There are many beautiful flowers that start with the letter T. Some of these flowers include the tulip, the Tiger lily, and the Trumpet vine. Each of these flowers has its own unique beauty and they are all perfect for adding a touch of elegance to any garden.
1. Table Mountain Watsonia
Watsonia tabularis or Table Mountain Watsonia is an evergreen perennial bulb with showy summer flowers.
Blossoming from late spring to midsummer, arching stalks of eye-catching goblet-shaped flowers rise from sturdy reddish-purple stems. The flowers bloom in unique salmon-pink to peachy colors.
The deciduous evergreen foliage of sword-shaped green leaves compliments the flowers in a perfect rendition.
Table Mountain Watsonia is not fussy and requires little care. Cutting off dying leaves will keep this plant attractive for an extended period. It is stunning in cut flower arrangements.
- Annual or Perennial: Perennial
- Growing Season: Spring (Late), Summer (Early, Mid)
- Maintenance: Low
- Sun: Full sun
- Water: Average
2. Tahiti Sunrise
Dahlia Tahiti Sunrise is a member of the semi-cactus Dahlias, known for their exceptional fully double flowerheads.
The luminous bright red flowers with a vibrant yellow center and red-purple shading at the tips bloom from midsummer until frost. The petals are elongated and tightly rolled at the edges to look like a tube.
Tahiti Sunrise is a fitting name for this Dahlia that sparkles and glistens under sunlight. Together with the foliage of mid-green leaves, the Tahiti Sunrise makes a spectacular container plant and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. It is also stunning in cut flower arrangements.
- Annual or Perennial: Perennial
- Growing Season: Summer (Mid, Late), Fall
- Maintenance: Average
- Sun: Full sun
- Water: Average
3. Tahoka Daisy
The beautiful Machaeranthera tanacetifolia or Tahoka Daisy is a mound forming an annual or biennial plant with rays of lavender flowers.
This plant forms clumps of branched stems densely covered with sharp-pointed, pinnately divided leaves that appear fern-like.
From late spring to fall, clusters of showy star-like flowers appear atop sturdy stems. Each flowerhead features numerous bright purple to lavender ray florets with a contrasting golden-yellow central disc floret.
The explosive pop of purple and yellow attracts butterflies and creates a soothing and balanced addition to landscapes. Read more about the meaning of daisy flowers.
- Annual or Perennial: Perennial
- Growing Season: Spring (Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall
- Maintenance: Low
- Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
- Water: Low, Average
4. Taiga
Clematis ‘Taiga’ is loaded with colorful flowers and grabs attention with its fully double flower rosettes.
This deciduous perennial with an upright climbing habit can grow up to 8 feet. From early summer to fall, masses of blue-purple flowers with greenish-white tips bloom. The frilly sepals are curved, making the flowers appear like stars.
The foliage of bright green to mid-green leaves makes the magnificent blooms pop. Taiga is a showstopper with its unusual flowers, attracting butterflies and hummingbirds.
It blends well with other plants while retaining its showy character and making excellent cut flower arrangements.
- Annual or Perennial: Perennial
- Growing Season: Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall
- Maintenance: Low
- Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
- Water: Average
5. Takeshima Stonecrop
Takeshima Stonecrop is a delightful flower with a captivating play of colors, patterns, and markings.
This evergreen perennial is covered with thick rosettes of dark green leaves. Each leaf has creamy-white to creamy-yellow margins that get pink highlights in fall.
Starting from summer, clusters of bright yellow star-shaped flowers with reddish-yellow anthers appear above the foliage on short, thick stems.
The showy flowers are a source of pleasure and attract butterflies.
Also known as Sedum takesimense ‘Atlantis,’ the Takeshima Stonecrop is low growing and ground-hugging, making the perfect ground cover.
- Annual or Perennial: Perennial
- Growing Season: Spring (Early, Mid, Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall, Winter
- Maintenance: Low
- Sun: Full sun
- Water: Low, Average
6. Tall Bluebells
As a member of the Forget-Me-Not family, Tall Bluebells leave a lasting impression with their drooping trumpet-shaped, bright blue flowers. This beautiful ornamental plant lights the garden with a cluster of bright blue and sometimes pink or white flowers that bloom from late spring to midsummer.
This upright perennial has hairy, oval-shaped blue-green leaves that grow on short stems. The showy flowers provide a viewing pleasure in the spring garden.
- Annual or Perennial: Perennial
- Growing Season: Spring (Late), Summer (Early, Mid)
- Maintenance: Low
- Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
- Water: Average, High
7. Tall Boneset
This tall upright perennial herb can sometimes grow more than 5 feet with stems covered in white hairs and lanceolate to narrowly ovate dark green leaves. From midsummer to fall, the end of the stem branches into a flat-topped array, where clusters of densely packed white flowers bloom.
