Perennial Flowering Shrubs For Sun

Any type of mulch will do but cypress or hardwood mulch will be of a higher quality and provide better nutrition overall as they breakdown. Cutting back will promote new growth, giving you a healthier plant with stronger stems.

Fragrant and with good foliage. Glossy green foliage is divided into oval to lance-shaped leaflets. Also effective as accents or herbaceous hedges along fences, sidewalks, driveways or walls.

Do not remove the old flowers of St John's Wort Pumpkin as they become the beautiful berries in the fall. We suggest when planting your newly purchased St John's Wort Pumpkin plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper.

Mulching helps to keep weeds away which will compete with your new investment for water and nutrients. Daylily Round Midnight reliably blooms on the seasons new growth, so prune to the ground during late winter or very early spring before growth starts.

Plants prefer evenly moist soil and sunny conditions. Trust me this will pay off. Our ideal fertilizer schedule for you to use is as follows. Stems die back completely to the ground in winter, but new growth is slow to appear in spring, so be patient!...

Healthy green, maple-like leaves on branched stems form a sizable clump in the landscape. It typically grows to 3-7' tall and to 2-4' wide. , commonly known as hardy hibiscus or swamp rose mallow, is a vigorous, sturdy, rounded, somewhat shrubby, hairy-stemmed,...

Plants prefer evenly moist soil and sunny conditions. Feeding your plants is probably the single most forgotten part of growing healthy long lasting plants. Apply an early spring fertilizer with a product such as at the recommended rate this will give...

Fall pruning, especially in colder climates, can result in a quick flush of new growth that prevents dormancy and makes winter freezes potentially deadly. We highly recommend that you mulch your Daylily Happy Returns with either a ground hardwood mulch...

Plant rhizomes approximately 2” deep in fall or spring. Flowers (typically 3-6” across) have a distinctively flattened appearance. Blooms early to mid summer (later than both bearded and Siberian iris).

Do not remove the old flowers of St John's Wort Red Fame as they become the beautiful berries in the fall. We suggest when planting your newly purchased St John's Wort Red Fame plants that you dig a hole twice as wide as the root system but not deeper.

New plants can be obtained from division of the clumps (best in spring) and from seedlings which grow up around the plants as a result of self seeding. In the St. Louis area, plants will remain evergreen in moderate winters, but may become scorched and...

Cultivars come in single, double and peony flowered forms in a wide range of colors including shades of blue, lavender, violet-red, pink and white. Variegated foliage will brighten any woodland or damp garden setting.

Sedum Angelina is easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun. Best massed or in groups. Border fronts or rock gardens. Excellent ground cover. In cold winter climates, the leaves usually turn reddish-orange in autumn.

Uses: Extremely attractive when used as a focal point in the mixed border, mass planting. Feeding your plants is probably the single most forgotten part of growing healthy long lasting plants.

A good rule is that you should still be able to see the soil the plant was grown in after back-filling the hole. We highly recommend that you mulch your Geranium Karmina with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local...

Sedum Autumn Joy produces large semi-domed flower heads composed of tiny blossoms that appear in August and remain through fall. Feeding your plants is probably the single most forgotten part of growing healthy long lasting plants.

This is by far the most popular Daylily selection of all time, because it performs so well in all zones, flowering for months on end. The most common cause of plant death after transplanting is planting the new plant to deep.

In any event, cut plants back after flowering has concluded. Prefers moist, gravelly or sandy soils with good drainage. In summer, dense terminal spikes of violet-blue flowers rise above the foliage to 24” tall.

We highly recommend that you mulch your Daylily Pardon Me with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability. Cutting back will promote new growth, giving you a healthier plant with stronger stems.

Add lime to acidic soils to adjust the soil pH. Blooms in late spring with some intermittent repeat bloom in summer. Consider shearing plants back after main flush of bloom in order to tidy the planting and to promote additional bloom in late summer or...

Morgan Award winner (1953). Best with consistent moisture from the onset of spring growth until several weeks after the flowers fade. After bloom, the foliage clump will retain its blue-green color into the fall, often displaying showy leaves reminiscent...

Salvia Blue Hill has rough green foliage with numerous spikes of sky blue blooms rising a moderate 15″ from the compact plant. Spent flowers should be cut back for a repeat performance in fall.

Foliage will transform to a more vibrant red with cooler autumn temperatures. Water using the counting method for the first few weeks. Our ideal fertilizer schedule for you to use is as follows.

Iris versicolor makes an excellent focal point in a small pond or can be used in an area that is too wet for other garden plants. Flowering stalks rise from the clump to 30” tall in late spring, with each stalk producing 3-5 bluish-purple flowers (to...

Easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun. Self-seeds in optimum growing conditions. The most popular selection of verbena today. With a spreading habit, this gorgeous verbena produces clusters of rich purple flowers throughout...

It is noted for its long summer bloom of fragrant fluorescent pink flowers. Leaves are evergreen in warm winter climates. Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun.

Flowers bloom from late spring to early summer with continued but somewhat sporadic additional bloom to fall. The common name of pink for plants in the genus is in probable reference to the flower petal margins (they appear to have been cut with pinking...