Season

Summer interest plants

This list is plants tagged for summer interest — flowers, foliage, fruit, or structure in the warm months. Looks-good-in-summer is not “flowers all summer” and not a watering method.

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. Summer interest is landscape presence in the catalog, not a bloom calendar.
2. Open a profile before you plant.
3. Early-, mid-, and late-summer lists are narrower bands; bloom-month lists are separate catalogs.

Plants for Summer interest plants (8670)

• 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)
• Silky Camellia Partial Sun12–18 ft (370–550 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)
• American Bladdernut Partial Sun10–15 ft (310–460 cm)
• Giant Toad Plant Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Prince's Plume Full Sun5–6 ft (150–180 cm)
• Light-blue Snakeweed Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Aztec Lily Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Seashore Dropseed Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Common Duckmeat Full Sun2–3 in (5–8 cm)
• Nodding Ladies'-tresses Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Indian Pink Partial Sun1–2 ft (30–60 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)
• Harlequin Flower Full Sun12 in (30 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)
• Satin Pothos Partial Sun4–10 ft (120–310 cm)
• Umbrella Pine Full Sun25–30 ft (760–910 cm)
• Softstem Bulrush Full Sun4–8 ft (120–240 cm)
• Christmas Cactus Partial Sun12 in (30 cm)
• African Blood Lily Full Sun2–4 ft (60–120 cm)
• Lizard's Tail Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Lizard's Tail Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Winter Savory Full Sun12 in (30 cm)
• Summer Savory Full Sun1–2 ft (30–60 cm)
• Soapwort Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Rock Soapwort Full Sun6–9 in (15–25 cm)
• Christmas Bells Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Floating Fern Full Sun2–3 in (5–8 cm)
• Painted Tongue Full Sun1–3 ft (30–90 cm)
• Giant Arrowhead Full Sun2–4 ft (60–120 cm)
• American Arrowhead Full Sun1–4 ft (30–120 cm)