# Flowers

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowers/660624>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 10, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowers/660624 "2013-06-10T14:56:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![matt357](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@matt357](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt357)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowers/660624/1 "2013-06-10T14:56:51Z")

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I live in the north east and I’m looking for nice looking flowers that will grow back on their own every year and that are easy to grow and get started initially. Do you have any suggestions?

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**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowers/660624/2 "2013-06-10T15:31:30Z")

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go to a plant store and ask what perennial plants grow good in your area. find ones you like. buy some.

you can get some that flower at different times during the year. some you can also eat. some that will spread. lots of choices.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowers/660624/3 "2013-06-10T20:17:52Z")

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Since the OP is looking for advice, let’s move this to IMHO.

Colibri  
General Questions Moderator

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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flowers/660624/4 "2013-06-10T20:52:27Z")

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“North east” is a big place - do you know what [climate zone you’re in?](http://bonnieplants.ca/images/map1.jpg) For example, I’m in Zone 3 here in Calgary - that affects which plants I can plant and expect to survive over winter here. Your local greenhouses should have mostly appropriate plants for your zone, but it’s still a good idea to know your zone and check it when buying plants - they have some zone 5 plants in my local greenhouse that have extremely limited use here.