I just don't understand why sping has to be so short lol There are too many things that bloom in the spring that I hate to seee the blooms fade. I have my hellebore blooming right now Polly sent me some beautiful little Metallic Blue Ladies I'm seeing blooming for the first time and soon the columbines.
Then comes the Centaurea Knappweed the butterflies love that one in the later spring and when does the Golden Queen bloom isn't that around that time I can't remember...then I have some sea holly that the butterflies and bees like then...
Yes I may have to say whatever is in bloom at the time
I do like my foliage too though and still like the foliage of the plumonaria and silver dragon grass and all of my grasses ;P Can't think of what I have out there right now but a lot of foliage plants too
The sages in the summer is a favorite but some I won't grow because even in bloom I don't care for the foliage.
The rudbeckias are right up there in the heat of the summer and fall