Delosperma cooperi (Cooper’s Hardy Iceplant)
Despite the heat, July blooms are amazing
Every summer after we cross the Summer Solstice and temperatures rise, we humans begin to wilt from the heat, while so many plants rise up in full glory! Rose blooms are abundant in color and fragrance; Delphiniums, salvias and penstemons are sending up their bloom sentinels luring pollinators, and clematis twirl their way around our trellis’ and our hearts.
At Harlequin’s Gardens we’re often asked to help identify July blooming plants and to provide suggestions for summer blooms. With that in mind, we’ve put together a thorough list of What’s Blooming in July. See what will inspire you!
Acanthus balcanicus, A. spinosus (Bear’s Breech)
Achillea (Yarrow)
Aconitum (Monkshood)
Allium cernuum (Nodding Onion)
Agastache aurantiaca ‘Coronado’
Agastache aurantiaca ‘Coronado Red’
Agastache ‘Black Adder’
Agastache ‘Blue Blazes’
Agastache ‘Blue Fortune’
Agastache barberi ‘Tutti Frutti’
Agastache cana, A. cana ‘Sonoran Sunset’
Agastache foeniculum (Anise Hyssop)
Alcea (Hollyhock)
Allium caeruleum/azureum
Allium cernuum (Nodding Onion)
Allium flavum
Allium senescens
Allium ‘Millenium’
Allium sphaerocephalon (Drumstick Onion)
Amorpha canescens (Leadplant)
Amorpha nana (Dwarf Leadplant)
Anemone tomentosa (Grapeleaf Anemone)
Annuals – lots of ‘em!
Aquilegia chrysantha (Denver Gold Columbine)
Argemone polyanthemos (Prickly Poppy)
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed)
Asclepias incarnata (Rose Milkweed)
Asclepias speciosa (Showy Milkweed)
Berlandiera lyrata (Chocolate Flower)
Berlandiera (Chocolate Flower)
Betonica foliosa (Betony)
Buddleia davidii (Butterfly Bush)
Campsis radicans (Trumpet Vine)
Callirhoe involucrata (Wine Cups)
Calylophus hartwegii v Fendleri (Fendler’s Sundrops)
Calylophus serrulatus
Campanula, many species (Bellflower)
Caryopteris ‘First Choice’ (early Blue Mist Spirea)
Catananche caerulea (Cupid’s Dart)
Chamaebatieria millifolia (Fernbush)
Chilopsis linearis (Desert Willow)
Clematis ‘Betty Corning’
Clematis x ‘Durandii’
Clematis ‘Etoile Violette’
Clematis fruticosa ‘Mongolian Gold’ shrub clematis
Clematis integrifolia (Bush Clematis)
Clematis ‘Polish Spirit’
Clematis ‘Rhapsody’
Clematis ‘The President’
Coreopsis verticillata
Clematis ‘Ville de Lyon’
Clematis ‘Warsaw Nike’
Clematis x texensis ‘Princess Diana’
Coreopsis – many species & cultivars
Cylindropuntia imbricata (Tree Cholla, Cane Cactus)
Dalea purpurea (Purple Prairie Clover)
Datura meteloides (Angel’s Trumpet)
Delosperma (Hardy Ice Plant), many selections
Delphinium grandiflora, many selections
Delphinium hybrids
Dianthus (many species)
Dianthus petraeus noeanus (Jasmine Dianthus)
Dianthus sp. Tuscan Honeymoon
Diascia i. Coral Canyon (Coral Canyon Twinspur)
Echinacea, many species & cultivars (Coneflower)
Erysimum wheeleri (Wheeler’s Wallflower)
Fallopia aubertii (Silver Lace Vine)
Gaillardia (Blanket flower, Firewheel)
Echinacea pallida – Pale Purple Coneflower
Gaura lindheimeri (Whirling Butterflies)
Gentiana septemfida lagedochiana
Geranium dalmaticum (Dalmation Cranesbill)
Geranium ‘Rozanne’
Geranium sanguineum (Bloody Cranesbill)
Geranium x cantabrigiense, many selections
Helianthemum (Sunrose)
