Anonymous
Post 04/20/2021 19:10     Subject: Favorite perennial
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Hydrangeas


Hydrangea doesn’t belong to the perennials club.


?? They are perennials.

They’re shrubs.


DP. Why would shrubs not qualify as perennials? Most places classify hydrangeas under perennials.

https://www.homedepot.com/b/Outdoors-Garden-Center-Outdoor-Plants-Garden-Flowers-Perennials/N-5yc1vZc8ry
https://www.burpee.com/perennials/hydrangeas/
https://www.americanmeadows.com/perennials/hydrangea
https://gardenmadesimple.com/are-hydrangeas-annuals-or-perennials/
https://parkseed.com/hydrangea/c/hydrangea/
https://www.backyardgardenlover.com/sun-loving-perennials-that-bloom-all-summer/
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2021 19:05     Subject: Favorite perennial
Peonies and irises. My mother had these, and it makes me feel like my home is a home.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2021 19:02     Subject: Favorite perennial
Buttonbush, spicebush, Alabama snow wreath
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2021 15:42     Subject: Re:Favorite perennial
I would put the Baptisia in full sun and be prepared to stake it. Great plant though.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2021 11:51     Subject: Re:Favorite perennial
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Shade:
Phlox divaricata (smells unbelievable), Aruncus dioicus, and Symphyotrichum shortii. With these three, you'll get nonstop blooms from March to until November.




Part shade:
Baptisia australis and Hypericum prolificum. I love blue and yellow together and these two are around the same size and both full and bushy.



thanks so much! where would you recommend buying these plants?


I'm happy you like them! I'm partial to earthsangha.org in Alexandria because they are cheap and great quality, but they sell fast. Merrifield should have some too. Wood Thrush native nursery online. Hill House Native.


thank you!!
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2021 10:20     Subject: Favorite perennial
Hellebores! Mine still thrive after years of benign neglect
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2021 08:20     Subject: Re:Favorite perennial
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Shade:
Phlox divaricata (smells unbelievable), Aruncus dioicus, and Symphyotrichum shortii. With these three, you'll get nonstop blooms from March to until November.




Part shade:
Baptisia australis and Hypericum prolificum. I love blue and yellow together and these two are around the same size and both full and bushy.



thanks so much! where would you recommend buying these plants?


I'm happy you like them! I'm partial to earthsangha.org in Alexandria because they are cheap and great quality, but they sell fast. Merrifield should have some too. Wood Thrush native nursery online. Hill House Native.
Anonymous
Post 04/19/2021 08:09     Subject: Re:Favorite perennial
Anonymous wrote:Shade:
Phlox divaricata (smells unbelievable), Aruncus dioicus, and Symphyotrichum shortii. With these three, you'll get nonstop blooms from March to until November.




Part shade:
Baptisia australis and Hypericum prolificum. I love blue and yellow together and these two are around the same size and both full and bushy.



thanks so much! where would you recommend buying these plants?
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2021 22:08     Subject: Re:Favorite perennial
Anonymous wrote:Shade:
Phlox divaricata (smells unbelievable), Aruncus dioicus, and Symphyotrichum shortii. With these three, you'll get nonstop blooms from March to until November.




Part shade:
Baptisia australis and Hypericum prolificum. I love blue and yellow together and these two are around the same size and both full and bushy.



Thanks for sharing!
Anonymous
Post 04/18/2021 22:00     Subject: Re:Favorite perennial
Shade:
Phlox divaricata (smells unbelievable), Aruncus dioicus, and Symphyotrichum shortii. With these three, you'll get nonstop blooms from March to until November.




Part shade:
Baptisia australis and Hypericum prolificum. I love blue and yellow together and these two are around the same size and both full and bushy.

Anonymous
Post 04/16/2021 10:13     Subject: Favorite perennial
Anonymous wrote:plant black eyed susans - so easy going and they bloom for a long time. also, tulip and daffodil bulbs should come up every year


I've had success growing these in partial sun, but they do need a solid few hours of sun.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2021 22:58     Subject: Favorite perennial
Anonymous wrote:Are lily of the valley perennials? Mine come up every year around Mother’s Day in a shady patch. Love this thread. Didn’t realize I needed to p,ant more tulip bulbs...

You don’t necessarily. Some tulips naturalize. For those that don’t, dig them up when they’re done blooming and separate the “bulblets” (I’m sure there’s an actual word) from the bulb. Replant them. In a year or two, they’ll be at blooming size.
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2021 21:52     Subject: Favorite perennial
Are lily of the valley perennials? Mine come up every year around Mother’s Day in a shady patch. Love this thread. Didn’t realize I needed to p,ant more tulip bulbs...
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2021 21:37     Subject: Favorite perennial
plant black eyed susans - so easy going and they bloom for a long time. also, tulip and daffodil bulbs should come up every year
Anonymous
Post 04/15/2021 09:36     Subject: Re:Favorite perennial
Anonymous wrote:
Variegated Solomon’s Seal.


This is a good one- impossible to kill and spreads over time.


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