Regional Gardening, Best Perennials, Pacific Northwest Gardening
Perennial flowers are fabulous additions to our gardens. When carefully selected, wave after wave of colorful blooms will be enjoyed in your Pacific Northwest garden from spring to fall. Considering the huge number of available perennials, it is surprising how few are grown for their fragrance.
If you are looking for beautiful, low-maintenance, and fragrant perennial plants that will sail through the challenges of the seasons in the Pacific Northwest region, you may want to consider these top performing perennial varieties. As you will note, some have also received the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society!
Plant a few of these most fragrant perennials around your garden, and they will lead you by the nose, from spring all the way through to late summer!
| Hardiness |
7 - 9 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
1 - 6 |
| Climate Zones | 1A, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17 |
| Plant Type | Perennials |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade |
| Season of Interest | Spring (Early, Mid, Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall |
| Height | |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Low, Average |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders, Wall-Side Borders, Ground Covers, Patio And Containers, Ponds And Streams, Underplanting Roses And Shrubs |
| Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow, Traditional Garden |
You may want to review the guides below if you are looking for beautiful, low-maintenance plants that thrive in the Pacific Northwest region. They will assist you in finding plants perfectly suited to your garden.
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| Hardiness |
7 - 9 |
|---|---|
| Heat Zones |
1 - 6 |
| Climate Zones | 1A, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17 |
| Plant Type | Perennials |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade |
| Season of Interest | Spring (Early, Mid, Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall |
| Height | |
| Maintenance | Low |
| Water Needs | Low, Average |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy |
| Landscaping Ideas | Beds And Borders, Wall-Side Borders, Ground Covers, Patio And Containers, Ponds And Streams, Underplanting Roses And Shrubs |
| Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Gravel and Rock Garden, Informal and Cottage, Prairie and Meadow, Traditional Garden |
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Create a membership account to save your garden designs and to view them on any device.
Becoming a contributing member of Gardenia is easy and can be done in just a few minutes. If you provide us with your name, email address and the payment of a modest $25 annual membership fee, you will become a full member, enabling you to design and save up to 25 of your garden design ideas.
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