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Plants for Zone 3 That Bloom in July

292 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 3 and typically flower in July, such as Bee Balm, Blazing Star and Daylily. Each entry lists its bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.

Showing 1 to 60 of 292 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 292 plants, 223 have been checked against outside sources (18 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 3

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
Alabama Jubilee Daylily
Hemerocallis 'Alabama Jubilee'
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Alba Gayfeather
Liatris spicata 'Alba'
Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate
American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Full sunZones 3–98.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
American Wintergreen
Gaultheria procumbens
Part shadeZones 3–88 inModerate
Listed as toxic to cats
Angel Bells Clustered Bellflowers
Campanula glomerata 'Angel Bells'
Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Annabelle
Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'
Part sunZones 3–95 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Apricot Delight
Achillea millefolium 'Apricot Delight'
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Apricot Sparkles
Hemerocallis 'Apricot Sparkles'
Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Arizona Apricot
Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Arizona Apricot'
Full sunZones 3–91 ftLow
Arizona Sun
Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Arizona Sun'
Full sunZones 3–91 ftLow
Asiatic Lily
Lilium
Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Astilbe
Astilbe
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftHigh
Astolat
Delphinium 'Astolat'
Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Astra Double Blue
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Astra Double Blue'
Full sunZones 3–810 inModerate
Astra White Balloon Flower
Platycodon grandiflorus 'Astra White'
Full sunZones 3–88 inModerate
Aureo Marginata Hosta
Hosta 'Fortunei Aureomarginata'
Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Autumn Colors
Rudbeckia hirta 'Autumn Colors'
Full sunZones 3–72 ftModerate
Avocado Hosta
Hosta 'Avocado'
Part shadeZones 3–93 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Bachelor's Button
Centaurea cyanus
Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow
Balloon Flower
Platycodon
Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate
Barbara Mitchell Daylily
Hemerocallis 'Barbara Mitchell'
Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Bee Balm
Monarda
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate
Bela Lugosi
Hemerocallis 'Bela Lugosi'
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Berry White Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Renba'
Full sunZones 3–86.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Big Daddy Hosta
Hosta 'Big Daddy'
Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Big Sky Sunset Coneflower
Echinacea 'Sunset'
Full sunZones 3–94 ftLow
Black Ball
Centaurea cyanus 'Black Ball'
Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow
Black Cohosh
Actaea racemosa
Part shadeZones 3–85 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Black Eyed Angels Delphinium
Delphinium 'Black Eyed Angels'
Full sunZones 3–74 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Black Knight
Delphinium 'Black Knight'
Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow
Blackjack Gold Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba 'Blackjack Gold'
Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Blanket Flower
Gaillardia
Full sunZones 3–101.5 ftLow
Blazing Star
Liatris
Full sunZones 3–93 ftLow
Bloomerang Ballet Reblooming Lilac
Syringa pubescens 'SMNSPH'
Full sunZones 3–74 ftModerate
Bloomerang Dark Purple Lilac
Syringa 'SMSJBP7'
Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate
Bloomerang Purpink Reblooming Lilac
Syringa pubescens 'SMNSPTP'
Full sunZones 3–74 ftModerate
Bloomerang Purple
Syringa 'Bloomerang Purple'
Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate
Bloomerang Showmound Lilac
Syringa pubescens 'SMNSPWF'
Full sunZones 3–72.5 ftModerate
Blue Bird
Delphinium 'Blue Bird'
Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Blue Globe Onion
Allium caeruleum
Full sunZones 3–92 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Blue Glow Globe Thistle
Echinops bannaticus 'Blue Glow'
Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Blue Ivory Hosta
Hosta 'Blue Ivory'
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Blue Jay
Delphinium 'Blue Jay'
Full sunZones 3–75 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Blue Larkspur
Consolida ajacis
Full sunZones 2–113 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Blue Mirror
Delphinium grandiflorum 'Blue Mirror'
Full sunZones 3–71.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Blue Mouse Ears Hosta
Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'
Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Blue Wonder
Nepeta × faassenii 'Blue Wonder'
Full sunZones 3–81.5 ftLow
Bobo Hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata 'Ilvobo'
Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Bridal Veil
Astilbe × arendsii 'Brautschleier'
Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftHigh
Brilliant
Dianthus deltoides 'Brilliant'
Full sunZones 3–98 inLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Bronze Wave Coral Bells
Heuchera villosa 'Bronze Wave'
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate
Bubblegum Pink Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata 'Ditomfra'
Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftModerate
Burgundy
Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Burgundy'
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow
Buttered Popcorn Daylily
Hemerocallis 'Buttered Popcorn'
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Butterfly Blue Pincushion Flower
Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue'
Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Campfire Rose
Rosa 'CA 29'
Full sunZones 3–73 ftModerate

July bloom in zone 3 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.

White

71 plants

Yellow

58 plants

Orange

33 plants

Red

58 plants

Pink

97 plants

Purple

76 plants

Blue

42 plants

July bloom in zone 3 for shade

45 of these 292 plants will flower in less than a full day of sun.

Part shade

40 plants

July bloom in zone 3 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.

Front of the border

under 12 in

32 plants

Middle of the border

12 in to 3 ft

175 plants

Back of the border

3 ft and up

81 plants

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