Perennials

Perennials

perennial flowers

About

Perennials are flowers and other ornamental plants that die to the ground in the winter and come back year after year, providing colorful flowers, food for pollinators, and interesting foliage in the landscape. Learn about selecting, designing, growing, and overwintering the many perennials for the Iowa yard and garden, including natives.

Honey bee on pink flower.
How to Garden for Pollinators and Beneficial Insects
Picture of heuchera with frost
How to Overwinter Plants
Multiple perennial plants in containers partially buried in soil.
Overwintering Unplanted Trees, Shrubs and Perennials
veronica

Summer Blooming Perennials

The diversity of summer-blooming perennials is amazing and often attracts a diverse group of pollinators to the landscape.  Learn more about the many perennials that bloom in Iowa during the heat of the summer.

Frequently Asked Questions

Perennials Experts

Aaron Steil

Aaron Steil

Consumer Horticulture Extension Specialist
Selection and Care of Herbaceous Ornamentals
Native Plants
Plant Identification

Cindy Haynes

Cindy Haynes

Professor
Selection and Care of Herbaceous Perennials
Native Plants