What is the longest lasting flowering shrub?
Butterfly bush have one of the longest bloom times of all garden plants: they seem to never be without flowers from early summer through autumn. This makes them perhaps better called “continuous bloomers” over rebloomers, since they don’t really take a break like other plants on this list do. Geranium. Probably one of the longest flowering garden plants, hardy geraniums start flowering around may, and continue to october, depending on the variety. One of the longest flowering varieties is geranium ‘johnson’s blue’ (illustrated) which is also attractive to bees.
Are there perennials that bloom all summer long?
CATMINT (Nepeta spp. This long-lived perennial blooms continuously from late spring until early fall, providing a consistent nectar source for hummingbirds, bees, and other insect pollinators. Small tubular flowers grow along the entire length of the stem in colors of blue, purple, lavender, pink, yellow, or white. CATMINT (Nepeta spp. Nepeta is one of the best low maintenance perennials, with soft gray-green foliage and blue, lavender, or white tubular flowers that bloom for months. Plants are exceptionally cold hardy, tolerant of most soils, and need little supplemental fertilizer or watering.
What is the most hardy shrub?
First up: One of the garden’s most resilient shrubs, hydrangeas offer bountiful flowers (perfect for cutting) on sturdy stems and tolerate a variety of soils, as with this beauty (pictured), ‘Let’s Dance Rhapsody Blue,’ a reblooming bigleaf hydrangea with a compact habit. Smooth Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) Smooth Hydrangea is a hardy, drought-tolerant, mounding shrub originally native to America and distinct from its Asian counterparts. It produces beautiful, large blooms in white, green, or pink and thrives in partial shade with well-drained soil.First up: One of the garden’s most resilient shrubs, hydrangeas offer bountiful flowers (perfect for cutting) on sturdy stems and tolerate a variety of soils, as with this beauty (pictured), ‘Let’s Dance Rhapsody Blue,’ a reblooming bigleaf hydrangea with a compact habit.