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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)

• Rose 'Belinda's Dream' Full Sun4–5 ft (120–150 cm)
• Rose 'Ballerina' Full Sun4–6 ft (120–180 cm)
• Rose 'Angel Face' Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Rose 'American Pillar' Full Sun10–20 ft (310–610 cm)
• Rose 'Aloha' Full Sun7–10 ft (210–310 cm)
• California Tree poppy Full Sun6–8 ft (180–240 cm)
• Castor Oil Plant 'Carmencita' Full Sun4–5 ft (120–150 cm)
• Lambs-Tails 'Joey' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Japanese Plum 'Ozark Premier' Full Sun8–20 ft (240–610 cm)
• Japanese Plum 'Santa Rosa' Full Sun15–20 ft (460–610 cm)
• Japanese Plum 'Methley' Full Sun8–20 ft (240–610 cm)
• Japanese Plum 'Burbank' Full Sun8–35 ft (240–1070 cm)
• Peach 'Reliance' Full Sun10–15 ft (310–460 cm)
• Peach 'Redhaven' Full Sun12–15 ft (370–460 cm)
• Peach 'Harvester' Full Sun10–15 ft (310–460 cm)
• Peach 'Hale Haven' Full Sun15–25 ft (460–760 cm)
• Peach 'Golden Jubilee' Full Sun15–25 ft (460–760 cm)
• Peach 'Elberta' Full Sun10–14 ft (310–430 cm)
• Peach 'Bonanza' Full Sun4–6 ft (120–180 cm)
• European Plum 'Green Gage' Full Sun8–20 ft (240–610 cm)
• North Star Cherry Full Sun8–10 ft (240–310 cm)
• Morello Cherry Full Sun8–18 ft (240–550 cm)
• Montmorency Cherry Full Sun8–20 ft (240–610 cm)
• Meteor Cherry Full Sun10–14 ft (310–430 cm)
• Balaton Cherry Full Sun8–15 ft (240–460 cm)
• Sweetheart Cherry Full Sun8–25 ft (240–760 cm)
• Sweet Cherry 'Stella' Full Sun15–20 ft (460–610 cm)
• Sweet Cherry 'Lapins' Full Sun12–18 ft (370–550 cm)
• Bing Cherry Full Sun8–30 ft (240–910 cm)
• Tilton Apricot Full Sun15–25 ft (460–760 cm)
• Moorpark Apricot Full Sun15–20 ft (460–610 cm)
• Harcot Apricot Full Sun15–25 ft (460–760 cm)
• Goldcot Apricot Full Sun15–20 ft (460–610 cm)
• Early Golden Apricot Full Sun15–20 ft (460–610 cm)
• Blenheim Apricot Full Sun15–20 ft (460–610 cm)
• Plum 'Toka' Full Sun15–20 ft (460–610 cm)
• Variegated Mint Bush Full Sun4–6 ft (120–180 cm)
• Variegated Elephant Food Full Sun8–12 ft (240–370 cm)
• Obedient Plant 'Vivid' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Obedient Plant 'Rosea' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Obedient Plant 'Crown of Snow' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Obedient Plant 'Alba' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Parsley 'Moss Curled' Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Ripple Peperomia 'Luna Red' Partial Sun6–8 in (15–20 cm)
• Ripple Peperomia 'Rosso' Partial Sun6–8 in (15–20 cm)
• Persian Ironwood 'Vanessa' Full Sun15–40 ft (460–1220 cm)
• Nicotiana Alata 'Lime Green' Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Heavenly Bamboo Full Sun4–8 ft (120–240 cm)
• Heavenly Bamboo 'Gulf Stream' Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Creeping Boobialla Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Lindheimer's muhly Full Sun2–5 ft (60–150 cm)
• Plume Poppy 'Kelway's Coral Plume' Full Sun6–8 ft (180–240 cm)
• Spiny-headed Mat-rush Full Sun3–5 ft (90–150 cm)
• Dog Hobble 'Rainbow' Partial Sun4–5 ft (120–150 cm)
• Coastal Dog Hobble 'Curly Red' Partial Sun4–5 ft (120–150 cm)
• Cushion bush Full Sun3 ft (90 cm)
• Japanese Aster 'Madiva' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Japanese Aster 'Charlotte' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Japanese Aster 'Blue Star' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Japanese Blood Grass 'Red Baron' Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)