Color fireworks in late summer
From bright yellow blooming perennials to impressive purple or deep blue perennials: the variety of plants that set off their blossoming fireworks in late summer is very large.
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Yellow flowering perennials
In late summer, for example, the pretty yellow flowers of goldenrod are revealed, Sun hat and perennial sunflowers. They are particularly effective in combination with various grasses, such as feather grasses.
Recommendation: Among the perennial sunflowers, the lemon-yellow variety "Lemon Queen" is a real highlight. Compared to other perennial sunflowers, it has quite large flowers. In addition, it flowers extremely richly. This perennial wants a full sun in a nutrient-rich, loamy soil.
Pink and purple flowering perennials
At the pink and / or purple blooming highlights in late summer Perennial bed heard about the aster
. They come in numerous types and varieties. The pillow asters, for example, which grow up to 50 centimeters high, are extremely popular. However, higher-growing species such as the smooth-leaf asters and the rough-leaf asters are also very popular. These reach heights of up to 150 centimeters.In general, asters want a sunny place and a nutritious soil. Potential partners are the above-mentioned sunflowers or ornamental grasses.
Blue flowering perennials
A perennial that doesn't even begin to bloom until September is the autumn monkshood. It delights with its blue-violet flower clusters. These are so noticeable that they attract attention in every herbaceous bed. With white flowering plants like the autumnanemone "Honorine Jobert", which shines brightly into October, creates a stylish contrast. Both of the beauties of plants feel most comfortable in a partially shaded location, but are not sad about a lot of sun either, as long as they get a little more water.
Other recommended late summer perennials
- Height Sedum plant: mostly with pink or white flower umbels, can be up to the size of a hand, flowers in August and September
- Caucasus germander: numerous upright flower spikes in a noble purple red, real magnet for insects, flowers between June and October
- Candle knotweed: sometimes white, sometimes pink, sometimes red colored small flower candles, flowering from August
