There are many different varieties of perennials for every season. The varieties that bloom mid-summer are the most colourful of them all. They provide the beauty to the garden to cover all the dying back bulbs and summer dormant perennials. Many of the summer blooming perennials are favourites of the butterfly and hummingbird since they find the warm weather so inviting. There are a few reliable favourites that everyone should have in their garden, such as, Rudbeckia (Black-Eyed Susan), Showy Sedums (Stonecrop), Echinacea (Coneflower) and Gallardia (Blanket Flower). All of those varieties do best in full sun. Some of the popular shade perennials for mid-summer are Hostas (Plantain Lilies) and Astilbe (False Spirea).
PLANT NAME |
ZONE |
EXPOSURE |
Achillea (Yarrow) |
2 |
Full Sun |
Astilbe (False Spirea) |
3 |
Pt-Full Shade |
Astrantia (Masterwort) |
4 |
Pt-Full |
Shade Campanula (Bell Flower) |
2 |
Pt. Shade |
Chelone (Turtle Head) |
3 |
Full Sun-Lt. Shade |
Chrysanthemum (Hardy Mums) |
Varies |
Full Sun |
Coreopsis (Tickseed) |
4 |
Full Sun |
Delphinium (Delphinium) |
3 |
Full Sun |
Dicentra (Bleeding Hearts) |
2 |
Pt. Shade |
Echinacea (Coneflower) |
3 |
Full Sun |
Echinops (Globe Thistle) |
3 |
Full Sun |
Eryngium (Sea Holly) |
3 |
Full Sun |
Gaillardia(Blanket Flower) |
2 |
Full Sun |
Hemerocallis (Daylily) |
2 |
Full Sun-Lt Shade |
Heuchera (Coral Bells) |
4 |
Pt. Shade |
Heucherella (Foamy Bells) |
3 |
Pt. Shade |
Hibiscus (Hibiscus) |
2 |
Full Sun |
Hosta (Plantain Lily) |
2 |
Pt.-Full Shade |
Houttuynia (Chameleon Plant) |
4 |
Pt. Shade |
Lavendula (Lavender) |
4 |
Full Sun |
Leucanthemum (Daisy) |
5 |
Full Sun |
Liatris (Blazing Star) |
2 |
Full Sun |
Ligularia (Ligularia) |
3 |
Full Sun-Lt. Shade |
Lillium (Lily) |
4 |
Full Sun-Lt. |
Shade Lupinus (Lupine) |
3 |
Full Sun |
Monarda (Bee Balm) |
3 |
Full Sun-Lt. Shade |
Nepeta (Catmint) |
3 |
Full Sun |
Penstemon (Beard-tongue) |
3 |
Full Sun |
Perovskia (Russian Sage) |
4 |
Full Sun |
Persicaria (Knotweed) |
5 |
Full Sun-Lt. Shade |
Phlox paniculata(Summer Phlox) |
3 |
Full Sun-Lt. Shade |
Polygonatum (Solomon's Seal) |
3 |
Pt.- Full Shade |
Rudbeckia (Black-Eyed Susan) |
4-5 |
Full Sun |
Salvia (Sage) |
3 |
Full Sun |
Sedum (Stonecrop) |
2-4 |
Full Sun |
Silene (Catchfly) |
3 |
Full Sun |
Stachys (Lamb's Ear) |
5 |
Full Sun-Lt. |
Shade Thymus (Thyme) |
2 |
Full Sun |
Verbascum (Mullein) |
5 |
Full Sun-Lt. Shade |
Veronica (Speedwell) |
3 |
Full Sun-Lt. Shade |
