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Add color to your garden with a our large selection of perennial flower seeds!

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Perennial flowers are nature's gift to gardeners, offering enduring beauty that returns year after year. With a wide selection of perennial flower seeds, you can create a garden that bursts with colors, shapes, and fragrances season after season.

Varieties of Perennial Flower Seeds:

Perennial flower seeds come in a vast array of options, each with its unique charm and characteristics. These seeds offer an opportunity to cultivate a diverse and long-lasting garden, including various vibrant colors, heights, and bloom times. Popular perennial flower varieties include daylilies, coneflowers, irises, lupines, and daisies, among many others.

Benefits:

The appeal of perennial flower seeds lies in their numerous advantages for gardeners:

  • Longevity: Perennial flowers return year after year, eliminating the need for replanting and ensuring a sustainable and enduring garden.

  • Seasonal Variety: By selecting a range of perennial flowers with different bloom times, you can enjoy various colors and blooms throughout the year.

  • Low Maintenance: Perennial flowers typically require less maintenance than annuals, as they establish strong root systems and adapt to their environment.

  • Environmental Benefits: Perennial gardens support pollinators and beneficial insects, contributing to biodiversity and a healthier ecosystem.

Cultivating Perennial Flower Seeds:

Growing perennial flowers from seeds is a rewarding endeavor. Here are some tips for successful cultivation:

  • Seed Selection: Choose perennial flower seeds that are suitable for your region's climate and soil conditions. Consider factors such as sunlight, moisture, and hardiness zones.

  • Soil Preparation: Prepare the soil by removing weeds and adding organic matter to improve fertility and drainage. Well-draining soil is essential for perennial flower success.

  • Sowing Seeds: Follow the instructions on the seed packet for sowing depth and spacing. Most perennial seeds can be sown directly in the garden in the spring or fall.

  • Watering: Keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged until the seeds germinate and seedlings establish themselves.

  • Patience: Perennial flowers may take some time to bloom, and some varieties may not flower until their second or third year. Be patient and allow your garden to mature.

  • Mulching: Applying mulch around the base of perennial flowers helps conserve moisture, regulate soil temperature, and suppress weeds.

  • Maintenance: Regular deadheading (removing spent blooms) can prolong the blooming period while dividing mature plants every few years helps maintain their vitality.

  • Winter Protection: Some perennial flowers may benefit from winter protection, such as mulch or burlap, to shield them from harsh winter conditions.

Enjoying Your Perennial Garden:

A perennial garden offers continuous joy with minimal effort. As your perennial flowers mature and flourish, you can enjoy the ever-changing display of colors and shapes. Watch as your garden becomes a haven for pollinators and wildlife, contributing to the beauty of your outdoor space and the health of the environment.

Perennial flower seeds bring the gift of lasting beauty and low-maintenance gardening to your outdoor space. With diverse perennial varieties, you can create a garden that provides year-round visual delight and supports local ecosystems. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or a novice, perennial flowers offer a sustainable and enduring way to add vibrant colors and life to your landscape. Planting perennial flower seeds is an investment in the future beauty and biodiversity of your garden, ensuring that nature's wonders continue to flourish year after year.

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FAQs: Annie's Perennials

What are perennial plants?

Perennial plants live for more than two growing seasons. If properly cared for, they will return year after year with consistent bloom times to add color and diversity to your garden.

What is the difference between annuals and perennials?

The key difference between annuals and perennials is their lifespan. Annuals live for one growing season, although some of our annual plants do re-seed, thereby prolonging their benefits past a single season. Perennial plants and perennial flowers persist for several years, returning year after year, every growing season. Another difference is that true annuals will bloom throughout the entire season; whereas, perennials may bloom intermittently during or between seasons.

What are the benefits of growing perennials?

Perennial plants and flowers provide lasting beauty and structure to your garden. They have specific seasonal bloom times that remain consistent year after year, ensuring vibrant color for your garden throughout the seasons. Perennials also contribute to biodiversity and help the overall environment. Their deep root systems help prevent soil erosion and retain nutrients, while also sequestering carbon. Planting lots of different perennials with varied bloom times ensures consistent, reliable food sources for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and beneficial wildlife.

When should I buy perennials to plant?

The ideal time to plant perennials is spring or early fall. This allows them to establish their root system before extreme weather.

How do I care for perennial plants?

In general, Perennials need watering, occasional fertilization, and deadheading to encourage repeat blooming. The specific care needs can vary by type. At Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, we offer many native and low water, low-maintenance perennials to make planting and caring for them easy. We want to make gardening success attainable for everyone.

Can you plant perennials in pots or containers?

