As the Dominicus shine down upon the garden and the temperature soar upwards , many blossom issue to light up the landscape painting with their classic , striking blooms . Often , heat - loving flower are drouth - tolerant to defy the arid , warm climate . Tucked within their give ear baskets , they flourish in the gamy summer temperatures , but without sacrifice their people of color and power to grow masses of long - survive blooms .

Petunia

Petunia ( Petunia x hybrida ) flower are a hardy annual flower that have a dissemination and cascading outgrowth habit . Thriving in the high-pitched temperatures of summertime , petunia flush grow 6 inches to 18 inch improbable and 12 column inch to 14 column inch wide . Petunia blooms come in a spacious stove of colors , including red , purple , white , yellow and pink . drouth - kind , petunia blooms tolerate limited moisture while still producing masses of colorful blooms . A butterfly stroke and hummingbird attractant , petunias emerge in summertime to last through fall , making for a long - lasting hang field goal variety . patient of of harsh growing experimental condition , petunia flowers prefer full sun and well - drained soil to thrive .

Verbena

An annual flower , vervain ( Verbena x hybrida ) is a speedy - grow flower with a spreading growth wont . Drought - tolerant , verbena flourishes in the high heat of summertime , but without sacrifice their colorful blooms . Verbena flowers grow 6 in to 12 inches improbable and 12 inches to 18 inches panoptic , the ideal hanging plant . Verbena flowers produce in a all-embracing range of colors , include empurpled , white , pink , red and blue . come forth in late outpouring to last into other pin , verbena flowers attract butterflies to the garden . The striking foliage on vervain bloom is dissected and bright green to counterpoint with the cluster - alike flowerheads . Divide verbena in spring to practice in other area of the garden like heyday edge and beds . Verbena prefers full sun and well - debilitate stain to flourish .

Cosmos

Cosmic red cosmos ( Cosmos sulfureus ) , a drouth - patient of one-year blossom , has a clumping increase habit and rapid growth rate . Growing 6 inches to 12 inches magniloquent and wide , cosmic red cosmos do well in soaring summer temperatures . The vibrant , burnished red blooms on the cosmic red cosmos go forth in summer to produce an abundance of flowers . Tucked into a hang basket or container , cosmos make a vibrant and showy display . A butterfly attractant , they also attract the winged insects to the garden to drink the angelical ambrosia . Cosmos bloom favour full Dominicus only and well - drain , nutrient rich dirt . To promote flowering , deadhead the spent bloom as soon as they are visible .

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