Tall Boneset has showy and attractive blossoms that provide a burst of color in the late-season garden. Its leaves and stems have medicinal properties that treat bone aches from fevers.
- Annual or Perennial: Perennial
- Growing Season: Summer (Mid, Late), Fall
- Maintenance: Low
- Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
- Water: Low, Average
8 Tall Cinquefoil
Growing 2-3 feet tall, Drymocallis arguta or Tall Cinquefoil is a showy perennial with stout, erect stems. From early summer to early fall, a tight cluster of flowers starts to bloom in an eye-popping combination of creamy white and yellow. Each flower features five white to creamy-white petals, five green sepals, and 20 golden yellow stamens that form a ring around the golden yellow center.
The stems are unbranched, with the basal green leaves appearing on long stalks. Both stems and leaves are covered in glandular hairs, appearing whitish-green.
The attention-grabbing Cinquefoil has small flowers, and the nectar and pollen are easily accessible to small bees and other pollinators.
- Annual or Perennial: Perennial
- Growing Season: Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall
- Maintenance: Low
- Sun: Full sun
- Water: Average
9. Tall Coneflower
Towering Rudbeckia grandiflora or Tall Coneflower is prized for its bright golden-yellow flowers. This lean and slender perennial blooms profusely from mid-spring to late summer in an extravagant display of drooping yellow rays with a brownish-purple central cone. And since one flower can produce numerous flowering stems, this plant shows off with an abundance of flowers.
The stems are erect and sturdy, with broadly ovate, greenish leaves that provide a lovely background for the vibrant flowers.
The Tall Coneflower brings rich and warm colors to landscapes, attracting butterflies and birds. Deadheading spent flowers will encourage the production of more vibrant blooms.
- Annual or Perennial: Perennial
- Growing Season: Spring (Mid, Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
- Maintenance: Low
- Sun: Full sun
- Water: Average
10. Tall Goldenrod
A member of the sunflower family, the Tall Goldenrod, reaches a height of 1.6-6.6 feet. This perennial has an upright, rigid central stem that bears several narrow lance-shaped leaves.
In fall, its arching branches pack dense clusters of small dark yellow flowerheads that number several hundred. Each flower head has ray and disc florets, attracting bees, butterflies, and beetles.
Solidago altissima, or Tall Coneflower, is easy to grow and provides warm showy colors to the late-season garden.
- Annual or Perennial: Perennial
- Growing Season: Fall
- Maintenance: Low
- Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
- Water: Low, Average
11. Tall Ironweed
Vernonia gigantea or Giant Ironweed is staggeringly tall, reaching a height of 3.3-9.8 feet. This large, showy perennial has colorful blooms from July to September. Clusters of tiny magenta-purple flowers appear on rigid, smooth stems. The petals fuse at the bottom, making the flowers appear like flared tubes.
Ovate or lanceolate deep green leaves appear on the stems and provide an excellent background for the colorful flowers. With its brilliant blooms, this ornamental plant is attractive to butterflies and birds.
- Annual or Perennial: Perennial
- Growing Season: Summer (Late), Fall
- Maintenance: Low
- Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
- Water: Average
12. Tall Thistle
The distinctive pink flowerhead of the Tall Thistle makes it stand out, even as a weed. Growing as a biennial or short-lived perennial, this plant can reach heights of up to 9-10 feet and distinguishes itself with the softest spines open to touch. Erect branching stems bear broad elliptical, unlobed leaves attached directly to the stem without petioles.
From July to October, purple to pink flowerheads bloom at the end of the branching stems. Each flower has floral bracts with a contrasting white stripe at the center, adding dimension to the plant. Tall Thistle produces an abundance of nectar that attracts bees, butterflies, and beetles. It has showy characteristics and makes an excellent cut flower.
- Annual or Perennial: Perennial
- Growing Season: Summer (Mid, Late), Fall
- Maintenance: Low
- Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
- Water: Low, Average
13. Tall Tickseed
The late-season garden will enjoy the bright yellow flowers of this statuesque perennial. Coreopsis tripteris, or Tall tickseed, is the gold standard with its large daisies that bloom for months, starting from midsummer and lasting through fall. Each flowerhead has bright yellow ray florets with a contrasting reddish-brown central disc floret.
It grows upright on sturdy solid stems bearing smooth-edged lobed anise-scented leaves. The splash of showy bright yellow daisy-like flowers is rich in nectar, attracting butterflies and a host of other pollinators. It is not fussy and will rebloom after deadheading.
- Annual or Perennial: Perennial
- Growing Season: Summer (Mid, Late), Fall
- Maintenance: Low
- Sun: Full sun
- Water: Low, Average
14. Tall Verbena
Verbena bonariensis or Tall Verbena deserves the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. This long-blooming perennial has an architectural depth with its slender, willowy stems that branch near the top.
