A time of warmth, long days, and an abundance of blooms, as gardens are filled with a dazzling array of colours, textures, and fragrance. If you’re looking for some extra colour for your mid-summer garden look no further! Here at Little Mountain Greenhouse, we have a great selection of perennials and annual flowers that will give that extra special ‘pop’ to any garden!
Here are some of our most popular mid-summer flowers:
1. Echinacea (Coneflowers): a perennial favourite due to their vibrant, long-lasting blooms that will brighten your garden with their brilliant colour! They also happen to be a pollinator favourite, by attracting hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies!
2. Lavender: Beloved for its aromatic fragrance, therapeutic properties, and beauty, lavender features silvery-green foliage and spikes of purple, blue, or white flowers. This drought-tolerant plant thrives in well-drained soil and full sun. Its blooms also attract pollinators, making it a beneficial addition to any garden!
3. Shasta Daisies: The cheerful Shasta daisy is a classic perennial. It looks similar to the familiar roadside field daisy but has larger and more robust blooms. They are low-maintenance, drought-tolerant, and excellent for attracting pollinators. Their long-lasting blooms also make them a popular choice for cut flower arrangements!
4. Gaillardia (Blanket Flowers): vibrant, hardy perennials celebrated for their striking, daisy-like blooms. These flowers feature a warm colour palette of red, orange, and yellow, often with intricate patterns and contrasting centers. Native to our region, they are an amazing addition to any garden as they are suited to our climate, soil and growing conditions while being drought tolerant all while providing essential habitat and food sources for local wildlife, including birds, butterflies, and beneficial insects!
5. Dahlias: Dahlias are vibrant, bushy, and tuberous perennials known for their stunning, diverse blooms that come in a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes. They thrive in well-drained soil and full sun, making them a favorite in summer gardens. With their long-lasting flowers, dahlias are popular for both garden displays and floral arrangements, providing continuous color from midsummer to the first frost.
6. Rudbeckia (Black-Eyed Susan): a robust perennial known for its bright, cheerful blooms. Each flower features golden-yellow petals surrounding a dark brown or black central cone. These plants have coarse, hairy stems and can grow up to 3 feet tall. Thriving in full sun and well-drained soil, Rudbeckia is drought-tolerant and easy to care for. Blooming from mid-summer to early fall, they attract pollinators like bees and butterflies, making them a lively addition to any garden. Their long-lasting flowers are also popular in cut flower arrangements.
7. Coreopsis: If you're looking for a low-maintenance, drought-tolerant, long-blooming flower to fill a bed or line a border, Coreopsis is the perfect choice! A native flower, they attract pollinators and bloom profusely until first frost making it a delightful and beneficial addition.
8. Hydrangea: Unrivaled in the shrub world for their beautiful flowers, these elegant perennial plants are easy to cultivate, tolerate almost any type of soil, and produce abundant blooms. With immense flower heads, hydrangeas flaunt an old-fashioned charm from summer to fall in a variety of colours.
9. Daylilies: A hardy, perennial plant celebrated for their vibrant, trumpet-shaped flowers that come in a wide range of colours, including yellow, orange, red, pink, and purple. The flowers have a short bloom life but the plants produce multiple blooms throughout the growing season, from early summer to fall. Daylilies have long, arching, grass-like foliage and thrive in well-drained soil with full sun to partial shade. Low-maintenance and drought-tolerant, they are ideal for borders, mass plantings, and adding bursts of color to any garden. Their blooms also attract pollinators such as bees and butterflies.
10. Zinnias: If you're a fan of colourful, low-maintenance flowers, then zinnias are a foolproof choice for your garden. These brightly-hued annuals require little effort to grow and provide a steady supply of pretty blooms to cut and display in your home - the more you cut, the more they bloom! Plus they are a flower pollinators adore!
We have a great selection of stunning flowers just waiting to be explored, come visit us in person to find your perfect addition for your garden today!
