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Perennials are the mainstay of the garden during the growing season.
Many gardeners add annuals to flower beds and containers in summer, to have blooms happening continuously.
But there are also perennials that bloom for weeks in summer, from June through August and beyond.
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Check out these colorful flowers that will make your garden an oasis of beauty all summer long.
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These cottage garden favorites come in a wide range of sizes and colors, and many are fragrant.
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Coneflowers (Echinacea) come in a vast array of colors, sizes, and shapes.
Plant a variety with a range of bloom times and deadhead often to extend the beauty even longer.
Prune off spent flowers to encourage new buds.
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Depending on the variety, they start blooming in late spring and continue through autumn.
Heirloom varieties are tall but newer cultivars are more compact.
These easy-care perennials have a long season of color, from bud to flower, summer through autumn.
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Deadheading faded blooms encouragesnew flowerheads.
It attracts pollinators, is deer andrabbit-resistant, and is drought-tolerant.
Clematis
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Clematis flowers have a range of blooming habits.
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TheClematis viticellacultivars, with large flowers in vivid colors, reliably bloom for weeks in summer.
With some deadheading, the blooms will keep coming all summer long.
Hummingbird Mint
Hummingbird mint (Agastache) is also known as hyssop.
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It’s a sun-loving, fragrant perennial with colorful flower spikes that attract pollinators to the garden.
To keep your summer blooming perennials fresh and vibrant,deadhead themfrequently.
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