Many plants recover and bloom the following year. Listed are a few suggestions. Yarrow Aromatic leaves protect big, flat flower clusters from hungry deer. Yarrow loves full sun and blooms most of the summer. Not fussy about soil.
Several plants fill into a nice mass in just a few years.
Useful as ground cover with flower spikes as a bonus. Water droplets stay on the hexagonal leaves long into the day for an eye-catching, jeweled appearance. Even though they remain under a foot tall, they catch your eye. Foliage has enough onion smell to keep deer at bay. Valued for its small flowers and low-growing habit in rock gardens, in containers, and as edging, Arabis blooms from April to June.