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Which perennials are still to come in your garden?

I know that we are barely into August but there is no doubt that my garden (and maybe yours?) is beginning an overall decline as we head towards Autumn.

So right now I am indoors and it is late at night and I am mulling over the inventory of the plants which have just begun to flower for the first time or maybe better still, are still to flower.

JUST STARTED

- Helianthus "Lemon Queen"
- Gentiana "True Blue"
- "September Charm" Japanese Anemone

STILL TO HAPPEN

- "Monkshood"
- Chelone "Hot Lips"
- a couple of "Toad lilies"
- several Aster plants ("Woods Purple" and "nepalensis")
- "Sweet Autumn" clematis (my favourite late summer bloomer)
- Hibiscus "Lucy" (the tree form)
- Phlox "Shockwave"
- "Honorine Jobert" Anemone (it would be closer to starting if it had more sun but it will happen)
- one lowly Chrysanthemum "Matchsticks" (not getting enough sun)

What about you i.e. what haven't I listed that has *just* started to flower for you for the first time and what is still to come?

This post was edited by rouge21 on Mon, Aug 5, 13 at 17:02

Comments (29)

  • laceyvail 6A, WV
    10 years ago

    Just started--Pardancandas, Calamintha, Leadwort,
    To come: Asters of several types, Persicaria 'Crimson Beauty', Coreopsis tripteris, Lycoris sprengeri (bulb), Colchicums (bulbs),

  • franeli
    10 years ago

    Just started: phlox paniculata
    Coming: casa blanca lilies,acidantheras,asters,helianthus+sedums

  • Ispahan Zone6a Chicago
    10 years ago

    The late spring and wonderfully mild summer in my area has caused a bit of a muddle with some things starting earlier than normal and others later than normal.

    Just starting:
    Helianthus 'Lemon Queen'
    Aster divaricatus
    Sedum 'Matrona', 'Maestro', 'Hab Grey' and 'Dazzleberry'
    Lycoris longituba and squamigera
    Patrinia scabiosifolia
    Chasmanthium latifolium
    Monarda punctata
    Pycnanthemum muticum
    Liatris ligulistylus (sp?) and squarrosa
    Hosta 'Fragrant Bouquet' and 'Fried Green Tomatoes'
    Allium 'Millennium'
    Phlox 'Kirmeslandler', 'Old Cellar Hole', 'David', 'Mile High Pink' and 'John Fanick'
    Agastache rupestris
    Eupatorium 'Little Red'

    Still to come:
    Hardy hibiscus
    Geranium soboliferum 'Butterfly Kisses'
    Solidago 'Little Lemon', 'Fireworks' and 'Golden Fleece'
    Chrysanthemums and Montauk daisies
    Asters (I have too many to remember all the names)
    Chelone 'Hot Lips' and glabra 'Black Ace'
    Kirengeshoma palmata
    Tricyrtis (3-4 types)
    Anemone 'Honorine Jobert'
    Calamagrostis brachytricha
    Sedum 'Autumn Joy' and 'Autumn Fire'
    Sedum sieboldii
    Lycoris chinensis and sprengeri
    Colchicum
    Crocus
    Scilla autumnalis
    Liatris aspera
    Allium tuberosum
    Allium thunbergii 'Ozawa'
    Aconitum 'Barker's Variety'
    Eupatorium 'Chocolate' and 'Cori'
    Lespedeza 'Samindare'

    Plants that have been going on strong for weeks and still likely to be in glorious full bloom till hard frosts:
    Geranium 'Rozanne'
    Agastache 'Blue Blazes'
    Thalictrum 'Splendide'
    Calamintha nepeta ssp. nepeta
    Corydalis lutea and ochroleuca

    A few miscellaneous plants that have been blooming strongly for an extended period and still look great but which are relatively new to me so I don't really know when they will finish:
    Helenium 'Mardi Gras'
    Clematis 'Betty Corning'
    Geranium 'Blue Sunrise', 'Nimbus', 'Eureka Blue', 'Blue Cloud', 'AT Johnson' and 'Tiny Monster'
    Geranium erianthum
    Artemisia lactiflora 'Guizhou'
    Allium nutans 'Pam Harper'
    Callirhoe involucrata
    Echinacea 'Milkshake' and 'Rubinstern'

    This post was edited by ispahan on Mon, Aug 5, 13 at 23:15

  • docmom_gw
    10 years ago

    My liatris ligulastylis is just starting to show some color. I'm hoping the deer didn't munch too heavily on my New England Asters. Annual Monarda citriodora hasn't bloomed yet, nor my Agastache. Though, tha Agastache may not get enough sun.

