Perennials That Hold Up in 0-10F Winter Weather
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Gardeners inzone7 are fortunate.
The former are plagued by cold winters, the latter by intense summer heat.
Here are 15 colorful zone 7 plants for spring and summer.
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For the best displays,deadhead the flowersto keep the plant fresh-looking and to promote additional blooming.
It likes its ground on the dry side; boggy soil would spell death for it.
Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Black-eyed Susan is common but has an uncommonly lovely flower.
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Thislong-blooming perennialstands two to three feet tall.
Native plant lovers in North America will want to give it a spot in thenative perennial sun garden.
You may end up occasionally having to pull it out of areas where you don’t want it growing.
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The Tropicanna pop in gives you the bonus of variegated leaves.
Canna grows from a rhizome.
It gives you great color on a tall plant in the spring.
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It grows from a bulb, which should be planted in the fall.
It can be short-lived, but at least pests tend to leave it alone.
This is probably due to its skunk-like odor, which repels deer as well as smaller pests such asvoles.
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Since it is a wetlands plant in the wild, its main requirement is evenly moist soil.
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
Atraditional cottage garden plant, hollyhock is another towering specimen.
A row of hollyhocks growing alonga white picket fenceforms a classic rustic design.
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This makes hollyhock the ultimate tall, thin border plant.
It can be a short-lived perennial or abiennialplant.
Give it sun, water, and organic matter, and watch it grow.
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They complement your flower choices well because they offer traits most flowers lack.
Maiden grass boasts a graceful form on a large frame.
It has coppery flower heads in early fall that later become silvery-white plumes.
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Its stems also become red in the fall.
Maiden grass provides much-needed winter interest if you wait until spring to remove the old stems.
This tall flowering perennial is valued for its foliage as well as its flowers.
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It can spread via rhizomes and can beinvasive, so check with your county extension before planting it.
Practiceslug controlfor this plant.
Since it’s a Mediterranean plant and craves sharp drainage, give it gravelly soil.
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This keeps it looking tidy.
This is an ideal perennial to grow behind a retaining wall.
Its trailing stems, packed with bright yellow flowers, will cascade down the wall and brighten it up.
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It’s also a good plant for rock gardens.
Thriving in poor soil, its main requirement is good drainage.
Divide it to keep it vigorous and for propagation purposes.
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Mix it with otherrock garden plantsfor an even more colorful display.
One of the blue-leaved types, it boasts large leaves (a foot long) on a tall plant.
Although this perennial can survive full shade, it flowers better in partial shade.
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Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium niponicum)
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Japanese painted fern is a short fern.
Its maximum height is 18 inches, but it usually stays smaller than that.
It’s valued for its tricolored foliage which is silvery, purplish, or grayish-green.
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It’s easy to grow once you get it established.
To that end, work humus into the soil when you first plant it.
The fronds will lose some color in summer but not as much if you give the plant full shade.
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Remove fronds that have browned to keep it looking good.
USDA’s Plant Hardiness Zone Map.
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