Summer-flower
Easy
Summer Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Summer phlox's fragrant flower clusters in pink, white, red, and lilac light up the garden border in July–September. A hardy and easy-care perennial that is a classic feature of Scandinavian gardens.
Full sun to semi-shade
Every 3–5 days
Medium
Dahlia
Dahlia × hybrida
The dahlia is the unrivalled queen of late summer and autumn — with a form range from tiny pompon buttons to dinner-plate-sized cactus blooms in almost every colour except blue. A tuber plant that rewards with floral splendour all the way to frost.
Full sun
Every 2–3 days