Pick from these most colorful perennials to plant in your yard and make it come alive with color!
Nothing is more exciting than when the weather starts to get nice and flowers begin to bloom! The colors, smells, and variety put everyone in a good mood, right?
Colorful Perennials: Full Sun, Shade, Garden, Flowers
Blanket Flower
This flower is highly drought and heat tolerant, so it’s good for nearly any summer garden! Not to mention its color can make anyone smile!
Flower Color: Various shades of yellow, red, orange or peach
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Phlox
The best part about this perennial is that it comes in lots of different shades. Whichever color you choose, these are sure to brighten up your yard.
Flower Color: Many different star shaped flowers of almost every imaginable color
Sun Exposure: Depends on variety
Russian Sage
This flower grows best in large gardens because of its size. Plant it in the back part of the lot so it can reach its full height and stature!
Flower Color: Bluish Purple
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Aster
Asters are a great choice to decorate the borders and beds of your flower gardens. They can grow up to five feet in height, so make sure to take good care of them!
Flower Color: A range from white, pastel blues and pinks, to deep purple .
Sun Exposure: Full Sun, tolerates light shade
Astilbe
This flower grows best in shady, moist spots of the yard and garden. Astilbes come in lots of different shapes, so the possibilities are endless for how to use them to decorate your yard.
Flower Colors: Creamy white, and soft pink to a deep purple and a beautiful crimson red
Sun Exposure: Partial Shade to Shade
Purple Coneflower
This perennial has quite a different shape and style than other normal flowers, but it’s still a great option if you want to liven up your flowerbeds!
Flower Colors: Known for the purple but other options are pink, red, orange, white, yellow and green
Sun Exposure: Mostly Full Sun but some varieties will tolerate partial shade
Perennial Sage
This is a crisp and lovely choice for your garden. The long stems and deep colors really take your flowerbeds to the next level!
Flower Color: Dark shades of blue, dark purple, lavender, pink, red, white and also a very rare yellow.
Sun Exposure: Full Sun. Some varieties will tolerate partial shade
Daffodil
Ahh, the class daffodil. Just because it’s simple doesn’t mean it can’t be an awesome choice for your yard. The colors are vibrant, which make a great effect on your backyard!
Flower Color: Common colors are white and yellow, but there are some orange, pink and red varieties as well.
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Asiatic Lily
This flower is both complex and one of the most beautiful colorful perennials. The thin stems and colorful petals can make your garden pop, even if there’s only a few of them.
Flower Color: Broad range of colors and wild patterns, speckles, brush marks, and double blooms.
Sun Exposure: Full sun but some varieties will tolerate partial shade
Mango Punch Coreopsis
The name of this perennial entirely matches its look. This flower adds a splash of fruity fun to your backyard wherever it’s needed! Also known as tickseed.
Flower Color: Yellow, orange, pink, read
Sun Exposure: Full Sun, Part Shade
Yarrow
The best thing about this flower isn’t its simple and elegant design; it’s the fact that it’s very low maintenance. Plant yarrows in your yard and you won’t have to worry much about keeping them alive.
Flower Color: White and yellow
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Forget-me-not
In a list of the best perennials, you can’t forget the forget-me-not! It’s a small and simple flower, but it really adds an extra asset to your garden wherever it may be!
Flower Color: Bright blue, with a white or yellow eye
Sun Exposure: Full Sun to partial shade
Chrysanthemum
You might not be able to pronounce this one, but you definitely can admire its beauty! This perennial comes in many different shades, so choose the best that will match your yard!
Flower Color: White, gold, off-white, rust, yellow, red, pink, burgundy and purple
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
Peruvian Lily
At first glance, this flower may look like a monarch butterfly, but it definitely isn’t! Although, it is just as beautiful as one. These lilies add a great splash of color and sophistication to your garden no matter the occasion!
Flower Color: Pink, red, orange, white, purple, yellow
Sun Exposure: Full Sun to Partial Sun
Peony
This is an elegant and one of my favorite colorful perennials to have in your collection. Not only does it come in many different colors, but it also releases a sweet smell that everyone is sure to enjoy!
Flower Color: A wide range of colors
Sun Exposure: Full Sun
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