Platycodon grandiflora – Balloon Flower
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. Pictured right, Platycodon grandiflora, Balloon Flower.
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!
Anemone tomentosa (Grapeleaf Anemone)
Acanthus balcanicus (Bear’s Breech)
Achillea (Yarrow)
Aconitum (Monkshood)
Agastache aurantiaca ‘Coronado’
Agastache aurantiaca ‘Coronado Red’
Agastache ‘Blue Boa’
Agastache foeniculum (Anise Hyssop)
Alcea (Hollyhock)
Allium caeruleum/azureum
Asclepias tuberosa (Orange Butterfly Milkweed)
Allium flavum
Allium senescens
Allium ‘Millenium’
Allium sphaerocephalon (Drumstick Onion)
Amorpha canescens (Leadplant)
Amorpha nana (Dwarf Leadplant)
Anchusa (Alkanet, Italian Bugloss)
Anemone tomemtosa (Grapeleaf Anemone)
Aquilegia chrysantha (Denver Gold Columbine)
Argemone polyanthemos (Prickly Poppy)
Berlandiera lyrata (Chocolate Flower)
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweed)
Asclepias incarnata (Rose Milkweed)
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)
Campanula medium (Canterbury Bells)
Caryopteris ‘First Choice’ (early Blue Mist Spirea)
Catananche coerulea (Cupid’s Dart)
Chamaebatieria multiflora (Fernbush)
Chilopsis linearis (Desert Willow)
Clematis ‘Betty Corning’
Clematis ‘Etoile Violette’
Clematis fruticosa ‘Mongolian Gold’
Clematis integrifolia (Bush Clematis)
Clematis x texensis ‘Princess Diana’
Clematis The President
Delosperma cooperi (Cooper’s Hardy Iceplant)
Coreopsis – many species & cultivars
Dalea purpurea (Purple Prairie Clover)
Datura meteloides (Angel’s Trumpet)
Delosperma (Hardy Ice Plant), many selections
Delphinium grandiflora, many selections
Dianthus petraeus noeanus (Jasmine Dianthus)
Dianthus sp. Tuscan Honeymoon
Diascia i. Coral Canyon (Coral Canyon Twinspur)
Echinacea, many species & cultivars (Coneflower)
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)
Ipomopsis rubra (Scarlet Gilia)
Heuchera (Coral Bells)
Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon)
Hydrangea arborescens selections
Hypericum frondosum ‘Sunburst’
Hymenoxys (Perky Sue), several species
Knautia macedonica
Kniphofia (Red-hot Poker)
Koelreuteria paniculata (Golden Rain Tree)
Lallemantia canescens
Larkspur
Lavender, English
Clematis fruticosa ‘Mongolian Gold’
Lavandula
Leucanthemum (Shasta Daisy)
Liatris spicata, L. ligulistylis (Gayfeather)
Lilium regale (Regal Lily)
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)
Monardella macrantha ‘Marion Sampson’
Michauxia tchehatchewii (Catherine Wheel)
Mirabilis multiflora (Desert Four O’Clock)
Monarda (Bee Balm), several pecies & cultivars
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
Pemstemon pinifolius (Pineleaf Penstemon)
Penstemon x mexicali Red Rocks
Penstemon rostriflorus (Bridge’s Penstemon)
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)
Ratibida columnifera (Mexican Hat)
Roses, many re-blooming cultivars
Rudbeckia (Black-Eyed Susan) species & cultivars
Rudbeckia triloba ‘Prairie Glow’
Ruellia humilis (Wild Petunia)
Salvia darcyi (Mexican Scarlet Sage)
Salvia x ‘Windwalker’
Salvia greggii ‘Furman’s Red’
Salvia pachyphylla (Mojave Sage)
Saponaria x lempergii ‘Max Frei’
Scabiosa caucasica (Pincushion Flower)
Scutellaria baicalensis (Chinese Skullcap)
Scutellaria suffrutescens (Cherry Skullcap)
Sedum (Stonecrop), many species & cultivars
Teucrium sp. ‘Harlequin’s Silver’
Seseli gummiferum (Moon Carrot)
Solidago (Goldenrod), species & cultivars
Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Tall Globemallow)
Spirea sp. (Summer-blooming Spirea)
Stachys byzantina (Lamb’s Ears)
Stachys monnieri
Teucrium chamaedrys (Wall Germander)
Teucrium cossonii Harlequin’s Silver
Teucrium majoricum
Zauschneria g.Orange Carpet (Hummingbird Mint)
Teucrium hyrcanicum ‘Purple Tails’
Teucrium rotundifolium
Verbena bonariensis (Cluster-top Verbena)
Verbena bipinnatifida
Verbena ‘Red Devil’
Verbena wrightii
Zauschneria g.Orange Carpet (Hummingbird Mint)
Zinnia grandiflora (Prairie Zinnia)