Low Maintenance Perennials

A number of perennials are particular reliable in the seacoast region and demand very little care, provided that they are planted in a suitable site.

Daylilies can grow under difficult conditions, but they develop best in rich soil in full sun.

Green Art carries some of the most reliable varieties, such as , 'Catherine Woodbery', 'Green Flutter', 'Pardon Me', 'Happy Returns' and  'Hyperion'. Several of them are fragrant.

Some of our favorites are:

'Royal Standard' - green leaves, fragrant white flowers

'Sieboldiana Elegans', 'Blue Angel' and 'Krossa Regal', - all large and with bluish leaves

'So Sweet' and 'Fragrant Bouquet' - variegated with very fragrant flowers

'Diamond Tiara', a small-leaved plant for edging purposes, with white variegation

'Leather Sheen', a shiny dark green groundcover

Hostas have the reputation that 'one can't kill them'. That is not true, of course, but they definitely are highly adaptable. Although they are typical shade plants, here in the north, many of them can even tolerate full sun.

Hostas come in a great variety of leaf colors, shapes and sizes. There are litterally thousands of cultivars. But unless you are a collector, a dozen or so of varieties will surely cover all your needs.

Flowers are usually pale purple or white, but the leaves come in a large number of different styles and offer bold texture and color for the shade garden.

Some Hosta varieties have an enchanting fragrance.

Peonies display their beauty  in the spring in shades of pink, red, yellow, white .... and often with the finest fragrance. During the summer, their foliage makes a perfect backdrop of dark green fresh foliage for many flowering perennials.

They are very long-lived and reliable in our climate, as long as they are correctly planted - crowns should be 1 to 2 inches below surface. Except for occasional soil enrichments with compost, peonies don't really need any fertilizer applications.  

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