The perennials are still going strong, here are some that are still blooming or just looking great:
Helene Von Stein Lamb's Ear is doing very well and is available now.
Golden Moneywort (Lysimachia) is a very versatile perennial. It is a low-growing groundcover that has bright yellow leaves and darker yellow flowers. It can tolerate very wet soils and does well around ponds.
More Golden Monewort with Red Carpet Sedum on the left side and Waterperry Blue Veronica on the right.
Fireball Hardy Hibiscus has just started blooming. It has one of the biggest, reddest blooms with deep wine red maple-like foliage.
Crown Jewels Hardy Hibiscus is covered in buds. It has red-purple foliage similar to Fireball, but blooms white with a touch of pale pink and a deep red eye.
Crown Jewels Hardy Hibiscus Bloom
Another great perennial groundcover is Purple Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe involucrata). It has leaves similar to Geranium but stays very low and spreads easily. The flowers are bright pink-purple and are larger than most groundcover flowers.
We recently started carrying Blue Chip Butterfly Bush. It is a low-growing, compact, shrubby perennial with dark foliage an large clusters of bright blue-purple flowers.
Becky Daisy is a classic and looks so sweet in a mass. We have #1 pots and a crop of #2 pots that should be ready for sale in 1-2 weeks.
Angelique Yarrow is on its second round of bright red blooms. The flowers are a true red and will fade to a dusty pink as they mature.
Russian Sage is a very dependable, shrubby perennial that blooms like crazy and is easily maintained. We also carry a smaller variety called Little Spire. We grow both in #1 and #2 pots.
Walkers Low Catmint is another very vigorous, attractive perennial. It goes crazy in a pot, but in the ground I have seen it spread to about four feet across and covered in blooms from May to October.
Variegated Liriope adds some beautiful variegated color to borders and as a groundcover, but the blooms are surprising on a Liriope. These have been in full bloom for at well over a month and still going strong.
One of my favorites is Silver Mound Artemisia. It just looks like a cloud and is so soft. It does die out in the middle if it gets too much water. The blooms are not very showy and cutting them will improve the foliage and growth.
Mariesii Balloon Flower has a large, bright purple, star-shaped flowers, and is taller than Sentimental Blue.
Moonbeam Coreopsis has done very well this year. The profuse pale yellow flowers glow against the dark green foliage.
Johnson's Blue Geranium is looking very nice and is available now.
In a mass Johnson's Blue makes a great groundcover that will do well in full sun or part shade. It can get leggy and should be pruned to maintain a more compact shape.
