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Home & Garden, Tips & Tricks · July 10, 2020

Gardening: 17 Low-Maintenance Perennials

Low-maintenance perennials are my favorite for color. Summer is coming, and that means it’s gardening time!

Low maintenance perennials are the way to go when landscaping. Like other perennials, they return each year filling your yard with color and texture but they require very little in care. If you like lush landscaping, but not so much the work involved in maintaining it, read this post for a list of perennials that will become your best friends. #landscapeideas #perennials #lowmaintenanceperennials

There’s nothing I love more than a beautiful and blossoming garden, there’s just something so fresh and rejuvenating about it. I’ve gathered some of my favorite perennials for you to be inspired by.

I highly recommend planting a few of these in your garden. They’re beautiful, and they’re relatively low-maintenance. You can’t beat that!

Contents
1 17 Low-Maintenance Perennials
1.1 Perennial Sage
1.2 Coneflowers
1.3 Yarrow
1.4 Black-Eyed Susan
1.5 Asters
1.6 Baby’s Breath
1.6.1 Peonies
1.7 Delphinium
1.8 Autumn Joy
1.9 Daylily
1.10 Hibiscus
1.11 Liatris
1.12 Daffodils
1.13 Chrysanthemums
1.14 Veronica

17 Low-Maintenance Perennials

 Perennial Sage

Perennial Sage comes in deep purple and blue flowers that look simply magical. I could plant my whole yard with blue and purple flowers and be totally content.

 Coneflowers

 These beauties come in lots of different colors, mostly in warm tones. Some variations can even be used in herbal remedies! Bonus: these are also drought resistance.

 Butterfly Bush

This plant looks beautiful in any garden. It’s a large shrub that comes from China, and it produces so many huge flowers in the most vibrant colors, you can’t really go wrong!

Here are some amazing low-maintenance perennials to try growing now! These 17 perennials will be less work for you, as they are tough flowers that will come back each season. Beautiful flowers without all of the work of some others. The butterfly bush will quickly become your favorite.

 Yarrow

Plant Yarrow in your garden this year. It usually blooms yellow or white, so it would be a lovely compliment to your perennial sage!

 Black-Eyed Susan

These flowers look amazing in large spaces, and, in case you didn’t know, they’re the state flower of Maryland!

Asters

These lovely flowers bloom in late summer or autumn, and they have the most beautiful pinkish-purple color. These are great for some end-of-season garden color.

Here are some amazing low-maintenance perennials to try growing now! These 17 perennials will be less work for you, as they are tough flowers that will come back each season. Beautiful flowers without all of the work of some others. Asters will add some great end of summer color to your yard.

 Baby’s Breath

I have to admit, these are some of my favorite flowers. They’re actually part of the carnation family, but they’re tiny and oh so adorable. Plus they look amazing in flower arrangements so you can use them as cut flowers.

 Peonies

Peonies are stunning flowers. They’re vibrant, luscious, and just fluffy enough to look beautiful in a bouquet. These usually bloom in early Spring, though some varieties will bloom throughout the Summer.

Delphinium

This is the flower of choice in British cottage gardens. Delphinium grows in the most beautiful purples, pinks, and blues, and the flowering part is remarkably unique and lovely.

Here are some amazing low-maintenance perennials to try growing now! These 17 perennials will be less work for you, as they are tough flowers that will come back each season. Beautiful flowers without all of the work of some others. Delphinium flowers are so unique and beautiful so they will make a great addition to your yard.

Autumn Joy

This is a lovely flower that attracts butterflies and changes colors from deep pink to copper. These flowers last from the end of summer into the fall.

Daylily 

These flowers are renowned for their attractive blossoms. These plants are very adaptable and hard to kill, so they are perfect for beginners.

 Hibiscus

Grow this if you want to attract tiny hummingbirds. If that weren’t reason enough to plant these beauties, they come in the most amazing colors. This is one of my favorite low-maintenance perennials.

Here are some amazing low-maintenance perennials to try growing now! These 17 perennials will be less work for you, as they are tough flowers that will come back each season. Beautiful flowers without all of the work of some others. Plus, if you add hibiscus to your yard, you'll also attract hummingbirds!

 Liatris

This plant is great because it is so tolerant and so beautiful. This plant can withstand drought, heat, and even bad soil. You’ll hardly have to do anything for this plant.

 Siberian Iris

This plant does great in moist and boggy areas. The stalks are very sturdy, and the flowers look beautiful cut and in a vase.

Daffodils

These are some of the most popular flowers because of their lovely color and shape. They need to be planted in a sunny area, so make sure to do that!

 Chrysanthemums

These are some of the easiest perennials to grow. They can be planted at almost any time of the year, but preferably after freezing temperatures and before scorching temperatures.

 Veronica

 These flowers are actually edible and some say it makes a great tea! These are amazing low-maintenance perennials.

Here are some amazing low-maintenance perennials to try growing now! These 17 perennials will be less work for you, as they are tough flowers that will come back each season. Beautiful flowers without all of the work of some others. You can also add Veronica flowers to your yard. Added bonus: they're edible!

Now you know about these perennials, why not visit my friend, Jenny,  at Bees And Roses. She is a certified master gardener and can tell you which perennials are great for your front porch.

