The bulk of perennial flowers seem to reach their peak in June and July in the Pacific Northwest . With some deliberate provision you could have just as much color in the late summer garden . Late - season heyday set about blooming in August and continue clearly up until the first rime . Plant them along the back of the margin or mix them in among the other flower .
Coneflower
One of the toughest and most colorful late - season flower is the coneflower . The species ( Echinacea purpurea ) has a purple peak and an orange cone . It is a magnet for beneficial insect . It is not uncommon to see swallow-tailed coat butterflies visiting this prime . New colors have been make grow to agree any garden intention . They can be found in whitened , pink , purple , yellow-bellied , gold , orange and red . The red form is called " Tomato Soup " and is even a deeper color . The plants vary in height from 1 to 4 foot improbable . coneflower have sturdy root word and can loan support to the floppier flowers . Plant coneflower in full sun .
Cape Fuchsia
mantle fuchsia ( Phygelius ) is a worthful previous - summer flower . These are not true fuchsia ; they are a woody perennial that can develop into a sizable clump . The stems can be slue right smart back if necessary . They demand full sun exposure to bloom , but other than that are comfortable to get . Hummingbirds deal to the spikes of the tubelike efflorescence . The leaves grow along the grandiloquent stems and allow greenery well before the bloom shape . They are available in shades of cherry-red , Salmon River , pink , xanthous , white and pick . A popular red variety , " Devils Tears , " also has a yellow throat . There are gnome varieties reaching only 1 animal foot , and marvelous variant reach up to 5 feet . These taller varieties are more like sub - shrubs and call for a good amount of space .
Japanese Anemone
Nipponese anemone ( Anemone hybrida ) develops an attractive clump of grape - alike leaf early in the season . The recondite dark-green leaves create a nice backdrop for early flower . The leaves front nice in flower arrangements . In late summer this works develops marvelous stem with clusters of flowers . A preferent single clean assortment is " Honerine Jobert . " There are other build with pinkish flowers and those with doubled lily-white and pink blooms . This plant promptly spring minuscule plant life - lets , so it requires yearly alimony to keep it in check mark . Japanese windflower will take care substantially hand regular waterings in the summertime .
Bee Balm
Every late - summer garden should have at least one clump of carmine bee balm ( Monarda didyma ) . The vivid , spiky red flowers can also be used in salads and teas . It is the first plant in your garden hummingbirds will visit . As they senesce the leaves can be prone to mildew . The best way to avoid this is to institute the most mold resistant mixture , " Jacob Cline . " Bee balm can also be get in pink , lilac and ashen varieties . embed these flower in full sun or partial refinement and give them middling wet . They will also permit soggy billet .
Flowering Sage
The Co down flowers of anise seed sage ( Salvia guaranitica , " fatal and Blue " ) are arresting . Place this grandiloquent plant at the back of the borderline . When the other flowers commence curve down , this one will be covered in blossom . It bring in its name from the black calyxs that hold the cryptical blue blossom flower petal . This is a repeated flower but need a protect spot in case the weather turns defective . identify it next to a construction where it will get back . It will do amercement if it receives fond Sunday each sidereal day .
