Season of Bloom: Rarely flowers Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in evenly moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 18 inches tall Zones: 7–10 Buy It: Dusty Miller Plant ($17, The Home Depot) Season of Bloom: Spring Growing Conditions: Full sun in evenly moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 18 inches tall Zones: 6–9 Season of Bloom: Summer Growing Conditions: Full sun and evenly moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 1 foot tall Zones: 2–11 Buy It: Marigold Seeds ($10, The Home Depot) Season of Bloom: Summer to fall Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in evenly moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 18 inches tall Zones: 10–11 Buy It: Heliotrope Marino Blue ($21, Etsy) Season of Bloom: Spring to frost Growing Conditions: Full sun in evenly moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to one foot tall Zones: 9–10 Buy It: Grande Superbena Royale Sparkling Amethyst Verbena ($38, The Home Depot) Season of Bloom: Summer Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in well-drained soil; will tolerate drought Size: Up to 18 inches tall Zones: 10–12 Season of Bloom: Spring Growing Conditions: Full sun in evenly moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 2 feet tall Zones: 2–7 Season of Bloom: Summer to frost Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in evenly moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 30 inches tall Zones: 2–11 Season of Bloom: Spring and fall Growing Conditions: Full sun and evenly moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 3 feet tall Zones: 7–10 Buy It: Snapdragon Seeds ($10, The Home Depot) Season of Bloom: Summer to frost Growing Conditions: Full sun and evenly moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 4 feet tall Zones: 10–11 Season of Bloom: Summer to fall Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in dry to moderately moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 4 feet tall Zones: 9–10 Season of Bloom: Spring Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in evenly moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 9 inches tall Zones: 5–9 Buy It: Sweet Alyssum Seeds ($2, Walmart) Season of Bloom: Infrequent bloomer Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in evenly moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 3 feet tall Zones: 10–11 Buy It: Persian Shield Purple Bloom Strobilanthes Plant ($27, The Home Depot) Season of Bloom: Summer Growing Conditions: Full sun in evenly moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 3 feet tall Zones: 3–7 Buy It: Black-Eyed Susan Seeds ($3, Etsy) Season of Bloom: Summer to fall Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in evenly moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 2 feet tall Zones: 2–11 Season of Bloom: Spring Growing Conditions: Full sun to part shade in evenly moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 3 feet tall Zones: 3–8 Buy It: Giant Columbine Mixture ($20 for 5), Breck’s) Season of Bloom: Summer Growing Conditions: Full sun in dry to moderately moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 6 inches tall Zones: 5–8 Buy It: Live Plant Sedum Sunsparkler ($8, Walmart) Season of Bloom: Summer Growing Conditions: Full sun and dry to moderately moist, well-drained soil Size: Up to 8 feet tall Zones: 5–10