Achieve Yearlong Garden Success by Identifying Flowers Perfect for Your Climate Zone
It won’t be long before most gardens lose their main attractions and become a drab part of the end-of-year landscape. But that doesn’t have to be the case. You can plan your garden areas so that you have color throughout the year. Of course, not all plants thrive in every climate zone so it is important that you are identifying flowers that can spruce up your garden in fall or winter wherever you call home.
Zone 4: The Northernmost States
Here temperatures can plunge to -20 or -30 which makes it hard for flowers in the winter. All fall and winter gardens are helped by planting some evergreens to maintain color and vivid contrast but, here especially, evergreens will save the day. Those with winter berries are even better.
For added zip during the browning of fall, you might consider adding something such as Johnny Jump Ups which are violas that bloom in shades of purple, yellow, white and blue. Helleborus make another fabulous choice since they are available in an array of colors including one called The Christmas Rose. Finally, Liriope will provide you with attractive mounds of green leaves all summer long before displaying delicate lavender blossoms during autumn.
Zone 5-6: The Middle States
In the middle of the country fall and winter can range as low as 0 to -20. That’s still pretty cold yet gardeners in this part of the nation can still enjoy colorful displays after the trees have shed their painted leaves. Try Winter Heath for example. This plant is low-growing but puts out fantastically pinkish-purple blooms right into winter. Candytuft is another perennial you might want to give a home. It also is low-growing but has terrific deep green leaves and tiny blossoms that aren’t afraid of frost. A final suggestion for the nation’s middle states is Cheddar Pink which boasts silver-colored leaves and pretty flowers that will remain until the first hard frost.
Zone 7-8: The Southern States
In this region the temperature is unlikely to dip below 20, so options abound. Lily of China provides mounds of deep green with bright Christmas-red berries. Italian Arum’s chief attraction are its wonderfully broad and variegated leaves. Rugosa Rose offers rounded rose hips long after the blossoms have fallen.
Zone 9: Some Parts of CA and FL
Lastly, zone 9 will enjoy tender temperatures when other parts of the country are white with snow. Still, it is nice to enjoy seasonal flowers and grasses so we recommend Autumn Joy, Sweet Flag, and Black Mondo Grass for this zone.
No matter what your address or climate zone, you can dress up your garden with autumnal perennials and some sharp looking plant markers. Identifying flowers with Kincaid Plant Markers means that even when spring showers are followed by winter blasts your plants will be clearly labeled and a point of year-round interest.
