Hearing gossip about yourself is usually a bad thing. Unless it’s about your noteworthy garden!
In this post, I’ll offer seven types of flowers to plant in June that will brighten your garden along with some fun facts and best planting times that will make make your efforts the talk of your neighborhood!
1. Marigolds
June is the perfect month for full sun flower planting. Such a flower is the Marigold.
It is quick-growing, easy to plant, and comes in stunning hues of orange, yellow, and mixtures of red and persimmon variations.
Have deer or rabbits invaded your garden? Marigolds are perfect for repelling these animals since their scent turns them off.
This can protect your entire garden, making Marigolds beautiful defenders of your garden and all your hard work!
2. Petunias
Enter the Petunia. Another fast-growing bloom is this eye-catching flower with a 2-inch per day growth speed.
Petunias make a terrific ground cover, and a brilliantly-colored one at that. Many growers place them in hanging planters or in large pots displayed where they can be given the proper attention they command.
From noble lavender and deep violet tones, to bright yellows and white and breathtaking purple-pink hues, these beautiful additions to the garden are perfect for grabbing attention and making a lasting impression.
3. Snapdragons
The name grabs your attention. So does the vibrant spray of color and the towering blooms of the Snapdragon.
Also called ‘Dragon Flowers’ due to their blooms resembling the face of a dragon, they have earned their place in the attention-getting department of garden blooms.
Grown often for placement in vases and floral arrangements because of their impressive foliage and petals, they are also stunning in flower beds.
Did you know that Snapdragons produce essential oils that are used in aromatherapy to encourage relaxation? It’s true.
Snapdragons are also great varieties of flowers that thrive into the cooler months of the year.
4. Dahlias
Taking between 12 and 16 weeks to bloom, Dahlias are definitely worth the wait.
They produce stunning multi-petal blooms that beg for a double take.
Interestingly, the Dahlia is Mexico’s National flower. They were regarded to have been cultured by the Aztec people in the late Middle Ages when they thrived in Central Mexico during that era.
Having one of the longest blooming seasons, you’ll enjoy Dahlias even after being cut and placed in a vase. Their livelihood season is longer than most other florals, and they tend to live after being cut when cared for appropriately out of the ground.
These lovely blooms have an expanse of colors ranging from pinks to purples to whites and reds, so you’ll have your pick of your favorites!
7. Sunflowers
Ah, the mighty sunflower in all its glory! With over 70 species, this impressive flower is part of the Daisy class and actually is composed of thousands of small flowers that make up the whole bloom.
They absorb full sun like humans intake the air we breathe and can reach towering heights up to around 10 feet tall! These are garden giants.
These long-lasting blooms offer bright yellows, and even purples, oranges and red color variations.
Don’t expect snails and slugs to hang around when you plant sunflowers because they are natural deterrents to these garden invaders.
8. Morning Glory
Speaking of glorious flowers, Morning Glories are just that! Glorious blooms if deep purply blue tones stand out in any garden.
Lasting only about a day, they are admired for their magic of opening up in the early morning hours, then closing their petals a couple of hours before evening time.
Symbolizing affection and love, these unique delicate florals are truly noteworthy, despite their quick-lived blooming period.
With some species bringing about blooms up to eight inches across, you can understand why they are so dramatic and gossip-worthy!
Needing lots of sun to successfully bloom to their fullest capacity, these flowers are terrific in the summer sun.
7. Geraniums
Geraniums are a generous plant that thrive in most any garden soil.
With complexions of peach, burgundy, orange, white, deep purple, and crimson, Geraniums exist in over 400 species!
Their colorful, attractive blossoms attract bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies making them a prime pollinator attracting member of your garden.
Geraniums love full sun and are often given as contributions to represent closeness with others and wishing others a healthy road ahead.
Did you know Geraniums can be planted in vegetable gardens to help fend off hungry worms, beetles, and other garden pests? Try implementing some of these delightful flowers in your gardens and watch what happens!
Wrapping things up, these seven varieties of June flowers not only love the sun and prosper in the summer sunlight, but they also offer vibrant, noteworthy blooms that your neighbors will crane their necks to see over your garden hedges, give a second glance at your yard as they glide past on their bicycle, or simply stop and stare in awe at the beauty of your hard work as your garden becomes the talk of the neighborhood!