Summer's almost here and the minimum temperatures are still more scorching than ever before. If we are feeling on edge in this scorching heat, imagine what our garden plants might be going through!
But hey, don't fret! Instead of giving up gardening in these heat-laden months, grow garden plants that soak up the summer sun to make the job a little easier.
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1. Marigold

From marriage ceremonies to festival celebrations, Marigold aka Calendula is a prominent flower in India. It belongs to the Compositae family and is cultivated throughout the country, all around the year.
Available in an array of attractive shapes and sizes, Marigolds have a short cropping period, and minimal investment and care. These easy-care garden plants are available in 2 varieties - French Marigolds and African Marigolds.
French Marigolds are short, and their flowers are small in size; while African Marigolds are tall and their blooms are pretty large. Bright and cheery, these bright flowers are bound to freshen up your garden.
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2. Hibiscus

Hibiscus is one of the best plants to grow in summer in India due to its sun tolerance and ease of growth despite temperature changes!
Hibiscus is an extensive genus of flowering plants that belong to the Malvaceae family. Native to warm temperate and tropical regions, it is cultivated as an ornamental garden plant for its showy flowers.
In India, Hibiscus is offered to Lord Ganesha and Goddess Kali. In the first five months, the plant requires about 12-13 hours of sunlight. Thus, this is an ideal time to grow it. To thrive well, the Hibiscus plant requires coarse soil that is neutral to slightly acidic.
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3. Sunflowers

Sunflowers are rightly known as the happy flowers of a summer garden. An annual garden plant, Sunflowers grow with big daisy-like flowers that boast bright yellow petals and brown centers that mature as heavy heads filled with seeds. Mostly drought and heat-tolerant, sunflowers are easy to grow only if the soil is not waterlogged. Attractive to bees and birds, they also make excellent-cut flowers. Sunflowers prefer 6-8 hours of direct sunlight, nutrient-rich and well-draining soil.
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4. Zinnia

One of the most easy-care summer plants for gardens, Zinnias proliferate and bloom heavily. Offering a massive burst of colors, these outdoor plants produce flowers that are loved by butterflies.
The best part about growing Zinnias in a summer garden is their bright, solitary, daisy-like flower heads that bloom on a single, erect stem. Dahlia flowered Zinnia is the most common type that grows up to 3 feet tall.
The other types are known as cactus-flowered. Zinnias could be grown in mixed border gardens, edging, window boxes, or containers. These outdoor potted plants thrive well in full-sun, humus-rich, well-drained soil.
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5. Canna

Tapering ruffled spikes to colorful summer bulbs, Canna lilies are the most vibrant, flamboyant, and colorful flowers for gardens. Available in a wide variety of colors, veined or paddle-shaped leaves, and stalks in green or bronze shades, these flowers make a garden look enticing.
Their reedy canes and palmy foliage make them look magnificent even if the flowers haven’t bloomed. These are outdoor plants that love direct sunlight and fertile, moist soil.
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6. Mogra

Mogra is one of the most common flowers cultivated in Indian gardens. Loved for its intoxicating aroma and gorgeous white flowers, it is adored and adorned by everyone. The Mogra plant is a dwarf-growing shrub with almost stalkless leaves and wavy margins.
These outdoor summer plants for gardens can be grown as a short climber, too. The heavy-scented white flowers are borne in clusters of 3 to 12 and may be single, semi-double, or perfectly double.
This garden plant flowers mainly in the summer and rainy seasons, but several other flushes during other parts of the year are quite common.
7. Balsam

Balsam are sun-tolerant plants that bear double or single flowers with pink, scarlet, salmon pink, red, lilac, white, blue, mauve, etc. It is ideal for flower beds, pots, paths, and borders. The scientific name of these outdoor potted summer plants for gardens is Impatiens balsamina, derived from the Latin word impatience.
Balsam prefers 6-8 hours of sunlight and high-quality rich soil.
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8. Coleus

A perennial (sometimes annual) herbaceous garden plant very often grown in the garden for its colorful foliage. These summer garden plants grow to the height of 30-50 cm.
Coleus is more commonly grown as a pot plant and is a favorite of windowsill gardens. Few dwarf types are also suitable for carpet bedding. It is observed that pot-bound Coleus plants develop better leaf color. 4-6 hours of sunlight and a humus-rich potting mixture are ideal for growing Coleus.
9. Celosia Cockscomb

A very popular and easy-to-grow annual garden plant, Celosia Cockscomb grows up to 25-50 cm in height. This outdoor plant has a branching growth habit and produces feathery flower spikes in a pyramidal fashion resembling Ostrich Plumes. It features various colors like silver, yellow, golden yellow, red, orange, etc.
A variety, Celosia cristata produces large flower heads which are crested and resemble Cock’s comb. These sun-tolerant plants grow much better in well-drained sandy soil, open sunny situations, and plenty of watering.
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10. Kalanchoe

These are succulent ornamental garden plants native to tropical Asia, Africa, and America. Their leaves are fleshy, and their cuttings can be used for vegetative propagation.
These sun-tolerant plants produce attractive, colorful flowers which can last long in bouquets and flowerpots. The branches producing flowers die off after blooming is over, but new growth appears from the base of the plant. Kalanchoe plants like rich, porous soil. The seeds of this plant are very minute and should not be covered after sowing - it could lead to suffocation!