🌻 PERENNIALS On My Wish List! || Perennials for Zone 8 Gardening || Best Perennials For Sun

[@vickijackson9115]

Amanda your research that you share with us is priceless. Especially where we live. There is no one like you. Thank you for sharing all your hard work. ☺️ The pictures you show are amazing. 🤗

[@shesamadgardener]

Wow, thank you!

[@trainingolives3370]

That plum sedum provides a really good contrast for the other perennials that you’ve chosen. It’s very pretty! I concur with Bluestone Perennials. I was so pleased with the plants that I purchased from them. They were all in great condition, but I also forgot to water and lost some of mine too. 😬😅

[@shesamadgardener]

I totally agree!

[@michellepollino4986]

Great idea to have a plant wish list, I love it. I really like all the plants are your list. I think anyone of them will definitely add to garden space.

[@shesamadgardener]

Thanks so much!

[@jlyn09g]

I also garden in Texas Zone 8 and appreciate your research and sharing your experiences with various plants. We have to be tough gardeners where we live, don't we?!

[@shesamadgardener]

So true!

[@jamaica5930]

If you’re on a budget, gallardia is super easy to grow from seed.

[@shesamadgardener]

Oh I’ll go look them up! Thanks!

[@lynne9938]

Love your videos! Watching from St Louis so I feel your pain with the heat and humidity. Keep up the good work.😊

[@shesamadgardener]

Thank you! Will do!

[@theropesofrenovation9352]

Love that Euphorbia!!

[@shesamadgardener]

It’s so bright!

[@litasolis9671]

Those sedum are gorgeous!!! Those would be great in a rockgarden. That blanketflower is a PROLIFIC bloomer. The more you deadhead, the more they bloom. Easy to split too. I have 2 in the Arizona series. Love them!

[@shesamadgardener]

Thanks for the tip on the gaillardia!

[@2equine1dog92]

You introduced me to Bluestone and I love them. I’ve only lost a few of their plants due to death by chicken. The rest have done so well.

[@shesamadgardener]

That’s awesome!

[@patrinamason8164]

😁😁😁😁 Hi!!! Thank you so much for the information. It’s always fun and exciting to start thinking about next year.

[@shesamadgardener]

You’re welcome!

[@MichelleSuggs-ls1ki]

I need to formalize my list I end up writing lists on my phone and scraps of paper and in my journal and screenshots…. You are so organized

[@shesamadgardener]

I like keeping them on my phone!

[@weslamon9944]

Hi Amanda! I'm really enjoying your channel. I'm a gardening nut in 7B, Alabama. I love the look of Baptisia blowing in the wind so much that I don't mind that it has a shorter bloom time. Good luck on growing it in a pot, but keep in mind that they grow a very deep tap root, up to 7 feet, and may have some difficulty in a shallow pot. Also, mine have reached the 6 foot height mark this summer, so it may get larger than the description reads.

[@shesamadgardener]

Wow! I had no idea that they grew so big! Thanks for telling me!

[@michellefrance1165]

Good morning 😊 I love the combinations that you have chosen. I lean towards the plum sedum with a chartreuse combination ❤

[@shesamadgardener]

Good morning!

[@LoneStarGardener]

Great list! I found globethistle seeds at southern seeds and am looking forward to starting them. I like the firecracker sedum. It will pop around the green in your garden. Have a great day!

[@shesamadgardener]

I’ve failed so many times with thistle seeds … I can’t figure out the trick with them!

[@rhondaschenk5727]

Thanks for the ideas!!

[@shesamadgardener]

You are so welcome!

[@gillbrown3523]

I love all those plants but for me who has very hot and dry summers I’ve found Gaillardia to be the most reliable, it’s never let me down. I’ve never seen that variety it looks beautiful. 🥰

[@shesamadgardener]

It really is a work horse!

[@gwynethgaspari6255]

Love Bluestone Perennials. I was excited to see they started carrying Sanguisorba Lilac Squirrel which i was on the hunt for. I'm going to get that and a short Phlox called Bambino Desire this fall.

[@shesamadgardener]

Ooo, I’m going to go look those up!

[@terigreen8649]

Ooooh I like the sedum row then alternate gillardia and coreopsis row....plum /firecracker? sedum

[@shesamadgardener]

I think it would be so pretty!

[@KP-gw5zv]

Good morning. I would tend to lean towards the Dragon's Blood Sedium. Only because the other sedium has green tinges and you stated that you already have tons of green in that area. But that is me. So far I am loving the colours you are choosing. Enjoy the rest of your day out of the heat.

[@shesamadgardener]

Thanks!

[@mhubertcfi]

I have a couple of baptisias (also from Bluestone) and some Australis that I started from seed. They will thrive in clay once established. Love your wishlist. Tilts the grownup version of making your Christmas list, isn’t bit?!

[@shesamadgardener]

Definitely like a Christmas list!

