I’ve always cherished having flowering plants in my garden. No matter what vegetables or fruit trees I grow, flowering plants have always been — and will always remain — a staple in my garden.
Their vibrant blooms, returning season after season, bring a lingering beauty that carries me from spring all the way through fall.
If you’re looking to add that same year-round magnificent character to your garden, here are 11 perennial flowers that will bloom from spring to fall:
11 – Coneflowers
This hardy perennial has frequently been mentioned in many of my articles — it’s the ultimate pest and mosquito repellent for any garden. Coneflowers are relatively low maintenance, bloom from early summer to fall, and can add great beauty to the garden because of their vibrant blooms.
10 – Daylilies
Daylilies bloom from late summer to fall and offer a diverse range of colors that can truly elevate your garden. Although each bloom lasts only a day, new flowers continuously open and beautify the landscape.
9 – Black-eyed Susans
These flowers share a striking visual similarity to sunflowers, producing bright yellow blooms with dark brown centers. They’re great for attracting pollinators like bees and butterflies to the garden and tend to fully bloom from mid-summer to fall.
8 – Lavender
From late spring to early fall, lavender spikes beautify the garden and add visual depth to the landscape by bringing a slightly more unique texture. This fragrant flowering plant is drought tolerant once established and adds an interesting appeal to the garden.
7 – Russian Sage
Russian sage offers similar lavender-like spikes in colors like blue and purple. It thrives in well-drained soil and is drought-tolerant once established. Blooming from mid-spring to fall, this perennial offers silvery and fragrant foliage, making it stand out in the garden.
6 – Geranium
Geraniums, also known as blanket flowers, bloom from spring to fall and provide the garden with a colorful look that’s mesmerizing. They’re low maintenance, good for attracting pollinators, and offer consistent color in garden beds to make the lower extremities of the landscape more appealing.
5 – Verbenas
Blooming from spring to fall, verbenas feature clusters of small purple or pink flowers that work wonders for attracting pollinators to the garden. The perennial is hardy, drought-tolerant, and adds this soft and delicate look to the garden that’s aesthetically pleasing in its own way.
4 – Lobelia
This trailing perennial tends to thrive in full-sun conditions and blooms from late spring to fall. Most gardeners prefer to plant them in hanging baskets because they have that kind of clean and vibrant look that’s suitable for baskets and small containers.
3 – Sedums
Sedums bloom from late summer to fall in clusters of star-shaped flowers. They come in different shades of pink, red, and white and are particularly easy to grow. This hardy perennial offers fleshy foliage with late-season blooms that add an attractive color and texture to the garden.
2 – Columbines
Columbines are criminally underrated in modern gardening, but they’re a true gem. They feature unique bell-shaped flowers in a diverse range of colors like blue, red, yellow, purple, and white. The blooms start to come through around late spring to mid-summer and add a delicate touch to spring gardens that’s definitely worth laying eyes on.
1 – Yarrows
Yarrows bloom from late summer to fall, producing clusters of tiny flowers that are flat-topped and bring a new, appealing look to the garden landscape. Once established, they’re drought-tolerant and thrive in sunny conditions.
If you’re facing pollination issues in your garden, planting yarrows can help with that since their colorful blooms help draw in pollinators.
Final Words
As seasons change, I enjoy watching my perennial flowers continue to bloom, blessing my garden with incredible color and life from spring through fall. These plants not only bring immense beauty to my space but also provide a sense of persistence year after year, and that’s precisely what I love about them.
I hope this list inspires you to create a garden for yourself that continues to thrive season after season. Best of luck!
