Torch lily (Kniphofia) is a striking summer blooming perennial with bushy flower spikes ... Torch lily thrives in USDA Zones 6-9, verbena in 7-9, or it can be grown from seed as an annual.

Add vertical interest to your summer garden with pink-purple flowering spikes sprouting from sandhills blazing star (Liatris pilosa). Perennials in zones 6 through 9, sandhills blazing star ...

Gardens can wither away in a Southern summer, which is why we need reliable flowering shrubs. These easy summer-blooming ...

Every summer I grow flats of annual cutting ... While there are other long-blooming perennials (depending on your zone) these are the ones I've reliably come to trust myself in my garden.

Unlike their early season counterparts, summer-blooming ... towering perennial in the aster family with large clusters of late-summer pink-purple flowers atop stems that can reach 6-feet tall.

Perennials that thrive in the shade and bloom ... growing zone. You can add a little variety to your shade garden by mixing blue, purple, and white varieties. It truly blooms all summer long ...

Until the annuals gain full speed, early summer can lack color. But if we plan properly, June-blooming perennials can bridge ...

September is the perfect time to divide spring- and summer-blooming perennials. Plants should be ... adequate fertility and a soil pH between 6 and 7. Consider adding organic matter such as ...

Have you planted the new perennial that blooms all summer from early spring through fall? I haven’t either. That one hasn’t been created yet! An ever-blooming perennial might be nice ...