From early summer until frost, fragrant lavender to lilac flowers blooms in tight clusters at the terminal end of the stem, where they appear to be floating. The floating flowers appear above lance-shaped dark green leaves and produce ample nectar for butterflies and hummingbirds.
It is airy with a see-through quality that makes it perfect for borders. It also makes a magnificent cut flower.
- Annual or Perennial: Perennial
- Growing Season: Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall
- Maintenance: Low
- Sun: Full sun
- Water: Average
15. Tam Tam
Dahlia ‘Tam Tam’ is a member of the Ball Dahlias with neat rows of rounded, double petals curved inwards at the tips. The enormous dark red glowing flowers bloom from midsummer until frost and provide a lovely contrast against dark green foliage.
Tam Tam creates a striking visual impact when planted in groups of at least five and will reward you with new blooms after deadheading spent flowers. It makes an excellent cut flower, radiating intense colors inside the vase. The showy flowers define sophistication and attract butterflies.
- Annual or Perennial: Perennial
- Growing Season: Summer (Mid, Late), Fall
- Maintenance: Average
- Sun: Full sun
- Water: Average
16. Tansy
Otherwise known as Tanacetum vulgare, tansy is an aromatic weed-like perennial that typically grows in disturbed grounds, riverbanks, rough grasslands, and roadside verges. Although now considered invasive in North America, the plant was once an important European culinary herb. It has fern-like foliage and yellow flower heads that appear in clusters from July to October.
The plant, known for its numerous medicinal uses, also falls among decorative plants. It has a stout, somewhat reddish, and erect stem that’s usually smooth, tall, and branching near the top. Although the scent is similar to rosemary’s, it’s still important to note that the leaves are generally toxic when consumed in large quantities.
- Annual or Perennial: Perennial
- Growing Season: Summer
- Maintenance: Medium
- Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
- Water: Average
17. Tapien
Verbena Tapien is a spectacular trailing Verbena that’s useful for filling bare spots. It’s one of the tried and true perennials that landscape professionals often turn to as the “spiller” component of a “filler, spiller, thiller” mixed container. The plant, which is also called Garden verbena or Trailing vervain, is known for its prostrate growth habit. It creates a deep green carpet that makes it a showy ground cover.
Tapien plants are constantly in bloom and are impervious to humidity, heat, and light frosts. This quality helps them to thrive, even in areas where other verbenas are expected to fail. They blossom in various stages of maturity, and their colors range from deep blue-violet to richly-colored magenta.
- Annual or Perennial: Perennial
- Growing Season: Fall, Spring (Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late)
- Maintenance: Low
- Sun: Full sun, Partial sun
- Water: Average
18. Tardiana Group
Popularly known as Hosta ‘Halcyon’, the Tardiana group is a hardy perennial cultivar that forms compact mounds of vivid, sturdy, blue-green leaves. Its physical features make it a great addition to shady areas where it becomes an attractive, dense mound of flat, smooth, thick-textured blue leaves. Once established, the Tardiana group plants are pretty tough and will spread horizontally to form excellent ground covers. They are suitable for most garden styles and are known to retain their blue leaf colors longer than most other hostas.
They are easily grown in organically rich, evenly moist, well-drained soil, and their ability to thrive under shades and without shades makes them able to survive anywhere. Although, experts advise that their soil should not be allowed to dry out.
- Annual or Perennial: Perennial
- Growing Season: Spring (Mid, Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall
- Maintenance: Low
- Sun: Partial sun, Shade
- Water: Average
19. Taro
Taro (Colocasia esculenta) is a herbaceous plant of the arum family. Although originally native to southeastern Asia, the plant has since spread to the pacific islands, where it has become a staple plant. Despite being cultivated in many places as an annual plant, it’s important to note that Taro is a perennial herb with simple, broad, and long-petioles leaves.
The plant, suitable for wetland and dryland culture, grows well in most conditions. Its ability to thrive under partial shade makes it an excellent understory plant. However, note that flowers may be infrequent, and it rarely sets seeds.
- Annual or Perennial: Perennial
- Growing Season: Spring, Summer
- Maintenance: Low
- Sun: Partial sun, Partial shade
- Water: Average
20. Tartan
Dahlia ‘Tartan’ is a beautiful Dinnerplate Dahlia that grabs instant attention with its exceptional coloring. The border dahlia, which produces some of the largest-sized blooms of any dahlia (up to 25cm), has become a staple in most gardens. It produces large double, eye-catching flowers whose petals are a mix of white and burgundy. The plant blooms massively from late summer to frost and can be stored over winter to be replanted in spring.
Beyond their eye-catching colors, Tartans are also widely used because of their long bloom time, easy cultivation, and good adaptability. They are not only ideal for flower beds and gardens; they are also excellent fresh-cut flowers.
- Annual or Perennial: Perennial
- Growing Season: Summer (Mid, Late), Fall
- Maintenance: Average
- Sun: Full sun
- Water: Average
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