I'm new to DG, so forgive my basic questions.
I have an area between the porch (new house, so nothing there yet) and sidewalk about 20" wide and 32 feet long. It begs for flowers. I want to do bulbs or perennials rather than seeds or annuals because my thumb isn't very dark green yet. We made tulip decisions for spring and will be planting those bulbs this fall. The tulips will be red and yellow varieties and we want to stay with the red and yellow (mostly red, if possible) for summer and fall.
What are some red or yellow bulbs that would look great in a border and bloom in the summer or in the fall besides crocus, cannas, and gladiolas? We're in Zone 5. I am going to post this same queston in the Perennial forum because I don't know what I'm doing on this site yet. This is my first question!
Summer/Fall red & yellow borders
Try some lilies... asiatic lilies come in red colors, ans maybe some orientals
Fancy Leaf Caladiums.....start them early in pots indoors and then transplant them when the weather warms up. It will be nice until it's gets cold
You could try rudbeckia, they often persist more than 1 season in my zone; they will also self seed if allowed to set seed (variations of yellow).
Another suggestion would be the cultivar 'Lucifer' of the Crocosmia's bulb group (red). This variety is hardy in zone 5.
Also, crocosmia 'hello yellow' is blooming in our garden.
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