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Summer Blooming Flowers To Plant For A Garden Full Of Color
By Sakshi Khaitan
Matrona Stonecrop
Assuming a vasiform appearance, 'Matrona' stonecrop breaks out huge heads of pastel-pink petals early in the summer, with the display lasting until after frost.
If you can maintain a rock or water-wise landscape in zones 3 to 9, its purple-veined, fleshy leaves will conserve water, helping it survive the drought, arid conditions with ease.
Clustered Bellflower
Growing wider than tall, clustered bellflowers become jam-packed with blue-purple blooms on moderately shaded, moist soils when spring transitions to summer.
They attract various pollinators, including hummingbirds, native bees, and butterflies. They're cold hardy in zones 3 through 8 but require full sun exposure in colder climates.
Siberian Iris
With a love for moisture, Siberian irises are low-maintenance plants that offer an abundance of vibrant, velvety blooms in early summer. They’re hardy in zones 3 to 8.
They look their best in full sun but fare better with some afternoon shade in hot southeastern U.S. states. Note that they can cause contact dermatitis and are poisonous to ingest.
'Steffi Dark Rose'
Well-adapted in zones 5 to 9, 'Steffi Dark Rose' is a drought- and heat-tolerant, herbaceous cultivar of Gaura lindheimeri. It grows about 2 feet tall and wide.
During the spring-summer transition, you'll find wispy, pink-blushed flowers supported over their dainty stems, floating above red-speckled foliage, sometimes as late as fall.
Cherry Sage
Cherry sage thrives in the southern regions. Depending on the cultivar, its red, coral, pink, or white tubular flowers delight hummingbirds until it's frost-killed.
Hardy through zone 8, this perennial returns after winter if the area is left intact. Full sun is preferred, but in hot climates, protection from the afternoon sun is necessary.