At the end of summer, gardens erupt in August bloom. The variety of varieties and species of this period is so great that flower beds look like colorful patterned carpets. Many plants are able to delight with color from mid-summer to the end of September, and some - until the frost. Knowing which flowers bloom in August, as well as in July and September, will help extend the splendor of the garden. Moreover, among the plants of the second half of summer and the beginning of autumn, there are enough those that do not require special efforts for growing.
Dahlias
Without these multi-colored plants, it is difficult to imagine a summer garden. Of all conceivable shades, simple and spherical shapes, of different sizes, the flowers seem exotic aliens requiring painstaking care. But even a novice gardener will cope with growing dahlias. It is enough to know that their tubers are planted in the spring, and in the autumn they dig and store in the cellar. Plants love warmth and are afraid of excessive watering, the soil under them should be fertilized in spring. They are from such plants, the flowers of which bloom in August, but some varieties allow dahlias to decorate the garden from June to mid-September.
Chrysanthemums
What flowers bloom in August, September and wither only with frost? These are perennial chrysanthemum beauties that can decorate empty gardens until late autumn. The life of each individual flower is very long, because the plant is so loved by florists and flower growers. Flowers that are excellent in color, size, shape and multiplicity, different heights and degree of branching of bushes make it possible to form magnificent landscape compositions. For such purposes, chrysanthemums are also convenient because they can be transplanted in the second half of summer and even when the plants begin to bloom.
Some species survive the first night frosts safely. But it is better, as soon as the night temperature drops to zero, cut off the last chrysanthemums or, if these are medium and undersized species, transplant them into flowerpots. Then bright flowers, as the last hello of the past summer, will delight until December.
Phlox
You can’t come up with a better plant that would combine beauty and endurance so successfully. Perennial phlox can withstand harsh winters, depleted soils, shading, drought and dampness. They can be planted in any part of the garden, not to pay attention, but they will still bloom with lush tassels of inflorescences.
Different types of phlox can decorate the garden from April to September. But if you are interested in what flowers bloom in July and August, then panicled phlox will be just such a plant. Due to the long flowering period, decorative and unpretentious qualities, it is most often cultivated in amateur flower gardens. The tops of slender, meter-tall stems are densely covered with lush tassels, on which many, sometimes up to ninety, small flowers are gathered. Their various saturations are white, lilac, and lilac-pink in some forms and have color combinations and transitions.
Perennial aster
The most common varieties of perennial asters are flowers, which bloom in August. Small flowers of white, blue or violet tones, similar to wild daisies, abundantly cover stems 25–150 cm high. The plant easily propagates by bush division, is unpretentious to care and conditions. The main thing is that the area under it should not be excessively wet and shaded: in open sunny places, the bushes will be completely covered with color so that green is not visible.
Low-growing species look good in borders, some of them are suitable for alpine slides and gravel paths. Due to the different heights of individual species, cascading compositions are remarkably created from perennial asters. Having organized such a garden ensemble once, you can no longer be puzzled by its formation for several years. When planting, it should be taken into account only that the bush grows in width rather quickly every year.
Hydrangea
What flowers bloom at the end of August more magnificent than others? Perhaps this is hydrangea. Their first gorgeous clusters begin to bloom at the beginning of the month, and at the summer-autumn boundary the bushes bloom completely. If the plant is not constantly in direct sunlight, then until the end of September it will remain bright and fresh. Hydrangea, although photophilous, but prefers not direct, but diffuse lighting or partial shading.
The color of inflorescences is limited mainly to white, green, beige. Moreover, colors can be simultaneously present on the bush. However, the bristles of hydrangea large-leaved (nearly 600 varieties) acquire saturated or delicate shades of blue, lilac, pink. By influencing the pH level of the soil around a shrub of this species, you can get a different color of flowers: white and cream in neutral soil, from blue to blue in oxidized, from pink to lilac in alkaline. Experienced flower growers say that if you create a different pH level for two nearby bushes, you can get an incomparable composition in which all the shades appear simultaneously. This is because for a long time, the flowers gradually change color as substances accumulate.
Annuals
Some of them can be sown directly in the spring in the soil, others in Russia are planted with seedlings. In both cases, such plants do not require much fuss, and the effect of their abundant and colorful flowering exceeds any expectations. Moreover, the varieties and species on the site can be changed annually.
Most annuals give excellent results with any method of breeding. If from seeds placed directly in the soil, such flowers are obtained that bloom in early August, then the same plants planted with seedlings will bloom in mid-July. Using this, the flowering period of your favorite plants can be extended by planting them in both ways, as noted by flower growers in their reviews. Calendula, cosmos, marigolds, reseda, acroclinum, annual aster, zinnia, phloxes of Drummond, Iberis - these are just some of the annuals that fill the August garden with fun motley.
Wild plants
Wild flowers give the garden a sentimental image with their pretty unpretentious beauty, but by the middle of summer almost all of them finish flowering. And when the poppies, cornflowers and daisies fade, what plants will come to them on the wall? Yarrow and tansy are wildflowers that bloom in August. Both plants in nature are considered weed grass and adapt under conditions unfavorable for other flowers.
Tansy
It looks so decorative that you can’t even call it a weed. Tall, up to 150 cm, stems are crowned with brushes with numerous juicy yellow non-petal flowers. The rich foliage of the plant, combined with bright inflorescences, looks vivid in a saturated tone. Tansy is a relative of chrysanthemum, and they have a common smell. In addition, the plant has many medicinal properties. In addition to the usual tansy, there are other, no less decorative species.
Yarrow
Yarrow with its tiny flowers, collected in white umbrellas, looks more modest. But in gardening, several varieties of plants with different stems height and a variety of color inflorescences: pink, red, yellow, blue, purple, orange. Yarrow is also a medicinal plant. He, like tansy, according to gardeners, is hardy, blooms for a very long time, is used in floristry as an additional material - both freshly cut and dried.
The plants listed here are an insignificant part of the flowers that bloom in August. According to gardeners and reviews, they all take root well and do not require special efforts for cultivation. Ease of cultivation, unconditional decorative qualities and a long flowering period leave them the right to be considered one of the most preferred flowers in amateur and professional gardening.