What potted flowers bloom all summer long?
Lantana and petunia,I really like the dark basil as well. The three very best all summer long bloomers for full sun (6+ hours) are petunias, angelonia and diamond frost euphorbia. Dahlias are perfect to plant in August since they will flower right up to the first frosts. You can also rely on long-blooming salvias, astilbes, sunny rudbeckias, gaillardias, asters, sedums and heleniums. Elevate the outside of your home with any of these beautiful blooms!Certain warm-season annuals also do well once summer weather arrives. Good warm-season choices include petunias, marigolds, geraniums, and annual salvia.Towards the end of August, you can sow some hardy annual flowers, such as marigolds, cornflowers or poppies to overwinter and flower next summer. It’s quick, easy and fun. Plant seeds directly in the ground or pots and protect in winter with a cloche or horticultural fleece.
What are hardy flowering annuals?
Alyssum, bachelor’s buttons, calendula, cleome, delphinium, foxgloves, larkspur, lisianthus, pansies, and rudbeckia—these gorgeous flowers are all easy-to-grow, hardy annuals that thrive in the colder temperatures in spring and fall. Cyclamen. Stagger some of your summer-blooming houseplants with winter-flowering cyclamen (Cyclamen persicum). The blooms on these plants last up to eight weeks with the right care. Cyclamen flowers are fragrant and colorful, with pink, red, white, and purple varieties.There are many flowers that bloom all summer, but petunias, zinnias, and sunflowers are standout choices for your spaces. These hardy blooms thrive in warm weather and continue to produce beautiful flowers from early summer to late fall with proper care.
What summer flowers will grow in pots in shade?
Shade-loving flowers aren’t too hard to find—check your local garden store. Try impatiens, coleus, sweet potato vines, violas, petunias, pansies, hostas, astilbes, and trilliums. They look great and will thrive in full to partial shade. And don’t forget to think vertically when designing your containers. When you’re looking for full sun flowers for pots, consider summer snapdragons, lantana, mandevilla vines and portulaca. This planter of full sun flowers includes ‘Akila Lavender Shades’ osteospermums (also known as African or Cape Daisies), ‘Cool Wave Frost’ spreading pansies and ‘Clear Crystal’ white alyssum.Suitable plants Whatever the style or situation, there are summer container plants to suit; Focal point:Argyranthemum (marguerite) grown as standards, dahlia, fuchsia, Lantana, lavender, Phormium and salvia.