Flowers are one of the most beautiful creations of God that can effortlessly grab the attention of the people around them. They are the amazing constituent of mother nature that brings cheerfulness, happiness, and positivity to the lives of people. Every season comes with their signature flowers.
Crossing spring, when the weather is slowly changing to summer, aren’t you all excited to know about the best flowers to grow during the summer season. To answer this question, here is a list of best summer flowering plants that you can bring home or gift to your near and dear ones.
Amaranthus
Also known as amaranth, this flower can grow from 18 inches to 6 feet tall in a variety of colors including red, orange, gold, green, and purple. This direct-sow annual does not tolerate wet soil, shade, or transplanting well.
Lily of the Nile
Also called blue lily or African lily, Agapanthus praecox is full sun or partial shade flower that thrives in warmer areas, especially in pots. “When it comes to containers and hanging baskets that are showing signs of stress, the best thing you can do is to move them into the shade and check often for dryness,” advises Kate Karam, editorial director at Monrovia. “They may need a deep drink at least once or even twice a day.”
Garden Cosmos
This full-sun perennial grows to 2 to 5 feet high with blooms in crimson, pink, and white. Like the Cleome hassleriana, Cosmos bipinnatus is easy to grow from seed and often self-sows. However, it cannot tolerate rich soil and will yield fewer flowers.
Marigold
They are meant to add color and fragrance to any garden. With colors ranging from light yellow to golden brown, it has found its use in religious and medicinal areas. The extract from the flower is also used as a food coloring agent and also helps in keeping the pests away.
Veronica
With a spike of 7 inches, these flowers bloom over the 12 to 24-inch plants with flower colors in the red or blue hues. The flowering plant prefers the sun in the Northern hemisphere but likes a bit of shade in the Southern hemisphere regions.
Perennial Hibiscus
The other name of perennial hibiscus is rose-mallow and swamp hibiscus. It belongs to the flower community of the Eastern and Southern regions. These red, pink or white flowers can go up to a size that can be around 2 to 8 feet high.
Sulfur Cosmos
This full-sun annual comes in happy hues including scarlet, orange, and yellow. It’s easy to grow from seed in poorer soils and often self-sows, meaning less work for you next year. Expect stalks to grow 1 to 4 feet high.
Moss Rose
Portulaca is a petite, full-sun perennial growing from 4 to 8 inches tall. It’s easy to grow from seed but does not tolerate high humidity well. Choose from pretty hues including red, magenta, pink, salmon, orange, yellow, and white.
Petunias
Petunias grow from 6 to 24 inches tall and you’ll find them in pretty much every color under the sun. Deadhead for continuous bloom all season, but do not plant in areas with high humidity or frequent rain.
Hydrangeas
From late spring to early autumn, hydrangeas can steal the show in your garden. Try the Blue Enchantress variety for striking ruby-black stems and big mophead flowers, Karam recommends. The border shrub flowers blue in acidic soils and pink in alkaline soils. “The flowers age to a vintage cream-splashed green color,” she adds.
Lantana
Pick between red, pink, orange, cream, lilac, purple, white, and bi-colors for this full-sun annual grows that from 1 to 6 feet tall. If you have pets or kids, keep in mind that this plant’s berries are toxic.