Bloom calendar

Plants for Zone 4 That Bloom in July

549 plants in the BloomsEye library that are hardy in USDA hardiness zone 4 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 549 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 549 plants, 455 have been checked against outside sources (25 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 4

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
Adam's Courage Clematis
Clematis 'Adam's Courage'
Full sunZones 4–75.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Alabama Jubilee Daylily
Hemerocallis 'Alabama Jubilee'
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Alaska
Leucanthemum × superbum 'Alaska'
Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Alba Gayfeather
Liatris spicata 'Alba'
Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate
Amber Flower Carpet Rose
Rosa 'Noa97400a'
Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Full sunZones 3–98.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
American Gold Rush
Rudbeckia 'American Gold Rush'
Full sunZones 4–92 ftLow
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
Angel Eyes Hibiscus
Hibiscus 'Angel Eyes'
Full sunZones 4–95 ftModerate
Ann Folkard
Geranium 'Ann Folkard'
Part sunZones 4–91.5 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
Anthony Waterer
Spiraea japonica 'Anthony Waterer'
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Apache Plume
Fallugia paradoxa
Full sunZones 4–105 ftLow
Appalachian Blues Skullcap
Scutellaria 'Appalachian Blues'
Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate
Apricot Delight
Achillea millefolium 'Apricot Delight'
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Apricot Drift Groundcover Rose
Rosa 'Meimirrote'
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
Apricot Sparkles
Hemerocallis 'Apricot Sparkles'
Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
April Night
Salvia nemorosa 'April Night'
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftLow
Arizona Apricot
Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Arizona Apricot'
Full sunZones 3–91 ftLow
Arizona Sun
Gaillardia × grandiflora 'Arizona Sun'
Full sunZones 3–91 ftLow
Artisan Red Ombre Coneflower
Echinacea 'PAS1257973'
Full sunZones 4–92 ftModerate
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
Athena Gold False Sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides 'Inhelsogia'
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
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
Autumn Damask Rose
Rosa damascena var. semperflorens
Full sunZones 4–95 ftModerate
Avalanche Feather Reed Grass
Calamagrostis × acutiflora 'Avalanche'
Full sunZones 4–84.5 ftModerate
Avant-garde Clematis
Clematis 'Evipo033'
Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Avocado Hosta
Hosta 'Avocado'
Part shadeZones 3–93 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Axminster Gold
Symphytum × uplandicum 'Axminster Gold'
Full sunZones 4–73 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
Bernadine Clematis
Clematis 'Evipo061'
Part shadeZones 4–94.5 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 Bluestem
Andropogon gerardi
Full sunZones 4–96 ftLow
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
Bijou Clematis
Clematis 'Evipo030'
Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Biokovo
Geranium × cantabrigiense 'Biokovo'
Part sunZones 4–810 inModerate
Black Ball
Centaurea cyanus 'Black Ball'
Full sunZones 2–112.5 ftLow
Black Beauty Elderberry
Sambucus nigra 'Gerda'
Full sunZones 4–810 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
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 Lace Elderberry
Sambucus nigra 'Eva'
Full sunZones 4–77 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Black Sea Coral Bells
Heuchera 'Ds1'
Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow
Blackberry Merlot Hibiscus
Hibiscus 'Blackberry Merlot'
Full sunZones 4–94.5 ftModerate
Blackfoot Daisy
Melampodium leucanthum
Full sunZones 4–1112 inLow
Blackjack Gold Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba 'Blackjack Gold'
Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate

July bloom in zone 4 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

114 plants

Yellow

101 plants

Orange

61 plants

Red

115 plants

Pink

185 plants

Purple

150 plants

Blue

71 plants

July bloom in zone 4 for shade

96 of these 549 plants will flower in less than a full day of sun.

Part shade

85 plants

Part sun

11 plants

July bloom in zone 4 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

40 plants

Middle of the border

12 in to 3 ft

305 plants

Back of the border

3 ft and up

164 plants

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