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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)

• Bullwort Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Lilac Hibiscus Full Sun4–8 ft (120–240 cm)
• Joseph's Coat Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Indian Shell Flower Full Sun3–10 ft (90–310 cm)
• Red Ginger Full Sun3–15 ft (90–460 cm)
• Sweet Almond Bush Full Sun5–15 ft (150–460 cm)
• Aloysia gratissima: Whitebrush Full Sun6–12 ft (180–370 cm)
• Lemon Verbena Full Sun6–8 ft (180–240 cm)
• Smooth Alder Full Sun10–20 ft (310–610 cm)
• White Alder Full Sun50–80 ft (1520–2440 cm)
• Allamanda Full Sun10–20 ft (310–610 cm)
• European Water Plantain Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Gold and Silver Chrysanthemum Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Florida Hobblebush Partial Sun8–12 ft (240–370 cm)
• Lipstick Plant Partial Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Botswana Wonder Full Sun4–10 in (10–25 cm)
• Urn Plant Partial Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Christmas Palm Full Sun15–25 ft (460–760 cm)
• Giant Leather Fern Full Sun6–12 ft (180–370 cm)
• Deerweed Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Hot Water Plant Partial Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Pineapple Guava Full Sun6–15 ft (180–460 cm)
• Jacob's Coat Full Sun2–4 ft (60–120 cm)
• Dwarf Chenille Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Red-Hot Cat's Tail Full Sun4–6 ft (120–180 cm)
• Fragrant Sand Verbena Partial Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Sunset Muskmallow Full Sun4–6 ft (120–180 cm)
• Okra Full Sun3–5 ft (90–150 cm)
• Coast Rosemary Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Coastal Rosemary Full Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
• Chaste Tree 'Shoal Creek' Full Sun4–15 ft (120–460 cm)
• Red Feather Clover Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Japanese stewartia Full Sun12–40 ft (370–1220 cm)
• Prairie dropseed Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Checker Bloom 'Elsie Heugh' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• American Senna Full Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
• Satin Pothos 'Argyraeus' Partial Sun4–10 ft (120–310 cm)
• Fan flower Full Sun2 ft (60 cm)
• Soapwort 'Rosea Plena' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Russian Sage Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Russian Sage Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Russian Sage Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Russian Sage Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Russian Sage Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Russian Sage Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Russian Sage Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Creeping Rosemary Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Rosemary Full Sun2–6 ft (60–180 cm)
• Rosemary Full Sun5–6 ft (150–180 cm)
• Rosemary Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Rosemary Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Rosemary Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Rosemary Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Rosemary Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Rosemary Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Rosemary Full Sun5–6 ft (150–180 cm)
• Rosemary Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Rosemary Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Russian Sage Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Russian Sage 'Little Spire' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)