Now, we are in the middle of sweating summer season and the outdoor temperature can climb up to as high as 35 degrees  Celsius, but do you know that certain genus of flower and plant genus will just enjoy living in such scorching days?  Summer flowers are characterized by bright colors and soft visuals which soothe eyes and calm the mood. The bright sunny mornings and cool evenings combined with the visuals of summer flowers in your garden or nearby park is radiantly enough to make your day. The best part of the summer flowers is that they inherently subsume the positives into them. But the real challenge lies in growing them where the use background knowledge of planting with a little bit of common sense is required. The requirement of plants changes over a single day and you have to keep a track of watering every single day.

Let’s understand about some the most common as well as about rare summer flowers that you can grow in your garden.

1. Dahlias- These are the most common flowers found around the world. It hosts multiple of varieties which makes them likened by everyone. They should be planted in front of tall plants and by using dahlia seeds. The flower size ranges from small to medium with bright colors. It gives the garden a heavy and full look.
   
   
2. Marigold – Marigolds are easy to grow and they can be easily taken care of. It can be planted in soil as well as small pots. Usually, it comes in Yellow, Orange colors. The size of the plants could be small as well as medium-sized. Ten Marigolds plant is enough to give a cheerful look to the garden.
   
   
3. Coreopsis – This flower is not so common and it is a wild category summer flower. It attracts butterflies and bees and that is why it is enough to buzz the dull environment. The bright yellow colors with small size flowers are enough to give a dense look to the garden. Anyone who likes to enjoy the countryside view would definitely want to plant these flowers at home.
   
   
4. Cleome, also known as phoenix grass, purple dragon, spiderflower, enjoy hot weather or half shade condition. It's stems are long and strong, and the racemes form a lush flower bud. The color is red and white, and the long stamens extend out of the corolla, resembling spiders and dragons. Yes, quite interesting. When the cultivars are open, the petals slowly open, and the long claws are bent to pop out of the flowers. The process is like the slow motion of a movie; the petals are light and elegant when in full bloom, like butterflies fly. In the hot summer days, is it  fun to watch a “movie” of “Butterfly” dancing while enjoying flowers at home?
   
   

There are so many flowers to choose from to grow in your summer garden, what is your favorite one?

By Jimmy

July 24,2018