With summer in full bloom, gardening experts from local business Buds & Blossoms provide insight on the best flower to plant at this time of year to create a garden of bountiful color.

Sophora tomentosa | Yellow sophora, Necklace pod sophora

Light need: sun
Water need: water regularly, do not overwater
Bloom time: throughout the year, most abundant in fall
Wildlife benefit: provides food and shelter for wildlife; flowers attract bees, butterflies and hummingbirds

Ipomoea leptophylla | Bush morning glory

Light need: direct sun
Water need: requires little watering
Bloom time: all summer
Wildlife benefit: attracts butterflies, moths and bees

Brugmansia | Angel’s trumpet

Light need: full sun to partial sun
Water need: well-drained soil
Bloom time: late summer-fall
Wildlife benefit: attracts bees

Plectranthus scutellarioides | Coleus

Light need: full sun to shade depending on variety
Water need: water regularly, do not overwater
Bloom time: mid-to-late summer
Wildlife benefit: attracts bees, butterflies and birds

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis | Porterweed

Light need: full sun to part shade
Water need: water regularly, do not overwater
Bloom time: spring to fall
Wildlife benefit: attracts hummingbirds and butterflies

Pritzelia coccinea | Dragon begonia

Light need: shade to part shade
Water need: average water needs
Bloom time: spring through when frost occurs
Wildlife benefit: attracts butterflies and bees

Acalypha pendula | Chenille firetail

Light need: part sun to full sun
Water need: average water needs
Bloom time: from planting to when frost occurs
Wildlife benefit: attracts bees

Angelonia angustifolia | Angelonia

Light need: full sun
Water need: regular watering, drought tolerant
Bloom time: late spring until winter
Wildlife benefit: deer and rabbit resistant, attracts butterflies and bees

Achillea millefolium | Millefoli

Light need: full sun
Water need: needs little maintenance
Bloom time: May-November
Wildlife benefit: attracts butterflies, bees and birds

Rudbeikia hirta  | Rudbeikia

Light need: full sun
Water need: needs little maintenance
Bloom time: April-September
Wildlife benefit: attracts bees, flies, wasps, butterflies and beetles