subject: Flowering Perennial Plants To Grow In Your Garden From A Is For Aster To Z Is For Zantedeschia [print this page] A is for Aster, which has daisy like flowers in colors from red to pink to purple to white
B is for Balloon Flower, or Platycodon grandiflorous, which have blue or white flowers shaped like small balloons.
C is for Chrysanthemums, often called mums, which are often the last flowers blooming in the autumn garden.
D is for Dahlia, which grow from tubers and can have huge flowers in a rainbow of colors.
E is for Echinacea, or Coneflower, which are a favorite of bees and herbalists alike.
F is for Flowers, plants with beautiful flowers is usually the goal of a perennial gardener.
G is for Geranium, the sturdy pink flowers that have long been a favorite choice for low maintenance gardens.
H is for Hemerocalis, or Daylilies, which are the dependable cornerstones of many perennial gardens.
I is for Iris, which is a huge genus of flowering perennials with graceful blooms each having three drooping sepals and three upright petals.
J is for Japanese iris, which is a part of the Iris genus with huge flowers that often do well in damp conditions.
K is for Kniphofia, or red hot pokers, with flowers on upright stalks in red, orange, and yellow.
L is for Liatris, with bright pink or white spikes of flowers that is both easy to grow and a favorite of bees and other flying nectar seekers.
M is for Monarda, or bee balm, which has red to pink blooms and is a favorite of bees and butterflies alike.
N is for Nepeta, or Catmint, which has abundant small blue flowers and is a favorite of felines and humans alike.
O is for Oriental Poppy, or Papaver orientale, which started as the classic large red poppy but which has been bred to include pinks and whites.
P is for Peony, which have giant bulbous flowers in white, pink, and red and which often attract ants to the nectar on their flower buds.
Q is for Quality, as in always purchase high quality plants to have a healthy garden.
R is for Rudbeckia, which are several species of large daisy like flowers that include Rudbeckia hirta or black eyed Susan.
S is for Stokesia, or Cornflower aster, with big fringed daisy like flowers in pinks and purples.
T is for Tickseed, or Coreopsis, is a genus of perennials that usually have abundant cheerful little yellow flowers.
U is for Underground, as in a perennial plant has root underground.
V is for Variegation, which are white or yellow markings on green leaves, and many perennials have.
W is for Waldsteinia, which is a delicate little ground cover with yellow flowers.
X is for X, as in cross, where two perennials are bred together in hope of creating an even better plant.
Y is for Years, as in perennial flowers in your garden can bloom year after year looking better each season.
Z is for Zantedeschia, or calla lilies, which have large tropical looking flowers in whites, pinks and yellows.