    Great thread. We can all add more blooms at any part of the season. Though, I use annuals to keep things blooming all summer.

    Martha

  • woodyoak zone 5 southern Ont., Canada
    10 years ago

    Just started:
    Disco Belle and Luna hardy hibiscuses
    Aster 'Monch'
    'Paul Farges' (a.k.a. 'Summer Snow) clematis
    colorful fruit on Viburnum opulus
    kirengeshoma

    Not started yet:
    Aster âÂÂAlma PotschkeâÂÂ
    unidentified/(wild?) purple aster
    unidentified 'mums
    fall anemones
    'Lord Baltimore', 'Fireball', and a few other hardy hibiscuses
    various bugbanes
    'Sweet Autumn' clematis
    colorful hips on angel roses and 'Peachy Cream' and 'Paprika' roses
    heleniums
    caryopteris
    Heptacodium
    fall foliage colors on trees and shrubs

    Still going strong:
    purple coneflowers
    Phlox 'David'
    various hydrangeas
    'Queen Elizabeth' rose
    'Huldine', 'Niobe', 'Jackmani Superba' 'Henryi' and 'Betty Corning' clematis - and probably a few others!
    Rose of Sharon
    corydalis
    'Pink Beauty' potentilla shrubs
    butterfly bushes

    There is lots of color out there and more to come. I'd need to do a WALAT to come up with an accurate list - this is actually one of the peak showy times for the garden here!

  • mxk3 z5b_MI
    10 years ago

    Waiting to come:

    * Hardy hibiscus (always well worth the wait!)
    * Sedum
    * Plumbago
    * Japanese anemone
    * Mums

  • aachenelf z5 Mpls
    10 years ago

    Yes, the cold spring (snow in May) did some very odd things to the natural progression of the garden. Usually, my peak is early to mid July, but I'm experiencing that now. We've complained in great detail about how ratty dayliles look towards the end of the summer, but this year mine look great and are still going strong.

    Still to come:
    Phlox (barely starting)
    Allium senesces and tuberosum
    Anemone robustissima
    Fall asters
    Belamcanda (just starting)
    The grasses
    Mums including Dendranthema (these look fantastic this year)
    Cimicifuga ramosa
    Clematis heracleifolia var. davidiana
    Eupatorium Little Joe
    Helenium Dancing Flames
    Hardy Hibiscus (one flower open today - most not even close)
    Rudbeckia triloba (not Prairie Glow)
    Sedum - lots and lots
    Solidago

    I like how this season turned out. There should be very little down time with blooms.

    Kevin

  • katob Z6ish, NE Pa
    10 years ago

    I always like to keep up with my garden center visits throughout the year :) a good center will keep things stocked up and when you hit a lull in the garden you can just look for something in bloom that will help things out. Be a little cautious in the box stores, a lot of their "plant material" tends to be from out of state and not as in season as a local place might have.
    A lot of great suggestions but I don't think anyone has mentioned ornamental grasses. I've got plenty of late bloomers that look good till the snow flies. Miscanthus, panicum, Korean feather grass, Muhly grass (a little too late for my zone) those would all be good choices.

  • rouge21_gw (CDN Z5b/6a)
    Original Author
    10 years ago

    UPDATE as of August 26

    - a couple of "Monkshood"
    - Chelone "Hot Lips" (just starting)
    - a couple of "Toad lilies"
    - several Aster plants ("Woods Purple" and "nepalensis")
    - "Sweet Autumn" clematis (my favourite late summer bloomer....it is soon to explode with flowers)
    - Phlox "Shockwave" (just starting)
    - "Honorine Jobert" Anemone (almost ready)
    - one Chrysanthemum "Matchsticks" (not getting enough sun)

