August-Planted Perennials for Morning Sun in Colorado: Six Long-Blooming Favorites

For an 8-ft border in morning sun, buy 5–6 of these (mature size ~2×2 ft):

• Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
• Shasta Daisy 'Becky' (Leucanthemum × superbum)
• Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue' & 'Pink Mist'
• Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise'
• Achillea 'Parker's Gold'
• Coreopsis 'Zagreb'

All bloom for months, tolerate drought, and thrive in Colorado's alkaline soil. Plant now, water well, mulch.