Flowers that grow well in full heat
Summer is the best season to grow flowers in your garden. Planting a variety of flowers in your garden attracts pollinators, and beneficial insects and adds beauty to your garden. Flowers are also great companion plants for your vegetables. Some love the heat and grow well and give lots of blooms even in excessively hot conditions. Here are some of those flowers that grow well in heat:
Flowers that grow well in heat
1.Sunflower
Sunflowers are one of the most commonly grown flowers and they come in a variety of colours such as yellow, orange, mahogany and chocolate brown. They need well-drained rich fertile soil to grow. These flowers can tolerate up to 35°C (95°F). Also, they can tolerate slight frost. Here is how to grow sunflowers from seeds in containers.
2.Portulaca
These flowers thrive in long hot summers but are not frost tolerant. They can tolerate up to 38°C (100°F). These flowers grow well in average soil conditions.These flowers come in several flowers such as yellow, orange, cream and white. Here is how to grow portulaca from seeds in containers.
3.Vinca
Vincarosa is similar to portulaca, it is drought-tolerant, not frost-tolerant. It can be grown as a ground cover and comes in many colours like pink, white, red and orchid. It grows in average soil conditions. Vinca can tolerate temperatures up to 38°C (100°F). Here is how to grow vinca from seeds in containers.
4.Cosmos
Cosmos flowers can tolerate temperatures up to 35°C (95°F). They do not tolerate frost and can grow well in average well-draining soil conditions. These flowers come in many colours like yellow, white, pink and orange. Here is how to grow cosmos from seeds in containers.
5.Crossandra
Crossandra is one of the best flowers that grow in full heat and sun. They love warm temperatures and can tolerate up to 35°C (95°F). These flowers come in colours like orange, coral, red and turquoise. These flowers need fertile loamy soil to grow.
6.Pinwheel flower
Pinwheel flowers are white-coloured flowers that require well-drained fertile loamy soil to grow well. These flowers can tolerate up to 41°C (106°F).
7.Salvia
Salvia is heat and frost-tolerant. These flowers can tolerate up to 35°C (95°F). These flowers come in colours such as blue, purple, pink and red.
8. Gaillardia
Gaillardia or blanket flower loves warm temperatures and can tolerate up to 38°C (100°F). It can tolerate moderate frost as well. It needs well-draining soil and can tolerate poor soils as well. It comes in many colours like yellow orange and red. Here is how to grow gaillardia from seeds in containers.
9.Hibiscus
This flower needs well-draining fertile soil to grow well. It comes in many colours like red, pink, white and yellow. It can tolerate temperatures up to 35°C (95°F).
10.Cockscomb
Cockscomb flowers come in many colours such as orange, yellow, white, red and purple. It can tolerate temperatures up to 38°C (100°F). It needs well-draining fertile soil to grow well.