|
| I really would like to find more color for my flower garden from mid-late summer till frost
Saturn |
Follow-Up Postings:
|
- Posted by railroadrabbit 7b - Atlanta (My Page) on Wed, Dec 14, 11 at 5:55
| Is your garden sun or shade? |
|
- Posted by saturn1956 6 (My Page) on Wed, Dec 14, 11 at 17:03
| from 11am on it is sunny |
|
| You can plant many perennials that bloom in this time. I have posted many pictures for each month from August to December. August: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/peren/msg0919320117968.html?2 7 September: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/peren/msg0906435119598.html?1 5 October: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/peren/msg1017533514185.html?1 2 November: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/peren/msg1117415210176.html?1 5 |
|
| In August I have several Clematis that bloom for much of the month. Look for Clematis that are labeled as type 3 pruning for late summer flowers. If you have a long enough growing season, many of the type 2 pruning group will have a second bloom in August and September or later. The link below will take you to an archived thread in the FAQ section of this forum which has some things for you to check out. Even though it is titled little-known, it has mention of many more common plants with fall interest. I have two kinds of fall-blooming bulbs: fall-blooming crocus (purple,) and colchicum (sort of crocus shaped, but larger and bright pink or occasionally white.) I grow several perennials that bloom in September and October: there are fall-blooming asters, Gentians, some mums that are truly winter hardy (even here on the edge between zones 4 & 5,) and Cimicifuga (AKA Actea), with some of them such as 'Brunette' having deep purple/maroon foliage to add interest early during the growing season. Some summer-blooming plants continue blooming until frost. Geranium 'Jolly Bee' blooms through frost until hard freezes. Two of my clematis were still blooming right up until our first snow: Ville de Lyon and Daniel Deronda. Many of the repeating roses will bloom right up until really cold weather. The other thing to consider is plants with colorful foliage, which will give the garden interest even when things are not blooming.
'PJM' rhododendron, 'Sunkist' arborvitae, and 'Greystone' dianthus (pinks)
Plants like beauty berry (AKA Callicarpa) which has bright purple clusters of tiny berries, red or gold-fruited crabapples, or scarlet winterberry holly (Ilex verticillata) really show up after shrubs and trees have dropped their leaves and will bring birds to add color and motion to the garden throughout the winter and early spring. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Little-known plants for fall gardens
|
- Posted by kimka z6A (jkkaplan@erols.com) on Fri, Dec 16, 11 at 13:50
| I love monkshood and chelone for late color |
|
| Asters; Agastaches; Coreopsis; Gaillardias; Persicaria 'Crimson Beauty'; Western salvias like 'Ultra Violet','Raspberry Delight'etc.; Aconitums; Lobelias. |
Please Note: Only registered members are able to post messages to this forum. If you are a member, please log in. If you aren't yet a member, join now!
Return to the Perennials Forum
Instructions
- You must be a registered member and logged in to post messages on our forums.
- Posting is a two-step process. Once you have composed your message, you will be taken to the preview page. You will then have a chance to review the contents and make changes.
- After posting your message, you may need to refresh the forum page in order to see it.
- It is illegal to post copyrighted material without the owner's consent.
- HTML codes are allowed in the message field only.
- No advertising is allowed in any of the forums.
- If you would like to practice posting or uploading photos, please visit our Test forum.
- If you need assistance, please Contact Us and we will be happy to help.