26 Long-Blooming Perennials for Continuous Blooms in Your Garden

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26 Long-Blooming Perennials for Continuous Color in Your Garden

If you love a garden that stays vibrant from early summer until the first frost, choosing long-blooming perennials is the key! Many perennials bloom for a few weeks then they are done for the season.

But some will keep flowering until frost sends them to bed. These plants provide months of color, attract pollinators, and require less maintenance than annuals. (though I still love my annuals)

Today I am sharing 26 perennials that start blooming in spring or early summer and keep going until frost, along with their USDA hardiness zones and suggested bloom duration.

Be sure to grab the free checklist of these stellar growers at the end of this article!

26+ Perennial Flowers that Bloom Til Frost

1. Coreopsis (also known as Tickseed)

• Zones: 3-9
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? A low-maintenance, drought-tolerant plant with lovely daisy-like flowers that thrive in poor soil.

2. Echinacea (Coneflower) (Echinacea purpurea)

• Zones: 3-9
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? Bee and butterfly magnet with daisy-like blooms that last for months.

3. Rudbeckia (Black-eyed Susan)

• Zones: 4-9
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? Bright golden-yellow, burnt red or variegated flowers with dark centers that thrive in full sun. Tough as nails and is drought tolerant.

4. Gaillardia (Blanket Flower) (Gaillardia aristata)

• Zones: 3-10
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? Drought-resistant plant with fiery red, orange, and yellow blooms. Reseeds itself too so you will have plenty to place around your garden.

5. Salvia Nemorosa aka Meadowsage

• Zones: 4-10
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? Hummingbirds love it! A heat-loving perennial with deep blue-purple flowers. (some are fuchsia pink and you can grow them from seed) Check out Swallowtail Garden seeds for a great variety to choose from.

6. Verbena bonariensis (Verbena bonariensis)

• Zones: 7-11 (perennial), grown as an annual in colder zones, reseeds readily
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? Airy, butterfly-attracting flowers on tall, slender stems.

7. Erodiums (Erodium spp.)

• Zones: 5-9
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? Compact ground cover with small pink or purple flowers that bloom nonstop. Mine grows in sand, its one tough customer.

8. Dianthus (Pinks or Carnations) (Dianthus spp.)

• Zones: 4-9
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? Fragrant, cottage-style flowers with a long bloom period.

9. Jupiter’s Beard (Centranthus ruber and Alba)

• Zones: 4-9
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? A tough, drought-resistant perennial with clusters of deep pink or white flowers.

10. Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium)

• Zones: 5-9
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? Tiny daisy-like flowers with medicinal benefits and long-lasting blooms.

11. Roses (Rosa spp.)

• Zones: 4-11 (varies by variety)
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost (reblooming varieties)
• Why Grow It? Classic beauty with continuous blooms when deadheaded.
• Okay so I may be cheating on this one. Many view roses as a shrub instead of a true perennial, but they live through the winter and reward you with glorious blooms all summer. (reblooming ones)

Related: Grow Roses with Ease, Non-Fussy Plants!

12. Hardy Geranium ‘Rozanne’ (Geranium ‘Rozanne’)

• Zones: 5-9
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? Vigorous, spreading groundcover with violet-blue flowers.

Many other named ones bloom through the summer other than Rozanne but this one is usually readily available as it was an award winner.

13. Gaura (Petite Pink) (Gaura lindheimeri)

• Zones: 5-9
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? Delicate, airy flowers on long stems that dance in the wind.

14. Phlox paniculata (Garden Phlox)

• Zones: 4-8
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? Tall, fragrant blooms loved by pollinators.

15. Erigeron (Fleabane) (Erigeron karvinskianus)

• Zones: 5-9
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? Tiny white and pink daisy-like flowers that self-seed freely.

16. Clematis ‘Roguchi’ (Clematis integrifolia x durandii)

• Zones: 4-9
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? Lovely clematis with bell-shaped deep purple flowers.

17. Penstemon

• Zones: 3-8
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? Lovely foliage with soft blooms available in different colors, loved by hummingbirds.

18. Eupatorium (Joe Pye Weed) (Eutrochium purpureum)

• Zones: 4-9
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? Tall, pollinator-friendly plant with fluffy pinkish-purple blooms. There is now a dwarf one available and I hope to try it. The standard sized ones can get to 6 feet tall.

19. Scabiosa (Pincushion Flower) (Scabiosa columbaria)

• Zones: 3-7
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? Unique, lacy blooms that last all season.

20. Nepeta (Catmint) (Nepeta faassenii ‘Walker’s Junior’)

• Zones: 3-8
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? Lavender-blue flowers that thrive in hot, dry conditions.
• There are many Nepetas on the market. Some bloom more than others. I listed the Walkers Junior as it blooms the most for me.

21. Calamintha (Lesser Calamint) (Calamintha nepeta)

• Zones: 5-9
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? A low-maintenance pollinator plant with tiny white or purple flowers flowers.
• I bought the seeds from Swallowtail Garden Seeds.

22. Verbascum (Mullein) (Verbascum phoeniceum)

• Zones: 5-9
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? Tall flower spikes in a variety of colors.

23. Achillea (Yarrow) (Achillea millefolium)

• Zones: 3-9
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? Drought-tolerant, deer-resistant, and easy to grow.

24. Monarda (Bee Balm) (Monarda didyma)

• Zones: 4-9
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? Fragrant, tubular blooms that attract hummingbirds.

Discover how easy Monarda is the Grow!

25. Delosperma ‘Table Mountain’ (Delosperma cooperi)

• Zones: 5-10
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? Ever-blooming succulent with magenta flowers.

26. Blue Star Creeper (Isotoma fluviatilis)

• Zones: 5-9
• Bloom Time: Early summer to frost
• Why Grow It? Spreading ground cover with tiny blue flowers. There is also a version with white flowers.

I want to add in here that I have discovered how snapdragons can be a constant blooming perennial in my garden. I am testing several more to see which ones will return year after year for me and I will share my results soon! So that would make 27.

Try adding these long-blooming perennials, you’ll enjoy months of flowers while attracting butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds! Which of these will you plant?

Happy Perennial Gardening!

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