How to Plant and Grow Perennials |
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anemone aphids areas ASTER Astilbe average beds and borders BEE BALM BELLFLOWER BERGENIA best in full blue flowers CARE TIPS chrysanthemums clumps clusters colors CONEFLOWER CULTIVARS CULTIVATION Deadhead Deadhead regularly Division in spring early spring early summer easily grown evergreen fern flower beds foliage forms fragrant FSun A/D FSun/LSh ft 60 cm full sun GLOBE THISTLE gray-green leaves grow best growing 2-3 ft grows 2 ft Hardy to 40°F Hosta humus-rich Iris Joe-Pye weed late spring late summer lavender leaf spot light shade long-lived LOOSESTRIFE Macleaya meadow gardens midsummer mildew moist but well-drained mulch partial shade perennials PESTS PESTS AND DISEASES phlox pink plantain lily Plants grow PRIMROSE PROPAGATION purple readily self-sow rhizomes rock garden rust sea holly Seed Seldom bothered Set plants 12 Slugs Sp/ESu SPECIES spikes spread spring or fall Staking stems Su/F FSun tall taller TIPS tolerate types VARIETIES well-drained soil white flowers winter mulch