[@denvertom7627]

I love the plant colors you chose for your front border, the sedums and blanket flower will look lovely together. I don't know if you want to add bulbs, but drumstick alliums would look great there and the bulbs are small, so not such a drag to fall plant. I live in Denver 6a/5b and have some but not great luck with baptisia. I have noticed that even though they are drought tolerant they perform best with consistent moisture and do better without competition. I order from Bluestone a lot and also like Annie's Annuals; they would probably have a lot of options available for your zone (and higher zones in general).. Thanks for yoru video!

[@shesamadgardener]

Awesome, I’ll check out your suggestions!

[@terigreen8649]

Both serums look good.

[@shesamadgardener]

I like them both as well!

[@user-kc7gc4vl1w]

👋 Love your selections on your wish list. I've heard that when you cut euphorbia for arrangements, you need to place it separately from other cut flowers for a while because the milky sap is toxic to them. Have you ever done this? 🦋🐝🐞

[@shesamadgardener]

Yes! You can also seal the end with a lighter to help out as well.

[@terigreen8649]

I have good luck with Gerber daisies. Stems not that long but huge flower and I have in pot that I bring in during winter. Huge leaves

[@shesamadgardener]

Good to know!

[@kimberlysmith653]

First, I just love love love your content. You give so much good information. I’m in zone 8a, in Hot Hot SC! So lots of times, I’m feeling ya girl!…I planted two of the same variety of Baptisia that you showed today. I put them out when it was so so so hot..and thought oh well, I knew better…but I babied them and they kept enough life in them to take root. Put them in the outside perimeter of my very rural property..sandy, dry, ect…but now since the days a getting a little shorter, the new growth is coming out and they are taking off really well. I think they will have a good bit of new foliage on them by the time we get frost..I plant on cutting them back about that time and kinda mounding lightly some pine needles until spring…this is my first time with this plant, but if it continues to grow like this, I’m looking forward to using some of this for the greenery in some cut flowers. Take care! And thanks so much for sharing all your experience!❤️

[@shesamadgardener]

I’d love to get the Baptisia to make it in my garden!

[@kimberlysmith653]

@@shesamadgardener hey there! I wanted to let you know that our temps in SC have cooled down and bit(85 is the highest it’s been this past week) and the Baptisia is really taking off. The lady at our local nursery told me that it would really take off this fall(and it has) I’ve been hitting it with my “Bunny Brew”-I have a rabbit and it mix some of its droppings in water and fertilize it every other day. The heat killed a lot of stems but I was having new growth at the same time…hoping it will get some size on it before winter-Get some and try this fall..and see what it will do this spring. I bet with it getting some size on it , it will tolerate the heat better…or at least I hope it will…haha!

[@theropesofrenovation9352]

Dragon's blood. I just want to plant my garden and hope it stays that way. lol

[@shesamadgardener]

Same, but that never seems to happen 😂

[@theropesofrenovation9352]

@@shesamadgardener I know right? lol

[@debrabray8855]

Great selections and info. I love the sedum and will be planting more. They are so easy to propagate by snapping off and pushing into soil. BTW, how's the shade garden holding up in our heat?

[@shesamadgardener]

It’s doing ok and there is a video about it later this week!

[@susanschellberg4509]

I like the firecracker sedum with the coreopsis and euphorbia. Last year I planted 3 sedum of the sunsparckler series on full sun, slope. The sedum was beautiful but rabbits have been eating it.

[@shesamadgardener]

Good to know about the rabbits!

[@rosemarypurnell3674]

Really good wish list you have. Your selections will look great in your gardens. I've ordered from Bluestone Perennials and did not have much luck with the plants I ordered. They do have awesome customer service and gave me a full refund on the plants that did not survive.

[@shesamadgardener]

I’m glad you got a refund!

[@sharonhart1232]

Once I find a plant that thrives in my garden I buy more of them. I'm like you, I'll start with one and see how it goes. I'm going to checkout Bluestone Perennials and see what all they have :)

[@shesamadgardener]

Enjoy checking them out!

[@wendy5006]

You got me at hot, dry and humidity tolerant...Houston 9b with unusually crazy hot 101 degree sunny weather today and tomorrow😢 Looking forward to late September. Sedums of any type seem to do great and are not water hogs and definitely not fussy demanding critters. They spread but haven't been invasive like some unfortunate things I've planted. I purchased a smallish hanging basket of a mixed variety of colorful sedums from Trader Joe's a couple of years ago. It hangs in full west sun and just looks super. Some are even freeze hardy but some are not so you might consider that into your plan.

[@shesamadgardener]

I’ll definitely confirm if they are freeze hardy.

[@raduandeveathome9389]

Baptisia is a really good care free plant. I had it for about 3 or 4 years and never had to do anything to it.

[@shesamadgardener]

Wonderful!

[@LilyValmonte]

I love my dragon's blood sedum--mixed with lemon lime coral sedum. Very hardy with harsh sun & dry conditions. I totally want sea holly, too!! Looking for pink fireweed like grows all over Alaska. Gaillardia never fails--so beautiful. Also love german statice--not sure it would make it here in zone 5. Had a euphorbia but it winter killed. Love your Inspiring vids and great info!! Bluestone Perennials is a great company, never been unhappy with the plants I have purchased. Budget is one of my main concerns always, so have to be careful.

