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Looking for plants that will keep on flowering

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minipie · 27/04/2026 14:56

Hi everyone

I’m after a few plants that I can put in our beds (sunny, decent watering/drainage) and will just keep producing flowers for months without me having to do anything. Preferably perennials and with a bit of height, so not ground cover.

Some I already have which fit the bill:

convulvulus cneorum
creeping phlox (this is a bit short)
erigeron
salvia Amistad
geranium Rozanne
rock rose (a bit bigger than I’m after)

Any more along these lines?

Lavender should work in theory but always seems to just go leggy and woody, maybe I’m not pruning it enough

Thank you!

OP posts:
Hedjwitch · 09/05/2026 15:42

I have bleeding heart in a shady bed and it looks amazing with masses of flowers. Also Alchemilla mollie for its lime green flowers.

notlisteningwithmother · 09/05/2026 16:33

Loving this thread - just what I needed! I have pots full of spring flowering plants but nothing that is likely to last beyond early summer.

Oriunda · 09/05/2026 16:44

Snapdragons. Technically an annual, but have always been perennial in my garden. Prolific reseeded, easy to take cuttings off, cut and come again.

Gaura is also a beautiful plant and will flower for ages.

APurpleSquirrel · 09/05/2026 17:15

verbena bonariensis bampton is a lovely perennial - doesn’t get as big & spindly as the standards type & has purple foliage.

There are lots of salvia greggi types similar to Hot Lips - I don’t like Hot Lips, it’s too garish for me but there is almost Cherry Lips & Amethyst Lips as well as other solid colour varieties.

SquirrelMadness · 10/05/2026 23:54

RobinStrike · 28/04/2026 23:47

I love this thread and there are lots of great suggestions. Can anyone help with similar suggestions but for shady areas ? Will any of the above listed flowers work or do they all need a good amount of sunshine? Thanks

Haven't seen this mentioned but might have missed it - I have geranium phaem on my list for shady flowers. I think it only flowers for a couple of months though.

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