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Mid-summer interest plants

This list is plants tagged for mid-summer interest — peak warm-month flowers, foliage, fruit, or structure. Looks-good-in-mid-summer is not a bloom calendar and not a heat-gardening how-to.

A heat-loving perennial and a shrub with summer fruit can share this tag. Open a profile for water and sun.

What this tag means on a plant

1. Mid summer is a catalog band, not “flowers all summer.”
2. Open a profile before you plant.
3. Early-summer, late-summer, and the full Summer list are separate catalogs.

Plants for Mid-summer interest plants (7223)

• Common Beggarticks Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Beet Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Amole Full Sun3–7 ft (90–210 cm)
• Alabama Supple-jack Full Sun20–60 ft (610–1830 cm)
• Pony Tail Palm Full Sun6–8 ft (180–240 cm)
• Buddha Belly Bamboo Full Sun40–50 ft (1220–1520 cm)
• Arrowleaf Balsamroot Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Desert Marigold Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Herb-of-Grace Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Blue Waterhyssop Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Coyotebrush Full Sun0–8 ft (0–240 cm)
• Pacific Mosquito Fern Full Sun2–3 in (5–8 cm)
• Carolina Mosquitofern Full Sun1–2 in (3–5 cm)
• Carambola Full Sun6–30 ft (180–910 cm)
• Spotted Laurel Partial Sun6–10 ft (180–310 cm)
• Red Mountain Spinach Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Sand Dollar Cactus Full Sun1–2 in (3–5 cm)
• Common Astilboides Partial Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Baran Partial Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Asparagus Fern Partial Sun1–8 ft (30–240 cm)
• Asparagus Full Sun3–5 ft (90–150 cm)
• Asparagus Fern Partial Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Jackfruit Full Sun10–70 ft (310–2130 cm)
• Breadfruit Full Sun30–80 ft (910–2440 cm)
• Horseradish Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Bluestem Pricklypoppy Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Dragon's Mouth Full Sun6–10 in (15–25 cm)
• Island Marlberry Full Sun12–20 ft (370–610 cm)
• Cape Weed Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Alexandra Palm Full Sun30–80 ft (910–2440 cm)
• Devil's Walking Stick Full Sun10–20 ft (310–610 cm)
• California Spikenard Partial Sun6–10 ft (180–310 cm)
• Baby Sun Rose Full Sun6 in (15 cm)
• Rat Tail Cactus Full Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
• Water Hawthorn Full Sun3–4 in (8–10 cm)
• Celery Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Indian Hemp Full Sun2–6 ft (60–180 cm)
• Groundnut Full Sun8–15 ft (240–460 cm)
• Lily Pink Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Coral Vine Full Sun8–40 ft (240–1220 cm)
• Tail Flower Partial Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Chervil Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Sugar Apple Full Sun10–25 ft (310–760 cm)
• Soursop Full Sun20–30 ft (610–910 cm)
• Cherimoya Full Sun15–30 ft (460–910 cm)
• African Mallow Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Texas Firecracker Full Sun3–5 ft (90–150 cm)
• Angelica Full Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
• American Angelica Full Sun3–10 ft (90–310 cm)
• Dill Full Sun2–5 ft (60–150 cm)
• Yerba Mansa Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Bushy Bluestem Full Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
• Big Blue Stem Full Sun4–6 ft (120–180 cm)
• Variegated Pineapple Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Pineapple Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Bird's Eye Full Sun8–10 in (20–25 cm)
• Cashew Full Sun10–40 ft (310–1220 cm)
• Sand Rose Full Sun3 in (8 cm)
• American Beach Grass Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Toothpick Bishop's Weed Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)