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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)

• Winter Daphne 'Aureomarginata' Partial Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Blackspot Hornpoppy Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Fairy Castle Cactus Full Sun1–6 ft (30–180 cm)
• Red Stemmed Alligator-Flag Full Sun6–10 ft (180–310 cm)
• Foxtail Barley Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Watermelon Full Sun4–8 in (10–20 cm)
• Billy Buttons 'Golf Beauty' Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Thanksgiving Cactus Partial Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Easter Cactus Partial Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Bush Clock Vine Full Sun4–6 ft (120–180 cm)
• Hard Fern Partial Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Palo Brea Full Sun20–25 ft (610–760 cm)
• Carrot Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Two-Wing Silverbell Full Sun20–30 ft (610–910 cm)
• Rose You're Beautiful Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Rose Tess of The d'Urbervilles Full Sun4–8 ft (120–240 cm)
• Rose Sophy's Rose Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Rose Scepter'd Isle Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Rose California Dreamin'™ Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Rose Bishop's Castle Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Rose Anna's Promise Full Sun5–6 ft (150–180 cm)
• Mint Chocolate Chip Manfreda Full Sun6–8 in (15–20 cm)
• Cherry Chocolate Chip Manfreda Full Sun6–8 in (15–20 cm)
• Dyckia ‘Burgundy Ice’ Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Pig's Ear Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Golden Zizia Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Common Pricklyash Full Sun15–20 ft (460–610 cm)
• ZZ Plant Partial Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Shiny Xylosma Full Sun8–10 ft (240–310 cm)
• Common Beargrass Full Sun2–5 ft (60–150 cm)
• Yellowroot Partial Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Chitalpa Full Sun20–35 ft (610–1070 cm)
• Virginia Chainfern Partial Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• California Compassplant Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• European Chain Fern Partial Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Giant Chain Fern Partial Sun4–8 ft (120–240 cm)
• Netted Chainfern Partial Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Foxtail Palm Full Sun20–30 ft (610–910 cm)
• Table Mountain Watsonia Full Sun4–5 ft (120–150 cm)
• Beatrice Watsonia Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye Full Sun2–4 ft (60–120 cm)
• Black-Eyed Pea Full Sun2–6 ft (60–180 cm)
• Santa Cruz Water Lily Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Amazon Water Lily Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Cowpen Daisy Full Sun2–5 ft (60–150 cm)
• Vanilla Partial Sun8–10 ft (240–310 cm)
• American Eelgrass Full Sun
• Sea Oats Full Sun4–6 ft (120–180 cm)
• Mexican Buckeye Full Sun8–30 ft (240–910 cm)
• Chilean Guava Full Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
• Society Garlic Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Eastern Gamagrass Full Sun4–8 ft (120–240 cm)
• Woolly Bluecurls Full Sun3–5 ft (90–150 cm)
• Virginia Marsh St. Johnswort Partial Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Blue Throatwort Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Wishbone Flower Partial Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Mexican Sunflower Full Sun4–6 ft (120–180 cm)
• Air Plant Partial Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Tillandsia ionantha Partial Sun0–7 ft (0–210 cm)
• Bristleleaf Pricklyleaf Full Sun12 in (30 cm)