Long bloomers of course. Bright flowery bloomers of red, orange or deep blue. However, the truly daring gardeners include some short bloomers for spice. Long bloomers cover the often-heard gardener's lament that perennial flowers just don't bloom long enough.
Long bloomers are showoffs for four to six weeks and maybe longer.
Here is a style show of just a few of the long bloomers. Take a walk down the runway ladies. She has been known to hang out with shady characters such as hosta, fern and even our next model. Phlox divaricata is for the more petite shady gardens. Her stature may be small at 12 inches tall, but her bright flower eyes of blue or white are sure to please even the most discriminating of tastes.