Best grown in US hardiness zones 3 to 8, these plants will reach a height of 3 to 5 feet tall. Besides offering long-lasting color, resist cutting these robust perennials down when they fade.

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Give gardens that finished look with these low-growing border plants. Discover gorgeous perennials perfect for edging beds and defining space. Learn how to use these perennial border plants to add ...

The perennial peacock gingers can be used as a summer ground cover, the leucothoe is great as a single 6- to 12-foot tall specimen shrub with arching branches or planted in multiples to provide ...

Do your research before buying perennial plants. They’ll be part of your landscape for years to come, and you want to pick plants that will keep you happy for the long term.

But they self-seed readily so you may get new plants in subsequent years with plants flowering the second season. Tall varieties need to be staked. Fast Facts USDA Hardiness Zone: 4 to 9 ...

Monkshood (Aconitum napellus) Leonora (Ellie) Enking / Flickr / CC BY-SA 2.0 This flowering perennial likes a bit of afternoon shade in the summers and prefers well-drained, organically rich soils.

Also popular is Nicotiana alata, simply known as flowering tobacco. It ranges from 2 to 3 feet-tall wild plants to hybrids that can be as short as 15 inches or as tall as 4 feet.