What is the most hardy evergreen?
Juniperus. Junipers are extremely durable shrubs with lovely green foliage that add a nice texture to the garden. You are sure to find a juniper that fits your garden, as they come in a variety of shapes and sizes. These hard-working shrubs are deer-resistant and drought-tolerant. Juniper. Juniper (Juniperus communis) just needs full sun and well-draining soil to thrive, without much intervention on the gardener’s part. This evergreen can be planted as an upright shrub, but is often grown as a ground cover.
What are evergreen perennials?
evergreen perennials are distinct from herbaceous perennials in that they retain their foliage all-year round. In contrast, herbaceous perennials die back in the autumn and winter then re-grow from their root-stock in the spring. Evergreen flowering shrubs include camellia, daphne, lily of the valley shrub, mahonia, mountain laurel (kalmia), azalea and rhododendron.The two basic types of evergreen shrubs are conifers, which produce needles, and broadleaf evergreens, which have foliage. Evergreen flowering shrubs bloom in different seasons, while other evergreen bushes produce insignificant flowers or no blooms at all.Any list of the best evergreen shrubs would be incomplete without gorgeous lavender. With scented silver-green foliage and lovely flowers in shades of purple, lilac and pink, this well-loved hardy shrub is attractive, versatile, deeply fragrant and acts as a magnet for bees and other pollinators.
What is the longest flowering hardy perennial?
Geranium. Probably one of the longest flowering garden plants, hardy geraniums start flowering around May, and continue to October, depending on the variety. Moonbeam’ Tickseed. With blooms that form in early summer and last all the way until the end of fall, ‘Moonbeam’ is the definition of a long blooming perennial.