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July 7, 2010
Three Tops Picks for All-Season Color
Imagine bright blues, charming pinks, and crisp white blooms that light up your garden. You'll love these three reliable, low-maintenance, easy-to-find perennials that will keep the color going all season:
BellflowerBellflower
Campanula carpatica (Zones 4 to 7) has heart-shaped leaves and bell-shaped blue or white flowers.
Grow: Full sun and moist, well-drained soil.
Bloom: Throughout the summer
Tip: Keep plants watered well to prolong blooms.
Black-eyed Susan Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia fulgida (Zones 4 to 9) has hairy foliage and yellow daisy-shaped flowers.
Grow: Full sun and moist, well-drained soil.
Bloom: Summer to autumn
Tip: Deadhead to encourage more blooms and to prevent excessive self-seeding.
Blanket flower Blanket flower
Gaillardia spp. (Zones 3 to 8) has furry leaves and yellow, orange, or red flowers, depending on cultivar.
Grow: Full sun and well-drained soil. Tolerates poor soil.
Bloom: Summer to autumn
Tip: Deadhead to encourage more blooms.
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