Hemerocallis (Daylilies)
Hesperaloe (Texas Red Yucca)
Heterotheca villosa (Hairy Golden Aster)
Heuchera (Coral Bells)
Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon)
Hydrangea arborescens selections
Hydrangea paniculata
Hydrangea petiolaris (Climbing Hydrangea)
Hypericum frondosum ‘Sunburst’
Hymenoxys (Perky Sue), several species
Ipomopsis aggregata (Skyrocket)
Ipomopsis rubra (Scarlet Gilia)
Ipomopsis rubra (Standing Cypress)
Knautia macedonica
Kniphofia (Red-hot Poker)
Koelreuteria paniculata (Golden Rain Tree)
Lallemantia canescens
Larkspur
Lavender, English
Lavandula x intermedia ‘Grosso’
Leucanthemum (Shasta Daisy)
Liatris spicata, L. ligulistylis (Gayfeather)
Lilium henryi
Lilium regale (Regal Lily)
Lily, Trumpet
Lonicera, several species & cultivars (Honeysuckle Vines)
Lychnis coronaria (Rose Campion)
Lychnis chalcidonica (Maltese Cross)
Lysimachia numm. (Creeping Jenny, Moneywort)
Malva moschuta alba
Malva sylv. Mauritiana (Magic Hollyhock)
Melampodium leucanthum, (Blackfoot Daisy)
Michauxia tchehatchewii (Catherine Wheel)
Mirabilis multiflora (Desert Four O’clock)
Monarda (Bee Balm), several species & cultivars
Penstemon x mexicali ‘Pike’s Peak Purple’
Monardella macrantha ‘Marian Sampson’
Nepeta siberica (Siberian Catmint)
Oenothera berlandieri ‘Siskyou’ Pink Evening Primrose
Oenothera fremontii ‘Shimmer’
Oenothera macro. (Missouri Evening Primrose)
Origanum sp., many species & selections (Ornamental Oregano)
Papaver somniferum selections (Lauren’s Grape, etc.)
Patrinia scabiosifolia
Penstemon barbatus Coccineus (Scarlet Bugler)
Pemstemon pinifolius (Pineleaf Penstemon)
Penstemon rostriflorus (Bridge’s Penstemon)
Penstemon x Mexicali ‘Carolyn’s Hope’
Penstemon x mexicali ‘Pike’s Peak Purple’
Penstemon x mexicali ‘Red Rocks’
Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian Sage)
Platycodon grandiflora cultivars (Balloon flower)
Potentilla fruticosa (Shrubby Cinquefoil)
Psilostrophe tagetina (Paper Flower)
Phacelia tanacetifolia – Bee’s Friend
Pteracephalus depressus (Creeping Pincushion Flower)
Ratibida columnifera (Mexican Hat)
Roses, many re-blooming cultivars
Rudbeckia (Black-Eyed Susan) species & cultivars
Ruellia humilis (Wild Petunia)
Salvia darcyi (Mexican Scarlet Sage)
Salvia x ‘Windwalker’
Salvia greggii ‘Furman’s Red’
Salvia greggii ‘Wild Thing’
Salvia pachyphylla (Mojave Sage)
Saponaria x lempergii ‘Max Frei’
Scabiosa caucasica (Pincushion Flower)
Scrophularia macrantha (Red Birds in a Tree)
Scutellaria baicalensis (Chinese Skullcap)
Scutellaria suffrutescens (Cherry Skullcap)
Sedum (Stonecrop), many species & cultivars
Seseli gummiferum (Moon Carrot)
Solidago (Goldenrod), species & cultivars
Sphaeralcea fendleri (Tall Globemallow)
Spirea sp. (Summer-blooming Spirea)
Stachys byzantina (Lamb’s Ears)
Teucrium sp. ‘Harlequin’s Silver’
Stachys monnieri
Teucrium chamaedrys (Wall Germander)
Teucrium sp. ‘Harlequin’s Silver’
Teucrium cossonii
Thelesperma filifolia (Navajo Tea, Greenthread)
Teucrium hyrcanicum ‘Purple Tails’
Teucrium rotundifolium
Valeriana officinalis (Valerian)
Verbena bonariensis (Cluster-top Verbena)
Verbena bipinnatifida
Verbena ‘Red Devil’
Verbena wrightii
Zauschneria g.Orange Carpet (Hummingbird Mint)
Zinnia grandiflora (Prairie Zinnia)