Which flowers to sow in July?

In July, 10 flowers can be sown or planted in the south and east of England, including: Daisy, Delphinium, Forget-me-not, Foxglove and Hollyhock. 31 are in bloom there. Dates change with the climate: the table compares the regions.

Flowers in July, region by region

The number of flowers to sow or plant and in bloom, and what changes this month.

Region	To sow or plant	In bloom	Starting now	Last month for
South and east of England	10	31	—	Daisy, Foxglove, Wallflower and Yarrow
South-west England and Wales	10	31	—	Daisy, Foxglove, Wallflower and Yarrow
Midlands, northern England and Northern Ireland	23	35	—	Annual mallow, Black-eyed Susan, Blanket flower and China aster
Scotland	28	33	—	Annual mallow, Black-eyed Susan, Blanket flower and China aster
Ireland	10	31	—	Daisy, Foxglove, Wallflower and Yarrow

Plant by plant: July in each region

Each cell shows what is done this month in the region: sowing under cover, sowing outdoors or planting, flowering.

Plant	South and east of England	South-west England and Wales	Midlands, northern England and Northern Ireland	Scotland	Ireland
Annual mallow	Flowering	Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Flowering
Black-eyed Susan	Flowering	Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Flowering
Blanket flower	Flowering	Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Flowering
China aster	Flowering	Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Flowering
Columbine	Flowering	Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Flowering
Cosmos	Flowering	Flowering	Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Flowering
Dahlia	Flowering	Flowering	Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Flowering
Daisy	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out
Delphinium	Sowing under cover, Flowering	Sowing under cover, Flowering	Sowing under cover, Flowering	Sowing under cover, Flowering	Sowing under cover, Flowering
Forget-me-not	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out
Foxglove	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing under cover, Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing under cover, Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering
French / African marigold	Flowering	Flowering	Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Flowering
Gladiolus	Flowering	Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Flowering
Hollyhock	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering
Honesty	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out
Lupin	Flowering	Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Flowering
Morning glory	Flowering	Flowering	Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Flowering
Nasturtium	Flowering	Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Flowering
Pansy	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out
Pot marigold	Flowering	Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Flowering
Purple coneflower	Flowering	Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Flowering
Sunflower	Flowering	Flowering	Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Flowering
Sweet alyssum	Flowering	Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Flowering
Sweet William	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering
Tansy	Flowering	Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Flowering
Wallflower	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out
Yarrow	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering	Sowing outdoors or planting out, Flowering
Zinnia			Sowing outdoors or planting out	Sowing outdoors or planting out

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