11 Perennial Ornamental Plants Suitable for the Backyard That Bloom Year-Round with Proper Care

Whether you are an experienced veteran gardener or a beginner just starting to grow flowers, the 11 plants below are all very suitable for you to grow. They are extremely adaptable to their environment, are perennial flowering plants that can keep going for many years, grow easily, do not need frequent tending, and will bloom year-round as long as they are planted in a suitable spot.

For the perennial plants below, promptly cut off the spent flowers after blooming and deal with withered roots and stems. They come in a rich range of flower colors, so let's enjoy the time spent growing flowers together.

1. Garden Phlox

Garden phlox is a very tall flowering plant that can grow to more than one meter tall and can stay in continuous bloom from early summer to autumn. It is a large perennial flowering plant that likes ample light, and the soil it is grown in must have good drainage. It is very suitable for planting in a yard or back garden.

2. Blanket Flower

The blanket flower has excellent tolerance to high temperatures and drought. It is a perennial flowering plant with very bright and charming flowers. The spot where you grow blanket flowers must have bright light. They can also grow in poor soil, but the soil must have good drainage.

3. Aster

Asters can stay in bloom from late summer all the way into autumn, and their flowers are especially charming. Propagating them by seed is particularly easy: just scatter the seeds directly onto the soil in the yard and they will take root and sprout. The flower colors include the common blue, pink and red, among others.

Asters are very suitable for planting along the edges of flower beds, and the soil must have good drainage.

4. Purple Coneflower

Purple coneflower is a perennial flowering plant that is very suitable for growing in the yard. It has extremely strong tolerance to high temperatures and cold, the plant is relatively tall, and it can bloom brilliantly throughout the summer. It grows most vigorously in a spot with bright sunlight.

5. Coreopsis

Coreopsis has a great many varieties, and the flower shapes and colors all differ from one another. Some have small yellow flowers, while others have pink daisy-like flowers, and they can bloom continuously through the summer and autumn. They are very easy to grow and extremely adaptable to their environment, and are best planted in a spot with ample light and good air circulation.

6. Black-Eyed Susan

The black-eyed Susan looks especially striking, with bright yellow petals and a black center. It generally blooms in early summer, and the flowering period can last until frost. The black-eyed Susan is a very drought-tolerant plant that likes a spot with ample light. It can also thrive in poor soil, though the soil must have good drainage.

7. Siberian Iris

The Siberian iris blooms in early summer and is suitable for planting in flower beds. To grow Siberian irises, choose a spot with appropriate scattered light and avoid excessive exposure to the sun. The soil should stay moist, and excessive drought should be avoided. It comes in different flower colors, including the common blue, purple, yellow, white and mixed-color varieties.

8. Loosestrife

Loosestrife is a relatively tall plant that likes ample light, and the soil it is grown in must have good drainage. Loosestrife has very tall flower spikes, and the flower colors include the common white, purple, blue, pink and red, among others.

9. Daylily

It can thrive under any climatic conditions. It likes light very much, but it can also grow in partial shade. If planted under the shade of trees with appropriate scattered light, it can also produce charming flowers. It can tolerate all kinds of soil and environmental conditions and can keep growing even in dry conditions, but the soil must have good drainage.

10. Hosta

Hostas are suitable for growing in the dimly lit corners of a yard and have a very strong tolerance for shade. There are a great many hosta varieties, and plant size varies greatly from one variety to another. They like a warm and humid environment all year round.

11. Gaura

Also called beeblossom, it is a flowering plant that can bloom from late spring all the way into early autumn, and is very suitable for planting in flower beds or along the edges of a yard.

Gaura has charming white or pink flowers. When a breeze blows, the flowers float about like one charming little butterfly after another. It has extremely strong cold tolerance and can grow well in both ample light and partial shade.

Gaura is a perennial herbaceous plant with extremely strong cold tolerance; it can even survive at a low temperature of minus 35 degrees. It likes a cool and semi-humid environment, and the soil it is grown in should be a loose, well-draining sandy soil.