Osteospermum Plant Perennial

Color-mad perennial groundcover rolls out a carpet of large, high-definition-color purple blooms on floriferous spikes. Flowering the first year, perennial thrives in heat and drought and thirsty soil.

'Leading Lady Plum' Monarda - This compact, low-growing flower blooms earlier in the summer than other bee balms, and offers two successions of aromatic purple flowers. Beautiful blooms will dazzle from early to late summer.

Beautyberry is a shrub prized for its showy fruit, but this one also sports beautiful purple foliage, all season long. A perfect addition to extend the color show in your garden. Pick a few stems to bring inside for the vase, too!

Tightly mounded perennial plants have fern-like foliage, are drought-tolerant and maintenance-free. When the shorter days of fall are upon us, ‘Autumn Gold' busts out sunshine in bright, yellow 2" flowers that continue from September until November...

Rocketman produces very aromatic foliage, on strong stems each topped with large, lavender-blue flowers beginning to bloom in mid-summer and lasting through October. We selected this Russian sage because of its strong stems and neat, upright habit.

Clusters of pretty white flowers in spring form an eye-catching mix of pink and powder blue fruits in the fall. Glossy green leaves turn wine-red in autumn. Provide steady moisture in extreme heat.

Hardy plants are heat- and drought tolerant, and welcoming to pollinators. Blooms mid summer to fall. In Perovskia fashion, plant's stems retain calyxes long after flowers have quit, extending the color pleasure.

Try these flat cushions of dense, moss-green for edging moist, shady nooks in the garden. Easy to maintain, but keep moist during dry spells. Very hardy and deer resistant. Only 1-inch tall, but very fast spreading, with plenty of tiny white flowers in...

The lilac-blue flowers are large, showy and draped on foot-long racemes in enormous grape-like clusters. Vigorous, quick to grow and tirelessly floriferous, this wisteria blooms three times a year, fragrantly flowering from early summer until fall defers...

Also known as Carolina allspice, calycanthus is a south- east U.S. native deciduous shrub. Blooms scent can be described as combination of pineapple, strawberry and banana. U.S. Plant Patent #24,014.

Violet-blue spikes top this low grower, lending a soft, muted feel to the garden. This low-maintenance catmint keeps its blue-green, aromatic leaves neat through the summer. Awarded 2007 Perennial Plant of the Year by the Perennial Plant Association.

With lovely pewter mottling on each heart-shaped leaf, this rarity is perfect for illuminating shadowy, difficult sites. In midsummer, large, lacy heads of hydrangea-like flowers form along this cultivar's self-adhering stems, offering a moonlit display.

Densely flowering 4-6 ft. Exceptionally hardy reblooming lilac, arrayed with large, rounded, rich-purple inflorescences, makes the perfect landscape plant, attracting frequent butterfly visitors.

The flower color is much deeper than that the varieties sold in commercial nurseries.Tiny pink flowers in flat clusters cover this shrub from late spring to mid-summer. ‘Double Play Pink' was selected for its dark red foliage in spring and bold, intense...

With a dreamy palette of flowers in glorious shades of soft and vivid pinks, rose, salmon, white, yellow, orange, soft purple and lovely bicolor pattern, Elise makes an indelible impression.

Planting Convallaria pips, or rhizomes, is one of the best ways to cover larger shaded areas. They will thrive in shady and moist areas where they can be combined with hellebores, dicentras and Jack-in-the-Pulpits for continuous color.

It is easy to grow in shade and problem soils, and is also resistant to deer. 'Kodiak Red' diervilla is a native flowering shrub that can add low-maintenance color to parts of the yard where it is difficult to landscape and maintain.

Improved evergreen plant stands out for uniform flowering and fuller plant habit, with denser branching. Nice selection for the border's edge of or showing off in a container. Hardy, low growing, spreading perennial creates 6-12” mounds of attractive...

This ground cover lends beautiful cover under our old holly tree at Fordhook Farm. Our top choice for problem areas in the garden. Grows well in dry areas without much care. Perfect for keeping out weeds and highlighting shady corners, the silvery leaves...

Deer resistant plants add interest to the mixed border, in mass plantings, or as fillers in containers. Drought tolerant and easy to maintain once established, it can benefit from being pruned back every few years to encourage bushier growth.

Plants will over-summer, then as cool weather arrives in fall, produce an abundance of flowers through winter and into following spring, very pansy/viola like. This mixture provides a wide range of colors that appear in early spring, filling the air with...

Broad bands of golden yellow leaves are edged deep green, illuminating shady spots in the garden. Exceptional color in the common periwinkle. Superb in containers, borders, and drift beds.

They were virtually unknown as a landscape plant 25 years ago, but are becoming more popular as people discover these cheerful flowers. Either pinch the buds out, or select shoots where no blooms have formed yet.

Bright yellow, 3'' flowers cover it from early summer to early fall. Beautiful, low maintenance small shrub that many consider to be one of the best ground covers. Blooms June to September.

Its creeping nature makes it a perfect plant to use over rocks, banks or low walls. Mediterranean Pinks are a very vigorous grower that prefers full sun to partial shade. Can be used as cut flower.

Royal Stripes makes a nice ground cover in well-drained soils. Deer and pest resistant. Grows 12-16" wide in partially shaded garden areas. Blooming in late summer and early fall, this stunning perennial produces lots of upright trumpet shaped flowers...

Finely-sized flowers are displayed on four-branch stems with 8-10 buds when mature. Blooms mid-late season and then again in the fall. How much they rebloom depends on your local climatic and soil conditions as well as planting location.