  • NHBabs z4b-5a NH
    10 years ago

    Still blooming:
    Clematis 'Prince Charles', 'Durandii', 'Mrs. Robert Brydon', 'Princess Diana', 'Gravetye Beauty', pitcheri hybrid
    Agastache rupestris
    Penstemon 'Sweet Joanne'
    Geranium 'Jolly Bee', 'Orkney Cherry'
    Stokesia (either 'Klaus Jelitto' or 'Bluestone')
    Campanula 'Samantha', 'Blue Clips' or something similar
    Hydrangea paniculata 'Pinky Winky', 'Quick Fire'
    H. arborescens 'Annabelle'
    various unnamed tall phlox
    various Helenium, including 'Mardi Gras' and several types from a mix
    Coreopsis 'Route 66' I think
    Lonicera 'Major Wheeler'
    Achilea filipendulina 'Coronation Gold'

    Still to come:
    Mums an unknown very double coppery color & C. weyrichii 'White Bomb'
    Colchicum
    Fall blooming Crocus speciosus (if the voles haven't eaten them all)
    Caryopteris 'Sunshine Blue' and either 'Dark Knight' or 'First Choice' has just started
    Aster (AKA Symphyotrichum) oblongifolius 'October Skies'
    Aster (AKA Symphyotrichum) laevis 'Blue Bird'

    C. Samantha has bloomed since some time in July.

    This post was edited by nhbabs on Mon, Aug 26, 13 at 18:31

  • Ispahan Zone6a Chicago
    10 years ago

    Still blooming madly with no signs of stopping:
    Calamintha nepeta
    Geranium 'Rozanne'
    Geranium erianthum (surprisingly has been blooming all summer)
    Pycnanthemum muticum
    Agastache 'Blue Blazes'
    Agastache 'Blue Fortune'
    Agastache rupestris
    Patrinia scabiosifolia
    Thalictrum 'Splendide'
    Several tall phlox types starting second flush
    Helenium 'Mardi Gras' and 'Zimbelstern'
    Rudbeckia 'Rubinstern'
    Artemisia lactiflora 'Guizhou'
    Eupatorium purpureum 'Little Red'
    Corydalis lutea

    Just revving up into full beauty:
    Solidago 'Little Lemon'
    Sedum 'Matrona'
    Sedum 'Autumn Fire'
    Helianthus 'Lemon Queen'
    Angelica gigas
    Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'
    Aster divaricatus
    Allium tuberosum
    Hardy hibiscus (Summer Storm and Sultry Kiss are standouts)
    Saponaria officinalis 'Double White'

    Getting ready to bloom (almost but not quite there yet):
    Anemone 'Honorine Jobert'
    Chelone glabra 'Black Ace'
    Solidago 'Golden Fleece'
    Solidago rugosa 'Fireworks'
    Aster laevis 'Bluebird'
    Aster 'Andenken an Alma Potschke'
    Kirengeshoma palmata
    Various Tricyrtis cultivars
    Calamagrostis bracytricha
    Pennisetum 'Tall Tails'
    Scilla autumnalis

    Still to come:
    Allium thunbergii 'Ozawa'
    Lespedeza 'Samindare'
    Geranium soboliferum 'Butterfly Kisses'
    Various chrysanthemums
    Sedum sieboldii
    Heuchera villosa 'Autumn Bride'
    Aconitum 'Barker's Variety'
    Colchicums
    Autumn crocus

    Honorable mention:
    Hemerocallis citrina 'Yao Ming'--this form from Plant Delights in its second season in my garden stayed in bloom almost 8 weeks this year! Has the best, strongest fragrance of any daylily, and its glowing color and delightful nocturnal habit set it apart from the multitudes of hybrid daylily cultivars. If you hate daylilies, try this one!!!

    Hemerocallis 'Autumn Minaret'--nearing the end, but a lovely late season performer. Mine was just planted last fall, so I am hoping for a longer bloom season next year.

    Lycoris chinensis, longituba, squamigera and sprengeri--none of these bloom all at once for me but all have been sending up periodic bloom stems throughout August.

    Clematis 'Betty Corning'--my new favorite clematis and fragrant to boot! Mine was just planted this spring, so is not yet established. It has not been blooming continuously but has so far produced three waves of scented, elegant blooms.

  • prairiemoon2 z6b MA
    10 years ago

    All I can say is, I'm expecting to see a lot of photos of all these Fall plants! My garden is winding down and depending on all of you to keep the photos coming. :-)

  • spedigrees z4VT
    10 years ago

    I'm waiting only for my bright pink asters. They are pretty much the last hurrah in my gardens before sugar maple foliage takes over the show.