Yes! We have hundreds of perennial plants that work well in containers as well as in garden beds. Just make sure your pot size is adequate for the root system of your particular plant.

Do perennials require full sun?

Some perennials prefer full sun, which typically means at least 6 hours of direct sunlight daily. Other varieties require full or partial shade. At Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, we offer you many options for both shade and sun plants to fit every gardening need.

Do perennials attract pollinators and wildlife?

Yes! Perennials, with their reliable bloom times, are valuable additions to a pollinator-friendly garden. They provide consistent food sources for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other beneficial wildlife. Planting many different perennials with varied bloom times will attract and feed pollinators throughout all of the seasons.

What are some popular perennial flowers?

Some common perennials include <strong>Yarrow</strong> (Achillea millefolium), </strong>African daisies</strong> (Arctotis) </strong>Butterfly Bush</strong> (Buddleja davidii), <strong>Campanula, Dahlia, Delphiniums, Peonies (Paeonia), Roses (Rosa), Irises, and Coneflowers</strong> (Echinacea). At Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, we offer almost hundreds and hundreds of popular perennials – like the ones previously mentioned, along with more unusual and hard-to-find varieties.

At Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, we also offer many more perennials that are quite unusual and hard to find

What are hardy perennials?

Hardy perennials are perennial plants that grow for multiple seasons and can survive very cold weather in their growing zones. For this reason, hardy perennial plants are the perfect plant selection for any garden.

Do perennials come back every year?

Yes, if planted and cared for properly, perennials will return year after year. At Annie’s, we offer hundreds of perennials that are perfect beginner plants– easy to grow and easy to care for - so everyone can garden successfully.

What are different types of perennials?

Flowering Perennials: Are known for vibrant, consistent and long-lasting blooms. Examples include peonies (Paenonia), roses (Rosa), coneflowers (Echinaea), Abutilon, Alstroemeria, african daisy (Arctotis), foxglove (Digitalis pupurea), carnations (dianthus), geraniums, sages (Salvia), Strawflowers (helichrysum bracteatum), hollyhocks and impatiens, among many others.

Foliage Perennials: Are known for their striking, colorful foliage. Hostas, heucheras, and ornamental grasses are some common varieties.

Shade-Loving Perennials: Thrive in low-light or partial shade conditions. Examples include astilbes, ferns, and bleeding hearts (dicentras). Some of our favorite shade perennials at Annie’s are Begonias, Fuchsias, Sedges, Hellebores, Heucheras, and Impatiens.

Sun-loving perennials: Thrive in full sun conditions (meaning full sun for at least 6 hours per day). Some common examples of sun-loving perennials are lavender (Lavandula), sage (Salvia), African daisy (Arctotis), and yarrow (Achillea millefolium). At Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, we offer almost one thousand sun-loving perennials – like the ones previously mentioned along with more unusual and hard-to-find varieties.

Herbaceous Perennials: These are perennial plants that die back to the ground each Fall or Winter, but whose roots remain alive and send up new growth and reemerge in the Spring or Summer. They include a variety of flowers and foliage, like columbines (Aquilegia), delphiniums, foxglove (Digitalis pupurea), and Iris.

Woody Perennials: These are shrubs and small trees that persist for many years, bringing useful structure and seasonal blooms to your garden. Examples include hydrangeas, California lilac (Ceanothus), fuchsias, and butterfly bushes (Buddleja).

Native Perennials: are well-suited to specific regions and often need less maintenance and human intervention. California native plant species might include yarrow (Achillea), California poppies (Eschscholzia californica), milkweed (Asclepias), monkey flowers (Mimulus), and some sages (Salvias), depending on your location. At Annie’s Annuals & Perennials, we offer one of the largest selections of CA native perennials to be found anywhere.

Long-Blooming Perennials: Have extended blooming periods and can include varieties like Alstroemeria, Abutilon (Flowering Maples), African daisies (Actotis), Agastache, coreopsis, yarrow (Achillea), and sages (Salvias).

Drought-Tolerant Perennials: Can withstand periods of dry conditions and need less watering. Examples include lavender (Lavandula), yarrow (Achillea), sedum (stonecrop), Agastache, Aloe, milkweed (Asclepias), and some sages (Salvias).

Deer-resistant Perennials: Have characteristics that make them less appealing to deer. Options include yarrow (Achillea), lambs' ears (Stachys byzantine), Agastache, and some ornamental sages (Salvia).

Perennial Bulbs: Some perennials grow from bulbs, including favorites like tulips, daffodils, freesias, ranunculus, and irises. They return year after year, adding color to your garden each spring.

Climbing Perennials: Perennial vines like clematis and wisteria add vertical interest to your garden, climbing trellises, arbors, and fences.