Colorful Garden Perennials

A handful of reliable, brightly colored perennials can carry a garden's color scheme through the entire growing season with minimal fuss.

Season-Long Color Anchors

Coneflower, black-eyed Susan, and daylily all bloom for weeks at a stretch and tolerate a wide range of conditions, making them dependable color anchors in most gardens. Salvia and catmint add long-lasting purple-blue tones that pair well with these warmer hues.

Choosing plants in complementary or analogous color families, rather than every color at once, gives a bed a more intentional, cohesive look.

Extending Color into Fall

Sedum, aster, and ornamental grasses hold their color and interest well into autumn, keeping a bed from fading too early once summer bloomers wind down.