Looking for plants to add some color, texture, height, and drama to your garden during the summer season, our list today has perfect options. They produce stunning and colorful flowers along with gentle, sweet fragrances. Also, they are easy to grow in any area of your garden. Some can go in the ground, others need to be lifted and stored depending on location, or you keep them in pots or containers.
#1 Liatris
Liatris is a perennial plant that grows well on hot summer days. For best growth, give this flower direct sunlight for at least 6 hours per day. It will reward you with gorgeous flower stalks, and attract a lot of bees and butterflies as well.
#2 Oriental Lilies
This flower is one of the most dramatic lilies that shows off star-shaped flowers in the shades of yellow, crimson, white, and pink. Provide moist soil, good drainage, and full sunlight for happy growth.
#3 Oxalis
Oxalis is an easy-to-grow summer flower. It does well in moist, well-drained soil, full sun, or partial shade. Its flowers come in different colors purple, white, and delicate pink.
#4 Colocasia
As called taro, the Colocasia is preferred to grow in the garden by its large leaves with wide colors including green, black and purple. Growing it will bring a fresh tropical look to the landscape.
#5 Hippeastrum
Hippeastrum bears stunning flowers from early to late summer to liven up any outdoor spaces. To enjoy its bright beauty in the hot season, you should start growing it in winter. Grow them directly in the ground or in large pots.
#6 Calla Lilies
There is a wide range of colors but most varieties of Calla Lilies have shades of white. This flower grows well in moist soil and full sun or part shade.
#7 Tiger Lily
Tiger Lily is an easy-to-propagate flower from the bulb offsets and also from the bulbils. Its flowers attract some species of native bees.
#8 Allium cernuum – Nodding onion
The flowers of the Allium cernuum are sphere-shaped and bloom in late summer. Its stunning bulbs can appear in pink or white shades and is edible as well as ornamental.
#9 Caladiums
Caladiums grow well both on the ground outdoors and in vases indoors and can reach two feet tall. To grow happily, it needs moist, well-drained soil and prefers full shade.