If you’re looking for beautiful summer flowering perennials to plant in your garden, you’re sure to find some great options on this list.
Most of these flowers will bloom from spring until fall so you can be assured that your garden will be full of color during summer.
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12 SUMMER BLOOMING PERENNIAL FLOWERS
1. Lavender (Lavendula)
Lavender is an easy care, summer blooming perennial that is available in many different varieties including English Lavender
It grows best in full sun with well-drained soil and blooms from late spring until late summer.
The highly fragrant purple flowers can be dried and used to make flower arrangements, herbal tea or scented sachets.
2. Millenium Flowering Onion (Allium Millenium)
Alliums
They grow from bulbs, which should be planted in fall for beautiful summer flowers.
Alliums need full sun and they’re drought tolerant so you can let the soil dry out a bit in between waterings.
They’re most commonly purple in color but you can also find pink and white varieties.
3. Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
Black-Eyed Susans
The flowers are yellow with black centers and they’re like a magnet for bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects.
Black-Eyed Susans should be deadheaded regularly to prolong the bloom time and they need to be divided every few years.
4. Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea)
Echinacea
Some varieties can grow up to 5 feet (1.5 metres) tall and they have a strong stem, so they don’t need to be staked.
Echinacea grows best in full sun and blooms from summer to early fall.
Regularly removing the spent flowers can prolong the flowering time.
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5. Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum x superbum)
Shasta daisies
They form clumps and produce an abundance of white flowers with yellow centers.
Shasta daisies grow best in full sun and bloom from spring until fall, so you’ll have plenty of flowers during the summer months.
6. Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)
Hydrangeas
They grow best in a spot with morning sun and afternoon shade.
Look for Endless Summer Hydrangeas
7. Aster
Aster
They grow 2 to 3 feet (60 to 90 centimetres) tall and look spectacular in the garden.
Asters grow best in areas with cool summer temperatures but they can also be grown in warm climates in a position with afternoon shade.
8. Bleeding Hearts (Dicentra spectabilis)
Bleeding Hearts
They bloom from summer to fall but they may take a couple of seasons to flower after planting.
Their gorgeous heart shaped flowers can be red, pink or white.
RELATED: How To Grow Bleeding Heart Flowers
9. Canna Lily (Canna indica)
Canna lilies
They grow from underground rhizomes and the flowers can be orange, yellow or red.
Canna lilies are best suited to warm climates but they can be grown as annuals in cool climates.
10. Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Yarrow
It has tightly-packed flower heads that can be yellow, pink, red or white.
Yarrow is frost tolerant, pest resistant and grows best in a spot with full sun.
11. Hibiscus
Hibiscus
The flowers come in a range of colors including red, pink, purple and white.
Hibiscus grows best in full sun and prefers humid, tropical climates.
12. Dahlia
Dahlias
There are many different sizes, shapes and colors to choose from, so you’re sure to find one that suits your garden.
Some Dahlia varieties can grow 5 to 6.5 feet (1.5 to 2 m) tall. [1]
Dahlias can be grown from tubers or seeds and need at least 6 hours of sunlight each day.
So there are 12 beautiful summer blooming perennial flowers.
Planting a few of these perennials will ensure that your garden will be filled with color over the summer months.
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These perennial flowers are all so pretty. I love all of them! What is the purple flower in the first picture?
Hi Carol, thank you. Yes there’s some beautiful perennials for summer blooms. The flowers in the first picture are Asters.
These flowers are so beautiful. The Shasta daisy is so gorgeous and my favorite from the bunch! My mom loves planting and I will share this article with her.
There is some great info here for those of us that want to do more with our flower gardens but don’t know where to start lol A friend recently offered us Black-Eyed Susans for our front garden as she is dividing hers. After reading this, I think they are a great option!
I have always had a special place in my heart for hydrangeas. They come in such beautiful colors. Definitely on my list of plants to have when I find my forever home!
I think I have every one of these out in my gardens! Lavender is by far, my favorite! I wish the Bleeding Hearts would last all season in bloom, they are so delicate! I love making bouquets and use hosta leaves in all my garden arrangements!