My Mother planted a Yellow Rose (for Texas) and a white Rose on my dad and sister's grave. White and yellow roses were my dads favorite. This is in New Mexico desert. I have no idea what would grow good in Ohio. Welcome to the forum I am sure someone will come by have better idea then I do.
Jimmy

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hi there, i agree with jimmy, i think roses would be very pretty for that use, or maybe some small shrubs, but thats no good if you want color though, some small annuals would be nice,
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If you are allowed to plant I would suggest a variety of seasonal bulbs. You may not have an abundance of flowers at one time but would be guaranteed a series of colorful blooms.

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Bev

I am going to go a different route here and suggest Sedum. In our zone we have some pretty adverse weather conditions. Hot summers and no rain then comes our nasty winters. That is why flowers on the graves do not look good. We have trouble keeping roses alive with constant weekly care.

Sedum will survive without constant water many are evergreen and they flower.

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You can add the bulbs as suggested. and have flowers coming up almost all summer.

Bulbs blooming times...
April - May - Tulips, Daffs, Hyacinths
June - Allium,
June - July - Asiatic lillies,
July - LA lilies
August - Oriental lilies

Sedum for year round color....
- Frosty Morn - white and green leaf - White flowers late summer
- Sedum tricolor - is a ground cover with pink and white/green leaves
-Dragon Blood - ground cover red leaves and it is evergreen it will look good even in the winter.

OR
Sempervivium - you could plant them in the shape of a heart and plant your flower bulbs above the heart. This is another evergreen plant that would be alive in the winter and never look bad.

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I have a suggestion.....how about Azaleas or Rhododenrons? They bloom at different times and you can keep them shaped up. After blooming, they stay green. Good Luck. You are a "special" Grandaughter!!!

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Sedum and bulbs sounds good to me also. I was going to suggest ground cover like creeping phlox it spreads and comes in several colors and comes back each year, bulbs could also be planted too. I have seen some of the prettiest tulips at cemeteries, I have also seen quite a few peonies in cemeteries.

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Why don't you ask the cemetery caretaker? Some cemetery mowers mow the flowers down unless they are surrounded by some kind of border. For example, my grandfather's favorite flower was moss rose. I sprinkled some seed on his grave. They were beautiful when they bloomed, but the cemetery mowed them down.

This has been an interesting thread. I too have been thinking what kind of flowers would be good for a gravesite. Both of my parents are gone and I would like to do something nice. I haven't checked with anyone as to what we are ALLOWED to do yet, but I am glad I ran across this!