Perennial plants

Jason milly

I am looking for some perennial plants that have a long flowing period and don't become to much of a thug, the look I an after is a cottage garden.

Pete.8

Penstemon they flower for months
'Garnet'


P.Hidcote Pink


I've also got White Bedder and Raven which is much bigger than the others - they all flower for ages

Jason milly

Thanks that will be one for the list. 

Busy-Lizzie

Salvias, there are different sorts. Salvia nemerosa are good for cottage gardens. Nepeta, Walkers Low, there are others too.

Alan Clark2 in Liverpool

Galega bicolor, Goat's Rue, has lilac and white pea flowers for several months. It grows to about 4 ft tall but is not invasive, and is under-rated. There is a white form as well.

Heleniums flower for several months.

Some geraniums also have a long season, eg Rozanne.

Lyn

This is part of one of my cottage borders,  I don’t think anything will last the whole season, I have all the above in different beds, later will be Penstemons, salvias, Phlox, more foxgloves, montbretia,  Delphiniums, Aconitum,  clematis, perenial sweet peas,  Dahlias, different plants at different times. 
The Heuchera will flower all year,  a pink geranium I have, just cut back and off it goes again. 

bertrand-mabel

Astrantias are great. When they are setting seed just cut these back and they will reflower.

A brilliant cottage plant to have and so many available.

Lyn

Veronica flowers forever. 

FritillariaScotland

You could give aubrieta a go, I got a teeny pot in Sainsbury's last year and it has done amazingly well in a container. It has been on the go since early spring this year and it keeps going strong.

Jason milly

All sounding good keep them coming. 

Buttercupdays

But one of the things I love most is going out to see what's come into flower today. Would really miss that if everything stayed more or less the same all summer!