Muddy Boots Top 10: Perennial Plants

Perennials 30.4.24With Elisabeth busy with garden and house renovations this week, we have decided to replay one of our listeners favorite episodes. Perennials. Elisabeth thinks these are a “must have” in every garden.What is a perennial? A plant that persists for several years producing stems and flowers and dying back (or becoming dormant) in Winter. Herbaceous perennials completely die back in Winter (like a peony for example).Perennials often have long flowering periods. Cut back before the Autumn Equinox for another flush of flowers. Many perennials are Mediterranean and drought tolerant but there are a huge variety of plants with differing requirements.Numerous online retailers include Woodside Perennials, Woodbridge Perennials, Antique Perennials, Treasured PerennialsTop 10 of Elisabeth and Keith, gives us a total of 20 (or 21!).Hydrangea Macrophylla Hydrangea QuercifoliaAlliumSalvia Mystic SpiresSalvia Leucantha including the purple, white velour and pink velour varietiesSedum Autumn JoyAchillea including Moonshine, Terracotta, Cerise Queen, Hela glashoff, ParchmentDigitalis (Foxglove) and DigiplexisLiatris SpicataHelleboreSisyrinchium StriatumGeranium RozanneEchinaceaBuddleia Rudbeckia GoldsturmLavenderHelenium dunkle prachtStachys byzantina (Lambs Ears)Scabiosa MidnightCrepe Myrtle LilacWhere you can find all things Muddy Boots!Website: https://www.muddyboots.net.au/Instagram: www.instagram.com/muddybootspodcast/ Facebook: Muddy Boots Podcast | Facebook