10 Perennials to Rival Annuals - Blooms All Summer

Does it have to be a trade-off between lifespan and seasonal color? I admit, when it comes to a peony or Siberian iris, annuals are far more colorful and floriferous over the length of the season. But many perennials come out swinging with early blooms in the cool season, and others naturally bloom all summer, repeat if deadheaded, or round out the seasonal color with foliage & form.

In this video, I'll breeze through 10 perennials that I think take top marks for long-lasting color interest in the garden. If you have any recommendations of your own (I for sure know this selection isn't exhaustive) feel free to drop them in the comments for other viewers.

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Dicentra King of Hearts, Nepeta ‘Blue Dragon’ Photo(s) courtesy of TERRA NOVA® Nurseries, Inc.
Butterfly weed by Derek Ramsey CC BY-SA 2.5
Asclepias incarnata by Cephas CC BY-SA 4.0
Nepeta by Cultivar413 CC BY 2.0
Monarda by Deb Nystrom CC BY 2.0
Brunnera Jack Frost by A. Barra CC BY-SA 4.0
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Agastache Blue Fortune by Yewchan CC BY-SA 2.0
Agastache Ambrosia by Cultivar413 CC BY 2.0
Palace Purple Heuchera by Patrick Standish CC BY 2.0

[amberwidenhofer]

Perennials are the best! Can't get enough of them.

[paulinawimberley]

I’m pretty new to gardening so eager to learn and I’m so thrilled I found this channel. I started following gif your rose advise but very happy to find you focus on different things too. I am going to add the plants on this video to search their heights and see where I can fit them in my small garden. I’m running out of space already 😆 thank you! 🙏

[eliev]

What an amazing backdrop your farm has! Those mountains in the background with the hovering storm clouds look so atmospheric. Another good video. Thank you 😊

[judymckerrow]

Thank you Jason, I have all of the ones you mentioned. I don’t cut any of them back but I’m going to start. 🌷💚🙃

[amysnipes]

Timely! I'm all about perennials. This time of year the native plant sales are my go to. Thank you!

[luckybarrel]

4:00 Holy cow your backdrop is so damn beautiful! So lucky to live there! I wish someday I can just live in a nice secluded place with a view like that!

[norinenagle]

I love the recommendation. The mountains and clouds look beautiful.

[christineschueneman]

After watching you last year I ordered 2 David Austin roses!!!! Wish me luck! Zone 6b

[emkn]

Beautiful choices. I’m adding some hardy salvias this year that are almost shrubby and have flowers that hopefully the hummingbirds will love. They should do great in a dryer, sunny spot.

[katherinecornette]

Me too! What a great list of tough perennials! I actually have several including “coconut “ Daisy.

[scallywags]

I have all these perennials but the fern bleeding heart and must find that one. Grew hyssop from seed which is Sangria, Peach pink color. Love it! Thanks for showing these wonderful perennials!

[Kamila_q]

I also wanted to thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. Your recommendation 4 parts milk 6 parts water solution saved about 10 of my tomato plants! And I grew them from seed. I lost another 10 or so to fungus before I tried your solution due to my inability to read what’s on the package in front of me lol🤦‍♀️
I changed the soil and removed all the soil, soaked tomato plant roots in that solution, planted in new better soil mix and now my tomatoes are healthy and thriving and are growing like crazy. Also your powder chitosan plus baking soda (the potassium one) for fungus is fantastic and has helped with my roses already. If you ever are able to sell your roses to the US I will be the first one to buy them:-) THANK YOU!

[shanaw]

Fern leaves bleeding heart work really well in Vancouver, sun or shade 😊

[Mudkip_Mafia]

I just found your videos, but I am so happy I did! Thank you for them!!!😊

[plantsoverpills]

Greatly impressed by your content, “to the point, just the facts, ” information and your fine use of language keeps my interest. Wanted to add perennial Sweet Williams to the list. They’re so easy to maintain, are not invasive, bloom relatively long, have such stunning colours and a wonderful fragrance. Couldn’t imagine my garden without them.

[Gooutside]

Thank you for this!!! Looking good, Jason!

[Kent]

Heuchera's have come a long way since my grandma's heuchera!

[Hunterforflowers]

A great video, some advises I certainly will take to consideration this garden season. Thank you

[jlnriddick]

Great video! Great timing! Thanks for all the info and choices, Jason!

[maralensoeur]

Nice picks!! Definitely wrote a few down! Thank you!