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Comments

  1. Rose says

    July 14, 2015 at

    Great Info!

    Reply
  2. Jolene says

    May 23, 2016 at

    The enjoyed the article and found I’m only missing three!

    Reply
  3. Enid P says

    June 22, 2016 at

    Can these be planted in Florida?

    Reply
    • Hollie says

      February 10, 2018 at

      Did you find out if these can grow in Florida ?

      Reply
  4. D Nelson says

    February 15, 2017 at

    Just a caution that liatrus and babysbreath are invasive in some areas. You might want to check your state’s classification of noxious and invasive species. While you’re at it, check your state’s list of protected and endangered plants.

    Reply
    • Amber says

      February 20, 2017 at

      Thank you for mentioning this! Great tip!

      Reply
    • kate says

      April 29, 2017 at

      good info to know

      Reply
    • Megan says

      August 20, 2018 at

      Yes! So is the butterfly bush!

      Reply
  5. Joyce Gilley says

    February 25, 2017 at

    Where can I find the Butterfly bush?

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    • leanne says

      April 12, 2017 at

      Buddlias can be purchased from any garden centre or off ebay. I bought a yellow flowering one last yr from ebay. It doing great. I cut the branches I don’t want as I want it as a tree not a Bush as I have a purple tree also. They are real hardy plants.

      Reply
    • Tina says

      April 17, 2017 at

      Seen qvc sells butterfly bushes

      Reply
      • Josie says

        May 1, 2017 at

        I don’t seem to have much luck with plants from qvc. My last purchase last year were 3 butterfly bushes and a braided hybiscus. Butterfly bushes dies one at a time , hybiscus is barely hanging on.

        Reply
        • Peggy says

          July 27, 2017 at

          Can you keep braided hibiscus over the winter

          Reply
    • kate says

      April 29, 2017 at

      home depot

      Reply
  6. Elizabeth says

    February 25, 2017 at

    Also unfortunately ‘Butterfly Bush’ is also listed as invasive !!

    Reply
    • The Grandmommy says

      March 12, 2017 at

      mine died.

      Reply
      • Carol says

        April 5, 2021 at

        Butterfly Bush is like a weed . You often see it growing alongside old railway tracks or in abandoned industrial sites. If you manage to kill one off then it’s likely from bad maintenance as it will grow anywhere. All it needs is some water. They look dead when you cut them back at the end of the season but will grow back strong.

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    • Sandy says

      June 14, 2017 at

      Mine are not

      Reply
  7. Kaitlyn says

    April 10, 2017 at

    To echo someone else baby’s breath is very invasive. Where I live, it isn’t found, even in open areas, it’s treated ASAP with herbicide… environmentalists hate it

    But liking the others on the list 🙂

    Reply
  8. Angela Carberry says

    April 19, 2017 at

    Does that Butterfly bush really come with all those colours? I would love one like that if anyone knows where I can purchase it

    Reply
    • Joseph Smith says

      September 16, 2017 at

      Hybrids are not invasive and are ideal for large planters .The multi coloured shrubs are actually a few of the shrubs planted together to give the effect of a multi coloured blooming.

      Reply
  9. Bob Airey says

    April 19, 2017 at

    Butterfly bushes are beautiful and come in several colors. These bushes are not invasive.

    Reply
  10. Diana says

    April 23, 2017 at

    The Siberian Iris is beautiful but tried to take over my garden doubling in size each year.

    Reply
  11. Wanda says

    May 21, 2017 at

    Loved the lay outs. I just moved to Mo.. Do you have suggestions on what kind of flowers and bushes to attract Butter9 s Well as honey bees??

    Reply
    • Carol says

      April 5, 2021 at

      Hebe autumn glory. I had a sixty foot long Hebe Autumn Glory hedge that had so many bees in it it hummed! Bees took up residence and left a huge honey comb behind.

      Reply
  12. Isobel Miller says

    June 19, 2017 at

    Does anyone know where i can get a multicolor butterfly bush in Canada please

    Reply
  13. Barb says

    June 22, 2017 at

    What is the plant called (photo labeled 17) that shows a bush of red, white and blue flowers altogether in the article (I can no longer find on your site) titled 17 Low-Maintenance perennialsThanks.

    Reply
    • Amber says

      June 22, 2017 at

      It’s called Veronica!

      Reply
  14. Teresa says

    July 31, 2017 at

    A multicolored butterfly bush would be a welcome addition here. Mine are either purple or DARK Purple, almost black looking. My Mother has no luck with them in the Midwest but they grow great in PA. What is the name of the multicolored variety? Anyone know?

    Reply
  15. Patty says

    August 24, 2017 at

    Thank you for all the info! I have the daylillies, cornflower,black eyed-Susan,Perennial sage and 3 hydrangea plants.

    I bought 2 butterfly bush the dark and light purple this year. They grow very wild the stems are long. I read yesterday when I googled it to only trim them in the spring. I might trim in fall it’s covering my hydrangea plant!

    Reply
  16. Megan says

    August 20, 2018 at

    The butterfly bush is an invasive species in WA. It’s really bad for the salmon because it makes their water murky.

    Reply

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