Question about planting perennials in TX?

Question

I'm in South Texas and had planted a perennial garden in the front of our house this spring and is doing great. I've started working on the back and created a bed to start a perennial garden, but now being in the middle of summer and temperatures constantly in the high 90's, should I wait to plant? If so, should I wait until next spring or will fall be okay? I'd love to plant them now, but I'm afraid the heat may play a big factor....thanks for your help.

Answer 1

you can plant some heat loving plants like elephant ears and cannas. you will have to water them though. if youj want to plant them this year it should be very soon becuase in order to surive the winter even if they are warm it must be used to the ground. the fall isnt the best time to plant plants like cannas, calla, elephant ears and so, but are goot if you are planting tulips, daffodils and those things

Answer 2

That is why I always plant in groups of three to five of the same species. One or two invariably die out, but in a few years the survivors can be divided, it's a win-win solution!

Answer 3

You will be just fine in South Texas waiting for the fall to plant some more.  In fact, your region is popular with "reverse seasons" since you have lovely weather in the fall and winter.

The heat indeed could put a lot of freshly planted flora in stress.  

I have a vegetable bed dug up in my yard, too but will now wait until late August to plant my fall crops.  Despite the monsoons it's just too hot to place seedlings in this weather.