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Long Blooming Perennials
Below are perennials that bloom for two months or more and perform well in Zone 8. Many varieties below bloom from April to Frost, or longer!

Name:
Asters
Botanical:
Aster
Height x Width: 18-36" H x 18-30" W
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Color: Assorted
Bloom Time: Summer & Fall
Water: Low once established
Features: Plants are covered with brightly colored flowers in Fall.
Companions: Mums and other Fall blooming perennials.
 

Name:
Blue Balloon Flower
Botanical:
Platycodon 'Sentimental Blue'
Height x Width: 12" H x 12" W
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Color: True Blue
Bloom Time: Summer
Water: Very drought tolerant
Features: An abundance of blue, hot air balloon shaped buds open to star shaped flowers during summer. Very drought tolerant. A conversation plant for sure!
Companions: Agastache, Daisies, Rudbeckias, Sedums, Verbena, Salvias, , and many more!
 

Name:
Blue Star Creeper
Botanical:
Laurentia / Isotoma
Height x Width: 1/2" H - Space 15-18" apart
Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom Color: Blue
Bloom Time: April to Frost!
Water: Low once established
Features: Fast spreading, matt-forming groundcover is excellent for use betw.
Companions: One of the best steppables
 

Name:
Butterfly Bush
Botanical:
Buddleia
Height x Width: 6-8' H x 4-5' W
Exposure: Full Sun is preferred
Bloom Color: Purple, Pink, Blue, Yellow, Wine, or White
Bloom Time: Sumer through Fall!
Water: Low
Features: Produces and abundance of flower clusters from June to frost that are butterfly magnets! Excellent specimen in the perennial garden or around patios and decks. Very Drought tolerant.
Companions: Other Butterfly Bushes, Lantanas, Yarrows, Agastache, Asters, Salvias, Tall Verbena, and other butterfly attracting plants.
 

Name:
Canna Lily 'Tropicana'
Botanical:
Canna
Height x Width: 3-5' H x 1-3' W
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Color: Golden-Orange
Bloom Time: May to Frost!
Water: Dry or damp
Features: Golden-Orange flowers are produced atop outstanding variegated, green, red, and yellow foliage. A beauty! Excellent in the landscape or container plantings. Tolerates dry or damp soils. Mulch in winter.
Companions: Other Cannas, Elephant Ears, Yellow Flag Iris, Perennial Hibiscus, Calla Lilies, and many more.
 

Name:
Coneflowers
Botanical:
Echinacea
Height x Width: 18-30" H x 24" W
Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom Color: Purple, White, Yellow, or Orange
Bloom Time: Summer through Fall
Water: Low
Features: Purple or white flowers with orange-brown center cones are produced in abundance atop sturdy stems. Butterflies love them. Very drought tolerant.
Companions: Yarrows, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Bushes, Daisies, Rudbeckias, Coreopsis, Daylilies, Salvias, Sedums, Setcresia, Verbenas, Pincushion Flower, Veronicas, and many more!

Other Coneflowers:

Yellow, Double Decker, Orange

 

Name:
Coreopsis 'Moonbeam'
Botanical:
Coreopsis verticillata
Height x Width: 18-24" H x 18-24" W
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Color: Pale Yellow
Bloom Time: June to October
Water: Low
Features: Masses of pale yellow daisy-like flowers are produced during summer and into fall. Very attractive thinly-cut foliage is mounding. Sheering off faded flowers will allow for successive blooming.
Companions: Tall Garden Phlox, Butterfly Weed, Daisies, Coneflower, other Coreopsis, Daylilies, Salvias, Sedums, Pincushion Flower,Setcresia, Verbenas, Veronicas, and more!
 

 

Name:
Coreopsis 'Sunray'
Botanical:
Coreopsis
Height x Width: 24-30" H x 24" W
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Color: Bright Yellow
Bloom Time: Spring through Summer
Water: Low
Features: Masses of yellow, Marigold-like flowers are produced atop stems that rise above somehwat compact dark green foliage. Excellent summer long color! Deadheading encourages a longer bloom season. Excellent cut flower. Can be divided every two years or so.
Companions: Phlox, Daisies, Coneflower, other Coreopsis, Daylilies, Salvias, Sedums, Setcresia, Verbenas, Butterfly Weed, Pincushion Flower, Veronicas, and many more!
 

