Ideas for perennials that will give the most bang for the buck

Where are you located? (Climate zone)
Shrubs:
—Hibiscus. The double hybrids get quite large but they will flower until the cold settles in. Can be killed by a hard freeze but cheap to replant.
—Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: white, lavender, purple flowers on the same slow growing bush. Old fashioned plant that lives a long time, pretty hardy
—shi shi gashiro camellias. Can tolerate full sun, ok in partial shade.

Non shrub flowering perennials:
—LA iris or hybrid iris (only bloom spring, tho)
—Shasta daisies (also spring blooming); low plant w/taller flower spikes

Why not consider another rose? Not a dumb hybrid tea or landscape rose (like the knockouts that are everywhere). A so called “old garden rose” is pretty much disease free and indestructible. Best performer in climate 9a/b is a variety called Cramoisi Superior. It will get to be 6 x 8 to 10’ if left unpruned and will flower 12 mos a year. Small to medium dark red blooms. A great old rose.

Tulips, lilies, and hyacinths will not reliably rebloom in most of the south. We don’t always get enough chilling hours, and they will rot in the ground or get eaten by ravenous squirrels.

You need to decide how big & how many....and whether you want to keep the existing rose or replant the whole shebang.

Go find an independent nursery, not a Home Depot plant dept. A good nursery can help you figure out what to put where & what will grow in your area.

I love Lantana, so do butterflies and hummingbirds

Caladiums.




They are bulb perennials. You can buy them as bulbs or as plants. Stick'em in the ground; they are there all spring and summer. They die back in the late fall; come back up next year.

Lots of color variations to choose from, and they also have different varieties for shade, partial sun, and even some full sun varieties (though those are kind of hard to find).