Summertime marks the best time of the year to garden. Plants are actively growing, the threat of cold weather is gone, and long days mean that working people can enjoy a few hours of daylight in the garden. Enjoy our selection of summer flowering plants for your perennial garden.
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Agave chazaroi 'Lasting Impressions'
Item #: 16480
Zones: 9b to 11
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $39.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Agave xylonacantha 'Frostbite'
Item #: 8723
Zones: 9a to 10b, guessing
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $32.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Agave x yavapaiensis 'Verde Valley'
Item #: 12595
Zones: 8b to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $39.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Allium 'Millenium'
Item #: 5466
Zones: 5a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $19.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outAllium 'Pink Planet'
Item #: 12727
Zones: 4a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $20.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Alocasia gageana 'California'
Item #: 14918
Zones: 8a to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Burma/Myanmar
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $27.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Alocasia 'Portodora'
Item #: 3654
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 96" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)
Regular price $26.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Alocasia wentii
Item #: 2967
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: New Guinea
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $27.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Aloysia gratissima 'Punky Brewster'
Item #: 17483
Zones: 7b to 10b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 120" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, United States, Uruguay
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Aloysia virgata
Item #: 7587
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 96" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Argentina, Brazil
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outAlstroemeria 'Casablanca'
Item #: 8689
Zones: 6b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 40" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $27.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Alstroemeria 'Golden Tiara' PP 35,427
Item #: 17264
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 45" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $28.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Alstroemeria 'Indian Summer'
Item #: 14362
Zones: 6a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $28.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Alstroemeria 'Patricia Lynn'
Item #: 4643
Zones: 6a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $29.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Alstroemeria 'Princess Fabiana' PP 17,991
Item #: 9555
Zones: 6a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $28.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Alstroemeria 'Summer Relieve'
Item #: 14366
Zones: 5b to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $28.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outAmarcrinum 'Elegance'
Item #: 6105
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 42" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $39.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Ammocharis coranica
Item #: 5830
Zones: 7a to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: South Africa
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $26.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Amorpha x notha 'Half-back'
Item #: 17494
Zones: 3a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 72" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $26.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Anemone 'Dreaming Swan' PP 27,384
Item #: 13578
Zones: 6a to 8b, probably colder
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $20.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outAngelica dahurica
Item #: 7102
Zones: 4a to 7b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 72" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, Siberia Russia, Taiwan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $20.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Anisacanthus wrightii
Item #: 5119
Zones: 7a to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mexico, United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $20.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Antirrhinum hispanicum
Item #: 8364
Zones: 5a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Morocco, Spain
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $20.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outAralia californica
Item #: 16901
Zones: 7a to 10b, guessing
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 96" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $20.00Regular priceUnit price per
More Information About Summer Flowering Plants
Take your summer vacation in the garden and cultivate summer flowers.
Summer time marks the best time of the year to garden. Plants are actively growing, the threat of cold weather is gone, and long days mean that working people can enjoy a few hours of daylight in the garden after escaping the drudgery of the office. If you are going to spend a lot of time out in your garden at this time of year, it makes sense to have plenty of perennials that bloom all summer to enjoy.
To help you find the best summer flowering plants for your garden, we have created this mini-catalog of flowers that bloom all summer just for you. Some of our favorite plants for the dog days are below:
List of the Best Summer Flowers for the Garden
- Agapanthus - Blue flowers and a tropical look
- Agastache - Colorful flowers all summer long, attracts hummingbirds, and fragrant foliage!
- Buddleia - Flowers that bloom all summer and a butterfly bonanza!
- Canna - Very tropical with large colorful flowers that bloom all summer
- Crinum - Big bold plants that are incredibly easy to grow
- Dahlia - Wonderful cut flowers and colorful foliage too
- Echinacea - Native plant extraordinaire!
- Gaillardia - Bright colors and drought tolerance.
- Gladiolus - Tall spikes of flowers
- Hypericum - Groundcover with bright yellow flowers in summer
- Lantana - Bright red, orange, and yellow colors that attract hummingbirds all summer long
- Phlox - Tall flower spikes in summer
- Solidago - Late summer food for butterflies
- Verbena - Groundcover mat of foliage topped with colorful flowers all summer
One special favorite is Hypericum - aka St. John's wort - the name literally defines summer as it is named after the feast of St. John which traditionally marks the longest day of the year and is close to the time that this summer flower first appears.
So make the best of your daylight savings time and spend it in the garden tending your summer flowering plants.
Check out our perennial collections for all seasons: Spring Flowers, Fall Flowers, Winter Flowers.
Be sure to visit our blog at JLBG.org for blog posts about summer flowers.