[@shesamadgardener]

Awesome! I’m going to look up the pink fireweed!

[@JessieLeeATX]

Also, I have tried the Dragons Blood Sedum multiple times and it has never done well for me in Austin. It has very tiny, thin leaves that just crisp up and fall off in the heat of summer... I have only grown it in a pot though. My vote is for the plum!

[@shesamadgardener]

Oh good to know, thanks!

[@marionnixon817]

Interesting choices! Most I have never heard of. I’ve had great luck with coreopsis. The only other one I’ve had in my yard is sedum but neither of those varieties and mine have not done great. Will be fun to see what you pick and how well they do. BlueStone has some great choices but I don’t order online because of prices and shipping.

[@shesamadgardener]

It can be pricey online!

[@alicehihn3250]

Went to my garden center and found 3 yellow perennial plants for 1 dollar each. All yellow for my orange/yellow garden.

[@shesamadgardener]

Amazing deal!

[@terigreen8649]

I bought coreopdis on sale because they almost killed it! A little water and trim and it's doing beautiful

[@shesamadgardener]

It’s such a hardy plant!

[@laurabryan8835]

I bought baptisia from Bluestone (Proven Winner variety) last spring (2023) and planted it, but it has just sat there. It hasn’t died but it hasn’t grown either. I thought it would make some progress this past spring but it didn’t. I’m not sure what to do-leave it or dig it up. I guess there’s no harm in leaving it. I’m close to you in Mesquite.

[@shesamadgardener]

So many have said that they don’t really grow much!

[@cathyversteeg3051]

Great selections, I have to try Bluestone.

[@shesamadgardener]

You should!

[@kathrynmettelka7216]

Bluestone is my go-to online vendor, as well as Mr Maple and Heirloom Roses. I’ve always been a perennials fan though I’m now adding dwarf conifers for winter interest. I especially like the blue ones. I only do a few annuals like strawflowers. I buy daffodils rather than tulips, for example, and I was able to find the ‘Champagne Elegance’ iris you recommended. Looking forward to spring if only August will end.

[@shesamadgardener]

Thanks for sharing! I’ve never considers the dwarf conifers!

[@lindaford624]

Beautiful choices. I have gallardia & coreopsis in my Arlington, TX garden that do pretty well. The most difficult part of gardening in flowerbeds is under if overwatering:-/ I’m using a water meter as I hand water. Do we tend to over or underwater?

[@shesamadgardener]

I have both over and under watering in my garden … I adjust my drip lines and plants quite frequently because of that.

[@hd1ab1]

I have 3 Baptisia. One is growing, albeit slowly, and the other 2 have 1 or 2 stems after 3 years in the ground. I'm leaving the 2 because it can't hurt, but I have no idea why they're not growing. I've never enjoyed nor been able to grow gallardia, but I think it would look nice with your combination. I've had a couple low growing sedum, again, not really thriving, but no reason to get rid of them where they are planted. I am a fan of lemon coral sedum though. Have you considered low growing shrubs? Maybe something in the blue hues. I have been switching to more shrubs, evergreen when I can, and filling in with perennials. We'll see if it's a successful changeover next year.

[@shesamadgardener]

I definitely think I need some blue tones in this portion of the garden… I hadn’t considered low growing shrubs 🤔

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[@tg_ny]

If find that flowers like the real charmer tend to burn out quickly, the flowers wilt and spdiscolor, unlike other perrenial flowers. Perhaps some form of nutrient would help. The coreopsis blooms for a long time.

[@shesamadgardener]

Great info, thanks!

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[@JessieLeeATX]

Hi Amanda! I have been looking at Baptisia lately. I read that it has a large tap root and doesnt like to be moved once established so I have been trying to plan carefully. What happened to the other Baptisia you already tried? Thanks!

[@shesamadgardener]

The other ones just flat out died … they were planted in the garden beds.

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[@angiem8434]

I'm zone 8 as well..Virginia and the humidity here is real..my biggest wish plants are annuals..zinnias..I love them but they always get powdery mildew 😢 here rather quickly..if anyone has tips let me know

[@shesamadgardener]

Ugh yes powdery mildew is the worst!

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[@mycraftroom6872]

I got the same Gaillardia from Bluestone and love it. Baptisia (from a local nursery) I planted at least 5 years ago. It was huge and didn’t flower very well although it was on the edge of a shadier area. I just pulled it out which was extremely difficult. Loved the foliage but it didn’t hold up well in a vase. I like the idea of planting it in a container. Love Bluestone!

[@shesamadgardener]

Thanks for sharing! I’m not sure Baptisia is for me 🤔

[@terigreen8649]

I was given false indigo and hasn't bloomed where it is. Maybe needs more sun

[@shesamadgardener]

Mine never bloomed in the past either.

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Is that the plant that’s smells like fish 😂

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Which one?

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The first one we would get that in the shop or one called sea something

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