Below are perennials that love plenty of sunshine and perform well in Zone 8

Aster 'English Countryside'

Name: Asters Botanical: Aster Height x Width: 18-36" H x 18-30" W Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: Assorted Bloom Time: Summer & Fall Water: Low once established Features: Plants are covered with brightly colored flowers in Fall. Companions: Mums and other Fall blooming perennials.

Platycodon 'Blue Balloon'

Name: Blue Balloon Flower Botanical: Platycodon 'Sentimental Blue' Height x Width: 12" H x 12" W Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: True Blue Bloom Time: Summer Water: Very drought tolerant Features: An abundance of blue, hot air balloon shaped buds open to star shaped flowers during summer. Very drought tolerant. A conversation plant for sure! Companions: Agastache, Daisies, Rudbeckias, Sedums, Verbena, Salvias, , and many more!

Buddleia 'Dark Knight'

Name: Butterfly Bush Botanical: Buddleia Height x Width: 6-8' H x 4-5' W Exposure: Full Sun is preferred Bloom Color: Purple, Pink, Blue, Yellow, Wine, or White Bloom Time: Sumer through Fall! Water: Low Features: Produces and abundance of flower clusters from June to frost that are butterfly magnets! Excellent specimen in the perennial garden or around patios and decks. Very Drought tolerant. Companions: Other Butterfly Bushes, Lantanas, Yarrows, Agastache, Asters, Salvias, Tall Verbena, and other butterfly attracting plants.

Name: Caryopteris 'Blue Mist Shrub' Botanical: Caryopteris Height x Width: 3' H x 2' W Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: Blue Bloom Time: Summer into Fall Water: Very drought tolerant Features: This exceptionally drought tolerant plant produces an abundance of blue flowers through summer and fall that attract butterflies. Nice accent in the perennial garden or flowering shrub border. Attractive gray-green foliage. Companions: Butterfly Bushes, Lantanas, Sedums, Yuccas, Barberries, Agastaches, yarrows, Artemeisia, Coneflowers, Rudbeckias, Coreopsis, Dianthus, Ice Plant, and many more!

Echinacea

Name: Coneflowers Botanical: Echinacea Height x Width: 18-30" H x 24" W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Bloom Color: Purple, White, Yellow, or Orange Bloom Time: Summer through Fall Water: Low Features: Purple, white, orange, yellow or pink flowers with orange-brown center cones are produced in abundance atop sturdy stems. Butterflies love them. Very drought tolerant. Companions: Yarrows, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Bushes, Daisies, Rudbeckias, Coreopsis, Daylilies, Salvias, Sedums, Setcresia, Verbenas, Pincushion Flower, Veronicas, and many more!

Coreopsis 'Moonbeam'

Name: Coreopsis 'Moonbeam' Botanical: Coreopsis verticillata Height x Width: 18-24" H x 18-24" W Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: Pale Yellow Bloom Time: June to October Water: Low Features: Masses of pale yellow daisy-like flowers are produced during summer and into fall. Very attractive thinly-cut foliage is mounding. Sheering off faded flowers will allow for successive blooming. Companions: Tall Garden Phlox, Butterfly Weed, Daisies, Coneflower, other Coreopsis, Daylilies, Salvias, Sedums, Pincushion Flower,Setcresia, Verbenas, Veronicas, and more!

Rudbeckia 'Goldstrum'

Name: 'Goldstrum' Daisy - 'Black Eyed Susan' Botanical: Rudbeckia 'Goldstrum' Height x Width: 18-24" H x 24" W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Bloom Color: Yellow with Black eye-cone Bloom Time: Summer Water: Low Features: The 3-4" diameter yellow flowers with a black center cones are produced in abundance. An easily grown and long-lived species. Excellent cut flower. 1999 Perennial of The Year! A must inevery landscape or garden. Companions: Yarrows, Coreopsis, Daisies, Coneflowers, Agastache, Artemesia, Guara, Daylilies, Japanese Aster, Malva, Tall Phlox, Salvias, Veronicas, Sedums, Verbenas, and many more!

