Fall is an ideal time to plant perennials and ... can be set out in early spring, sweet alyssum fades in the summer heat, but its clusters of tiny white, pink, or purple blooms will likely cover ...

Native perennials are perfectly adapted ... of three-petaled flowers in shades of blue, purple, or pink that bloom throughout spring and summer. I'm always impressed by how resilient Spiderwort ...

A tuberous perennial with long stalked, deeply lobed darl green leaves and branched flowers stems with one to four double deep purple double flowers in spring and early summer.

That's right; the best perennial plants don't always bloom in spring and summer – in fact, there are plenty of late-flowering beauties ... spiky cones in the centre, and they come in shades of purple, ...

A compact, herbaceous perennial to 15cm (6in) high, with rounded, deeply lobed, grey-green leaves. Slightly cupped, 3cm (1¼in) wide flowers appear in late spring and summer in bright purple-pink with ...

Spikes of pink or purple flowers appear for weeks in mid to late summer ... stay intact until spring to provide winter interest. Also known as society garlic, this striking perennial is a great ...

They will go dormant by early summer. It’s a good idea to plant them with other perennials that would cover up the dying ... Starflowers, or Ipheion, are charming flowers that bloom through the spring ...

Arricca Elin SanSone is a lifestyle and garden writer whose work has appeared in many national publications including Prevention, Country Living, Veranda, The Spruce, PureWow, and others.