Favorite Perennial Varieties to Add to Your Landscape

  Nothing brings on a fresh wave of excitement as much as selecting a new crop of perennials for your landscape. Perennials are known for their resilience and ability to bloom year after year, and have always been a favorite among gardeners. This year, consider adding some new varieties offering not only aesthetic appeal but also improved adaptability to environmental changes.

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PLANT OF THE DAY – BLUE JEAN BABY RUSSIAN SAGE

What makes Blue Jean Baby so special? For one, it’s a shorter, more compact variety that is super full with upright stems that resist flopping over. It’s one of the earliest to bloom, beginning in Midsummer and continuing to produce blooms into the Fall.

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PLANT OF THE WEEK – WINTER JEWELS BLACK DIAMOND HELLEBORE

This is easily one of my favorite late winter to early spring bloomers. The darkest of purple color is so unique and it always reminds me that warm weather is just moments away. Single blossoms in shades of dark purple to almost black are an ideal complement to beds and borders. Call them hellebores or Lenten Roses, but their captivating charm is the same.                

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PLANT OF THE WEEK – ROZANNE GERANIUM

If a long-blooming perennial is something you’re searching for, then Rozanne Geranium needs to be on your list. It’s an award winner that will bring your garden masses of gorgeous, blueish purple blooms from early in the spring until the end of the summer. It’s a spreading geranium that allows it’s evergreen foliage to continue in climates that experience mild winters.

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PLANT OF THE WEEK – SUMMER CRUSH HYDRANGEA

Summer Crush Hydrangea is a welcome addition to any landscape for both it’s color and amount of blooms. It’s great in the ground, but also in a because of it’s compact size. The compact size gives you a neat, tidy look all summer long along with a surplus of big raspberry red or neon purple blooms.

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PLANT OF THE WEEK – VANILLA STRAWBERRY HYDRANGEA

If you love hydrangeas and love pink, then this is the plant for you. Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea produces full blooms show up first in a creamy white color and as they mature become a rich strawberry pink color. Add the color of red stems to the mix, and you’ve brought a whole new level of color to your landscape.

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PLANT OF THE WEEK – MEXICAN BUSH SAGE

This is a favorite with many gardeners because it will provide you with dynamic purple blooms through the autumn season. Mexican Bush Sage (salvia leucantha) is drought tolerant which makes including it in your garden an even wiser decision. Particularly with the drought we’ve been experiencing this season.

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