Heat Tolerant PlantsHeat Tolerant Plants

  There are many perennial flowers that thrive in the heat of the summer, providing us with loads of color in sunny spots. Four of our favorites are Coreopsis, Echinacea, Rudbeckia and Verbena. They also attract birds and butterflies and make great long lasting cut flowers to bring indoors and enjoy. Coreopsis Get ready: there’s a whole new clan of coreopsis invading garden centers. Breeders have taken the shy yellows we’ve known and super-sized them in amazing colors. And they’ll bloom all summer. Fine-textured foliage and tiny stems provide waves of daisy flowers in cranberry, bright yellow, cream with red centers, garnet red...