Ah but Sherry, you need a succession of blooms, the early blooming SD Iris, the bearded, roses, daylilies, the reblooming iris, reblooming daylilies, and all the perennials and shrubs in between. Always something to look forward to, always something to enjoy in our long growing season!
I have a bloom scape on an iris right now, can't find the tag, need to figure out which one it is.