9 Rapidly Blooming Perennials to Transform Your Garden Instantly

Leopard Plant

Leopard plant (Farfugium japonicum) grows 1-4 feet tall and 1-3 feet wide in zones 7-10 with part to full shade and slightly damp soils. It has fast-growing yellow flower spikes in spring and glossy bean-shaped leaves

Rose Mallow

Rose mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) grows 3-7 feet tall and 2-4 feet wide in zones 5-9 with full to partial sun and moist soils and blooms white, pink, crimson, or burgundy. It is good for rain gardens.

Red Hibiscus

Red hibiscus (Hibiscus coccineus) has striking red summer flowers, thrives in zones 5-9 with full sun to partial shade and moist, wet soil, growing 6-8 feet tall and 2-3 feet wide.

Candy Corn Plant

Candy corn plant (Cuphea micropetala) displays orange and red flowers in fall, thrives in zones 8-11 with full sun and moist, well-draining soil, growing 1-4 feet tall and 1-2 feet wide.

Joe Pye Weed

Joe Pye weed (Eutrochium maculatum) grows 4-8 feet tall and 2-4 feet wide in zones 4-8 with full sun to partial shade and moist to occasionally damp soil. It flowers pink or purple from summer to fall, attracting pollinators.

Heuchera Ginger Peach

Heuchera 'Ginger Peach' grows 4-8 feet tall and 2-4 feet wide in zones 4-9 with full sun to partial shade and wet to occasionally damp soil. Ruffled leaves transform from peach to coral to copper to rose.

Rose Verbena

A low-growing plant with purple flowers from spring to fall, rose verbena (Verbena canadensis) grows 18 inches tall and 12-24 inches wide in zones 6-10 with full sun and well-draining soil.

Leucanthemum Mt. Hood

Growing 16 inches tall and 16-20 inches wide, Mt. Hood shasta daisy mounds and blooms all season in zones 4-10 with full sun and healthy, well-draining soil.

Agastache Pink Pearl

Agastache 'Pink Pearl' forms a compact mound of soft pink flowers attracting pollinators, thriving in zones 4-9 with full sun and well-draining soil, reaching full size by July.