, pink, white long-lived, prepare soil 18 inches deep Phlox white, purple full sun, mid-summer bloom Poppies (Iceland) varies good cut flowers, sow seed in early spring Poppies (Alpine) varies Poppies (Oriental) red, pink, orange Hope these suggestions are helpful! |
