What are your favorite perennial flowers?

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@Lichnus ,

I am imagining a park like setting, with those first 3 choices. Crocosmia is something that I have especially admired as a cut flower. All 3, seem somewhat subtle and crocosmia probably indicates a different environment than this climate here. Of course, the annual zinnia provides you with another choice if an even 4 is intended. And personally, I would like to know what it would be .

Steve

 

[Blueberry Acres]

My double pink hollyhocks were another favorite bloom last summer....internet photo since I can't find mine

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

I am a huge fan of hydrangeas climbing , big leaf. and oak leaf etc. . A easy care perennial shrub. A shrub with a coat of many colors.

 

[Dahlia]

I am a huge fan of hydrangeas climbing , big leaf. and oak leaf etc. . A easy care perennial shrub. A shrub with a coat of many colors.

Wow those are gorgeous! I am especially fond of the multicolored one!

 

[Blueberry Acres]

I am a huge fan of hydrangeas climbing , big leaf. and oak leaf etc. . A easy care perennial shrub. A shrub with a coat of many colors.

Hydrangeas are definitely an eye-catching showstopper!
I just love my panicle hydrangeas...the little centers look like pearls, especially on a young plant.
(Internet photo)

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

@Dahlia @Blueberry Acres
Thnkyou Dahlia.
And Blue your description of the panicle buds resembling pearls is perfect.

Other easy care perinneals : Astilbe, Hostas, Callunas , Ericacease , Aquilegia, Brunnera, Dicentra….these always pop up on Que every season.

My all time favorite late winter perennial flowers are Hellebores.

 

[Dahlia]

@Dahlia @Blueberry Acres
Thnkyou Dahlia.
And Blue your description of the panicle buds resembling pearls is perfect.

Other easy care perinneals : Astilbe, Hostas, Callunas , Ericacease , Aquilegia, Brunnera, Dicentra….these always pop up on Que every season.

My all time favorite late winter perennial flowers are Hellebores.

I also love hellebores. I first learned of them when we moved to WA. They are so fancy and so pretty!

 

[Gardening with Rabbits]

For years I have had hollyhocks, bee balm, daisies and coneflowers reseeding after I had started them years ago. I noticed the hollyhocks were getting fewer and fewer, so last year I started tons of them. I gave some to DD and I can't wait for the snow to melt to see what I have.

Last year for the first time ever I planted Cosmos and I was amazed by them and they might be my favorite. I also decided to put morning glory seeds in the ground and I did not think they would really do much. They grew so much they covered up other things I had planted close by. I also planted Grandpa Ott which will come back.

DD and I went to plant sales and her father-in-law gave her a lot of different flowers. We both had Bachelor Buttons and poppies. I had Delphinium planted and they were getting in the way of the garden, so they would get tilled under and they quit spreading. My flowers were getting over taken with weeds. DD's FIL had huge big bue Delphinium and she went and bought one, so I went out and pulled weeks and found a couple that had grown up next to a wild plum tree that had sprouted from a seed and I pulled all the weeds and tied the Delphiniums to stakes and I went to a plant sale and bought a couple more. They did put on a show. I spread compost all around the flowers and pulled weeds, so I am hoping my bee balm and other flowers spread and will come back.

DD likes blacked-eyed Susan and we bought several of those last year. We also bought baby breath plants that are supposed to be perennial. Her plant grew really well, but I think mine had too much water. I also bought a lot of stock flower seeds and planted. I had 5 I started late in the greenhouse and they were growing even in October and one of them had purple flowers on it after we had frosts. They stayed green even until December and I still see them standing out there. I am not sure how to grow them or if they will come back.

We also had wildflower seeds. We bought a huge big sack and divided between us and we had tons of flowers. We both had Zinnias and I am not sure if they will reseed and come back. I have a lot of I do not know about flowers, but this year is going to be very interesting.

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

For years I have had hollyhocks, bee balm, daisies and coneflowers reseeding after I had started them years ago. I noticed the hollyhocks were getting fewer and fewer, so last year I started tons of them. I gave some to DD and I can't wait for the snow to melt to see what I have.

Last year for the first time ever I planted Cosmos and I was amazed by them and they might be my favorite. I also decided to put morning glory seeds in the ground and I did not think they would really do much. They grew so much they covered up other things I had planted close by. I also planted Grandpa Ott which will come back.

DD and I went to plant sales and her father-in-law gave her a lot of different flowers. We both had Bachelor Buttons and poppies. I had Delphinium planted and they were getting in the way of the garden, so they would get tilled under and they quit spreading. My flowers were getting over taken with weeds. DD's FIL had huge big bue Delphinium and she went and bought one, so I went out and pulled weeks and found a couple that had grown up next to a wild plum tree that had sprouted from a seed and I pulled all the weeds and tied the Delphiniums to stakes and I went to a plant sale and bought a couple more. They did put on a show. I spread compost all around the flowers and pulled weeds, so I am hoping my bee balm and other flowers spread and will come back.

DD likes blacked-eyed Susan and we bought several of those last year. We also bought baby breath plants that are supposed to be perennial. Her plant grew really well, but I think mine had too much water. I also bought a lot of stock flower seeds and planted. I had 5 I started late in the greenhouse and they were growing even in October and one of them had purple flowers on it after we had frosts. They stayed green even until December and I still see them standing out there. I am not sure how to grow them or if they will come back.

We also had wildflower seeds. We bought a huge big sack and divided between us and we had tons of flowers. We both had Zinnias and I am not sure if they will reseed and come back. I have a lot of I do not know about flowers, but this year is going to be very interesting.

OMGoodness you have a super flower garden well established and with many long time favorite flowers that bloom throughout the entire season. Some seeds can carry on in the garden for years while others pop up in far distant odd places.
Last season I had fir tree seedlings growing from the rain gutters & hazelnut tree seedlings as well as amaranths just to name a few. Ya never know where your gonna find some little treasures popping up everywhere.

 

[Shades-of-Oregon]

Crocosmia is a favorite for pattern/shape. Daphne's aroma is hard to beat.
Lamb's ear for texture.
Dahlias are expensive for color, so I'm leaning to zinnias.
Too many favorites!

Growing dahlias from seed is not as spendy as a tuber purchase. Start seeds inside 45 days before planting outside. It takes 100-120 days once seed starts to flower. They will need to be hardened off and planted outside or in the garden or pots.