![Wildfire Blackgum Tree](https://tlcgarden.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/blackgum.wildfire.fallclose-400x250.jpg)
The Wildfire Blackgum bursts to life each spring with bright red foliage...
![Perennial Power](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==)
By selecting perennials with different flowering times, you can extend the perennials color over longer periods of time.
![Roses in Oklahoma](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==)
Answer all your questions about growing roses in Oklahoma! Get the TLC Plant Professionals' lowdown on rose survival in the Oklahoma heat.
![Verbena](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==)
This perennial is tried and true in the hot Oklahoma summer sun.
![Shasta Daisy](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==)
In Oklahoma they can tolerate light shade, especially in the hot summer months.
![Sedum](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==)
The biggest attraction to these is their foliage itself and the color variations contrast with one another.
![Salvia](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==)
Meadow Sage with its hues of purple, blue, red and white can be seen blanketing garden beds throughout Oklahoma.
![Rudbeckia](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==)
Large yellow flower heads with brown or black centers protrude on tall, fuzzy stems with their foliage staying lower to the ground.
![Phlox](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==)
Garden Phlox tends to be the more popular of the two because of its longer bloom time.
![Monarda (Bee Balm)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==)
Monarda is great for mass plantings in garden beds or in container gardens.
![Milkweed (Asclepias – Perennial Variety)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==)
Milkweed is the number one food source and nesting place for Monarch Butterflies.
![Lantana (Annual Variety)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==)
TLC Garden's Complete Guide to Growing Lantana!