Name: Daylily 'Stella De Oro' Botanical: Hemerocallis Height x Width: 15-18" H x 18" W Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: Golden yellow Bloom Time: May and then off and on for 5 months! Water: Low Features: An abundance of yellow trumpet flowers are produced for up to 5 months thru the season! Unrivaled in longevity of bloom. A Wilson Bros. Favorite for sure! A must in every landscape or garden. Plant in mass or as a border in sunny areas. Companions: Too many to name. This Daylily is a must in every landscape. Use it in mass on slopes, as spots of color in the perennial garden, or as splashes of color in groups anywhere in the sunny areas of the landscape!

Name: Daylilies (Assorted) Botanical: Hemerocallis Height x Width: 15-24" H x 12-18" W Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: Every color under the sun! Bloom Time: Summer Water: Low Features: Daylilies are one of the most popular perennials sold at the nursery. They are very easy to grow, long lived, and require little maintenance. Many varieties of different colors are available throughout the spring and summer. Companions: Combines well with too many plants to name here. Plant for spots of color in the perennial garden, in mass on slopes, as a border, or for splashes of summer color anywhere in the sunny areas of the landscape.

Dianthus'Firewitch'

Name: Dianthus (Perennial) Botanical: Dianthus Height x Width: 4-6"H - Space 18-24" apart Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: Red, Fushia, Pink, or white shades Bloom Time: Spring into Summer Water: Low once established Features: Attractive silver to grey evergreen foliage becomes covered in Spring with fragrant flowers. Companions: Excellent as a border in sunny shrub beds or along a walkway or path.

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'Neon Star' 'Spangled Star' 'Eastern Star' 'Fire Star'

Name: Autumn Fern Botanical:   Height x Width: 18-30" H x 18-24" W Exposure: Shade or Afternoon Shade Foliage Color: Dark Green with Orange new growth Bloom Time:   Water: Most are drought tolerant Features: The young fronds of this evergreen fern are orange-copper colored and contrast nicely with the green mature foliage. Very adaptable and easily grown in a wide range of weel-drained soils. Companions: Hosta Lilies, Heucheras, Ferns, Helleborus, Bleeding Hearts, Lamium, Vinca Minor, Toad Lilies, Peonies, Oakleaf Hydrangeas, Mahonias, Nandinas, Azaleas, Dogwoods, Redbud Trees, and other shade plants and trees.

Name: Gaillardia 'Goblin' - Blanket Flower Botanical: Gaillardia Height x Width: 12" H x 12" W Exposure:   Bloom Color: Yellow & Red bi-color Bloom Time: May to Frost! Water: Low Features: Exceptionally drought tolerant perennial that produces large yellow and red bi-color blooms from May to frost! Very low maintenance. Useful in perennial gardens, rock gardens, or wildflower plantings. Companions: Coreopsis, Rudbeckias, Yarrow, Daylilies, Sedums, Hens and Chicks,

Name: Hens & Chicks Botanical: Sempervivum Height x Width: 6-8" H x 12-15" W Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: Summer Bloom Time: Mix Water: Very drought tolerant Features: Rosettes of succulent foliage are very cute and at home around rock outcroppings or boulders. Exceptionally drought tolerant plant. Great in the rock garden or in containers. Companions: Sedums, Guara, Agastache, Dianthus, Veronica, Iceplant, Asters, and many other drought tolerant plants.

Heuchera

Name: Heucheras Botanical: Heuchera Height x Width: 12-18" H x 12-18" W Exposure: Shade or Afternoon Shade Bloom Color: More known for its colorful foliage! Bloom Time:   Water: Low once established Features: Heucheras are quickly gaining in popularity as they add outstanding, unique texture and color to the shady garden. Companions: All other shade perennials, shrubs, and trees.

