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Plants for Zone 2 That Bloom in July

40 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 2 and typically flower in July, such as Leadplant, Potentilla and Hollyhock 'Blacknight'. Each entry lists its bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.

40 plants

How this list is made

Derived from each plant's bloom months and USDA hardiness zones, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 40 plants, 22 have been checked against outside sources (3 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations. Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.

The flowers of July in zone 2

Every plant on this page is in flower in July. These are the ones with the shortest seasons around it, ranked by how much of each plant's flowering falls in June, July and August: a plant that opens and finishes here sits ahead of one that flowers from spring to frost, and ties go to the plants this site's guides name most often.

Abbotswood
Potentilla fruticosa 'Abbotswood'
Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftLow
Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Bachelor's Button
Centaurea cyanus
Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow
Black Ball
Centaurea cyanus 'Black Ball'
Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow
Blue Larkspur
Consolida ajacis
Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Cherry on Top Sorbaria
Sorbaria sorbifolia 'Bococot'
Full sunZones 2–105 ftModerate
Cupani
Lathyrus odoratus 'Cupani'
Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Giant Sunflower
Helianthus annuus 'Mammoth Russian'
Full sunZones 2–118 ftModerate
Goldfinger
Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger'
Full sunZones 2–73 ftLow
Happy Face Yellow
Potentilla fruticosa 'Happy Face Yellow'
Full sunZones 2–73 ftLow
Hollyhock 'Blacknight'
Alcea rosea 'Blacknight'
Full sunZones 2–115 ftModerate
Hollyhock 'Peach'
Alcea rosea 'Peach'
Full sunZones 2–115 ftModerate
Larkspur
Consolida
Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate
Lavender Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Lavender Larkspur
Consolida ajacis
Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Lavender Sweet Pea
Lathyrus odoratus
Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Leadplant
Amorpha canescens
Full sunZones 2–92.5 ftLow
Mango Tango
Potentilla fruticosa 'Mango Tango'
Full sunZones 2–72 ftLow
McKay's White
Potentilla fruticosa 'McKay's White'
Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftLow
Orange Whisper
Potentilla fruticosa 'Orange Whisper'
Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftLow
Peach Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Pink Bachelor's Button
Centaurea cyanus
Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow
Pink Beauty
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Beauty'
Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftLow
Pink Larkspur
Consolida ajacis
Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Pink Whisper
Potentilla fruticosa 'Pink Whisper'
Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftLow
Potentilla
Potentilla fruticosa
Full sunZones 2–73 ftLow
Purple Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Purple Bachelor's Button
Centaurea cyanus
Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow
Red Ace
Potentilla fruticosa 'Red Ace'
Full sunZones 2–72 ftLow
Red Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Red Boy
Centaurea cyanus 'Red Boy'
Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow
Rose Larkspur
Consolida ajacis
Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Royal Blue Sweet Pea
Lathyrus odoratus
Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Royal Crimson Sweet Pea
Lathyrus odoratus
Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Royal White Sweet Pea
Lathyrus odoratus
Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Sweet Pea
Lathyrus odoratus
Full sunZones 2–116 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Tangerine
Potentilla fruticosa 'Tangerine'
Full sunZones 2–72.5 ftLow
White Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
White Bachelor's Button
Centaurea cyanus
Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow
White Larkspur
Consolida ajacis
Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

July bloom in zone 2 by flower color

A plant that comes in more than one color is counted under each. The picks rank the same way as the flowers above, so each color names the plants whose season sits closest to July.

Yellow

9 plants

  • Goldfinger

    Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger' · June to September

  • Giant Sunflower

    Helianthus annuus 'Mammoth Russian' · July to September

Red

9 plants

Pink

10 plants

Purple

8 plants

July bloom in zone 2 by height

Mature height, in the three bands a border is planted in. Anything over 10 ft is structure rather than a border plant, and a climber is sized by whatever it is growing up, so both sit this out.

Middle of the border

12 in to 3 ft

30 plants

Back of the border

3 ft and up

10 plants

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