The 2023 Louisiana Super Plant selection for the summer is a dwarf morning glory known as evolvulus, and there are two great cultivars the AgCenter is recommending: Blue My Mind and Blue Daze.

Hydrangeas are a popular choice for a garden plant and their flowers tend to bloom from mid-spring until late summer, though this can depend on the variety you have.

The great blue lobelia is a delight in the mid- to late-summer garden. The bright blue flowers of Lobelia siphilitica brighten many perennial beds from July to late September or early October.

The plant can grow to about 1 foot in height and is covered in 1-inch pale blue flowers from January through June. Other favorites: Bachelor buttons, forget-me-knots, irises, impatiens ...