Perennials are an extremely popular plant and a heavy favorite among beginning gardeners and for really good reason. They are easy to grow, easy to careful, and once they have a solid foundation can come back year after year with little help or care.

Black-Eyed Susan (Goldsturm Rudbeckia)

One of the longest-blooming perennials is the Black-Eyed Susan. It flowers from early summer until frost and prefers full sun to partial shade. Colored  a deep gold with a black center, these flowers are very attractive to bees and butterflies. They make excellent cut flowers too!

It’s a good idea to deadhead flowers to encourage more blooms. When the plant is done flowering, cut it back to about 6 inches to tidy it up.

Black-Eyed Susans are easy to grow and don’t require much care. They’re drought tolerant and don’t need to be fertilized. However, if you want to encourage more blooms, you can fertilize with a balanced fertilizer in early spring.

There’s a reason these are some of the most popular perennials out there.

The Versatile Salvia aka Perennial Sage

Salvia, commonly known as sage, is a member of the mint family. This perennial comes in many colors including white, pink, purple, and blue. It’s a favorite of hummingbirds and bees and is great for attracting pollinators to the garden. The flowers bloom from early summer until frost.

Salvia is easy to grow and care for. It prefers full sun but will tolerate partial shade. It’s drought resistant and can grow in relatively challenging conditions as they even thrive when there’s a lot of heat and humidity.

Some of the most popular varieties of Salvia include :

• May Night Salvia: This variety has deep blue flowers and grows 18-24 inches tall.
• Mealycup Sage: This variety has white or light blue flowers and grows 24-36 inches tall.
• Scarlet Sage: As the name suggests, this one has bright red flowers and grows 18-24 inches tall.
• Carradona Sage:  This variety has deep purple flowers and grows 24-36 inches tall.
• Erect Red Sage: As the name suggests, this one has erect deep red flowers and grows 30-48 inches tall.
• Rose Queen Sage: This variety has soft pink flowers and grows 18-24 inches tall.
• New Dimension Sage:  This variety is a compact plant with blue flowers and grows 12-18 inches tall.
• Black and Blue Sage: This variety has deep blue flowers

As stated before, this is one of the most popular types o perennials out there, and for good reason! If you’re looking for a versatile, low maintenance perennial, look no further than Salvia!

Coreopsis Nana aka Dwarf Tickseed

Dwarf tickseed, also known as coreopsis nana, is a small perennial that’s perfect for border gardens and rock gardens. It blooms in shades of yellow, red, and orange from early summer until fall.

This plant is very easy to grow and care for. It prefers full sun but will tolerate partial shade. It’s not going to wilt in sunny weather and is a native prairie plant which helps explain why it’s so resistant to harsh weather.

Sedum Kamtchaticum Variegatum

Sedum kamtchaticum variegatum, also known as Kamchatka sedum, is a beautiful succulent with variegated leaves. The leaves are green with creamy yellow margins and turn pink in the cooler months of fall and winter. It blooms yellow flowers in summer.

This plant is very easy to grow and care for. It prefers full sun but will tolerate partial shade. It’s drought tolerant and can even grow in poor, rocky soil.

So there you have it, three beautiful and easy to care for perennials that will add color and interest to your garden for many years to come!

About Purple Coneflower aka Coneflower Echinacea

Purple coneflower, also known as echinacea purpurea, is a perennial flower that blooms from June to August. Many have flowers are pinkish purple with a large black center that’s irresistible to bees and butterflies. There are also versions that come in white, yellow, orange, and raspberry colors, making them stick out even more.

They make excellent cut flowers too!

It’s a good idea to deadhead flowers to encourage more blooms. There are double and triple flowering varieties.

The Ever Popular Peonies

Peonies are a classic garden flower that have been around for centuries. They come in a wide range of colors including white, pink, red, and yellow. They’re usually very fragrant as well.

Peonies are easy to grow and care for. They prefer full sun but don’t need it. These are incredibly fragrant flowers that are popular for obvious reasons.

How they form their blooms is interesting. They start out as tight balls that gradually open up into beautiful flowers.

The most popular types of peonies are:

• Tree Peony: This type of peony can get up to 6 feet tall and has large flowers.
• Japanese Peony: This type of peony is shorter, only growing 2-3 feet tall. The flowers are also smaller and less fragrant.
• Itoh Peony: This is a hybrid type of peony that’s a cross between the tree and Japanese peonies. They’re tall like the tree peony but have smaller, more delicate flowers.
• Coral Supreme Peony:  This is a tree peony that has coral-colored flowers.
• Paeonia Lactiflora aka “The Sarah Bernhardt” : This is one of the most popular peonies out there and it’s easy to see why. It has large, double blooms that are a beautiful pink color. The flowers have a light fragrance and the plant grows 2-3 feet tall and is named after the famous French actress who was famous for her appearances in plays in the late 1800s and early 1900s

Peonies are also interesting in that a group can continue reblooming decades after the original planting in addition to actually needing a period of cold and dark to do well despite having the drought resistant qualities of other perennials on this list.

Bearded Iris

Bearded iris, also known as Iris germanica, is a beautiful perennial that blooms in late spring. The flowers come in a wide range of colors including white, yellow, pink, purple, and blue. They have a distinctively shape with three petals that curl back and three drooping petals in the center that are often called “beards.”

Why Perennials Are So Easy to Care For

Perennials from TheTreeCenter.com are a great choice for gardeners of all levels of experience because they’re so easy to care for. Once they’re established, they don’t need much attention to thrive. They’re also very drought tolerant and can tolerate periods of neglect.