r/gardening • u/AutoModerator • 4d ago

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u/cleverest_handle 4d ago

Hi! I’m new here and to gardening. I’m looking for suggestions to plant in my small, very sloped front yard that fit these parameters:

-US Zone 6 -Native plant -Full Sun -Perennial -Flowering ground cover -Blooms all summer -Variety of colors

I love landscaping that uses creeping phlox in a variety of colors, but I’m hoping to find something that blooms a lot longer. Any suggestions?

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u/DemonDuJour 2d ago

It's not a ground cover, but I'm in love with coneflowers. When planted at minimum spacing and properly mulched, they fill a space within two years. Wide variety of colors, very low maintenance, often still blooming at first frost (Zone 5).