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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)

• Thunbergia Orange Full Sun15–20 ft (460–610 cm)
• Orange Clock Vine Full Sun8–10 ft (240–310 cm)
• Blue Trumpet Vine Full Sun6–8 ft (180–240 cm)
• Black-Eyed Susan Vine Full Sun3–8 ft (90–240 cm)
• Eastern Marsh Fern Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• New York Fern Partial Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Stiff Greenthread Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Powdery Alligator-Flag Full Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
• Four-nerve Daisy Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Angelita Daisy Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Juliet® Cleyera Full Sun8–10 ft (240–310 cm)
• Paper Spine Cactus Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Pine Cone Cactus Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Bigflower Tellima Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Cape Honeysuckle Full Sun3–10 ft (90–310 cm)
• Flaming Bells Full Sun10–15 ft (310–460 cm)
• Yellow Bells Full Sun3–25 ft (90–760 cm)
• Dandelion Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Tamarind Full Sun40–80 ft (1220–2440 cm)
• Yellow Pimpernel Partial Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Bat Flower Partial Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Clove Full Sun15–30 ft (460–910 cm)
• African Evergreen Partial Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
• Red Arrow Syngonium Partial Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
• West Indian Mahogany Full Sun40–80 ft (1220–2440 cm)
• Bacopa MegaCopa™ White Full Sun4–6 in (10–15 cm)
• Bay Cedar Full Sun6–10 ft (180–310 cm)
• Dog Tail Cactus Full Sun8–10 ft (240–310 cm)
• Jade Vine Partial Sun30–50 ft (910–1520 cm)
• Persian Shield Full Sun1–4 ft (30–120 cm)
• Stokes Aster Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Achnatherum calamagrostis Full Sun2–4 ft (60–120 cm)
• Mountain Camellia Full Sun10–15 ft (310–460 cm)
• Bridal Wreath Full Sun3–20 ft (90–610 cm)
• Organ Pipe Cactus Full Sun15–25 ft (460–760 cm)
• Brain Cactus Full Sun3–5 in (8–13 cm)
• Prince's Plume Full Sun5–6 ft (150–180 cm)
• Light-blue Snakeweed Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Seashore Dropseed Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Common Duckmeat Full Sun2–3 in (5–8 cm)
• Munro's Globemallow Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Scarlet Globemallow Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Desert Globemallow Full Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Saltmeadow Cordgrass Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• American Bur-Reed Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Angel's Tears Partial Sun3–6 in (8–15 cm)
• Japanese Skimmia Partial Sun3–4 ft (90–120 cm)
• Bright Eyes Partial Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Checker Bloom Full Sun2–4 ft (60–120 cm)
• Oconee Bells Partial Sun4–6 in (10–15 cm)
• Maryland Senna Full Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
• String of Watermelons Full Sun4–6 in (10–15 cm)
• Milk Parsley Full Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
• Dragonfruit Full Sun10–20 ft (310–610 cm)
• Large-flowering Cactus Partial Sun3–20 ft (90–610 cm)
• Fishbone Cactus Partial Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)
• African Clubmoss Partial Sun2–4 in (5–10 cm)
• Hoary Skullcap Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• Red Birds in a Tree Full Sun2–3 ft (60–90 cm)
• California Figwort Partial Sun3–6 ft (90–180 cm)