Fill dry garden spaces with Firefly Yarrow, Daylilies, Salvia, and Sedum—low-maintenance, drought-tolerant perennials that bloom from spring to fall.

Featured Plants

'Firefly Sunshine' Yarrow
RAINBOW RHYTHM® 'Going Bananas' Daylily
'Violet Profusion' Perennial Salvia
ROCK 'N ROUND® 'Bright Idea' Sedum

Seasonal Progression

This water-wise landscape combo will keep your garden looking good without frequent irrigation. Profusion Salvia will lead the way in spring, with rebloom prolonging interest if shorn back. The remainder of the recipe will begin blooming during early summer with varied rebloom carrying the combo to the end of the season. ROCK ‘N ROUND® Sedum and Firefly Yarrow have attractive seedheads that can be left for fall and winter interest. Note that most perennials need extra water while getting established and during unusually hot weather.

Environmental Requirements

Light

Full Sun

Moisture

Light, Moderate

Soil

Loose, Well-drained

Zones

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Features

Long Season of Bloom, Low Maintenance, Low Water Requirements (when established), Pollinator Friendly

Perennials in this EZ Scape™

Yellow blooms atop green fern-like foliage of Firefly Sunshine Yarrow in a garden bed
'Firefly Sunshine' Yarrow (Achillea)

Firefly Yarrow (Achillea)

Excellent Leaf Texture • Pollinator Favorite • Attractive Seedheads

Height: 20-32″
Spread: 28-38″
Zones: 3-8
Primary Season of Interest: Summer
Secondary Season of Interest: Spring (Foliage) and Fall (Seedheads)
Care Tips: Easy to grow in full sun and well-drained soil. Avoid planting in rich soil. Once flowers have faded, cut plant back by half.

RAINBOW RHYTHM Going Bananas daylilies with pale yellow blooms in a garden border
RAINBOW RHYTHM® 'Going Bananas' Daylily (Hemerocallis)

RAINBOW RHYTHM® Daylilies (Hemerocallis)

Drought Tolerant • Low Maintenance • Easy to Grow

Height: 18-36″
Spread: 18-24″
Zones: 3-9
Primary Season of Interest: Summer
Care Tips: A tough, adaptable perennial that will grow in almost any soil. Plant in full sun for optimum flowering performance.

Violet Profusion Salvia plants with numerous purple flower stalks in a mixed garden bed
'Violet Profusion' Perennial Salvia (Salvia nemorosa)

Profusion Perennial Salvia (Salvia nemorosa)

Bold Flower Color • Excellent Rebloom • Pollinator Favorite

Height: 14-16″
Spread: 16-20″
Zones: 3-9
Primary Season of Interest: Late Spring
Secondary Season of Interest: Summer (Rebloom)
Care Tips: Easy to grow in almost any climate in full sun. Drought tolerant but blooms better with average moisture. Cut back after flowering to promote rebloom.

Yellow blooms and the mounded habit of ROCK N ROUND Bright Idea Stonecrop
ROCK 'N ROUND® 'Bright Idea' Stonecrop (Sedum)

ROCK 'N ROUND® Sedum

Attractive Foliage • Pollinator Favorite • Low Maintenance

Height: 10-12″
Spread: 16-20″
Zones: 3-9
Primary Season of Interest: Summer
Secondary Season of Interest: Fall (Seedheads)
Care Tips: full sun and poor to average, well-drained soil. Does not require supplemental water. Do not fertilize.

Expand this Recipe

Nepeta Cat's Meow with abundant purple blooms
'Cat's Meow' Catmint (Nepeta)
Decadence Lemon Meringue flowers
DECADENCE® 'Lemon Meringue' (Baptisia)
Midnight Masquerade purple flowers above dark green-purple foliage
'Midnight Masquerade' Beardtongue (Penstemon)