What is the best time to plant perennials?
The best times for planting perennial flowers are during the spring and fall. Planting during these seasons will ensure your plants grow healthy and strong. In the spring, you have warmer soil, plenty of rainfall, and longer days with more sunlight. Planting in the fall also has its advantages. To ensure months of colour, go for perennials that respond well to deadheading or being cut back for more flowers. There are lots to grow, including knautia, cosmos and dahlias. If you have seedlings from sowings made earlier in the year, start hardening them off in a cold frame before planting them outside.
Are there perennials that bloom all summer?
Coneflowers (Echinacea) Coneflowers are a staple in many perennial gardens. They are drought-tolerant, attract pollinators like bees and butterflies, and bloom continuously from early summer into fall. Some flowers like coneflower (Echinacea), Shasta daisy (Leucanthemum), Spike speedwell (Veronica), Queen-of-the-prairie (Filipendula), and yarrow (Achillea) started to bloom in June and often continue into the summer months.