5 Plants That Love The Summer Heat

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Vinca Flower

Vinca Flower• Annual, Blooms all Summer

• Light: Full Sun• Water: Light, Drought Tolerant• Maintenance: Easy to Grow, Little

Attention

• Seldom Bothered by Insects• Common Colors: Pink, Purple, White,

Red• Uses: Beds, Boarders, Containers

Portulaca

Portulaca• Annual, Blooms all Summer• Light: Full Sun• Water: Light, Drought Tolerant, Prefer Sandy,

Well-Drained Soil • Maintenance: Easy to Grow, Little Attention,

Flowers Close at Night and Low Sun

• Seldom Bothered by Insects• Common Colors: Pink, Yellow, Orange, White• Uses: Containers, Hanging Baskets, Ground Cover• Attracts Butterflies

Mandevilla

Mandevilla• Annual, Blooms all Summer, Can Bring Indoors

for the Winter• Light: Full Sun• Water: Moderate, More Frequently in High

Temperatures

• Maintenance: Vice Plant that Needs support such as a Trellis or Fence, Light Deadheading

• Common Colors: Pink, Red, White• Attracts Butterflies

Lantana

Lantana• Annual, Blooms all Summer• Light: Full Sun• Water: Well-Draining Soil, Moderate, More

Frequently in High Temperatures • Maintenance: Easy to Grow, Tolerant Once

Established

• Common Colors: Pink, Yellow, Red• Uses: Containers, Hanging Baskets• Attracts Butterflies

Pentas

Pentas•Annual, Blooms all Summer•Light: Full Sun•Water: Daily•Maintenance: Deadhead Needed, Pinch Young

Plants to Encourage Fuller Growth

•Common Colors: Pink, Purple, White, Red•Uses: Containers, Garden Beds•Attracts Butterflies

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