Top 10 Summer Flowering Shrubs for Full Sun – These summer blooming shrubs for full sun that offer a plentiful supply of nectar will draw hummingbirds and butterflies to your area.
Top 10 Summer Flowering Shrubs for Full Sun
Beautiful fall colors and spring blossoms. Excellent winter berries: I think of these shrubs first. Great summer blooms? Yes, actually! Many summer shrubs provide nectar for hummingbirds. Some of these summer flowers will bring hummingbirds and butterflies to your yard for years.
1. Summer Flowering Shrubs: Butterfly Bush
From July until the first frost, the butterfly bush will bloom with arching spikes full of purple, white, pink, or yellow florets. Gardeners adore it for its impact—it can reach a height of 15 feet and bear hundreds of blossoms—as well as its resistance to heat and drought. Plant this shrub with summer flowers in direct sunlight. Though newer cultivars are seedless, keep in mind that it may be deemed invasive in some places; research before planting.
Favorites: There are a lot of new options, including a few smaller types. Seek for the English Butterfly Peacock, which reaches a maximum height of approximately 5 feet, or the Lo & Behold Blue Chip variety, which only reaches a couple of feet. Find out why Tangshan Seven Son Flower, another flowering shrub, is something you should grow.
2. Mock Orange
Once you see mock orange, you must have it. Summer flowering shrubs provide beautiful white flowers that last weeks and smell great in early summer. Although most grow up to 6 feet tall, there are also compact or dwarf kinds. Grow this plant in direct sunlight. Miniature snowflake with fragrant double blossoms is a favorite. The container size is ideal.
3. Spirea
Find a spires at the garden center for an easy-to-grow, colorful summer blooming shrub in full light. They have multiple seasons of interest, but summer flowers are spectacular. Individual flowers are little, but together they’re powerful. Finding a cultivar that fits your environment is crucial—some grow 18 inches, while others might reach several feet. Favorites: Pink spire blooms are a nice alternative to white ones. We love Double Play.
4. Potential
It’s one of the longest-blossoming shrubs, blooming from late spring to October. Northern gardeners adore it since it thrives in Zone 2. Yellow-flowered potential prefers full light and well-drained soil. The shrub typically grows to be 1 to 4 feet tall and has a mounding habit. All-season favorites: Happy Face blooms. We enjoy Abbots wood, a Dutch introduction with minimal bug and disease issues.
5. Bluebeard
If you want blue flowers, this robust summer flowering shrub may do the trick. Most grow to 2 or 3 feet in full light, making them suitable little shrubs. The deep blue flowers bloom late summer to October. Butterfly lovers love this one too.
We prefer Sapphire Surf for its spectacular, compact growth and scented leaves. Blue Mist’s silvery-green foliage and long bloom season are very appealing.
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6. Viburnum
Viburnum is a popular ornamental shrub and small tree since it’s attractive, diverse, and easy to grow. A year-round shrub, it produces flowers in spring and summer, attractive foliage in fall, and berries in winter. Grow in sun or partial shade. Favorites: Summer Snowflake flowers. This viburnum blooms white in late spring and summer.
7. Rose of Sharon
Hummingbirds get energy from this late bloomer when other blooms are gone. Late summer to midautumn trumpet-shaped flowers grow on this hibiscus. Rose of Sharon grows to 10 feet or more in wet, well-draining soil and full light. Favorites: We love the classic rose of Sharon, but Miner Nursery in France’s Tahiti and Fiji, with deep pinkish-purple blooms and dark crimson centers, are also catching our attention.
8. Crape Myrtle
In the South, crape myrtle thrives in the heat and blooms from July to September. The beautiful blossoms will keep attracting butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds. Removing the first bloom can induce a second. Growing this heat-tolerant plant in full sun can lead to a height of 10 feet or more.
Highlights: Purple Magic, a new semidwarf crape myrtle, has clusters of rich purple blooms. Developed to withstand leaf spot and powdery mildew, it grows well.
9. Summerset
Summerset is a reliable summer flowering shrub that attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. One popular cultivar is named hummingbird. Grow summerset in sun to partial shade. Midsummer blooms are followed by fall foliage color. You should try this unfamiliar bush.
Favorites: Hummingbird Summerset has fragrant flowers and compact growth. Hummingbirds will visit your yard for its plentiful blossoms, as the name implies.
10. Hydrangea
Hydrangeas have long provided summer color for gardeners. They thrive in partial shade and are easy to care for. Bigleaf hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla) thrive in mild climes but rarely bloom in cold winters. Try seven bark hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescent) cultivars for huge white blooms. Favorites: There are many new hydrangeas. Invincible Spirit and Summer Crush from Endless Summer are our favorites.