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. See a list of our favorite summer flowers
Read More about Summer Flowering Plants
Brugmansia x candida 'Double White'
Item #: 5157
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 96" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Ecuador
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L) ?
Brugmansia 'Charles Grimaldi'
Item #: 5158
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 96" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L) ?
Brugmansia 'Cherub'
Item #: 8163
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 84" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L) ?
Brugmansia 'Sunset'
Item #: 4199
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L) ?
Buddleia 'Blue Chip Jr.' PP 26,581
Item #: 10067
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L) ?
Buddleia 'Ellen's Blue'
Item #: 4260
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Buddleia 'Evil Ways'
Item #: 7905
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Buddleia 'Grand Cascade' PP 30,868
Item #: 13263
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 66" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L) ?
Buddleia 'Lilac Cascade' PPAF
Item #: 16775
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L) ?
Buddleia lindleyana
Item #: 88
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 72" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: China
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Buddleia 'Miss Molly' PP 23,425
Item #: 9166
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Buddleia 'Pink Cascade' PP 30,711
Item #: 13358
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 66" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L) ?
Buddleia 'Pink Micro Chip' PP 26,547
Item #: 10068
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 30" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L) ?
Buddleia 'White Ball'
Item #: 4308
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L) ?
Caesalpinia gilliesii
Item #: 2276
Zones: 7a to 10b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Argentina
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Calamintha nepeta var. nepeta
Item #: 3501
Zones: 5a to 8a, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 20" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Southern Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Calanthe reflexa
Next crop available: 08/20/2021
Item #: 802
Zones: 6b to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Shade
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Callirhoe digitata
Item #: 12433
Zones: 5a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Callirhoe involucrata
Item #: 1839
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Callirhoe involucrata var. tenuissima
Next crop available: 08/13/2021
Item #: 1995
Zones: 4a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 6" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Campanula poscharskyana 'Camgood' PP 13,161
Item #: 8037
Zones: 4a to 7b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 8" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Balkans
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Campanula 'Sarastro'
Item #: 5547
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun to Light Shade
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Canna flaccida
Item #: 9581
Zones: 8a to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L) ?
Canna 'Flaming Kabobs'
Item #: 13108
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid, United States
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Canna x generalis 'Australia'
Item #: 2707
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Canna x generalis 'Bengal Tiger'
Item #: 819
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 72" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Canna x generalis 'Cleopatra'
Item #: 2399
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 50" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Canna x generalis 'Ermine'
Item #: 2459
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Canna x generalis 'Intrigue'
Item #: 4743
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 84" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L) ?
Canna x generalis 'Lemon Punch'
Item #: 5201
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 42" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Canna x generalis 'Minerva'
Item #: 1194
Zones: 7a to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Canna x generalis 'Orange Punch'
Item #: 4680
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L) ?
Canna x generalis 'Pacific Beauty'
Item #: 3867
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 72" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Canna x generalis 'Phasion'
Item #: 2456
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 84" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Canna x generalis 'Red Tiger' PP 30,655
Item #: 13733
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Canna x generalis 'Red Wine'
Item #: 11804
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 72" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Canna x generalis 'Wine and Roses'
Next crop available: 08/20/2021
Item #: 10520
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 42" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Canna indica 'Red Stripe'
Item #: 3072
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 96" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Canna 'Tama-Tulipa'
Item #: 9773
Zones: 7b to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 96" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid, Mexico
Pot Size: 3 qt. (2.8 L) ?
Cardiocrinum giganteum
Item #: 9310
Zones: 6a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 96" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: China, Himalayan Mountains
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Carex scaposa
Item #: 12591
Zones: 6b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 12" tall
Culture: Light Shade
Origin: China, Vietnam
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Caryopteris divaricata 'Blue Butterflies'
Item #: 7518
Zones: 6b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 72" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Japan
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Caryopteris divaricata 'Snow Fairy'
Item #: 4807
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Himalayan Mountains
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Centranthus ruber 'Coccineus'
Item #: 8611
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Mediterranean Europe
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Cestrum parqui
Item #: 4794
Zones: 7a to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Chile
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Cestrum parqui 'Orange Peel'
Item #: 5981
Zones: 7b to 9b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 96" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Cimicifuga racemosa
Item #: 8147
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Clematis fruticosa 'Mongolian Gold'
Item #: 3572
Zones: 4a to 7b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Eastern Asia, Mongolia
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Clematis hexapetala 'Mongolian Snowflakes'
Item #: 10603
Zones: 4a to 7b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: China, Eastern Asia, Korea, Mongolia, Siberia Russia
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Clematis integrifolia 'Lake Baikal'
Item #: 5937
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Russia
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Clematis 'Rooguchi'
Item #: 7093
Zones: 3a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 72" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Clematis 'Sapphire Indigo' PP 17,012
Item #: 8947
Zones: 4a to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 18" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Clematis 'Stand by Me' PP 30,556
Item #: 13500
Zones: 3b to 8b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 36" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Hybrid
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Clinopodium coccineum 'Amber Blush'
Item #: 9570
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 24" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Colocasia 'Blackwater'
Item #: 7511
Zones: 7b to 10b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 72" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Tropical Asia
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Colocasia esculenta 'Aloha' PP 29,692
Item #: 12989
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Eastern Asia
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Colocasia esculenta 'Black Coral' PP 23,896
Item #: 9580
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 42" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Eastern Asia
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Colocasia esculenta 'Black Magic'
Item #: 1818
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 60" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Eastern Asia
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Colocasia esculenta 'Black Ripple' PP 26,151
Item #: 13716
Zones: 8a to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Culture: Sun to Part Sun
Origin: Eastern Asia
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
Colocasia esculenta 'Black Runner'
Item #: 4867
Zones: 7b to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 54" tall
Culture: Sun
Origin: Eastern Asia
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L) ?
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 all the seasons: Spring Flowers, Summer Flowers, Fall Flowers, Winter Flowers
Read our short article about summer flowers. And this one too.
Check out our blog posts about summer flowers