| I love perennials as do many others, and here are | | | | summer. |
| some of my favorites that are easy to find | | | | Blanket flowers bloom from spring until fall, and |
| almost anywhere and very easy to grow. These | | | | can grow almost anywhere from sandy beaches |
| all love sunshine, which can range from full all day | | | | to the tundra. The flowers have concentric circles |
| sun exposure to four or five hours of sun a day. | | | | of bright red and yellow and each flower is short |
| The common yarrow has beautiful flowers, large | | | | lived. They can cause rashes among some |
| flat clusters of tiny daisy like flowers. It does tend | | | | sensitive individuals so wear gloves when you |
| to wander and spread, but is absolutely simple to | | | | handle them. |
| grow and the flowers are nice dried as well. | | | | The common sneezeweed is a tough and very |
| The Blue Star flower is a bushy plant with long | | | | durable and adaptable plant which has flowers with |
| and narrow willow like leaves. Not surprisingly the | | | | a raised center knob and a lot of frilled petals. It's |
| flowers are blue, actually a steely blue, and star | | | | great as it blooms midsummer when other |
| shaped. Around fall the flowers turn pumpkin or | | | | flowers may not be. |
| yellowish in color, around the time that pumpkins | | | | There are plenty of easy perennials that love the |
| are ripening. | | | | sun and that you can find almost anywhere. It's |
| The tickseed has ragged edge daisy like flowers | | | | tough narrowing down to my top few choices, |
| that have a golden center, and as long as you | | | | but all the above are wonderful and very easy to |
| deadhead dead blooms, will continue to bloom all | | | | grow with no fuss or mess. |