 

Name:
Daisy 'Ryan's'
Botanical:
Chrysanthemum superbum
Height x Width: 2-3' H x 2' W
Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: All Summer
Water: Low to average
Features: The best of the best Shasta Daisies. Three and a half inch daisies are produced in abundance on sturdy stems that rise above the thick, dark green foliage. Forms massive clumps in the garden. An excellent cut flower!
Companions: Other Daisies, Coneflowers, Coreopsis, Veronicas, Salvias, Sedums, Pincushion Flower, Butterfly Bush, Lantanas, Agastache, Yarrows, Daylilies, Liliums, Iris, and many many more!
 

Name:
'Goldstrum' Daisy - 'Black Eyed Susan'
Botanical:
Rudbeckia 'Goldstrum'
Height x Width: 18-24" H x 24" W
Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom Color: Yellow with Black eye-cone
Bloom Time: Summer
Water: Low
Features: The 3-4" diameter yellow flowers with a black center cones are produced in abundance. An easily grown and long-lived species. Excellent cut flower. 1999 Perennial of The Year! A must inevery landscape or garden.
Companions: Yarrows, Coreopsis, Daisies, Coneflowers, Agastache, Artemesia, Guara, Daylilies, Japanese Aster, Malva, Tall Phlox, Salvias, Veronicas, Sedums, Verbenas, and many more!
 

Name:
Daylily 'Stella De Oro'
Botanical:
Hemerocallis
Height x Width: 15-18" H x 18" W
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Color: Golden yellow
Bloom Time: May and then off and on for 5 months!
Water: Low
Features: An abundance of yellow trumpet flowers are produced for up to 5 months thru the season! Unrivaled in longevity of bloom. A Wilson Bros. Favorite for sure! A must in every landscape or garden. Plant in mass or as a border in sunny areas.
Companions: Too many to name. This Daylily is a must in every landscape. Use it in mass on slopes, as spots of color in the perennial garden, or as splashes of color in groups anywhere in the sunny areas of the landscape!
 

Name:
Gaillardia 'Goblin' - Blanket Flower
Botanical:
Gaillardia
Height x Width: 12" H x 12" W
Exposure:  
Bloom Color: Yellow & Red bi-color
Bloom Time: May to Frost!
Water: Low
Features: Exceptionally drought tolerant perennial that produces large yellow and red bi-color blooms from May to frost! Very low maintenance. Useful in perennial gardens, rock gardens, or wildflower plantings.
Companions: Coreopsis, Rudbeckias, Yarrow, Daylilies, Sedums, Hens and Chicks,
 

Many colors available

Name:
Perennial Hibicus
Botanical:
Hibiscus
Height x Width: 4-5' H x 4-5' W
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Color: Blooms are up to 12" across - dinnerplate size!!
Bloom Time: Summer through Fall!
Water: Tolerates dry or damp soils
Features: These hibiscus are not to be confused with 'tropical' hibiscus which are annuals in Zone 8.
Companions: Elephant Ears, Yellow Flag Iris, Horsetail Grass, Calla Lilies, Canna Lilies, Joe Pye Weed, Bee Balm, and other plants that prefer damp soils.
 

 

Name:
Hibiscus 'Swamp'
Botanical:
Hibiscus coccineus
Height x Width: 6' H x 6' W
Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom Color: Red - 6" across
Bloom Time: Summer into Fall
Water: Dry or Wet!
Features: Outstanding red flowers are 6" across. Cutleaf foliage is very attractive.Outstanding specimen or background plant in the perennial garden or landscape. Tolerates damp or dry soils.
Companions: Other perennial Hibiscus, Yellow Flag Iris, Horsetail Grass, Canna Lilies, Joe Pye Weed, Bee balm, Calla Lilies, and other plants that like damp soils.
 

Name:
Ice Plant
Botanical:
Delosperma cooperi
Height x Width: 3-4"H - Space 18-24" apart
Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom Color: Purple
Bloom Time: April to Frost
Water: Very drought tolerant
Features: Purple flowers are rpoduced in abundance atop the evergreen matt-forming succulent foliage. Useful as a groundcover or border in islands, perennial or rock gardens, or foundation plantings.
Companions: Combines nicely with just about any other plants. Knockout Rose, Stella De Oro Daylily, Barberries, Yuccas, and Abelias to name just a few.
 

