Or colorful foliage plants. I posted a picture of the new dianthus but another long blooming plant I added this spring is a Helenium 'Double Trouble'. It has been in full bloom since the first part of July and is still going strong. Last year I started seeds of Arizona Red Gaillardias and they have been blooming since June with a huge flush of blossoms in August. Helenium Double Trouble ( photo / image / picture from 2ofus's Garden ) Gaillardia Arizona Red ( photo / image / picture from 2ofus's Garden )
Anemones bloom for months here and dahlias, lavender and salvias have long blooming times too. My polyanthus flowers twice every year in spring and in autumn and I love to see their bright colours as the days grow shorter and darker.
My phlox just finished and I have a few lavender and cone flower blossoms left :-D I noticed a bud on one of my iris this weekend :-o
Eileen, Anemonies are said to be poisonous. I have a plant nibbling pet, Lavender isn't hardy here and polyanthus is an annual also. I think it may be the alkaline soil. I have several May night salvia. I love them. They bloom most of the growing season with dead-heading. Only the smaller dahlia's will bloom very long due to the short season. Tina, I do have yellow Stella and Happy Returns and they are long bloomers. Stratsmom, You are right. Phlox, especially David's, and Cone flowers are long bloomers. I guess I do have quite a few long blooming flowers so it must be that I need to incorporate more annual flowers to fill in when the perennials are resting.
dahlias, penstemons,salvias,diascis,olonsoas,to name a few all still in full flower.just waiting for the first hard frost which will see the dahlias off then I can start to get some manure on these areas got most other areas done.please dont think I have a big garden just that I have it sectioned off
