It doesnt take a lot of work to keep these flowering plants blossoming during the summer.
Delightful Daylily
Sunny goldHemerocallisStella dOrodaylilylights up the garden with trumpet-shapedyellow flowersall season.
This tough perennial that blooms all summer scoffs at hot, dry conditions.
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It creates a spectacular combination with blueornamental onion(Allium azureum).
The ruffled blooms are borne on 30-inch-tall stems above the swordlike foliage.
This compact variety fits neatly in any garden, growing just 4 to 5 feet tall and wide.
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This perennial that blooms all summer bears a heavy crop of lavender-purple flowers that are perfect for cutting.
For gardeners in cold climates where winter damage prevents otherhydrangeasfrom flowering, Endless Summer ensures a spectacular show.
Theybloom almost continuouslythrough the summer and are virtually disease-free and hardy to boot.
However, if you cut off the flowers as they begin to fade, it blooms againlater in summer.
It slows down during the warmest days but picks up the pace again in autumn.
The spreading plant can reach 3 feet wide, creating a mass ofbeautiful foliageto boot.
Blanket Flower Bonanza
The orange tubular flowers of Commotion Tizzyblanket flowergive the impression of exploding fireworks.
This sizzling sun-loving perennial blooms all summer and does especially well ifspent flowers are removed.
Vibrant Valerian
Add a delightful dose of vivid pinkto your yard with valerian.
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It blooms nearly nonstop from spring through fall inwell-drained, sunny sites.
Deadhead the plant to prevent it from spreading by seed and speed rebloom.
Sunny Coreopsis
Coreopsis, also known as tickseed, produces scores of sunny yellow flowers in summer.
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Domino, pictured here, has a mahogany band near the blooms center.
Pluck off spent blossoms to prevent seed formation and to keep the plant blooming profusely.
Delightful Shasta Daisy
The purewhite bloomsof BeckyShasta daisybrighten the perennial garden with their cheery display.
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As flowers fade, cut them off, and youll be rewarded with a repeat showing.
Constant Color from Catmint
Lovely purple flower spikes set off the gray-green foliage of Walkers Lowcatmint.
Count on catmint to be low-maintenance and tostand up to hot and dry conditions.
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All produce upright flower spikes on mounded plants.
After the first set of blooms begins to fade,shear the plantto encourage branching and rebloom.
Versatile Rose Verbena
Roseverbenaforms a cascading groundcoverthat spruces up a slope with season-long bloom.
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Stick with Pincushion Flower
Butterfly Bluepincushion floweris a nonstop perennial that blooms all summer.
Stagger the plants for visual interest.
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Catmint.Credit: Dean Schoeppner
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