Most perennials bloom profusely during a specific season, such as spring, mid-summer or fall ... the perennial garden is constantly flowering, and forever new and fresh. Fall can be as colorful ...
It’s one small upside to fall yard cleanup: All those ... it is still flowering, but a plant that is post-bloom is ripe for the taking. Right now, we’re dividing spring- and summer-blooming ...
In the summer of 1973 sunflowers appeared ... That's relatively recent in geologic time: If all Earth's history were compressed into an hour, flowering plants would exist for only the last 90 ...
If you think about it, having plants that burst into bloom in fall should be a gardener’s reward for putting up with all the summer season ... and fall (purple) flowering species typified ...
The following bulbs, with admittedly quieter blooms, extend allium bloom season from late spring ... sphaerocephalon) show up just as early summer perennials such as catmint and hardy geraniums ...
Some perennials, such as peonies, rarely need to be replanted as long as they are flowering well ... or semi-evergreen cultivars in summer, after the primary bloom period has ended.