Name:
Lantana's
Botanical:
Lantana
Height x Width: 2-6' H x 4-8' W depending on variety
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Color: Several colors to choose from.
Bloom Time: May to Frost!
Water: Very drought tolerant
Features: Unrivaled for attracting butterflies! The flower clusters are produced in abundance from late spring thru fall. Leave plenty of room in the garden for these fast growing, mounding perennial shrubs. Very drought tolerant. A must in every garden or landscape! Most definitely a Wilson Bros Favorite!! Prune back in Spring when new growth begins to emerge. Fall pruning insures death.
Companions: Yarrows, Butterfly Bush, Ice Plant, Sedums, Ornamental Grasses, Junipers, Barberries, Yucca, Coneflowers, Rudbeckias, Pincushion Flower, and many other plants that attract butterflies and are drought tolerant.
 

Name:
Malva 'Zebrina' - Hollyhock Mallow
Botanical:
Malva sylvestris
Height x Width: 36-42" H x 24" W
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Color: White w/ Purple stripes
Bloom Time: June through September
Water: Drought tolerant once established
Features: Single, hollyhock-like flowers open all summer in the leaf axils of plants with big, lobed foliage. Best grown in well drained soils in sun.
Companions: Yarrows, Hollyhock, Butterfly Bush, Coreopsis, Daisies, Ice Plant, Coneflowers, Daylilies, Japanese Aster, Liatris, Phlox, Salvias, Sedums, Veronicas, Verbenas, and more.
 

Name:
Pincushion Flower - (Pink or Blue)
Botanical:
Scabiosa
Height x Width: 12-18" H x 18" W
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Color: Blue
Bloom Time: April to Frost!
Water: Drought tolerant once established
Features: Multitudes of vivid-blue flowers, resembling pin cushions, are produced from April to frost on this low, mounding, very drought tolerant perennial. Attracts butterflies and an excellent cut flower! A must in every garden!
Companions: Yarrows, Agastaches, Artemesia, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Bush, Daisies, Coreopsis, Coneflowers, Guara, Daylilies, Japanese Aster, Phlox, Knockout Rose, Sedum, Salvia, Veronicas, and many more!
 

Name:
Garden Phlox - (Tall)
Botanical:
Phlox paniculata
Height x Width: 2-3' H x 2' W
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Color: Assorted
Bloom Time: Summer into Fall if deadheaded
Water: Low to average...water during prolonged drought
Features: Large vividly-colored flower clusters are produced in abundance atop clumps of dark green foliage on vertical stems. Underused in our area. Very eye catching and a must in any sunny garden or landscape! Mildew resistant. Some are fragrant and good cut flowers.
Companions: Yarrows, Agastache, Artemesia, Hollyhocks, Coreopsis, Daisies, Butterfly Bush, Coneflowers, Gaura, Daylilies, Lantanas, Japanese Aster, Malva, Russian Sage, Salvias, Veronicas, Sedums, and more!
 

Name:
Pineapple Sage
Botanical:
Salvia elegans
Height x Width: 3' H x 2' W
Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom Color: Red
Bloom Time: July to Frost!
Water: Tolerates dry but prefers damp soils.
Features: Produces an abundance of red tubular flowers that are a hummingbird magnet! The foliage of this plant smells just like fresh pineapples! A must in every garden! Like moisture retentive soils.
Companions: Other perennials that like moisture retentive soils and that attract hummingbirds.
 

Name:
'Bog' Salvia - REPELS DEER!
Botanical:
Salvia ulginosa
Height x Width: 3-4' H x 3-4' W
Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom Color: Intense Sky Blue
Bloom Time: June to Frost and beyond!!
Water: Performs well in damp or dry soils!
Features: This Salvia actually repels deer!!! The odor that comes from the foliage is intolerable to our fluffy tailed friends. Plant several of these beauties around the yard and no more deer!
Companions: Other Salvias, Yarrows, Sedums, Coneflowers, Rudbeckias, Agastaches, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Bush, Lantanas, Coreopsis, Ryans Daisy, Asters, all kinds of shrubs, and many more!
 

