echinacea, shasta daisy, dianthus, platycodon, ratibida

yep, it's the basics, but they are they are the basics for a reason...they rock!

never think you are too sophisticated for the good old fashions!

Oh there are so many...
Echinacea
Hellebore
Peony
Iris
Rose campion
Phlox
Salvia
Stokes aster
Clematis
Russian sage
Rudbeckia
Baptisia
Gaillardia
St john's wort
Penstemon
Lady's mantle
Heuchera
Painted daisy
Montauk daisy
Mums
Columbine
Sedum

Anything purple. Love salvia, sage, lupine, hydrangea and pansies.

I have a lot of the standards, too, but my favorites are cimicifuga racemosa (black cohosh), astilbe chinensis, and a pink hibiscus.

Monkshood
Bleeding heart
Black and blue salvia
Red Cardinal flower
and if bulbs count daffodils any and all of them

don't forget agastache

Rudbeckia and Coreopsis.

Mine would have to be Salvia greggii, the red one.

Its evergreen here, minds its manners and the hummers just love it. I kept waiting for it to quit blooming during the heat of the summer to cut it back and shape it up but it kept blooming all season last year. I'm waiting until I prune the roses close to Valentines' Day, then I'll shape it up again and it will start blooming again shortly after.

Here is a link that might be useful: some info

Just to name a few.

Phlox
Agastache Acapulco Salmon
Vebena Bonariensis
Crocosmia
Variegated Sedum
Oriental lily Star Gazer
Butterfly Bush

Some that I really love include:

Purple Ironweed
Verbena bonariensis
Coreopsis
Milkweeds and Butterfly Weed
Rudbeckia

I have quite a few more that I'm trying this year and I can't wait to see how they'll turn out. Joe Pye Weed, Blue Vervain, Peach Leaf Bellflower and many more!

Brad AKA Moonwolf

What I thought was new growth on my Salvia greggii is actually bloom buds!!

I won't be pruning it back anytime soon as the hummers are due in about a month.

Clematis
Angel Trumpets
Canna
Butterfly Bush
Lantana
Lilies
Chrysanthemum
Heuchera
Lamiaceae family (Agastache, Nepeta, Caryopteris, etc)
Dahlia (even though I can't keep them alive)
Gerbera Daisy
Gazania
Ginger Lily
Columbine
Jasmine
Hyacinth
Hibiscus
Passion Flower (although I had no idea it was this invasive!)

If shrubs count:
Azalea, Rhododendron, Camellia, Gardenia, Forsythia, Flowering Quince

phlox
astible
columbine
iris
bleeding hearts

I don't now what they're called, but I have a cute dark pink flower that came in a mix. It not only is perennial, but it is spreading nicely in an area where I can't get grass to grow. I'll take a pic this year and see if I can fnd someone who can ID it for me.

I also love hollyhocks, but I have a big problem with them getting rust (I think) and I simply gave up on them.