While most early spring flowers need to overwinter in the ground to produce their trademark blooms when the weather warms, you can still plant a few seasonal beauties as the ground begins to thaw. The best part? Introducing a few of these varieties to your garden will extend your springtime show; after fall-planted blooms are through, a new wave of flowers will burst into color. Ahead, we’re sharing a few plants that will give you plenty to look forward to all season long.
Lily of the nile (Agapanthus) is a fast-growing, drought-tolerant plant with stalks that produce an explosive flower head that resembles a summer sparkler. “Their bold blooms are packed with color and make for terrific cut flowers,” says Kip McConnell, the VP of Business Development at Southern Living Plant Collection. Ever Sapphire or Little Blue Fountain are particularly wow-worthy varieties. The former blooms early and re-buds with multiple spikes of deep periwinkle flowers.