  • NHBabs z4b-5a NH
    10 years ago

    Penstemon Sweet Joanne and Stokesia.

  • NHBabs z4b-5a NH
    10 years ago

    Phlox which will bloom longer if I deadhead, and a Thalictrum/meadow rue (don't remember species) which gently seeds around.

  • rusty_blackhaw
    10 years ago

    My seed-grown dwarf crepe myrtles are just coming into full bloom ("dwarf" is a relative term, seeing that the ones at the back of the garden are nearly seven feet tall). The 'Little Chief' reds in their first year have yet to show buds, but I'm hoping for a preview of things to come before frost.

  • sunnyborders
    10 years ago

    Main two: New England asters and Arend's monkshood.

    Currently lots of helenium.

    Picture today: one of "my" gardens - actually my customer's, (Mrs L.'s).

  • rouge21_gw (CDN Z5b/6a)
    Original Author
    10 years ago

    Incredible picture 'SB'!

    Which helenium is the one shown?

  • rouge21_gw (CDN Z5b/6a)
    Original Author
    10 years ago

    Penstemon Sweet Joanne and Stokesia.

    I had SJ for a couple of seasons and it bloomed forever...until frost. But it was iffy getting through the winter and it slowly but surely disappeared.

    How long does your Stokesia flower for...it is such a pretty flower.

  • sunnyborders
    10 years ago

    Rouge, I bought the origin plant maybe 25 years ago, with no label. Wouldn't do it nowadays!

    Still from the colour, the potential height (have it growing at six foot elsewhere) and from when I bought it, I think it must be 'Sonnenwunder'.

  • rouge21_gw (CDN Z5b/6a)
    Original Author
    10 years ago

    It is breathtaking in the picture you have posted. When it is convenient I would love to see a closeup.

  • sunnyborders
    10 years ago

    It's nice (and relatively easier) to deal with big areas, Rouge, than our own smallish garden. Think you have a big area too.

    Will get close-up, as sunniness permits.

    I really like helenium, but think it's a relatively high maintenance perennial (viz. regular division (maybe every three years), with soil upgrading required), also moisture.

  • mnwsgal
    10 years ago

    Just starting:
    Anemone, robutissima
    Dahlias
    Solidago 'Fireworks' in full sun


    Waiting For
    Anemone, Japanese
    Asters
    Brugmansia
    Cana, planted late
    Clematis 'Sweet Autumn'
    Crocus, fall blooming
    Delphinium, rebloom
    Eupatorium 'Chocolate'
    Grasses, ornamental
    Helianthus 'Lemon Queen'
    Monkshoods
    Mums, mammoth
    Solidago 'Fireworks', in part shade
    Tricyrtis

  • Thyme2dig NH Zone 5
    10 years ago

    Anxiously awaiting sweet autumn clematis! It takes over the garden but I let it. The honeybees love it!

    This shot shows it rambling across the fence and up the farmers porch and also down into the garden bed smothering a spirea.
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    It is going to bloom profusely as it does every year.
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  • rouge21_gw (CDN Z5b/6a)
    Original Author
    10 years ago

    Anxiously awaiting sweet autumn clematis! It takes over the garden but I let it.

    So me too 'thyme'! Mine is opening as we speak. Be sure to post a picture or two of yours and I will do similarly.

  • kelp
    10 years ago

    Still to come: Calico aster, Short's aster, and Cimicifuga 'Hillside Black Beauty'.

  • Thyme2dig NH Zone 5
    10 years ago

    I had anemone "honoring jobert' years ago and loved it. When I started the gardens in my new home I never planted them again. Simply forgot about her. But a couple years ago I added them to the garden. They are almost ready! Not sure how I could have forgotten that beauty!

  • Spicebush
    10 years ago

    Just starting:
    Asters Harrington's Pink, Alma Potske (sp?), September Ruby, Purple Dome, yellow mum whose name I don't remember, Cheryl something-or-other.

    Still to happen:
    toad lilies
    some single mums that I don't know the name of
    Hibiscus "Cinnamon Grappa" and another one, forgot name.

    My memory is bad!

    My Helenium always blooms in late June, never in autumn.

  • rouge21_gw (CDN Z5b/6a)
    Original Author
    10 years ago

    And now our "Hotlips" is doing its late summer thing:

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