20 Perennials that Bloom Multiple Times a Year
10.09.2024 - 19:31
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Most flowering plants bloom once a year or less. Some even take decades to produce a single flower that lasts for a day before withering away. But with our selection of perennials that bloom multiple times a year, your garden will never lose its floral charm.
Known as remontant plants, they blossom twice or more in a single growing season. Let’s dive in!
Botanical Name: Achillea
For a garden sprouting dreamy clouds, plant yarrow. With tiny, delicate clusters of pale blooms and fragrant fern-like foliage, yarrow can be coaxed into blooming multiple times a year if deadheaded during the summer.
An excellent companion herb to plant with veggies, yarrow blooms profusely from late spring through early fall and is perfect for warmer regions. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil and is quite hardy, tolerating drought and poor soil conditions.
Botanical Name: Veronica spicata
Like the one above, Veronica will produce a second flush of flowers if the first batch of spent blooms is deadheaded. Also known as Speedwell, it has spiky blue, purple, pink, or white flowers that grow on 2-3 foot stems and slightly resembles the herb salvia.
This perennial prefers full sun and well-drained, loamy soil to produce its blooms. Quite easy to grow, it is perfect for rock gardens, borders, and garden beds.
Botanical Name: Rhododendron spp.
While not all azalea varieties rebloom, ones like Autumn Belle ‘Robleo’ and Bonfire ‘Robleza’ surely do! This evergreen shrub reaches heights of 10 feet and has rose-like flowers, so much so that its botanical name translates to “the tree of roses” in Greek!
These plants do best in moist, well-drained, acidic soil in dappled shade. The soil should not be compacted or dense with clay-like texture, as the roots