what is a nice perinial for full sun and low maint?

Answer 1

Ladybug listed mainly shade variety perennials. You want full sun.

Echinacea are really good. One of the better known varieties of Echinacea is the purple cone flower. There is also another variety of Echinacea called white swan that is very well known. There are 2-3 new varieties of Echinacea that are very pretty. Liatris are very easy to grow. I recommend starting from a plant or seeds though. The bulbs tend to be hard to get started. The most common Liatris is the purple liatris also known as a gayfeather. It has another common name like starburst or something star. Its varieties are purple and white. Daylillies are very easy to take care of. They come in almost every kind of color combination. Just pull the dead leaves away in the spring and make sure to pull out the dead flower stems. Coreopsis are very easy to take care of and hardy. About the only care they need is to just kind of dead-head the flowers. I know of at least 4-5 varieties of them. Speedwells are also very easy to take care of. They normally come in the colors of purple, white, and pink. Black Eyed Susans are a great and easy fall flower. Shasta daisies (Alaska) are easy to take care of. Bee Balm is very very easy to take care of. I especially like the Jacob Cline variety (a bright red), but they spread very easily and do tend to attract bees.

Answer 2

Daylilies are tough, colorful and have a long season of bloom. They also spread fairly quickly. Just loosen the soil and add a little compost when you first set them in, and you'll have more plants to divide and share, or move to empty spots after about three years. The yellow varieties can be quite elegant, while the old-fashioned orange ones add a bright homey touch to cottage gardens. You can also find red, purple or variegated types at most garden centers.

My neighbor has about 50 feet of flourishing daylilies growing along his fence and hasn't so much as watered them in over 20 years. They are tenacious of life.

Answer 3

marigolds are not perennial but they are low maint . At the end of summer I pick the flower heads that have gone to seed & replant the seeds the next year. Easy.

Answer 4

Bearded Irises are great, there are even rebloomers which bloom in both the spring an fall. The perennial form of Salvia is a wonderful addition to the garden.

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Answer 5

Purple cone flower
Phlox
red valarian
sweet william

Answer 6

Lantana

Answer 7

I personally like a bleeding heart but violets,columbines,la-venders and carnations are nice too.

Answer 8

Ajuga is great, Veronica, too.

Answer 9

dalia; ajuga; gazania; daisy;