Not all perennials are created equal. Some do well in part-shade and really don't appreciate 94 degree days with full sun. Most don't appreciate 94 degree days with full sun.
These perennials, however, thrive no matter what:
- Daylily
- Russian Sage
- Sedum
- Tickseed (shown in photo)
- Catmint (likes a good haircut mid-summer for a fresh flush of blooms)
- Cranesbill Geranium
- Japanese Anenome (spreads easily and fast so plant with caution)
- Garden Phlox
- Autumn Joy Sedum
- Apache Plume
- Rabbit Brush (Chamisa)
- Three-leaf Sumac
- Most Ornamental grasses
- Redleaf Rose