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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Rhodophiala bifida 'Red Baron'
Item #: 13714
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Spring, Summer
Height: 15" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Argentina
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $24.00Regular priceUnit price per
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Sold outRohdea japonica 'Go Dai Takane'
Item #: 12634
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $65.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outRohdea japonica 'Kinshu no Matsu'
Item #: 12632
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $32.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outRohdea japonica 'Shishi'
Item #: 12633
Zones: 6a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 4" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $32.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outRohdea japonica 'Striped Delights'
Item #: 18095
Zones: 6a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $0.00Regular priceUnit price perThis plant is available for JLBG Members only.
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Sold outRohdea japonica 'Taishu'
Item #: 10027
Zones: 6a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Light Shade to Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $32.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Rubus pentalobus 'Emerald Carpet'
Item #: 729
Zones: 6a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Taiwan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Rudbeckia auriculata
Item #: 9404
Zones: 7a to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 96" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $24.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Rudbeckia deamii 'American Gold Rush' PP 28,498
Item #: 17526
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Rudbeckia maxima
Item #: 355
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 80" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outRuellia 'Black Beauty'
Item #: 3918
Zones: 7a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 10" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Ruellia elegans 'Ragin' Cajun'
Item #: 8832
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Argentina, Brazil
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sabal 'Blackburniana'
Item #: 6220
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 180" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sabal x brazoriensis
Item #: 1741
Zones: 7b to 10b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 240" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outSabal etonia
Item #: 3857
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sabal miamiensis
Item #: 14303
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 78" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $30.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sabal minor 'McCurtain'
Item #: 2006
Zones: 6b to 10b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 72" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $28.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sabal x palmarum 'Me Too' (palmetto x causiarum)
Item #: 16953
Zones: 8b to 10b, guessing
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 360" 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 outSabal rosei 'Augusta Rose'
Item #: 17571
Zones: 8a to 8b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 480" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $23.00Regular priceUnit price perThis plant is available for JLBG Members only.
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Sabatia foliosa 'Santa Rosa'
Item #: 17040
Zones: 6a to 8b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 8" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $23.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Salvia 'Amistad' PP 23,578
Item #: 6611
Zones: 8a to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 42" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Salvia azurea 'Little Boy Blue'
Item #: 10547
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Salvia 'Big Blue'
Item #: 16696
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $21.00Regular priceUnit price per -
Sold outSalvia chamaedryoides
Item #: 688
Zones: 7a to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Regular price $22.00Regular 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.