myLot Discussions Outdoor blooms...and almost December at that! I was raking leaves into my front flower beds and caught something purple out of the corner of my eye. When I looked closer, I saw my one perennial was still blooming. All the rest save for one hollyhock that took root in my driveway have died back... Wondering if anyone knows the exact name of this perennial... This perennial was given to me by a former neighbor who called it Seven Steps to Heaven being it blooms purple flowers and that bees actually open it from the bottom of flower stalk up in 7 stages. People that see it growing in my flower beds ask me... What are some shade tolerant perennial flowers? I have some pine trees, and would like to plant some perennials I already have some Hosta's. I am looking for suggestions for flowers, any ideas. summer perennials what are some long lasting/blooming summer perennials? I'd like something that will bloom all summer and come back the following year. I dont know the various plant names so a little help would be appreciated. thanks 1