Hosta Lily

Name: Hosta Lilies Botanical: Hosta Height x Width: 2-3' H x 2-3' W Exposure: Shade Foliage Color: Variegated, Blue, and Golden Bloom: White or Lavender in Spring or Summer Water: Low Features: The bold foliage, textures, and colors of Hosta Lilies make them a must in every shade garden in the South. Companions: Hosta Lilies, Heucheras, Ferns, Helleborus, Bleeding Hearts, Lamium, Vinca Minor, Toad Lilies, Peonies, Oakleaf Hydrangeas, Mahonias, Nandinas, Azaleas, Dogwoods, Redbud Trees, and other shade plants and trees.

Delosperma 'Ice Plant'

Name: Ice Plant Botanical: Delosperma cooperi Height x Width: 3-4"H - Space 18-24" apart Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Bloom Color: Purple Bloom Time: April to Frost Water: Very drought tolerant Features: Purple flowers are rpoduced in abundance atop the evergreen matt-forming succulent foliage. Useful as a groundcover or border in islands, perennial or rock gardens, or foundation plantings. Companions: Combines nicely with just about any other plants. Knockout Rose, Stella De Oro Daylily, Barberries, Yuccas, and Abelias to name just a few.

Name: Lamb's Ear Botanical: Stachys byzantine Height x Width: 8-12" H x 24" W Exposure: Full Sun or Partial Shade Foliage Color: Silver-grey Bloom Time:   Water: Low Features: Outstanding, felt-like, gray-white trailing foliage is an excellent contrast in the garden. Companions: Combines well with just about any other plants.

Lantana

Name: Lantana's Botanical: Lantana Height x Width: 2-6' H x 4-8' W depending on variety Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: Several colors to choose from. Bloom Time: May to Frost! Water: Very drought tolerant Features: Unrivaled for attracting butterflies! The flower clusters are produced in abundance from late spring thru fall. Leave plenty of room in the garden for these fast growing, mounding perennial shrubs. Very drought tolerant. A must in every garden or landscape! Most definitely a Wilson Bros Favorite!! Prune back in Spring when new growth begins to emerge. Fall pruning insures death. Companions: Yarrows, Butterfly Bush, Ice Plant, Sedums, Ornamental Grasses, Junipers, Barberries, Yucca, Coneflowers, Rudbeckias, Pincushion Flower, and many other plants that attract butterflies and are drought tolerant.

Name: Malva 'Zebrina' - Hollyhock Mallow Botanical: Malva sylvestris Height x Width: 36-42" H x 24" W Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: White w/ Purple stripes Bloom Time: June through September Water: Drought tolerant once established Features: Single, hollyhock-like flowers open all summer in the leaf axils of plants with big, lobed foliage. Best grown in well drained soils in sun. Companions: Yarrows, Hollyhock, Butterfly Bush, Coreopsis, Daisies, Ice Plant, Coneflowers, Daylilies, Japanese Aster, Liatris, Phlox, Salvias, Sedums, Veronicas, Verbenas, and more.

Scabiosa 'Pincushion Flower'

Name: Pincushion Flower - (Pink or Blue) Botanical: Scabiosa Height x Width: 12-18" H x 18" W Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: Blue Bloom Time: April to Frost! Water: Drought tolerant once established Features: Multitudes of vivid-blue flowers, resembling pin cushions, are produced from April to frost on this low, mounding, very drought tolerant perennial. Attracts butterflies and an excellent cut flower! A must in every garden! Companions: Yarrows, Agastaches, Artemesia, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Bush, Daisies, Coreopsis, Coneflowers, Guara, Daylilies, Japanese Aster, Phlox, Knockout Rose, Sedum, Salvia, Veronicas, and many more!

Name: Phlox 'Creeping' - Thrift Botanical: Phlox`subulata Height x Width: 3-4" H x 18-24" W Exposure: Full Sun Bloom Color: Pink, Blue, or White Bloom Time: March - May Water: Low Features: A carpet forming Phlox that is covered with sky-blue flowers in Spring. Excellent for use as a border in the landscape or perennial garden, or on slopes. Very dro