 

Name:
'Black & Blue' Salvia
Botanical:
Salvia guaranitica
Height x Width: 4-5' H x 3-4' W
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Color: Intense Blue
Bloom Time: May to Frost!
Water: Average
Features: Georgia Gold Medal Winner! Navy blue flowers are produced in abundance from May to frost on this upright perennial bush. One of the most outstanding plants in your garden! A must in every garden and a Wilson Bros. Favorite!
Companions: Yarrows, Agastache, Butterfly Weed, Artemesia, Butterfly Bush, Lantana, Daisies, Coneflowers, Daylilies, Japanese Aster, Obediaent Plant, Bee Balm, Russian Sage, Tall Phlox, Sedums, other Salvias, Veronicas, and many more!
 

 

Name:
Salvia 'Victoria Blue'
Botanical:
Salvia farinacea
Height x Width: 18" H x 12" W
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Color: Blue
Bloom Time: April to Frost
Water: Low
Features: This perennial Salvia is often used combined with annuals in annual flower beds. Lots of Dusty Blue flower spikes are outstanding when mixed with Profusion Orange Zinnias or Pink Bronzeleaf Begonia. A wonderful addition to the perennial garden too.
Companions: Annuals with pink, orange, or or yellow flowers. In the perennial garden with other Salvias, Daisies, Oertels Rose Yarrow, Agastache, Butterfly Weed, Lamb's Ear, Coreopsis, Coneflowers, Verbenas, Veronicas, and many more!
 

Name:
Spiderwort
Botanical:
Tradescantia
Height x Width: 18-24" H x 24" W
Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade
Bloom Color: Assorted
Bloom Time: May to Frost
Water: Low to moderate
Features: Attractive frosty blue foliage contrasts nicely with the purple flowers produced from May to frost! Attract butterflies.
Companions: Yarrows, Agastache, Butterfly Weed, Coreopsis, Daisies, Coneflowers, Guara, Daylilies, Iris, Japanese Aster, Lantana, Malva, Russian Sage, Salvias, Veronicas, Sedums, and mnay more.
 

 

Name:
Verbena 'Homestead Purple'
Botanical:
Verbena
Height x Width: 8" H x Apreading to 3'
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Color: Purple
Bloom Time: March to Frost!
Water: Low
Features: Purple flower clusters are produced in abundance on this trailing peennial. Excellent as an edging in the perennial garden or beds and islands. A butterfly magnet! Flowers from April to fros,t on and off. Very drought tolerant.
Companions: Yarrows, Agastache, Butterfly Weed, Artemesia, Daisies, Coneflowers, Coreopsis, Guara, Japanese Aster, Daylilies, Lantana, Butterfly Bush, Malva, Russian Sage, Salvias, Veronicas, Knockout Roses, Rudbeckias, Sedums, and many more!
 

 

Name:
Veronica 'Goodness Grows'
Botanical:
Veronica
Height x Width: 18" H x 18" W
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Color: Violet-Blue
Bloom Time: May to Frost
Water: Drought tolerant
Features: An introduction from our friends at Goodness Grows. Spikes of beautiful violet-blue flowers above neat and compact foliage from May to frost! An excellent performer and great cut flower! Definitely a Wilson Bros. Favorite. A must in every garden!
Companions: Yarrows, Agastache, Butterfly Bushes, Coreopsis, Daisies, Coneflowers, Dianthus, Guara, Daylilies, Japanese Aster, Malva, Russian Sage, Lamb's Ear, Sedums, Pincushion Flower, Verbenas, and many more!
 

Name:
Yarrow 'Oertels Rose'
Botanical:
Achillea
Height x Width: 12-18" H x 24"+ W
Exposure: Full Sun
Bloom Color: Rose-pink fades to light pink and white
Bloom Time: May to Frost!
Water: Drought tolerant
Features: Rise to pink flower clusters fade to white on this fast growing, spreading Yarrow that forms dens, ferny mats in the garden. Butterflies love it. A great cut flower too.
Companions: Agastache, Butterfly Bushes, Coreopsis, Daisies, Coneflowers, Dianthus, Guara, Daylilies, Japanese Aster, Malva, Russian Sage, Lamb's Ear, Sedums, Pincushion Flower, Verbenas, and many more!

 

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