How easy is it to plant most perennials?

Question

I am talking about the stuff like : candt tuft, astilbe, bugbane, goats beard, coreopsis, st. johns wort, sweet alyssum, achillia, aster, yarrow, black eyed susan, sage, phlox, etc.

How are they planted mostly?

Easy to grow?

Which ones flower the most and longest?

Answer 1

Look up the BBC Gardening site. The English have perfected perennial gardens over hundreds of years, and most of the plants can be grown in gardens all over the world. I grow lovely perennials from all over the world in my tough garden in Australia and I love this site.

Answer 2

out the plants you have listed ...I had no luck with astilbe...but my soil may not have been correct.....coreopsis will grow in any kind of soil and is easy to plant and grow...I have had luck with asters ,black eyed susan, sage and phlox...I haven't try st. Johns wort ,sweet alyssum ,or yarrow.......

I am a person with a purple thumb...not a green thumb ....so anything I plant has to be easy to grow or it isn't going to make it... ; )

the best perennial and easiest to raise that I have found is lilies(anykind)..and yucca (or adams needle)....they last a life times..and require little to no care......

Answer 3

You didn't say if you are planting them from seed or have started plants that are already in a pot. If you are getting them in pots, dig the hole twice as big around as the pot, but no deeper than the rootball. You want the bottom of the rootball to sit on the bottom of the hole, and you want the top of the rootball slightly elevated above the surrounding soil. Backfill with the existing dirt, no additives or peat moss or manure, just the dirt. Then mulch well with cedar or cypress or even gravel to help keep the moisture in.

Yarrow, Black Eyed Susans, Coreopsis and sage (there are a bazillion kinds of sage, from culinary to purely decorative) are easy as pie and attract butterflies. I have had zero luck with Astible but I live in a very hot, windy area and the wind just decimates it. Alyssum is pretty easy to get going... it's not a perennial where I live though.

My favorite of all is the Autumn sage (salvia greggii). It blooms from spring to frost, comes in a myriad of colors, and is very hardy in my zone 7a location. I put a link to a red one, you can get them in white, red, pink, hot pink, coral, blue, one called Hot Lips that has white blooms with red "lips", and I think I saw a yellow one somewhere but not for sure.

Answer 4

Most perennials are easy to grow. I don't know what climate you are in, but Day lilies, Michalmas Daisies Red Hot Pokers,, Arum Lilies. Day lilies and Arum's have green foliage throughout the year so are great fillers. I don't know if you can grow Agapanthus in your area but they are really useful.
Asters I would treat as an annual, as I would sweet alyssum. It is easier to replant them in the following season.

Answer 5

If you buy young plants from a nursery, it's utterly easy. Just dig a hole, plop in the plant, and firm the soil around it. Presto - all done!

As to varieties - some are hard, some are difficult; a good place to look for types and sizes is in a seed catalog, or by taking a trip to your local nursery.

Answer 6

Perennials come up only for one year Annuals come up every year Do you want a memory to last one year or a few years I suggest a passion flower; a trellis climber, great flowers and an eatable fruit too. (annual)

Answer 7

sounds like you have ground cover, try agai if you want a garden!!!!
check any e site, start w/"Roots & Rizones.com". awesome daylillies!!!! & Irises...